Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1896-04-03
HUST0NvlIlE.

il in the matter OF refreshing ehade'
-Masous will please take notice th"t
the meeting place Of the lodge here mas
been changed from Saturday nlght 10
Friday night on or before fun moon
MIR. Ransom, the saw mill man. VINO
met with serious accident when MS
horse ran away with him recently u re
ported as recovering nicely from wounds
received on that occHs'on'
-Our farmers are very far behind la
thai, Snriup work, MT finding suitable
time to break mp the water soaked
,,ound An increased acreage Of tObsc-
co will be planted here this season "ill
Ron, ha. rented ground from Mr. Vow.
ell and expects to Try his luck with both
tobacco aud hemp.
Hanging Fork has bsen on tear
and our farmers are mourning the less OF
many panels of fence. But its an III
wind that blows no one good and our
colored brother especially nae taken adj
vantage of the rise TO SNAKE from the de.
youring floods sundry rails, planks and
saw logs for iirewood.
james Wright, OF kidd's Store, Loot
1000 shingles and q number OF saw loge
by the sudden rice in Carpenters Greek,
due TO the late rains. At the same time
n ANAL branch near Kids, running
about 200 yards betSeen two bills and so
little that it has never been diguihed
with a name, got on n high and swept
AWAY n bridge on the pike, taking
also the abutmen's. This bridge Was
about IL feet above water, ordinan-
w. There il good deal OF good Lincoln
county land on the way to tke Gull OF
Mexico.
Uncle George Powell had narrow
escape from drowning a. he came into
town Tuesday afternoon, when he iofd-
ed the creek on the Bradiordsv'lle Pike.
His buggy was swept down etream by
the strong current and the top caught
against the water gap near James Allen =
harm and wac torn and II jated gaiiy down
stream. Uncle George was driving a
powerful mare, however, aud she breast
ga the cur-en, and brought him safely
GLAND ON this side, but his blggy top
went on down stream and Is touhtess
going yet.
pr. Bohon has added himself 10 the
long list of farmers in this vicinity who
have baanswindled 10y distant nursery
men. He has an orchard OF y apple
trees tina, he has nursed for eight years
and has found out after his loss OF time
and expense that only one tree bears
apples fit to eat. This points the morai
of an oft told tale. When we have such
reputable aud proficient nurserymen ss
the Ream Go. in our midst one almost
deserves to be swindled who prefers to
nav Northern confidence man double
price for worthless trees.
The sick: Mrs. McCarty, mother OF
Mira Charles Wheeler and q. ID. McCar-
~. of Mt Salem, is very Ill at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Ohas. Wheeler in this place.
Doubt is entertained OF her recovery.
Roth Elder w. l.. Williams and bis vile
have had relapse since our last letter,
hut are nov rapidly improving. Mr..
Tomlipson, sexton at the cemetery, If
very low with dropsy. June Hooker is
walking around, having about recovered
from his recent illness. Mrs. Yves Hook
or ia improving. James Frye's little
daugh,er. Bessie, has been very sick
with catarrhal fever, but is now conys-
lescent. James p. Goode is still sick
with a chronic case OF neuralgia.
A hail storm occurred here sunday
sbout noon, which paralyzed the Oldest
inhabi,ant, for nothing like II ever hap
pened in this section before. The han
stopes in some instances we're AS large IA
a small hens eggs, while they averaged
a partridge's eggs in size. 50 copious
was the precipitation that some gather
ed the hail from the ground and had ice
cream for dinner. The rain that iollow-
ed flooded the ground in all directions
and the torrent poured down the gutter
On the west side of Danville street, tore
rn,he plsnk walk at Ellis corner and
Willard Allen had the peculiar expert
spce of seeinsa flood of water rushing
into his stable, both from the front and
rear. ho -.
;,;ny at Mr.. West Rockers, has returned
to stanford. Miss Lucretia skinner
niece of. Mr.. Dave SKINNER, has been
visiting friends and relatives in this com
munity. She WAS entertained last Fri
day night at Mrs. Arcn Frye's, OF whom
she ia a cousin. Miss Skinner is an &C
eomplished and afiable young lady and
very popular with her relatives anc
friends here. Mrs. Charles Wheeler snc
Miss Mach Logan were in Cincinnati
last week examining the latest novelties
in Spring millinery. Mrs Belle John
,r~in,,on in the guest of Mrs