Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1896-05-22
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Sim Saylor's residence in Bell coun
ty was destroyed by FIRE and one OF his
children was cremated.
The h. q. q. & l.. shops at Middles.
boro have been closed, throwing about
25 men out OF employment.
Now for hot fight. The Somerset
Paragon says: An order was made last
Monday by the county court that Pulas.
XII county hold an election on the 81 OF
August on the question Of local option.
John B Gallaeer, Of Louisville, won
the first p-ize 10 the the Southern Inter
state orstoricsl contest at DanviIe Wed
nesdsy night, diamond studded gold
medal. A doz IN colleges and universe
ties were represented. The judges were
Hon. Jere K. Morton, of Lexington;
Judge William II Beckner, OF Winches-
ter and Hon. ]. &. Beckhsm, of Shelby
vile. The next contest will be held at
the University Of Texas in May, 1897.
M. NJ. Britton, convict from Pulss-
ki county, has brought habeas corpus
proceedings before County Judge Will
lisms for his release from imprisonment
and for a construction OF thu convict
good time" law. He began his term Of
service few days before the law went
into effect. Judge Williams held that
the law allowing seven DAYS in each
month applies to prisoners convicted be.
fore the law was passed in 1898 as well as
alter. This will release fully $50 con-
vcts from the penitentisry.
Henry Reddick. the negro who was
convicted for arson in firing the hotel at
Lancaster, in which Psscoe, his mother
in.ls~ and child, OF Cincinnati, are be-
lieyed TO have persisted, has been telling
q reporter that be is innocent and says
that II he is psrdoned and given four
months time he will Ind the man who
fired the hotel. Reddick says that Mr..
Psscoe did not perish in the fire, but
left Lancaster the morning the hotel
burned, in buggy. Reddick saved the
life OF Gov. Brsdley's daughter some
months ago Look out for pardon for
him.
Speaking OF the @. U. cadets visit to
Stanford, old Tip says in bis Climax:
The expedition was perfect in every re-
spect mot an accident or mishsp' not a
mistake. 1t was jolly good outing and
everybody that went was sorry that oil
his or her friends didn't 20. And the
people OF Stanford wy from Commsn-
dant Wygsn, down TO the urchins, who
stood on the roadside and watched the
train 20 by, includingl the boys who
cooked the cannonsl and pulled the trig-
gers thereof, and especially the soldier
boys and the pretty girls and old maids
and married people who were slopg-sll
unite in prsising Stanford and it's people;
more especially the people. Carriages,
dinners, fl wers, mods, bends and breezes
everything free aud in abundance. All
were sorry when .the time was up to
come home.
The l9ih annual encampment OF Il Q
g. A. X. Of Kentucky was. held at Som
erset beginning Tuesday, with largest at
tendance in years. Capt. $. M. Boone
delivered the welcoming address. Gov.
Bradley and staff werei on hand and
viewed the procession from the court
house balcony. The line.of march was
formed in the public square. First came
the Sons OF Veterans 500 strong, led by
the Louisville Fife snd.iDrum Corps,
then the Uniform Rank OF X. p, the
G A. Il. staff and members, veterans
and citizens. There,was fully 40C0 in
! the parade and Somerset had within her
gates upward of 10000. visitors. Gov.
Bradley, Gen. Hobson,. Judge Morrow
and Col. Kelly made speeches, The cleo
ton OF officers resulted in Capt. Americas
Wheedon, of Louisville, being elected
department commander. Gen. +. II,
Hobson was endorsed for commander in
chief and Lexington rs the next place oil
meeting. Somerset was in holiday attire
with the gsyest of bunting tluttering
from every window and housetop, and
all the streets were thronged with the
country people, while the public square
was one seething mass of.humsnity.