Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1896-05-08
LANCASTER. CARRARD COUNTY.

Elder George Gowen WAS invited to
BarbOurville Wednesday, where ne de-
livered a most able lecture on temper
ance.
AT the election of school trustees the
following were chosen: Messrs. b. +.
Hudson and Lewis Y. Lesvell. Two
more worthy or capable ones could not
be found.
The Lancaster base ball nine will
swoop down upon the Stanford people
to- lay ready to play match game with
the Stanford team. We hope for iavora-
bic results for the Lancaster club.
New officers were elected in the
the Christian Endesvor Society Sunday
afternoon. W. II. Noel WAS reelected
president; Miss Lillian Kinnsird, vice.
president; Miss Mabel Royston, secrets-
~ and treasurer.
Capt William Herndon and Lewis
Walker, counsel for Shelby Num-, who
is in Jail under a sentence OF 81 years for
the murder of VIM. Best, telegraphed
the clerk of the court OF appeals to with
draw the motion for rehearing and be
was taken to Frankfort Tuesday.
There are some very large and pecu-
liar snakes being found in this section.
One Al feet long and OF an unusual vari
ETY. was killed on the Sutton farm, two
miles north of town. Another was seen
in an adj acent field and was strange from
it's breadth. IL is known az the blowing
adder and when approached makes a
very unusual sound resembling The hiss
of Rooee.
A petition has been circulated here
requesting the discontinuance OF Sunday
mails. 1t claims that post-ofiice work
that day ie an imposition on the Sabbath
rest OF the post master and the
cause of large and rather bosterous
crowds frequenting the sidewalks about
mail time. 1t received many signatures
Sunday mails have been received here
about year
Married, at Kirksvills, Wednesday,
/ Mr.. Matthew Cotton and Miss Lizzie Ro-
mans, OF this place. The groom is a Wild
over and a weil-to-do farmer, owning
several handsome farms. The bride is a
sister of w. r. Romano, Mrs. Jane Jen-
nings and Mrs. Amanda Petty, OF this
place Mr.. and Mrs. Cotton will return
TO Lancaster and go to house keeping
until next year, when they will move to
one of Mr.. Cotton's farms.
Mr.. Z. Watt Hardin honored this
city with few hours sojourn Monday.
He spent the night at Mr.. S. NJ. Roth
wells boarding house, within a stones
throw of your reporters home 1t is a
wonder the fact was not surmised before
il was really known that 80 distinguish
ell guest was so near, as frequently on
the evening air We heard the phrases
free silver" gold standard" "l6 tc
l." and Sound money basis"
Mrs. Margaret Totten died Monday
after lingering illness OF heart trouble.
The funeral was preached at the resi-
dence Tuesday at 3 o'clock by Elder Geo
Gowen. Mrs. Totten was the wife o.
Judge VIM. Totten and was in her 65th
year She was aunt by marriage OF Gov
Bradley. Soc Was a devout member o
the Christian church and most estima-
bic woman, and died with the blessed
assurance of life of immortality. A
husband and several children are left &c
mourn the departure of good wife and
mother.
Miss Cara Hartman, OF London, is the
guest OF Mrs. Richard Ward. Mrs +
ID. Gaines, OF Danville, is visiting Mr.. anC
Ms. Theodore Curry. DR.. W. 5. Besz
ley is at Crab Orchard. Misses Molli'
and Katie Turpin will arrive to morrow
and he the guests of Miss Moody Poul
ter. Misses Matte Nav and Lille Leay
ell are visiting their grandmother, Mrs
James Fish, at Crab Orchard. Mr.. War
rem Williams, of Paris, will be the CUES
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Hardin. Mrs
X. thinner and little daughter, Elsie, o
Richmond, are visitors of Mrs. Jane
, Miller. County Clerk j. f. Cummin
> and wife, of Stanford, were here thi
; week. Mrs. Elmer Turner and dsugh
ter, of Nichossville, are guests OF Mrt
DR.. Bryant. Miss DeJsrnett, OF Rich
, mond, is the guest of Misses Jennie al
q Lucy Arnold. Mrs. Hsrve ]. McRobert
4 has returned to Stanford after visitiD
Mrs r. +. McRoberts. G.. S. Gaines wa
in Richmond Tuesday. Mr.. Hughes an
wife, Of Dsnville. were here this week.