Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1897-04-16
LANCASTER.

MT. /. NJ. Middleton, OF HarrOds burg,
has been the guest of his brother-ln-
law, Mr.. Geo. L. Farris.
The Blind Boone rConcert Co. will
have large audience Friday night,
many tickets having been sold already
On Tuesday the stock of goods which
were levied on as the property OF II. A.
Stone were sold to Thomas Saunders
for 1853. The friends of Mr.. Stone are
glad to see him on duty again at the
old stand.
Your correspondent has received an
anonymous letter from Back Creek
with the skull and cross bones drawn
in red ink, making dire threats against
him If he continues to refer to toll-gate
raiders as anarchists, in newspaper
correspondence. The letter claims
that they are $50 sstrong in this county
and carried the free turnpike question
long enough ago to have free sroads il
the courts were not inhuenced,by cor
porations. The author is, of course,
an anarchist, If he is one of the raiders
and if not, he Is worse than "a raider
and is not worthy OF passing notice.
The Lancaster Concert Band, Mes
danes Logan :and Patterson, Messrs.
Farra, Ward, Owsley, Hemphill and
others deserve much credit, for the
splendid entertainment given Tuesday
night. y very large crowd was in at
tendance and Notwithstanding the fact
that the admission was only Loo. Ss5
was raised for the benefit of the flood
sufferers. OF course this was.not all real
lied on ticket sales, a. some contribu-
ted TO the cause. Considering the pop
ulation of the two cities, Lancaster has
contributed much more literally than
Louisville, but it is characteristic of
her people To excel others in doing the
right thing at the right time.
The remains of Maj. f. ID. Rigney
were inferred in Lancaster Cemetery
on Wednesday at 10 o'clock A. NJ. in the
presence of many friends and relatives.
lie was in his 10Th year and possessed
many noble traits of character. as twas
proved by the positions of trust, which
were thrust upon him by his fellow
man, the duties of which were ably and
fearlessly discharged. His native abil-
ity, strong VIII power, noble impulses
and Christian life combined to make
hin, n object Of ,,p;,,,.a1 ,l,.,;..a,;..
lie leaves "A widow and one son, w. O.
ligney, teller of the Citizens Nation
al Bank, of this city. He was Next
can veteran and a major in the last war.
In 1883 he was elected To the State Sen.
ate to fill the vacancy occurring by the
death of Hon. Robert Blain, of Lin.
coin county, and was afterward elected
t. serve full term in the same body
The fiscal court held an interesting
session last Monday, settling several
important questions. After due con.
sideration it is decided by unanimous
vote not to lease the two turnpike roads
which were offered for rent. This set.
ties the question and the owners of the
roads, which have been thrown open
must suffer until the bond question is
settled and probably afterwards, unles.
they help vote the bonds in order to
realize something for the roads. The
court reduced the county levy from -!
cents to 10 cents, being the lowest levy
in the history of the county, it being
clear of debt. The claims allowed
amount to 5000. 10 and $1,000 were al
lowed for current expenses. a new
disposition was made of the delinquent
list. 1t was divided among the four
constables, each taking the names in
his own precinct, and half the collec-
tions are 10 be paid to the county. The
list amounts 10 about 81 800 and the
close times will likely bar the collec-
| tiOn of the bulk of it,