Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1897-12-07
LANCASTER.

Mr.. John NJ. Farra was here with
friends Sunday.
MIR. Ebert Bland, age 50 years, a
highly respectable farmer, died at his
home about three miles from town Sat
uriay night.
The Hoosier Drill Co, for which Mr..
"A. ii. Rice has rendered such valuable
service, presented Mrs. Rice with a
handsome Stanhope Park wagon val
ued at 500. The valuable present
could not have been bestowed on a
more excellent and appreciative lady.
IA. b. Northcott q Co. shipped 1900
geese, 200 ducks and 300 chickens In
one car TO New York Saturday. X. A.
Stone has lost about 100 geese by dis
ease called timber neck, In which the
neck becomes paralyzed and death re-
suits quickly. II is said to be conta-
gious among other fowls.
Miss Mary Miller Is the recipient Of
a novel present. sent by Mr.. Charles
Frisbie from San Francisco. IL Is the
work OF "A Chinaman and is a puff box
made in the shape OF a human skull,
with green frog on top and a snake
winding through it in an artistic man
ner. 1t is piece OF superior work.
manship and is highly priced. 1t would
be quite useful Ia the hands OF tenn
perance lecturer.
On Friday, Perry Naylor. young
man OF ordinary mental ability, wac
brought before Judge Sauney with a
view to have him adjudged an idiot and
put as IA charge on the State. Sheriff
Robinson summoned jury OF a pecu-
liar makeup IL consisted OF such men
as j. Mort Rothwell, Lewis Walker.
John Mars. Bright Swinebroad aud
George Smith. The investigation
proved that he was not wholly devoid
OF mind. though he Is not bright. The
court exhibited copper and "A nickle
and he readily gave the name and value
OF each. when the court asked him. II
he was for gold or silver. He said he
was In favor OF gold. The jury, the
ajority OF which was for free silver,
Immediately pronounced him an idiot.
For time IL seemed that his views on
the money question had sealed his fate,
but Judge Sauhey, who never did such
"A thing before, set the verdict aside. or
declared IL void, claiming that his
financial views, alone, proved a high
order OF intelligence, and that the
question OF unsound mind could more
appropriately be raised against the ju-
ry.
Circuit court adjourned Saturday.
There was less business To be transact.
ed than during any court in the mem.
DRY OF w. b. Mason, who Is the best
clerk In the State and who has been
clerk OF that court for p years. Rice
* Givens, a Louisville tobacco firm
sued the Citizens National Bank for
800, which they had deposited there
In the name of NJ. w. Johnson, the
late life insurance agent, To be checked
out by him to farmers as an advance
on their tobacco crops. The bank had
paid the money out on checks drawn
aud presented by Johnson himself ant
the court rendered Judgment for de
PENDANT. johnson seems TO have drawn
notes on several farmers, placed theil
names on the back himself and pre-
scented them at the bank, claiming
that they had asked him to bring then
the money. This was all In proof, tn,
farmers claiming that they never saw
the notes or the checks. This schem,
of johnson To defraud the tobacco firm
was regarded by them as grounds To-
recovery from the bank. they believing
that the bank should have been re
sponsible for the forgery in the ipdorse
ments. But the checks being draw
by johnson, in whose name the fund
were deposited, was regarded by tn,
court as grounds to release the banI
from any liability. The case will go t,
the court Of appeals.