Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1897-12-14
MORELHND

Dave Peyton has bought the proper
~ of VIM. Rose and taken possession.
After Dave puts the finishing touches
on his purchase be will have one of the
most desirable little homes in More
land.
Mr. Brown. OF Junction City, who OPP
Grated the brandy still on the TbomE-
son farm near here, has exhausted his
crop OF apples and about disposed of
the output. Generally speaking, our
citizens will not be much put out. "a
his special brand OF High Top Is
none TOO exhilarating.
Mr. Asa Peyton has the lumber on
the ground for the erection of a two
story front To his boarding house, OPP
pvsite the depot. This il a much need
ed improvement. The piece Of land
bought by Hon. b. B. King near the
section house, will in all probability
be used As the site for a small planning
mill with all appliances necessary for
a small plant together with custom
grinding etc. The 10 acres Hum X
Coffcy purchased of Mr.. Edwards will
be sown in grass and utilized for pas
ture as it has plenty OF pure water and
verify Moreland is on boom.
We trust that when the matter Is
looked into with reference To the re-
D brt of letter warning Uncle John
Greening to cease collecting toll il will
oaly prove the work of some practical
Joker aud not cause alarm enough To
Justify the placing of guards at the
gate. So far our people TO man have
patiently awaited the action Of the tis-
cal court, and while many here give II
as their opinion that Warren road
will be the very last Ia come To terms
with the court, yet they are intelligent
enough TO understand that IL will only
be matter of a very short time until
the toll gate will be thing of the past.
The young man. Edward Akers, of
Eubanks. who is charged with forging
"A check upon j. ID. Dalton, a merchant
here. made some statement To the Of
ticials at Somerset that caused them To
come over here and arrest "A young man
by the name Of hartman Buck. who Is
employed a. clerk in Dalton's store. AS
Mr.. Buck has, since his residence
among US always conducted himself in
strictly gentlemanly way, and being
an apparentlo strict church member,
generally classed on the side of morali-
w, law and order. his many friends
here hope that he wall bL honorably
acquitted of the grave charge and
think that IL was prompted by malice
alone. AT present he IL at his post OF
duty here, "a he promptly gave bond
for his appearance at Somerset this
week. Here's hoping that there 5
nothing 10 name, but his may con-
Wet IL nothing else does.
Mr.. Ed II. Edwards, after a protract-
ed visit TO his family, left Friday after
noon for his home In New York City.
Mr.. G.. G.. Helm, of Lexington, was
here the past week, having been called
over by the severe illness of his neph-
ew, James Helm, Jr., who has been
very SICK of typhoid fever. j. X. Helm.
Sr., is slowly convalescing. Mr.. ).
Matthews, our accommodating night
operator, is taking a much needed rest.
MIR. Staten, of Casey, is improving the
piece OF land bought OF Ed Il. Edwards,
by the erection OF a substantial resi-
dence thereon. VIM. Routt has rented
the Moreland homestead and the re-
naming 100 acres OF the farm and will
remain with us during the coming year.
WINS bashfulness was commented up
on freely at the Edwards sale of house
hold effects last week, as every time a
certain young lady bid upon ad article
he would quit with the remark: at
was all in the family any way" Miss
Theresa Eastman. OF Cove Springs.
Mercer county, visited friends here last
week.