Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1898-12-20
NEWS IN THE ylClNaGe.

DICK tuTu, Ol somerset, was nneu
800 for furnishing whisky on election
day.
Bernstadt, Laurel, and McAfee, Mer-
Ger, will become money order offices,
Jan. |.
w. NJ. Sears has been appointed
postmaster at Atoka and G. Il. Latham
at Faulconer.
The house on J j. Moore's Gilmore
farm In Boyle burned. Loss, $500; in
surance, 800.
The Somerset Paragon gives A. T.
Martin credit for refusing 10 haul wet
voters TO the polls.
The site OF the post-office at Pass,
Bell county, has been changed two aud
half miles southwest.
IL Is sent out from Albany that Tink
Ledbetter, while digging a we'll, found
~. 900 IN gold and silver.
Bob Turner, OF Nicholasyille. an ex-
! convict, was shot and dangerously
wounded the other night, but he re-
fuses to tell who did il.
Jury at Richmond In the case against
VIM. Bowman, charged with incest,
ADD that 10 the case OF Henry Jiles, for
killing Joe Gatlif, hung.
The Madison county grand jury adj
journed after returning 10 indictments.
For the first time in years no indict-
meDt for murder was made.
Hon. Ed Parker and w. II. Jackson,
OF London, have decided 10 that town,
through the various churches, nine
acres OF land TO be used as a cemetery.
Sam Evans, son OF w. Il. Evans, OF
Laurel, was run over by train and
badly injured at Athens, O. He is but
II years old and was tramping over the
country.
Lad Hudson, OF Mercer county, q
fireman on the Cincinnati Southern,
was killed in a collision at Somerset.
His last words were: "Oh, what will
mother say?"
Prof. John II Chandler, principal OF
the preparatory department OF Central
University, has resigned, and S. j.
Sanders, of Mississippi, has been APP
pointed In his stead.
Henry Giles was acquitted at Rich
mond Of the charge OF numbering Joe
Gatclitle. The prisoner was overioyed
and left the court house on a run for
his home, l. miles away.
Elisha Jordan, under bond of $1,000
for assault, was captured in Missouri,
TO which State be skipped on being re-
leased, aud brought back to Barbour.
vile where he will be tried this court,
Charles Graham, OF London, has
brought suit To recover 10 acres OF
ground in the heart OF Corbin. Eight
years ago he bought the property, say
ing, "l'll leave IL for nest egg" f..
X. Wilson is his attorney.
Her relatives here have been notified
OF the death OF Mrs. Mary f. Major, OF
Kesrney, Mo. She was 81 years old
aud died OF a complication OF troubles.
Mrs. MAJOR lived in this county several
decades ago and was double first cous-
in Of the late James NJ. Cook.
Somerset people for the sixth time,
have given a majority against saloons.
Looks like that ought TO settle the
matter, and temperance people would
have nothing TO do but give praises,
but it's not so. II the present crop OF
violators OF law should weaken, the
Devils dollhouse process will soon pro
duce another.-Parago1.
The following Mercer county men
have taken the benefit of the bankrupt
law: +. T. Burton, liabilities $500
assets 81, 450; w. G.. Burton, liabilities
81, 600, assets Sl,277; j. J. Burton, liza
bilities $3.50, assets 81, POI; w. l.. Sor'
rell, liabilities l,s00, assets 1888, and
II. G. Sorrell, liabilities 81, 500, assets
$500. Il. A. Dodd, of Jessamine, has
also resorted to 4 with liabilities OF
SAL 97 ana assets of 1924.
Deputy Collector w. w. Anderson
ane posse found moonshine still in
operation in Bell county. over 1000
gallons OF beer were destroyed and
about 80 gallons OF moonshine whisky.
The still was of 20 gallons capacity per
day, and was of the finest make. over
80 shots were fired by the moonshiners
ard officers. Deputy Anderson was
struck by bullet passing through his
coat, penetrating the flesh.
Robert Pittman, OF Junction City,
while strolling through the Southern
Railway yards at Ludlow, stepped
from behind box car directly in front
of Engine 5l2. The hand rail on the
rear of the engine, struck shim on the
back of the head, knocking him to the
ground, Engineer Green saw Pittman
and reversed his engine just in time,
as Pittman was lying with his legs
under the tender. He was taken 10