Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1898-12-23
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Several young people "stormed" Mr..
and Mrs. r. G.. Nunnelley one night
last week and spent pleasant eve
ming.
f. II. Moore, the blacksmith. who
moved from here nearly year ago, has
returned, and now occupies the proper.
" recently vacated by Phil Delaney.
Mrs. Arthur Walls became the proud
mother Of her fret born last week. and
Is now dangerously III with pneumonia.
her physician having little hope for her
recovery.
+. j. Tanner has another fine boy at
his house. His birth occurred on Tues
day OF last week, but the proud father
has not SO Tar recovered as 70 be able
70 give him name yet.
Miss Lot:ie Smith, daughter OF the
late Ballard Smith, of South Fork,
died OF consumption and was buried In
the Mckinney Cemetery. She was a
good woman. but had never married.
although she might have done so %
years ago.
a slight change Of schedule OF trains
arriving here over c. s. road was made
Sunday The difference 10 but little
from the old schedule OF weekday
trains, though we now have four pas
senger trains Two stopping). instead OF
two on Sunday.
The Knights OF the Maccabees will
, give an oyster supper, TO which will be
invited their wives and the Ladies' OF
, the Maccabees, on Thursday evening,
Dec. 10Th. IL will be purely social and
will be In the X. o. T. NJ. and l.. o. T..
NJ. Hall over Tanner Bros store.
so far as we are adversed there are
20 important events booked for this
place during the holidays. We hope,
however, that sobriety and good cheer
will characterize our people. and that
the song that angels sang near Bethle.
hem will be the sentiment Of every
hear; IN every christian home In the
land. Let Peace on earth, good will
toward men," echo DER the sea.
". j. Montgomery ha. moved into
his home on Middleburg street. recent
Is purchased from ID. A. Baugh. as
agent Of John ). Good. Bowman Smith
has stored his effects In Wares Hall
and his wife aud children are at her
fathers for the present, not having de-
cided where they will locate. Mr.. Smith
l. now working at Pennington Gap, Va.
We learn that Reuben Curtis, a lead.
ing citizen OF Waynesburg, Is danger
ously III with typhoid fever. Also that
rthere are four cases of the disease In
Mr. Massey's family at Eubanks. What
has become OF the |. Us. Waynesburg
correspondent, that he don't let us know
these, aud many other interesting
things that happen in, and about his
town. Please. old hoy, take up your
pen again.
Our mention last week OF the "Piz-
en- Squire's proifered resignation has
raised quite howl in this part o. the
woods. Notwithstanding the fact that
Squire Coifey is staunch democrat,
one OF the most influential republicans
OF this section told us recently that the
community could not afford to give him
up as an officer, and that IL he should
ever run again, he could not vote
against him, even with republican on
the track" Squire Cotfey must not re-
| sign.
The fog was 80 dense here, aud at
other stations between this place and
Somerset, Sunday morning, that rail.
road men said they could not see a
headlight on train 20 steps ahead.
The signals were almost useless, and
engineers would pull their trains into
stations and stop them at the depots and
lnterrogate the agents. AT Wayues-
burg aud Eubanks, the mist was so
dense that men could not discern each
other when only few feet apart. Elec-
trio headlights were used on many OF
the trains and by exercising great care
but one accident, so far as we know,
happened.
DR.. j. 7. Railey flushed his course
in horology with w. X. Gooch and left
FOR Junction City, where be will remain
briefly, last week He takes with him
the respect OF his preceptor and many
other friends here. DR.. w. l.. Lowder,
OF Mt Olive, will locate here Jan. lst.
He is native Of Indiana, but has been
practicing In Casey for II years. Miss
Alma Wright, OF Stanford, is spending
few days with Miss Eva Cooper. Miss
Belle Gooch spent few days with her
sister, Anna, who is In school In Louis
vile. Robert Robinson, OF Stanford,
is assisting in Jake Hummelstein's store
this week. Yves Bailey has been called
into service at +. M. Wares. Tanner
Bros. have quite a drawing card in
their store. A few days ago their