Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1898-03-15
NEWS IN the vlClNAGE.


master at Nealton. Jessamine county.
The London Echo says that "Smil-
ing" Dave Jackson has a new l2-pound
son.
Maj. L. NJ. Drye will be made deputy
collector under Sapp, with office at
Lebanon.
The auditor has instituted suit for
s232.5j against the sheriff of Rockcas.
tie for delinquent taxes.
Lee Gill. aged II, of East Bernstadt.
a blue-eyed. curly haired boy, is in Jail
at Covington for moonshining.
The COURTHOUSE at London caught
fire in the I'd story, but it was extin-
guished before much damage was done
Congressman Colson has applied to
the government authorities for aid in
eradicating the smallpox in the noun
tains.
The county court has imposed 43 fines
since Feb. ., amounting TO Sl,ll2.50,
mostly for whisky selling aud gamb-
ling. London Echo.
County Judge Neal, OF Bell, made an
allowance of $1,000 for the benefit of
smallpox victims confined in the pest
houses at Middlesboro.
a. ). Rider. manager of the Southern
Manufacturing * Lumber Co, of Cor
bin, had all the toes of one foot cut off
while working at his mill
L. ). Rexroat. who edited the Liber-
" Tribune for several years, has NOV
ed that papers outfit to Russell Springs
and will publish a paper there.
Walter Saunders Hiatt, son of the
late Hiram Hiatt, of this county is I'M
der arrest in Jessamine for failure 10
obey orders. He is one of the soldier
guards.
Milt j. Crawford bought Of the odd
Fellows - foot lot fronting on the
public square for 81. 80 and will build
a handsome two-story brick. says the
Somerset Reporter.
Fifty shots were exchanged at East
Jellico mines between guards and nil
ners, who were trying to escape from
the smallpox quarantine. There is
only one case there. but much excite
ment prevails.
James b. Seay. postmaster and mer-
chant at Atoka, this county, has assign
ed for the benefit of his creditors, to
his brother, w. NJ. Seay. The liabili.
ties are about $4,000. with assets in real
estate, goods, etc, to the amount of
about 81. 000.-Advocate.
Fire at Lebanon burned the furni-
ture establishment of Creel, Stallard
X Robey, the grocery stores of ]. X d.
w. Edmonds and Richard Davis, the
Lebanon steam laundry, aud A. W.
England's blacksmith shop. The total
loss is $4,000
The levy for 1898 was fixed at 50
cents on the 800, the limit allowed by
the statutes, and is distributed as fol-
lows: Ordinary county purposes. s cts;
maintenance OF pixies, pc: poor fund.- :
cents: road aud bridge fund, 10 cents
last years levy was 40 cents Harrods.
burg Democrat.
Mrs. Rosalind Nesbitt will shortly
move to her fathers j. s. Reppert,
near Orlando, while Mr.. Nesbitt will
be engaged in the stave business in
Southern Virginia. Mt. Vernon re-
grets to lose this excellent lady. She
has done much in advancing the in
terests of this community. She has
always been found in the front ranks of
the temperance workers and all good
causes, and is a teacher of EXCEPTIONAL
ability Signal
In fit of jealousy, Lee Nauarsdale
murdered Mary Harris. his sweetheart,
in Louisville. Having no means of es-
cape, when cornered by a policeman,
he cut his throat and died almost in
stantly. VanArsdale was a son of the
late Isaac VanArsdale, of Parksvile,
and his remains were taken there for
interment. Though the woman was
one of bad repute and ugly besides,
VanArsdale became thoroughly infat-
uatcd with her and when she told him
she preferred another, he resolved to
kill her. He was employed in the L. Il
n. machine shops in Louisville.
a fire thought to be of incendiary
origin, broke out In Ryan's livery sta
BILE in Monticello Thursday night in
which 10 horses were burned. The
other buildings burned and the losses
are: Courthouse, $4,000; $1,000 in
surance; post-otiice $3.50; Monticello
Banking Company, $1,000; j. Tuggle x
Son, 81 900; j. Berry Il Son, $1,000: H.
H. Henniger, 300; William Phillips,
$3.50: w. +. Fairchild, $1,000: Rankin
Bros. * Co, $500; Hardin Il Ingram,
81 900; B. F. Coffey, $1,000: j. NJ. Kern.
$500; NJ. ID. Hardin, 81, 100; Oats Bros,
800: Josh Oats, 5000; T. II. Spradlin,
$3.50; NJ. n. Bates, $3.50: II. NJ. Chesney.