Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-06-13
LANCASTER.

j. w. Miller's fast mare. Nora L., l.
In training at Lexington and, being ia
good condition, she is expected TO make
profitable tour. She will start at
Saginaw, Mich. on July 10.
II IL reported that Mr.. Jno. W. Poor.
one OF Garrard's most popular citizens.
and Mrs. Ellen Letcher Owsley. widow
OF Judge NJ. II. Owsley, will be married
on Thursday evening by Rev. w. o.
Goodloe at the residence OF her daugh-
ter, Mrs. W.R. Cook. The parties are
highly connected and well-known In
Central Kentucky.
Uncle Clabe Lear. aged 90 years. Is
quite i'll. The friends OF Mr.. Joseph
Il. McClary regret TO hear of his i'll
ness. The family OF DR.. I. S. Wesley
has returned from Middleburg. DR.. +.
Il. kiunaird has returned from Column
bus, o., where he attended the medical
association. Elder George Gowen was
at home for few days
Capt. Vim. Herndon was recently the
victim OF the most piercing repartee.
Mr.. lookout had called at the captain s
Office several times for legal advice. On
one occasion the captain said: "Mr.
lookout, do you want to employ law
yer:' lookout replied that he did not
AID left the Office. Recently the cap
tain met Mr.. b aud asked him several
questions ia reference TO the culture Of
Strawberries, whereupon the latter,
with peculiar emphasis, said, Captain,
do you want to employ a gardener
The captain has lost his taste for straw
berries.
The district w. c. T. l.. convention
held in Berea on the 9Th. 9th and eth
was the most successful yet held, hav-
ing In attendance about 60 delegates
and visitors, among whom being two
State presidents. Mesdames Rounds. of
Chicago, ILL.,, OF National reputation,
and Frances T.. Beauchamp, of this
State; two or three district presidents,
aud the State officer and superintend.
ent OF Flower Missions, Mrs. NJ. w.
Bender, OF Louisville. Twelve delegates
attended from this place, several o,
whom took prominent parts on the
program and read very interesting
papers: among whom were Mrs. G.. NJ
Patterson, district president, Mrs. r.
l.. Elkin corresponding secretary and
Miss Amanda Anderson, a well written
paper, on the flourishing condition oil
the w. c. 7. u. OF this: city. Other
delegates were Mesdames j. Joseph, Il.
Gresham. ]. II. West, NJ. X. Kirby, NJ.
X. Gill and Misses Cora Ward, Lou
and Ida Grant and Lewis Gill. The
following officers were elected for the
coming year: Mrs. G.. NJ. Patterson,
president; Vice President, Mrs. Sue
Woodcock, OF Danville: Recording
Secretary, Mrs. L. L. Pickett, Will
more; Corresponding Secretary, Miss
Amanda Anderson, Lancaster: Treas
urer, Mrs. A. 5. Ward, Livingston. A
very entertaining declamatory contest
was held "Wednesday evening in which
Miss Ida Tyree, of Pittsburg, won the
grand gold medal.
Being very proftably engaged in
another part Of the State, Gen. =. w.
Hardin did not fill his appointment
bere last saturday, but, at his request,
Hon. Robert Harding, the able, elo-
quent and fascinating: advocate of de-
mocracy, filled the engagement in a
very acceptable manner. 1He was pre-
scented by Senator Farris as this coun.
tvs son-in-law. He said that a divided
party was the cause OF the defeat oil
Hardin, Blackburn and Bryan, al.
though 10000 more votes were cast for
Hardin than for any other democratic
candidate for governor. He claimed
that, IL we refusedito support Mr.. Har
din because he was defeated, the same
excuse could be made for refusing &c
support Bryan and Blackburn. He
answered numerous statements that
had been made about Gen. Hardi n
represented him AS an original free
silver advocate and excused him for
saying only Cause" as,that manner Of
expression is as old.tas Shakespeare
being the peoples cause, advocated by
him. He said that Goebel and Stone
had not been In the free silver rank,
long enough 70 be familiar with the
vernacular OF It's advocates; that wher
Hardin was advocatingIthe cause, Goe
bel was predicting that Kentucky woulC
90 for Carlisle for president, and that
Stones votes for the reading of tn,
gold bond bill were not in keeping with
the votes OF free silver leaders, anC
that they have both been lately con
verted TO the cause of the people. II,
J was glad to have them, but believed
that the highest honors should be giveI
first 10 those who had fought all alons
the line. IL was logical aud forcibl'
speech and good impression wa