Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-02-10
NEWS or the vlClNAGe.

james w. Harrison, 20, died 10 Mad
ison.
Mayo, Mercer county, has a new post
MASTER. G. Kelley.
w. II. Gin and c. II. Royse killed So
rabbits Ia a few hours hunt.-Adair
News.
+. G. 5owle, OF Somerset, has petit.
TONED 10 bankruptcy with 81 400 liabil-
tiles aud $3.50 assets.
William Smith, an l.. & N. section
boss, shot himself accidentally through
the leg At Whites Station.
Arrangements are being perfected
for the erection OF band stand and fire
equipment house in the-square.- SON.
erset Paragon.
The U. 5. court OF appeals sustained
Judge Barr 10 his decision that the Il.
N. |. Il B. railroad be re-sold and fixed
the upset price at 100000.
VIM. Hamu, OF Madison, who claim
ed TO be an ex-union soldier and boast
ed OF how many rebels he had killed,
died in jail rs he ought to have.
Just as Judge Saufey had finished
charging the grand jury, Luther Trim
bic was informed OF the death OF his
mother, Mrs. w. II. Elliott, ami he
was Immediately excused.
During 1898 the total expenditures OF
Richmond amounted TO s23, iis.l0, and
the receipts to j,l3j.77. There re-
mains in the treasury only S3,920.57.
The Indebtedness of the city is about
$4,000.
John Newell, whose wife died short
while ago, died at Bronston, Pulaski
county, this week OF cancer. He was "a
brother Of Messrs. William O. and
Samuel Newell, OF Somerset, and a fire
old gentleman.
The following deaths occurred in
Madison Monday and Tuesday: Gerhard
Schaufhausen, well-known merchant
tailor; Mrs. Matilda Million, Alva
Stevens, prominent in milling circles,
and Sidney Hisle, prominent farmer.
Anijah Humphreys, OF Adair county,
lost his wife Christmas and she was
buried in neighborhood burying
ground. He has since built a vault
with his own hand and the other day
removed her from the grave to il,
where he goes TO see her daily.
w. 7. Knott, OF Lebanon, a brother
OF Gov. Knott, and father OF Miss Jen-
ME Knott. who attended school here,
died at Lebanon. He was county su.
perintendent OF public schools and had
the largest private collection of geolog-
ical specimens In the United States.
The receiver of the First National
Bank OF Middlesboro, advertises that
the assets OF the bank will be placed on
sale Feb. q. 1t failed July ~, ls9 3,
and since that time IS per cent. in div
idends has been paid. The total face
value Of the assets now on hand aggre-
gate 1900.
Thaee noted murder cases are on the
docket OF the London circuit court this
term; T.. X. Wilson, for the murd er
OF Miss Cloyd; James Howard, for the
murder Of George Baker, In Clay coun-
ty, and Milton Green, for the murder
OF James Mullins, in Laurel. Wilson
was attorney for the defense 10 both of
the last named cases.
Judge Moss adjourned circuit court
at Pineville after -four weeks session.
He dealt a heavy blow to the "blind
tigers" by in-tructlng the juries 10 give
them the extent OF the law, which was
Gone accordingly. and not a "blind
tiger can now be found in or near
Plneville. and the alleged operators are
languishing in Jail.
While a freight train was passing
over Straight creek bridge. near Pine.
vile. a brakeman discovered pair OF
United States mail bags in the creek |
below. He reported it and the mail
bags were found to have been cut open.
IL is feared they belong to the Leslie
county route, which Is carried by boy
on foot, and that he has been robbed of
them.