The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1899-03-23


works in a mysterious way wonders to |
perform and is instilling pOliteness,
grace and elegance of manners in them
by the jug full every day. She wei.
comes visitors i'm a manner so cor
dial and with such ease and perfect |
grace that l wonder why all the peo-
pie of Kentucky don't visit the kinder
garten department Of the Lancaster
Graded School at least once a week. 1
asked Mrs. Humphrey Ballou if Miss
Murphy Is q native of Garrard. ooh,
no." she replied, miss Murphy has
resided in New York, Washington,
Boston, Louisville, Chicago, Cincin-
natl, Philadelphia, Chattanooga, Bir-
mingham, Pensacola, Denver, London,
England, and many other cities, but
do not know which is her native city.
She is one of the best Christians ev-
er knew and is continually scattering
seeds Of kindness in the paths where
others move"
Lancaster's legal luminaries reflect
radiant rays of ability and can hang as
many criminals as any other set of
lawyers. They can also clear a fellow
sometimes, but of course they can't do
that for love alone. They are affable
gentlemen and universally courteous
and if ever I am forced to hurt a fell
low for tramping on my toes want to
get the Lancaster lawyers to bring out
the fact before a jury that 1 did it in
self defense.
The Lincoln county people that have
adopted Lancaster as their home seem
to be climbing the golden stairway of
prosperity, which presume has free
silver lining,
One OF the oldest brother Odd Eel
lows l have struck in long time is
Thomas Waller Reid, Esq, who joined
the Order 81 years agO-the very night
he was q years Old-and was initiated
into the bright but mysterious lane
leading from Jerusalem to Jericho.
Bro. Reid is superintendent of the
Baptist Suhday-schOOl and said to me
yesterday: 'The Waller in my name
is for Rev. Edmond Waller, a noted
Baptist divine and father of Rev. John
Waller, famous preacher. When 1
was born y years ago Rev. Edmond
Waller was pastor of the Baptist
church at keene, Jessamine county.
He was In another portion of Ken
lucky one Sunday and the Baptists
persuaded a young Campbellite preach.
er to fill Mr.. Walters pulpit in Keene
!, The old Baptist preacher felt SO hui
| inflated when he returned and fOunG
out that Campbellite preacher hat
5 preached in his pulpit that he bought
3 100 yards of black cambria and had thu
pulpit and entire church draped il
p mourning"
Bro Reid has been a delegate to TIT
E Grand Lodge of Kentucky nearly ever,
year since 1854 and was Deputy Crane
, Master Of the State one year ava,
J, back in the Cos. He has served prob
;, able 20 terms rs Noble Grand of Ian
;, caster lodge of Odd Fellows. For
q years he has been red-hot Baptis
6 and has been subscriber of the Bar
t;St Western Recorder for 81 years.
;, When Rev, George o. Barnes was
student at Centre College away bac
in the 4OS he was leader in just sue
entertainments as the boys around Lar
=, caster had Tuesday night in raisin
hades generally. One night the str
dents, led by Rev. Geo. o. loaded a
;s old cannon so heavily that it was e,
- pected to be heard for 25 miles in ever
= direction. and fuse a hundred yard
e in length was attached and ignite(
!. This done, they all hied themselves t
- distant parts of Danville, to await r.
suits. Mr.. Barnes had fastened to h
r. home and jumped into bed with h
= clothes and shoes on. There came a
:, explosion that shook the natives OF
= of their beds and Mr.. Barnes mOthe
W who knew him we'll, fastened to h
~ room struck match and there lay hi
70 boy, APPARENTLY sleeping the sleep (
~ innocents. Throwing up her hands, 81
- shouted: "Thank God George Amt
- it this time.."
v. If know kicking when 1 hear i
of then ! hereby proclaim the fact tn;
IS some loud, long and high kicking
Nd going on here i'm Lancaster as to I'll
10 probability of the insurance comp
of MES having to fold their tents like tt
At Arab and seek a cline more cOngeni
liz and conducive to health, wealth al
al happiness. The business men don
be want the insurance agents modest,
and in discussing it | heard some
them use language more fOrcible tn;
~ elegant, If the business men are all p
'D' in Jail at once this week l shall Wis
" that institution to witness the repl
~ duction of the Tower of Babel entt
:. tainment and get a Whit Of the S,
~ phur they will send up in quantity al
=. quality as if it emanated from the l
giOnS of the damned.
NJ If the Lancaster boys are as indl
-. triOus in the daytime as they were
-. turning the town upside down Tu,
a' day night they are hOneyS and i'm poi
'e, of wealth will ultimately be Wand,
IN biltS and GOulds. Everything W
in turned over except the band-Stand a
-, courthouse.
~ When l entered the court hOr
III Wednesday and the sheriff insisted