Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-07-11
NEWS OF THE vIcInAce.


Blackberries sell at 20 cents gallon
In Somerset.
Craig Grsgg was captured by a sber-
IFS posse In Laurel. He cut one or
two men.
Henry Payne killed William Hig-
night 10 Knox county by beating him
over the head with a rock.
lncendiaries set fire TO aud burned
two stacks Of wheat belonging to Chief
OF Police Hughes, OF Somerset.
AS result OF quarrel over a wo.
man Sam Hill shot and fatally injured
Will Aulsome near Middlesboro.
Jesse Fields case for the killing OF
Judge Combs was continued till yester-
day on account OF absent witnesses.
The l.. Il n. directors declared a
semi-annual dividend of II per cent.
and added an extra per cent. to 1t.
Mrs. Maggie, wife of Engineer Geo.
Durham, died at Corbin after giving
birth to twins She was daughter of
Judge d. T. Chestnut.
+. F. CundifI, aged so. and one of the
best citizens OF Pulaski, died last week
at the home OF his son-in-law f. T..
Elliott, in Somerset.
Robert Gilmore. aged SO, who died
In Pulaski last week, never shaved In
his life and his face was as smooth and
devoid of hair as that of a woman.
b. Fl. Conner, OF Connersville. rep
resenting Central University, at Rich
mond, won the first prize In the State
oratorical contest at the Chautauqua,
Ross Niece. who killed John Haynes
at Science Hill, was acquitted at Som
erset. The jury in the case OF Colyer
for killing Catron could not agree and
was discharged.
Circuit Judge Eversole, returned from
Hyden, reports that there are 100 cases
of smallpox in Leslie county. aud tina;
his court was partial failure because
OF the existence Of the disease.
The mayor OF Shelbyville fined a
woman and sent her Ia Jail for appear
ing on the street in a Mother Hubbard
He then instructed the marshal to ar
rest any woman seen on the streets SC
dressed.
Two women who are alleged to have
sworn falsely In the Wilson trial a
London have been arrested and the de
Tense believes 1t an attempt 10 intimi.
date and discrcdlt it's witnesses at tn,
next trial.
Jack Adams, for years a promineu
merchant OF Mt. Vernon, died ut hi
brothers, Willis Adams, there Friday
aged AZ. He married the Oldest daugh
ter Of J. ]. Williams aud she with nc
children survives. Mr.. Adams was /,
clever, big-hearted man and his legion
OF friends will learn of his death will
much regret.
The many friends here of DR.. NJ. X
Pennington will be sorry to hear OF hi
illness OF consumption. He has beer
In Louisville under treatment for som
months, but his health continued to de
cline. He is now In Colorado. -Har
rodsburg Democrat. He married Mis-
Lou Clark, the pretty elocutionist, les
, than year ago.
Chris jackson, brother-in law OF Tor
Baker, who was killed at Manchester
was brought into court at London O
several misdemeanor charges an
found guilty N three cases. one 70
= shooting pistols on the streets of Lor
don. Judge Baugh permitted him I
I go out to look for bondsmen to replev
!. his fines and he failed to return.
/. Near Combs postotfice, 10 Madison,
!. fight occurred between James Wilt
, Bob Freeman and Tom Coyle on on
q side and Rufus and Scott Baker on tn
d other. The two Bakers were badl
n wounded. Scott Baker WAS shot with
!. double-barreled gun and will doubles
;. die. The others were not badly hur
II The fight was the outgrowth of
N drunken brawl, the parties having ju
y taken barrel Of whisky out of bond.