The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1910-03-18
Wants "Vs" OF Courthouse.
PreachersviIle Reporter Says They
Are Out of Date--Live News.
PREAcHERsvILLE. Ky.


We are one Of Lincoln county's most
humble citizens, yet we cannot refrain
from making one suggestion that those
cranky Colonial style ofletter Tvs" on
the front of Of our new courthouse be
changed so as to look as modern as the
rest of this magnificent structure. Do
we have a second? Every true citizen
cannot look at the new court house,
now so near completion, but with a
feeling of admiration From log cabin
to splendid mansion there is none but
who should feel an interest, a part
ownership, as il were, in this ten ple
where sits the blind Goddess of JUS
tice.
A young gent from Crab Orchard
will soon claim one of our prettiest
girls. We have very straight informa-
ton.
Farmers are well along with their
work. More tobacco this year than
last. Almost everyone has sown plant
beds. Anderson e. Rigney sold a jack
to Jesse Cook & Co. for $3.50.
Mrs. John B. Anderson has been very
sick. Mrs. Bette Cummins is about
well. Mrs. ]. II. Rigsby, who has been
so very i'll, is improving. All the peo-
pie who have been afflicted with the
mumps are about well.
"Old Charlie" Miss Lucy Cummins'
pet driving horse, dropped dead last
week. This was the gentlest horse in
town and will be missed very greatly
by Miss Lucy.
Rev. Pierce Bryant, pastor of the
Baptist church, preached Saturday and
Sunday.
A. l.. Napier, who recently moved to
this community from Highland. while
returning from court came near get
ting killed. His horse ran away, de-
molishing the blackboard. and threw
Mr.. Napier on a wire fence. His young
son was also badly Jared up.
T. W. Payne has moved to Tapphan-
ma. Mrs Susan Cress was visiting the
family of her brother, Kendall Smith,
near Walnut Flat. Mr.. and Mrs. Gro
yer Gastineau, of Garrard, were visit
ing her father, John Nsylor. Mrs. j.
NJ. Lunsford, of Boyle, visited the fam
lily of Ben 7. Lunsford. VIM. Naylor
and wife have been with the home
folks. Mr.. J. W. Blankenship. of Hsr-
rodsburg, visited his father. Henry
Blankenship. Your correspondent Wis
tied j. S. Turpin at Stanford.
Mr.. Levi Anderson. who lives in the
Canaan neighborhood, has a flint-lock
rifle used by his father, VIM. Anderson.
in the first quarter of the last century.
1t is in a good state of preservation
and is of fine workmanship. 1t bears
the date of 1777 end no doubt saw SER
vice against England. His father kill
ed IS deer and many wild turkeys in
the knobs few miles south of Crab
Orchard. A bent hickory cane has the
date of 1855 and is a nice piece of carv-
ing and never painted or vanished.
shows a wonderful polish. The crook
was handy to man on horseback to
rescue his hat or to catch a runaway
horse.
Your correspondent, with MIR. Arthur
Sharp, spent a portion of last week
with Mr.. and Mrs. T. W. Napier. at
Crab Orchard, and were most hospita-
bly, entertained while there. Mr.. N. is
an affable gentleman and his wife a
very pleasant lady. They have an in
teresting family. Wilson. their son. is
in the Grab Orchard post-office; Miss
Lena. their daughter, is an accomplish
ed young lady and fine organist, while
their twin daughters are so much alike
it keeps one guessing whether it is
Miss Kate or Miss Nan to whom he is
talking. and when both are dressed
alike, it is only making matters worse;
then you have to guess again. Even
their teachers and closest friends are
completely puzzled. This no doubt af-
fords these demure young ladies' lots of
fun. Then, the twin sons are as much
alike each other in feature, disposition
and taste as the girls. Their names
are Henry and Henley, the latter now
recovering from an accidental gun-shot
wound, which came very near termina-
ting fatally. Joe. another son. is a
fine amateur comic singer and will some
day make his mark. A more studious
youth we have never known. The baby
girl. little Jeanette. and the eldest son,
Mcclure Napier, in business at Clea-
ton, KY, complete the family.