The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1910-05-06
MIDDLEBURG WOMAN
WHIPPED HUSBAND
And When Arrested played Pos
sum" On Officer--Interesting
Letter From Casey.
MDDLeBuRe. Ky. May 5. 1910.

Lucy bidCh was hTTesleu ldSt week
charged with whipping her husband.
John Will Black, and will be tried this
week. The parties live in the Halter
creek section. Constable Marion Black
executed the papers on Mrs. Black and
started to Squire Stations to deliver the
goods, when his prisoner went dead"
on him, and, tumhiing over on the
ground, refused to bulge. He sent enc
OF his posse to a neighbor for wagon.
but before he returned she got able and
willing to "mosey" onup to the Squlre's
office.
The splendid fruit prospe went
glimmering on the night of the 23d ult.
The frost got everything in sight and
made quite dive for that beneath the
surface. Corn that had been planted
Is thought to be killed, or so damaged
as to require re-planiing.
Some % teausters who we're hauling
cross-ties for Jason CoFey at Yosemite
went on strike last week, demanding
an advance Of 2 cents on the tie. The
strikers held a pretty stiff upper lip for
a few days. but seem to be weakening.
as some of them have returned to
work.
young divinity student of George
town College will preach at the Baptist
church here Sunday morning and even.
ing. Willie Watkins, of Barbourville
College. will be here and make a talk
to the church on Saturday night before.
Mr.. Watkins has decided to make the |
ministry and teaching his life work,
and he says that he wants to begin at
home.
Several ladies of this vicinity will
boycott the broom. makers next year.
Some 50 or more pounds of broom corn
seed have been ordered and a pretty
general crop will be raised. Cephas
Basin has promised to put in machin-
cry at his mill and will tie them on the
shares. This seems to be the proper
thing to do, and if the farmers will put
in good crop they will likely find it a
profitable business.
The Sunday-schOol convention at the
Christian church at Yosemite was well
attended and seemingly we'll enjoyed.
Liberty seems to have been better rep
resented than any other portion of the
globe. They came from there by every
conceivable means of conveyance i'm
aginable, and there were among them
several as jolly lads and lasses as one
is likely to meet in lifetime.
In the magistrates court at Yosem {
It's, Ben Patterson was given a fine of
$40 and five days in the county Jail for
cursing old man John Vest. Dick Lit
trell got one cent and cost for shooting c
Mrs. Eliza Carman's dog. The case of
a breach of the peace against Mrs, BIZ '
vey Sims was continued to May 26th. c
Warrants were sworn out for ]. w. |
Badget, charging him with selling beer 9
md other drinks that intoxicate, at his
loft drink stand at Hartwell, and for I
Seeping open his stand and selling on I
Sunday. I
j. s. Murphy came down from Nc
Kinney Friday afternoon. accompanied
~ his son. and remained over till Sun y
lay with his daughter. Mrs. Med. Fo-
lie. A. r. Spears, Of Moreland, was !"
lere Sunday. Mrs. Laura Lee and
laughter, Miss Bessie. and Miss Esther
durphy spent Sunday with homefolks
t Kingsville Mesdames Thos. Gooch
md j. S. Murphy attended the Sunday L
chool convention at Green river church
'unday. Med. Fogle, II. C. Estes, S.
lyons and Jordan S. McWhorter went
0 Liberty last week as witnesses 2,
gainst J. W. and Tom Bsdget. chsrg. n
d with violating the local option law. a
The election Of trustees for the grad Va
q school will take place here Saturday. o,
here is pretty good-sized fight on e,
etween the graded school and anti q
raded people, and it is hard to tell at as
his writing what the result will be. in
he ants have a ticket in the field in w
he persons Of Charles McWhorter and OF
euben Station. and the friends of the
;hool are running c. c. Compton and
:. J. Colby, and both parties are get
ne busy. The graded school people
" they have the race won and 1t looks
that way to a man up tree, 10
1t we will know more later on and -
III tell you about il in our next. 10