The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1910-08-02
FOUNDING BABE
RETURNS To MAKER
DESERTED wAIF TENpERLY CAR
60 FOR IN HOME OF ADoP-
TON, BUT LIFE WAS SHORT

brief existence of four short months
the spirit of little oliver Moser Stout
took its flight to the mansions on
high to be with him who said: "Suf-
fer little Children to Come unto Me
and Forbid them Not" This little
babe was seemingly in the best of
health until last week when It was
stricken by cholera infantum-that
dread bane OF infantile years-and at
midnight Of last Thursday its last
struggle ended and death was an ex-
ulting victor
One night in March, in the wee
small hours" a market basket was
left on Mr.. ]. o. Spratt's front porch.
containing a handsome boy baby ap-
parently three or four days old The
baby was we'll wrapped up and seem
ed 20 be drugged Upon finding IT,
oh d next morning IL was taken in
az cared for by these kind people.
te county authorities we're notified
Immediately but they were slow to
Q in making any disposition for it
i.ture. Meanwhile the babe was car
&c a from place to place and 1t seemed
At no one was likely to befriend the
little waif, by giving it a permanent
home. Finally Mrs. Ona Naylor OF this
place, went to Rowland and got the
little thing and carried it home where
it had been ever since. She named it
"Oliver" for a dead son and Moses
because, like Moses the leader of
Israel, he was found in a basket. Mrs
Naylor and family became very much
attached to it at once, and now that it
is dead their grief is hard to bear The
bereaved family has the sympathy of
the entire community While nothing
is known of its parentage to any de-
gree OF certainty but 1t is believed to
have been very highly connected. We
have no doubt but that the best blood
of Kentucky flowed in its veins and
that had its parents been more human
it would some day have been a res
pected, useful and honorable citizen.
an ornament to our commonwealth.
We mourn an untimely death OF any
one but we have the assurance that
God knows best. We wish that its
parents, who were 30 grossly inhuman
or anyone connected with the rank
injustice q torsaking It to the tender
mercies of an unfriendly world could
have been present at its burial and
heard the cruel clods strike its coffin
lid. while never a song broke the still
ness of the evening air while never
word of prayer assembled to Gods
throne. without any word Of disml
sion to close the burial service.
]. P. Ballard sold to J. NJ. Cress, a
SOW and nine pigs for S62.50. also 26
feeding hogs at $3.50 per cwt.
]. II. Thompson bought a young
driving horse of Alex Walker, of Ian
caster for $40.
Miss Ruth Durham was here last
Sunday.
NJ. F. Lawrence sold some corn to
j. II. Baughman & Co, at $3.50 deliver
ed
Rev. Thornton the Evangelist. who
is conducting a revival at Beech
Grove church was here Sunday taking
hand in our Sunday school.
As yet no apparent steps have been
taken toward the erection Of new
school building here, and as school
las not begun yet it is evident that
the pupils will miss lot OF school
on account of cold weather.
Rev. VIM. Bryant, who is son OF
Rev Pierce Bryant. will preach at the
Baptist church next Sunday. Rev.
VIM. Sprinkles, OF Rowland VIII
preach at the Methodist church on
same date.
MIR. and Mrs. B. j. Lunsford were
visiting their son. B. ]. Lunsford, Jr'.
in Garrard Mr.. and Mrs. John w.
Cummins were visiting homefolks
here recently
Mr.. NJ. j. Lawrence threshed 10
bushels of oats from two acres, and
he has been eating roasting ears out
OF his corn field for two weeks. He
seys this the result OF using a riding
cultivator and umbrella.
]. l.. Kennedy sold his stock OF
goods here to his brother-in-law' Mr.
IW. G. Cummins who has already tax
en- charge. Mr. Cummins is quite an
old hand In the mercantile business
and will no doubt make a success.
Mrs. George "a Colson. who mas
been SO sick, will be taken TO the Ian
caster infirmary tor treatment. Mr.
w. p. White is quite sick at this writ
ing. Fado Parks confines In pre-
carious condition. Mrs. j. II. Rissoy
IL convalescent. Master habrian Bell
Is sick.