The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1911-06-16
PREACHERSVILLE

several trlpS 10 consult fortune
teller and an ad in his county paper,
John Richardson. 2 Garrard county
farmer has at last found his fine
young COW which was ost. The
soothsaypr gave such a clear descrip-
ton OF locality where the COW
was, after consulting her cards, that
Mr.. r. could think Of no other place
filling the description so well az
Deep Well Woods. minute and Oft
repeated search of the iungles re.
vealed nothing. After s-ng, fruit
less quest, Mr.. r. despaired and gave
up the chase. The other day he
was pleasantly surprised on receipt
of word from Mr.. Hamilton. OF Lam
caster that COW filling her descrip-
ton wac with his cattle, near Car
tersville With Samuel Ramsey, Mr.
X. went TO that pace and recovered
his property While in the Carters-
Vile section they found a rattlesnake
which they promptly dispatched
No. z
The vcnomOus reptile measured five
feet nine inches in length and rad
nine rattles and button.
Rev Anderson Cornelius was in
the pulpit at the Baptist church,
Saturday and Sunday.
w. c. Pettus and family, of Hub
bic. visited his mother, Mrs. Rebecca
pettus.
The Misses McAlister visited Miss
Bessie Hotzclaw at Walnut Flat.
f. l.. Thompson and daughter,
g. IL 4
the family of J. J. Thompson.
Mrs J. h. Roberts is visiting her
parents at Walton.
Joe f. Pettus and family, of Spring
field, were visiting relatives here.
Mr. T. owing a nice up-to-date auto
and is very careful driver.
Prof G. G. Lowell, of Georgia, is
the expected guest of the family or
Robt. McAlister.
Miss Ella Thompson. OF Danvlle,
visited here last week.
Misses Lucy and Mary Pettus ere
at home from school at Richmond
Miss Mary will return in a few DAYS
to attend the summer term
Edgar Kennedy, son of J. L. Ken
redy, was kicked by horse, luckily,
however. ne was only slightly injur
ed.
5. r. Carpenter has a bad boil on
his wrist
Join Tankerslv. who once was EN-.
J. owed near here bv the late :. G..
Horton, is dangerously I'll of consump
ton at the home of his sister, near
here in Garrard.
Little Miss Mamie Hottie aw,
visited Mrs. David stephens
F. F. Blankenship and little son
the homefolks
Howard and Hubert Holtzclaw
"i'ited Master Joseph Cress.
Our friend William Rigsby and
wife, who have spent two years
in Idaho are now with
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs ]. II. Rigs.
by. after a visit &c relatives in Arr.
zona
Mesdames Shaw and Davis and lit.
tie Miss Bertha Davis visited Mr.. and
Mrs. J. f. Shaw.
David Warren. aged about so years
living in the Harmon's Lick neigh
borhood. three miles east, dropped
dead while. at work in the field.
Death is supposed to have been due
to asthma and heart troubles OF
which he was a sufferer. Deceased
was good man and Will be missed
by his many friends. He had been
making his home with his daughter
Mrs. Sallie Stigall.
The picnic given Saturday at Go.
shen bv Messrs. Scott. Gooct. Holtz
claw and other young men, was at.
tended by good crowd. eve~y one
present having ni"e time. Some
idea can be had. when il is known
mat there was oarrei OF lemonade,
a nice dinner on the ground AID
everything free. Before and after
dinner some forty couples enjoyed
boat riding on Dix rive. This
pleasant affair was held in the beau.
tiful Gooch Woodland:
Master Johnnie Martin, the nine.
year-old son of Ben Martin. of Rbw.
land. was severely burned last "
by an explosion OF powder. With r.
Playmate, Estes Smith, son or T.
Sml'h, they came across SOME pow.
Ger, End thinking to- have big gun,
rlreed the exp osive in the bottom
OF an old lantern. 4 match was Az.
phed which resultsd in the lad rein
burned considerably about the face,
reck and arms. A physic an was
called apd attended the injured Young
ster, who at last accounts uas, "a,