The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1914-12-04
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relatives at Somerset.
The Big Minstrels gave a per-
! Torrance at the college here OH the
night of the Dist, that was greatly
enjoyed by crowded house. The
troupe Is made up Of local talent,
and their performances are said to
be well worth the price of admis-
sion.
Rev. &. 7. Claunch. who attended
General Association of the Baptists
at Somerset, speaks in the highest
terms of the Somerset people. and
says that it was the opinion of all
present that il was the best meet
ing of the kind ever held in the state
He said there were more preachers
than YOU could shake a stick at
and large majority of them of the
biggest kind of minds.
Miss Ophelia MobIey. of McKin-
ney came down on Sunday after
noon, Nov. ODD. and organized II
W. Nj. U. at the Baptist church. She
is working for the mission cause
under the supervision of DIR. W. d..
POWELL, of Louisville, and has been
Assigned the duty of organizing the
ladies of the Baptist churches of
this section so that "a better system
Ot work might be inaugurated. She
IS said to be quite efficient in the
work. and is meeting with success.
Re-. c. Il. Claunch has resigned
as pastor Of the Baptist church here
to take effect Jan. 1St. A business
meeting of the church will be held
Saturday. Dec 10Th. when likely a
pastor for next year will be called
Rev. Luther Young. Of Adair
county. preached at the Yosemite
Christian church Sunday. 1t Is I'M
:ierstood that he is likely To he
called to the Passionate of that
church.
This has been some pumpkin
year, and We have noticed in the
INTERIOR Journal. that several have
been reported "a weishin. from ~
to 80 pounds which We're cymbling>,
compared with pumpkins raised in
this section. 1t is estimated that a
thousand carloads were grown OH
Green River Valley from here to
DunnvIIle. and farmers along the
valley only gathered the largest.
such rs would weigh 100 pounds and
up. leaving the smaller ones to rot
in the fields.
The editor of the Casey County
News like IA spoiled child fNs off
the handle every time he is correct
Ell of wrong doing. He +clouded
up" last week and came back mt us
in his usual pettish mood because
we dared to correct his report of
the Vote in the recent election in
this county. In making the cor
rectiOn we did not intimate that
MIR. Thomas had prevaricated, but
since thinking the matter over We
are persuaded that his actions were
IL little shady" because three is
sues Ot his paper had gone to his
readers since he reported the re-
publican majority to have been 3i1
and no correction had been made
and perhaps would never have been
made had not We mentioned it in the
columns OF the Interior Journal. Mr..
Thomas Is publishing newspaper
and his readers are entitled to the
truth, however painful it may be for
HIM to- give it.
Our informant had not examined
tie returns at the clerks office
when he asked us TO correct the re-
port as sent out by the News, but
was guided by the reports as they
came in on the night of the cleo
ton, which showed majority of
cl!. Now it will be seen that he
only missed 1t Il votes while John
Henry and his paper missed it SO.
Now, III conclusion, we want To say
that We accept John Henry state
ment lis To the true majority 22S,
ard IT there was any prevaricatin.
done by us, which did the biggest
prevaricating and why, did Mr..
Thomas prevaricate at all with the
figures right under his nose! We
ask the readers of this article to
Judge for themselves.