The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1915-06-29
CRAB ORCHARD DoINcs
News Items Of the East End Metrop-
oils Tersely Told.

w. +. Perkins IS identifying his
handsome home with a long concrete
walk.
Most Of the wheat in this section
has been harvested and the yield in
most cases is good. Some threshing is
being done. Corn is fine.
The death of Judge Joe Magee
caused universal sorrow here, where
everybody liked the big-hearted man.
Profound sympathy is felt for the
widow and little ones who survive.
l.. l.. Sanders sale was hardly what
he expected il would be, but he dis
posed of lot Of goods, notwithstand-
ing. He says scarcity Of money pre-
vented him from realizing what he
had hoped out Of the sale.
J. Carter Hays is believer in Crab
Orchard dirt. He is buying up ak the
lots adjoining his property that he can
and is paying a good price. Crab Or
chard has no betteT nor more progress
sive citizen than Mr.. Hays, who al
ways works to the advantage of his
home town.
Coe Moses, Of Stanford, is still
agent pro TEN. at the depot. Agent /.
| W. Frh is spending his vacation,
which by the way, is his first for a
/ long time, looking after his business
affairs. Mr.. Moser has made a number
of friends at Crab Orchard and is uni
ersally liked.
/ l.. II. Goodman, the soft drink man.
ufacturer, is building a large bottle
ing hOsse East of the Crab Orchard
| Banking Co.'S place of business. He
has already placed his bottling ma
chinery in it and is making pop and
he like at a rapid rate. He finds ready
sale in Stanford and many other
towns for his output.
DIR. W. NJ. Doores is very proud of
an auto that his son-in-law, Chas.
Speigle. of Shelbyville, Ind, sent him
some time ago. He has turned it over
to his young friend, Maurice Perkins.
who runs it nicely and who takes the
old doctor wherever he wants to 90.
DIR. Doores lives in Mr.. Perkins home
and his eulogy of hin and his good
wife shows his good feeling for them.
There is a diversity of opinion as
to what candidate for governor will
carry Crab Orchards two precincts.
j. r. Edmiston says that McChesney
will do so. but Sam Magee says nay.
Dr. NJ. VI. Phillips, Formerly of Stan
ford. admits that things are mixed up.
but he thinks Stanley and McChesney
will get the bulk of the votes here.
Kenna Farris could have told us all
about it. but we failed to interview
him on the subject.
The mooted question Just now in
the minds of the Crab Orchard people
is who will be Crab Orchards police
judge to succeed Judge Joe Magee,
who died last week. There are two APP
plicants for the ofhce-Sam Magee.
brother of the dead man. who offers
to give the salary to the widow if Civ
en- the office and Dave Newland. a
substantial citizen of the city, The
town trustees met Saturday morning
and endorsed Mr.. Newland. Both gem
Lemen have many friends in the fight.
which may get warm before a success
sor to the dead judg- is named.
Three old gentlemen formed lit
tie crowd on the street Saturday af-
ternoon. They were Squire John Ed
misten, who will in about a month be
80 years old and Armstead Hiatt and
DR.. W. NJ. Doeres, who are each 85.
They are pretty lively trio and APP
pear as if they are good for many
years sojourn on terra firma. The
doctor is an eX-confederate soldier
who did sure enough service in the
Civil War. He was in 81 battles. to
say nothing of the many sllirmishes.
Three Of the battles lasted three days
and three nights and he fought all
through them. He was wounded five
times and had three horses shot from
under him. He loves to tell about his
war experiences but delights most to
add "and ! never was a prisoner" He
enlisted in Joe Shelby's Iron Brigade
at Lexington, Mo-. and was a valiant
lighter for the lost cause.