The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-12-08

Monday last to be absent several
days.
Mr.. Billy George Holman is with
his brother, Charles, in Paris.
Mrs L. F. Jones and Porter are
with her parents, near London.
Mesdames Caltha and Sallie New
land went to Somerset Wednesday
to visit relatives.
Mr.. S. L. Cummins, our miller, pur-
chased the Robert Thompson home
last week for $4,000, we are told.
This was formerly the D. B. Edmiston
property and one of the incest homes
here The whole town is in sadness
over having to give up this excellent
family.
Miss Alene Collier brought a lit
tie school mate home with her from
Mt. Vernon to stay from Saturday
until Monday with Mr.. and Mrs. R.
L. Collier.
Rev. c. E. Wyatt preached splen-
did sermons Sunday morning and
night at the Christian church. The
subject of the morning discourse was
Purity of Life" and was ably and
plainly handled, but his browning eff
fort was brotherhood, as it takes in
the whole world, which, he so ele-
gantly and beautifully presented at
the evening service. Rev. Wyatt has
grown better and better since his
first sermon at this place, and now
as his work for the church here is
nearing its close, his grandest SER
mons are being given us. 1t is owing
to i'll health that he leaves Crab Or
chard for a warmer climate.
! Miss Mary Lucille Burgin returned
to Campbellsville Monday, after a
pleasant visit to her family and
friends during Thanksgiving. She is
well pleased with her school there.
Mrs. Maggie Cover and Shirley
came over from Lexington to spend
Thanksgiving with Wallace and at
tend to her business interests here.
Mr.. Bowen Cover, of Stanford, at
tended services at the Christian
church Sunday evening.
The Ladies Aid of the Baptist
church had splendid success at their
bazaar last Saturday, something near
$40 being realized.
The Baptist church which has been
so long without pastor has been for
tunate to secure the services of Rev.
Clere, of Lancaster, who will preach
twice month. He breaches Sunday
morning, Dec. 10th, and also that
night. Everyone go TO hear him fo1
he never fails to interest and edify
his audience and the church is to be
congratulated upon being able ID Sc
cure the services of this fine minis.
ter and splendid worker.
Mr.. John Buchanan, of Louisville
has been with the homefolks here.
We don't believe a better man car
be found anywhere for Representa-
tive than Mr.. Skies, of our town
who is one of the very best Christian
gentlemen to be found, one in whom
the whole county can trust with then
business affairs, one who has wor
the respect of all our people by hi:
strict adherence to business and gen
tlemanly treatment of all classes.
Mrs. ]. G. Carpenter, of Stanford
was here Tuesday to see her mother
Mrs. M. E. Fish, who has been quite
sick for several days.
Miss Lizzie Carson, who has beer
in Corbin some time was called hon:
by the death of her sister, Mrs, Brown
who lived near Brodhead. She was {
splendid woman, loved by all hel
neighbors and friends and will be
sadly missed.
Thanksgiving was the dullest ever
known here. We have only heard OF
one family indulging in turkey ana
we are told the sum of $50 was paid
for this. Rev. Jasper Livingston de.
livered an excellent sermon, a union
service at the Baptist church and the
smallest kind of crowd was present
but autoes were flying; people were
hieing to places where grub was i'm,
mense; while the poor working Teller
who called on the the seller was in.
formed it took dollars and cents to
buy square meal in Grab Orchard