The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-03-31
: Middleburg

With two hucksters and two trav-
cling mercantile stores through this
section. the hens are kept busy sup
plying eggs for the trade.
The few pretty days last week fur
nished early gardeners an opportuni-
ty to plant peas, beats and other
early frost-proof vegetables.
Governor Stanley seems to be well
pleased with the work of the late leg
islature. He likely would have been
better pleased had it passed certain
Splitting" bill he seems to have been
interested in.
DIR. A. K. Caldwell and wife. of
Waynesburg, were at Yosemite We'd
uncle of Mrs. Caldwell.
During wrangle In che late leg
islature, Representative Jack Wall
told an assistant sergeant-at-arms to
go to hell, and it is supposed by some
that he went direct to Governor STAN
ney's office.
Jesse Austin is reported very sick
at his home at Liberty. He has pneu-
monia and has been sick some two
weeks.
Miss Essie Haney. the pretty
daughter of DIR. J. M. Haney. has
taken the position as clerk in Jason
Coffey's store vacated by Mrs. Tenny
Smith, who is now Mrs. w. T. Miller.
Embry Albright of Brodhead, was
here last week buying junk.
Prof. w. j. Sharp, who is teaching
at Marietta, Ohio, is here for short
visit to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R.
NJ. Sharp.
During the high winds Wednesday
w. G. Shorts house, just west of
town, caught fire on the roof, but it
was discovered before the flames got
much Roadway. When Mr. Short dis
covered the fire, he ran up a ladder
that happened to be standing against
the house, and dashed a large bucket
of slop on the blaze which subdued it
until other help arrived. 1t was a
close call, and owing to the unprece-
denied high wind it is a great Won
der that the building was saved.
The congregation Of the Baptist
church here, and that of the Chris
tian church at Yosemite, will wor-
ship together at the Sunday morning
service. Rev. j. w. Beagle will
preach at the Christian church at II
o'clock, and Rev. Luther Young will
likely fill Bro. Beagle's pulpit at
night. The Baptists will hold their
Sunday-school services at the usual
hour, and arrangements will be made
to convey everybody to Green River
for the preaching service.
Jimmie Jones caught two channel
cats in the river here Saturday morn
ing. The two tipped the beam at Z
1-2 pounds.
Jefferson T. Short, whose illness
we have mentioned several times in
these columns, died at his home at
Yosemite Friday afternoon. De-
ceased was 40 years old, and was a
brother of ]. W., w. g., and Arch
tShort, besides, is survived by several
sisters. On returning from the Phil
lipines where he had served as a sol
der. Mr.. Short married Miss Emma
McWhorter, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. H. McWhorter, at Yosemite.
and she with four small children sur
vive him. Mr.. Short was a clever
man and always stood for the right
against wrong-doing. The remains
were buried in the Middleburg GEM
etery Saturday afternoon, after SER
vices at the Baptist church, conduct
ed by the Rev. Joseph Montgomery.
The road bonds were defeated Sat-
urday in this county by a majority
that precludes all fears of a contest.
The majority against the proposition
is said to be about 200, and is no
more than was expected. For here
where larger majority for the bond
issue would be reasonably expected
the sentiment has always been about
evenly divided. Jenkins precinct did