The Stanford Interior Journal, 1912-03-22

MENT AGAINST HOP JOINT LICENSING Crystallizes at Mass Meeting At Court House, Which Adopts Resolutions for Council Declining that the sentiment o tills community i strongly ngninst the HccimiiiK of the soft drink stands liy tho city beyond tlio period nt which tb new law become cffcolir n number of loonl spenkers nddress nddress-ed - ed nddress-ed n mass meeting nt tho court house Wcdncsdiiy night which hnd been culled by tho pustors of the four churched of the city. There wore nbout 100 people inos. ent, nnd several laymen spoke, ns well ns the preachers. At the con con-elusion, - elusion, con-elusion, resolution' offered by Rev. J. J. Dickey were unnnimously udnpted. Hon. P. M. McRoberts culled the meeting to order, una nfter Scrip Scripture - ture Scripture tending by Mr. Dickey, told of the purpose of the meeting. He spoke of lawless conditions prevail prevailing, - ing, prevailing, nnd declnred thnt thev were tho lesult of the coxvaidicc of the good vitiioiih, more thnn nnythiiig else. He fnid thut the good people wiint the Inws enforced, but they hnve been dilatory nbout taking matters into their own hand, nnd telling what they know about condition. Rc. l M. Wulker congratulated the late lrgilature for it good work, ami declared that tho Demo Democratic - cratic Democratic party should be thanked for redeeming its pledges lo the people. He snid that the people who want Ibe pule "f liquor stopiwd must co cooperate - operate cooperate with the officers and that their help is neeessnty in ferreting out the offenders aW bringing them lo justice. He said that the new low prohibited the sale of anything containing nlchohol in dry teiritory except sweet wine nnd cider and the lemperance people propose to see to it that nothing else is sold. City Attorney J. H. Paxton do do-i - i do-i -la red thnt no Inw will bo enforced unless the sentiment of the people is behind it. He said thnt the peo people - ple people were too prone to criticise tho tifticinlit. but were unwilling to do their part toward assisting tho of fi fi-cer - cer fi-cer in their wink. He mi id that the officers will always enforce the law if the neoiile will only back them up, ..'..., , .. ......:. nev J. i. Jones, oi me oaposi cnillcll. speilKlllg lo l lie lesouuiunn r.tferrii by Mr. Db'koy, ""id thnt ho lid not believe it was the cowardice if the people that was responsible for the violation of lnw, but the in in-liuntiou - liuntiou in-liuntiou on the part of the good people to shift the responsibility to the shoulders nf some one else. Ho nid that be believed the good peo people - ple people of Stanford wanted to assure th0 officii1 that they will coVoperato with them, nnd is satisfied a better lny for Stanford is coming. Rex. P. L. Bruce, of the Presby Presbyterian - terian Presbyterian church, declared that the good people ought to go on record ns ngninst nil forms of lawlessness un well as the violation of the liquor luivr.. He said that they had become in-oued in the temperance fight, nnd should thus stand ready to op op-jwwe - jwwe op-jwwe exery kind of lawlessness with ihe same vigilance thut tbay hnd employed in that campaign. He as asserted - serted asserted that it was, for the puiMse if encouraging the oftlcers that this inertia;? v.-.is held. County Attorney W. S. Hurch, who was present, declared thnt there i no tumble with the law on tb.. subject. He snid that officers tit the laxv are ready to co-operate -with the citizens nt nuy time, nnd nt -nil times. He said that the of of-'ficers - 'ficers of-'ficers get ubused by some, no mat mat-ler - ler mat-ler whnl they do, but thnt nfter they linve been in office n year or two, 'their hides get thick, and they do 'not pny so much niieniiou o ulm-., unless it ms some legitimate foun foundation. - dation. foundation. s'opy of the new "anli-hop Joint lnw" ns it is cnlled, nnd rend the bill to the meeting. He snid thnt it be-s-nnies effective about the 12th of Jui. nnd Teiternted the opinion that wny license the town may grant for the snle of hops nfter thnt tinin twwjW not prevail ngninst this law. Tie explained that the state grants n soft drink license, but ns he nn nn-deftood - deftood nn-deftood it. this new Inw eliminates from the list of soft drinks such brinks as hops, ate, or anything 'continuing alchohol, or upon which tfhe Ttovernment requires n tax. He wsriin snid thnt in his understanding T it. I...., nnv IlKOtlKA (tin tflWIl iii inn . "'V ' ,..., .. rS n'ye ,i - 7c t li' ohler :,ffi the new -it. lnw, if . - he should attempt to sell any of the

Miss Helen Hockor was the charming hostess nt n delightful af afternoon - ternoon afternoon reception Wednesday for th0 members of the C. W. D. M. Auxil Auxiliary. - iary. Auxiliary. Miss Lou Hocker and Mrs. Minnie Robinson assisted in tho en tertainment. Delightful refreshments were served nnd when tho time ctmo for departure all left feeling 'twas c,ood to have been there. Mr. nnd Mrs. George McKinney hnve returned from n lengthy visit to Somerset relatives. Mrs. C. R. McCurmack und sou nre visiting Mrs. J. O. Taylor, lit Danville. Mrs. Hnttie Orr, of Covington, is tho guest of Mrs. W. O. Speed. Misses Mny North nnd Alma Bar Barker - ker Barker nre in Louisville this week. Mis Lucy Alcorn hns returned from n visit to her sister, Mrs. Hill Spalding, of Louisville Messrs. C. C. Carpenter nnd W. SI McKinney ntteuded court nt Dan Dan-ille - ille Dan-ille Monday. For Rent. A nice house nnd lot for cultivation, both together or separately; for particulars apply to Hustouvillc Correspondent. Joe W. Rout was the guest of J. It. Sn-agens, of Ellisburg. . Miss Priscilln Xexvbern has re returned - turned returned from n delightful visit nt Knoxville. Mr. Tiitues Powell is in Danville this neck, having some dental work done. Mr. nnd Mrs. George Riffe, of McKinney. were here for n short time Sunday afternoon. ft. J. McCormnck left Monday for Columbus, Ga., where he will play ball this season. Mr. T. A. Reynierson, of Ellis Ellisburg, - burg, Ellisburg, wns here Monday with his nt nt-tra'ctix'e - tra'ctix'e nt-tra'ctix'e daughter, Lenn who is at attending - tending attending school here. Miss Mnttie Bnrkley, of Iexing Iexing-ton, - ton, Iexing-ton, wns the guest of Miss Nnrinie Drown Inst week. Mr. nnd Mrs. '. R. Williams nre viilinsr fronds nt Lexington, PLEASANT POINT Sir. George Cummins, one of our oldest nud most Hihstatial citizens passed away at his home at 7 o' o'clock - clock o'clock Thursday norning the 14t)i. HL. had complained several days of a pain in his chest nnd suddenly L-rew worse Wednesday night. Dr. I.asxvcll vas imnudtntely Mimmoned but Mr. Cummins was beyond medi medical - cal medical aid, nud after n few hours of iiiten-e suffering th,. spirit took its flight. Mr. Cummins wns "2 years of nge,- was n member of Plensnnt Point Baptist cliurhi' nnd had lived u consecrated Christian life. He is survived by his wife nnd seven chil children, - dren, children, viz: Mr. Willinm Cummins, of Buii'.ette. Texas., Mr. John Cum Cummins - mins Cummins of Xew Albany. Indiana, Mr. Ashford Cummins, of Louisville, Mr. Samuel Cummins, of Cincinnati, Mrs Mary B. Leach, of Lexington. Mrs. . i-ttie Koup, ot t ra.i Jicli.ua nud Mrs. Lillie Grnybeal, of this place. Rev. Jeffries prenched tho funeral in the presence of a large audience of sorrowing friends. The remains were laid to rent in the Plensnnt Point cemetery. The Misses Leach nnd Mrs. Pot Potter, - ter, Potter, of Lexington came to attend the funeral of Mr. Cummins, the latter spent n few days at thc-homo of Mrs. Routon. Messrs. J. S. Dunlap and Claud Singleton have cone to Arizona. PUBLIC SALE! I will offer nt public sale on Saturday March 30, . !nt my home on the Crab Orehnrd and Wuynesburg road fixe miles south of Ottenheim, two good work marcs, one, in foal by jack, one good jemling maio edit, one fivc-ycar-ojd cow with calf, txvo cows to be fresh one chiffonier, one "center table, one and one seven yeurs to be fresh May 23, one two-year-old heifer, two yearling steers, one yearling cnlf. Farm implements. One reaper, ono cutting disc burrow, 'one good sad saddle - dle saddle nud different kinds of hnrness, a lot of lumber and all kinds of funning tools. Also my household (goods consisting of n bedroom suit, one chiffonire, oue center table, one lotuige, two tnbles, eight chairs, oue rocker, two beds, two sats of bed springs, one kitchen stove, und one heating stove, one sewing machine, u lot of coxv pens, about 20 bushels of potatoes nnd many other things too numeious to mention. Sule begins nt 10 o'clock. Terms mnde known on day of sule JOSEPH ABT, Waynesburg, Kentucky M. It. Johnson, Auct. 24-2.

The State Depaitmcnt nt Agri Agriculture - culture Agriculture is preparing to send out u specinl agricultural train over tha State to give tho fanners of th state, the benefit of lectures nud de demonstrations - monstrations demonstrations of scientific farming by experts. The farm special will consist of eight cms. One will be devoted to dairying, one to horticulture, one to live stock nnd poultry, one to field crops, one flat car for exhibition of the live stock, one for home eticono eticono-tnies - tnies eticono-tnies (xvomen's work), and two living conches for the lecturers. Vurious topics under the above heads will be discussed by the best authorises available. The train will afford rare educational oppor opportunities. - tunities. opportunities. Literature on various farm topics will be given nwaj;. Xo money or Inbor has been spar spared - ed spared to make this train literally a "university on wheels." Four stops are to be made by this social in Lincoln county. It will be in Stanford nt three o'clock March 30th, and remain hero two hours. Before coming here, howev however, - er, however, it will stop up the road at Crab Orchard being scheduled to arrive there nt 12:30 o'clock, nnd pro proceeding - ceeding proceeding on here nfter the work there is completed. Waynesburg nnd Morelnnd will nho receive visits from the Farm Specinl but not until Aprii 23, when another seetion of file train will be run. It will arrive at Waynesburg: at" 9 o'clock on April 23, and at Morelnnd at 11 :30 o'clock the same day, proceeding northward. A great many fanners will undoubtedly be present on nil these occasious to receive many helpful suggestions nbout their daily work. Thn frnin will tin mmlr. im 1,1 ItiA fnllnvrin.. r,W. rny Vi 1 !lt Ua devoted to agronomy and xvill be in charge of George Roberts, of the Agricultural College ,and Joseph Wing, the agricultural authority from Ohio. The second car will be in chnige of.Prof. Mathews, of the Horticultural depaitment of the col college. - lege. college. Xo. 3 will be the Domestic Science car in charge of Miss Knowles, Denn of Domestic Science of the University of Ioxva; Miss Aubyn Chinn nnd .others. Car Xo. i will be thq diner nnd Xo. 5 the Pull Pullman. - man. Pullman. Xo. 0 will be devoted to the dairy business. Car Xo. 7 will be o palace horse car nnd will linx-e ns representatives of the lix-estock world two typical steers, txvo milch cows, two hogs, two sheep and n de department - partment department devoted to the poultry in industry. - dustry. industry. The last car will be a flnt car for lix-estock exhibits and de monstrations. Every branch of farming, fruit growing nnd livestock xvill bo represented. I'rncticnlh" every stop two hours will be given for the lectures and grcnt crowds nre expected to turn out for .instruction, nil jf which is free to those who attend. There will be thiity four persons nboard the train, President Henry S. Barker, of the State University; Dr. M. A. Scovell, of Experiment Station. Commissioner of Agricul Agriculture - ture Agriculture Xewmnn, lecturers from the agricultural college und Eastern anil Western Xormnl schools. Distinguish Distinguished - ed Distinguished lecturers from other stntes upon all farm subjects and representatives of the press. It is thought QorL McCreury will board the train at Frankfort for n two or three days' journey. BEE LICK Rex-. David Gentry filled his rcgui lar appointment st Bethel Sunday Iat. J. M., Brownsohl his stock of goods to A. J. Cri.der. Mr. Crider will take charge nbout the 20th. It. M. Reynolds who has been clerking in J. M.Reynold's store,' is going to Harlan county. M. M. Taylor will take charge of the store for n few days. , Born, to the wife of J.,M. Reynolds on the 17th a fine boy, Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Elder spent last Saturday night, nnd Sunday xvith T. C. llnmm, of (juail. Rev. C. C. Metcnlf visited the fuir sex Sunday. W. T. Tnylor sold n fine horse tot $135.

Negroes Report Hearing Uncanny Sounds In Building Where Dou Double - ble Double Tragedy Took Place. Stanford to hae n haunted hou-e nt lust, it seems. Reports nre rife among the color colored - ed colored element of the city that tho ghost of Anderson Curr hns been prowl prowling - ing prowling nbout his late homo on Depot street, and there nie those who say that in the still watches of the night sounds ns of n woman screaming nie heard coming from the restnu restnu-mnt, - mnt, restnu-mnt, where the negro killed his wife shoitly before taking his own life. Chief of Police B. D. Carter, was stuuding in front of his stuble about dusk one day early in the week, nnd suw Tom Helm, u well known negro coming down Depot street. Just as Helm cuiue opposite Curr's restau restaurant, - rant, restaurant, ho started to run, nud "tore, out" down the street nt breakneck speed. Mr. Caiter, suspecting tho cause, walked slowly across the ten-?" The Chief replied thnt he thought he had heatd u noise in the restuu- rant, and asked Helm what "had made him run. Tom replied that he had heard a woman scream, us he approached thehouse, and the Chief admitted thnt that was what had 'drawn him ncro-s the street to in- M-stigate. Neither deemed it wise however to go inside, and see what was the trouble. The report soon ciicr.lnted about, however, that An-dei.-on's "hunt" was walking at night, nt the scene of the crime, nnd the sitpeistitious nre giving. the place a wide berth after the shades of night fall. Weird tales nre told ,. M(M)(, of he ,,v MIII)e of the MIUIIlls n o a heavy body being thrown heavily to " fl,or. ' i"silp ""n-5 ... . ... ,., ,.. .. ,.,, " uigiil. while otliers sny thnt a ghostly form is seen in the motions .. a .. ... .... " Ceding cluckens , the back yard Allen Walker, the negro man who xvn held over for perjury in connec connection - tion connection with tho Cnrr cae, was? re leased from jnn this week on $50 bail, furnibed by George II. Karris, by whom he had been employed for si'Vciiil years. 'AINT IT A SHAME" Sang Prisoners As Jailer Poured 10 Gallons of Booze Out on Ground Iu older o settle u coutroxer.sy oxer tho ownendiip of the ten gal- 'popular Jailer, poured the whole - - ' JWlions out on the ground, while the prisoners in the jail are snid to have joined in thnt good old song "Ain't It n Shnme." LONDON WOMAN DROPS DEAD London, Kv March 10. Mrs. W. II. Bffirniy wife of n well-known dealer iu farm implements and ma machinery - chinery machinery of this city, dropped dead on her front porch at f o'clock this morning. A fire' alarm had been given und Mr. und Mrs. Murray had gone out on the porch in their night clothes to learn the location of the fire. The alarm continued to sound und sexeral persons fired shots to nttrnct people to nssist in control controlling - ling controlling the fire. Mrs. Murray, who was subject to heart failure, be be-enme - enme be-enme excited nnd dropped dead by ber husband's side.

One of the most important fea features - tures features of the Republican couuty con convention - vention convention which will bo held here on April Uth. will be the selection ot! the new county committee, to govern the party in Lincoln county for the licit four vcars. According to wel. ,.,., ,,nr,u . Il,, nrnmiw. n lie .; . . . . .as interesting n light lor tno couiroi 'o ,h(J clIIinijllcet as there Tnft Iu, ,0uaevi.t jllbt is over in lull nnd nooseveii msiruniioiis. For u number of years, the coin coin-inittee - inittee coin-inittee has been completely control! control!-,! - ,! control!-,! liv ill., fiietimi nf tint nartv head M'tity in the new county committee, The Roosexelt people nru reliably reported to be making u quiet organ organization - ization organization in Lincoln to send men to tho Mate covcatiou who will vote for Roosexelt instructions, nnd they nre nNo said to be ery nnxious to capture the county committee nud depose Dr. Davison ns chairman. This branch of the party is called the "Lily Whites" by one other fac faction. - tion. faction. Iloth sides promie to have n big crowd on convention day, and the battle promises to be a merry one. The Roosevelt people claim thnt they will carry (larrnvd couutv bv n hi-.' :imjotity and it is understood that they me making u secret organ organization - ization organization nnd fiu'hl for delegates all oxer the Eighth district and have n uood deal of confidence that they will I'liptini' this, district for the Third Termer. MANSLAUGHTER VERDICT Returned in Interesting Killing Case In Laurel Countv in Laurel uouniy. London. ICy., March J0. Henry

., - .... .. ..... Alhn, ... .1 i P' oC naii;Imahtt.T, the niim-li- meiit for xvhii'h is irom two to twen. ty-one jeiir-, in the jieiiitentiary. Mis. Alice .lordi, mother of Henry "icnis ever uemen-o " i-oihuiui 'tiiso here. Attorneys Hnrelxvood & John-oil. who conducted the defense, tbotli argued the case for the nei'ii . ..... 1 ir 1 : :..,:. ...I that he was murdered by his wile and his stepson nnd his body thrown into the well to make it np np-penr - penr np-penr that he had' fallen in nnd drowned. The evidence xvns all cir- ciimstnntial but very strong. Bad feeling wns proven to exist betxveen 'joidi on one side nnd wife and stepson on the other. It was the ! opinion of the six doctors who held the autoiisy that the man was not ill owned. GOOD SHOW MONDAY NIGHT The William Wiimher Company xvill offer one of the prettiest of Western plays dramatized from n popular book which has been rend by the literary public nud is pro pronounced - nounced pronounced one of the best. "Under Arironii Skies" the offering tit h opera houpe on Monday March 25th tP Slime direction s "Dan Cupid" i' fomes well recommended laud under whieli ployed here last spring. So x have no fear of recommending the attraction. BACKACHE ALMOST UNBEARABLE. I )pv trollj,ic i), Toomey, 803 E. Olivo St,. Hloomington. 111., says: H j suffered with backache nnd pains in my kidneys which were nhnost un bearable. I gave Foley Kidney Pills a good trinl, nnd they done wonder wonderful - ful wonderful work for me. Today Icau do a hnrd dnv's work and not feel the effects." Shugnrs nnd Tanner.

We, the people of Stanford, ICy., in mass meeting ucmllcil, ricir ricir-ing - ing ricir-ing to promote the public welfare, nnd to establish good gift-eminent oer us wish to declare again our unalterable, opposition to the Mile ol any intoxicating beverages in our town and county, nud to express our determination to do everything in jur power to bring to the bar of justice any and till persons who mny white our statutes or ordinances. Tlieiefore, be it Resolved, Thnt we solemnly pro protest - test protest against the City Council grant granting - ing granting n license to nuy one to sell al coholic' drinks of nuy kind beyond j I lie ilnte that the recently enacted law goes into elTeet which prohibits such sales in dry territory. Resolved, That we continue to urge upon our civil officers n rigid enforcement of nil our laws and or ordinances, - dinances, ordinances, especially thoe ngninst illicit selling of intoxicants, the car carrying - rying carrying of concealed deadly weapons, perjury, gambling nnd ndultcry, ns ' these crimes are the moi-t common and the most dangerous to society. Resolved, That we iciterate the mil to all good citizens of Lincoln

To Be Used as Primary Department For Ten Years Many Needed Improvements to be Made. At n joint meeting of the County Hoard of Education, and the Stan Stanford - ford Stanford Hoard of School Trustees last week, the latter leased tho old col col-lego - lego col-lego building from the county edu educational - cational educational authorities for a period of ten years, nnd it will undoubtedly be used ns tho permnneat head headquarters - quarters headquarters for the primary depart departments - ments departments of the locnl school. The ar arrangement - rangement arrangement is snid to bo upon a basis of u rentnl of .f GOO per annum, much of the rental, however, being paid in tuition for county pupils in the lo local - cal local high school. As a result of the arrangements mnde, the County Hoard has agreed to make decided improvements nt the old institution. About $4,000 or .f.OOO will be spent in putting it in good shape nud nbout that sum will be needed for it hns run down considerably during the time thnt the question of its title hns been the subject of litigntion. It is propos