The Hartford herald., 1875-07-07
OUR SPRING LICK LETTER.
SrRING LICK, Ky. July 5.

STRING LICK, hY. July 5.
Business at this point has been rather
dull for some days past. The farmers
are now busy in garnering their wheat
and oat crops. Tire consequence is, they
do not come 50 our little village. But
the prospects are now indeed dattering
for good fall trade. The people in-this
section of the county have been limiting
their purchases of goods and other arti-
cles for the last tive years, on account of
the scarcity of money in circulation, and
the failure of the crops. And if this year
proves a successful one for the farmers
We may expect business of every kind to
increase, and anticipate better times gen.
orally.
ANOTHER HORSE RACE:
Last Saturday, on the Lacetield tract,
Richard Fitzhugh ran his yellow mare
against a yellow horse owned by "Hunts"
Mercer, and was distanced about three
feet. Purse enc Kybdred dollars on a
side. This is the second race in which
our friend Fitzhugh has been defeated,
and we hope that when he proposes to
run again ne will have better luck. Not
being present at this race, shall not at
tempt to write up the scenes and incidents
which transpired on the occasion, but we
are credibly informed that the wonien
who acted so inhumanly at the previous
race were not present at the latter, in
consequence of some them being in our
Jail, and the others being nov in the
custody Of the officers Of the law.
BROWNS CASE.
w. II. Brown, of Caneyville, and whose
name appeared in the Grayson County
Herald last week, surrendered himself to
Esquire Cane last Friday, and his trial
is set tor next Friday at this place. The
nature OF the charges against said Brown
are such as will attract good many peo-
pie 10 the trial from curiosity, as well as
to see the law enforced against such of,
fenses.
THE MASS CONVENTIONS.
which met in Leitchfeld Monday, nomi-
mated John Terry, Esq, to represent us
in the next Legislature, and, since his
nomination, on critical examination, it
has been ascertained that he IS not eLiqiJhe
to the position should he lie elected. His
inelligbility is based upon the fact that
he has not been long enough out of the
sheriffs office for him to serve in the
Legislature. So on last Saturday Mr..
Terry was forced to decline the nomination
which he did in very pleasing manner
His many friends will regret exceedingly
to hear of this We understand Mr..
Green, the nominee of the Farmers and
Changers Convention, is making a vig>
orous canvass, and his prospects for elec>
tion are such as to greatly encourage the
constituents who brought him out.
Mention was made IN your last weeks
issue of The HERALD, of certain young
man of our town visiting Louisville for
the express purpose Of laying in supplies
of those palatable vegetables, onious
and beets, and that Spring Lick
and vicinity had none of these
vegetables. In behalf Of this place
and vicinity, we beg leave TO say that we
have a uperabundauce of onions and
beets. In fact, We have large quantities
of any other kind of vegetables. The egg
crop with us this season is also large, and
unless the freight is reduced from this
point to Louisville, or the price enhances
in said city, we will be forced to turn our
shipments to the Hon. Judge c., OF
your city, for consumption. A.