The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-10-20
CAxEYvILLE, Ky, Oct 18th.

CANEYvILLE, KY, Oct 18th.
EDIroE Enthusiastically Of news, and
as "Ali Ben Hassan" would say, Gus
stock of personalities being limited. we
nave been absent from our reportorial du
ties two weeks; but. with pen in hand,
we gladly chronicle the passing events of
our little village Daring the past two
weeks but little OF Importance has occur
ed, except some deaths, among which
was that of Richard Porter an aged and
respected gentleman, living about three
miles from this place; being widower, he
was keeping house with his two youngest
daughters and son. 1t appears that on
Tuesday night, the 18th inst Mr.. Porter
got ont OF his bel without the knowledge
of any of the family, this must have been
between midnight and day. for so says his
son: Il heard a pistOl fire awhile before
day, but not knowing my Esther to be ab
sent from the house, paid nc attention
10 it, and, on getting up next morning and
going behind tie house, found him lay
ing cold and dead These are about the
words he told the Jury on Wednesday
morning. A pistol bullet had entered his
right temple and lodged in his head; XII
ling him, it is supposed, almost instantly.
A small unloaded pistol lay by his side
Constable Carroll summoned jury and
the virdIct was, Come to his death by
shooting himself with a pistol" The
cause for this extraordinary case of suicide
is unknown to any one, notwithstanding
there are various opinions entertained as
10 the cause Porter was in perfect good
health, and no change was discernable in
his manner the day before the act was
perpetratea, and he always seemed to bt
a man of good sense. Some say it was q
loss of money and property, and, as ht
was paying his addresses to a young lady
at the time Of his death, others say sh,
refused to marry him was the cause, and
other opinions too numerous to mention
lie said few days before his death tina
he had as soon be dead as alive. A mum
Der of relatives and friends mourn hi.
! loss.
Wilson Bro have their new store com
pleted, and have just laid in fine supply
of fall and winter goods. increasing th,
number Of dry goods stores 10 four.
J. r. Bond, our gentlemanly expires
agent at this place, is just completing hi
new dwelling house in North-Caneyville
and We douiu not that ere long he vii
be enjoying the bliss Of connubial felicity
1t is surprising indeed to think tn
great and gifted (?) poet of the Grasor
county HtraM should find expression t.
his inspired thoughts, and speak thuSly o
our peaceful little village in the last mum
Der of the Herald: at takes fire to figh
ire" "And ! believe the wicked it'll
burg of Caneyville needs a little of tn
orthodox kind to kill the fire few drink
of its burning fluid kindles in the stom
ach of the unfortunate wretch who let
his appetite get the better of his judgment
and INDUCES in more than one horn o
the ahominable stuff" Besides this
"a God-forsaken mud hole" Speakin!
of mud holes, we merely suppo-'
.'Tnomal" refers to the one in which h,
fell while here few weeks ago, with tn,
expression: "Hic, l. bic, am hic
| am 50 sick - Ofcourse he has knowl
edge of our whisky and mud holes.
ROMEO PINKsTAFF.