The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-03-03

nent citizen of Knox county, committed |
suicide last Monday at home by drown
ing. Before throwing himself into the
water, he tied himself so that he could |
not escape For several days previous
he had acted queerly, and was evidently
suffering under temporary insanity when
he committed the act. Mr.. White was
the father of the Hon John d. White,
Congressman elect from that district
His brotheB Hon. John White, once
Speaker of the United States House of
Representatives, terminated his life by
suicide.
A man carrying a packages cftwenty-
one polecat skins on his shoulder created
quite sensation in the Cynthiaua streets
the other day.
A man in Green county riding blind
horse to GreensbuIg met wagon on
bridge near town, and the horse become
frightened, and backed off the bridge
Horse and rider both killed.
On Friday last colored woman, named
Bette Talbot, was found dead under
tree on Sam Patterson's place, near XII
ser's station, Bourbon county. She had
been in Paris the Saturday before, drink.
ing to excess. 1t is thought that while
in drinking stupor she laid down and
froze to death.
Mr.. Daniel Boone, Jr., now of Grayson,
but formerly of Hart county KY, a
nephew Of the grand old pioneer of Ken
tncky of the same name, aged 80 years
lacking a month or two, but still hearty
and well-preserved for one Of his age, ar
rived in Frankfort on Tuesday. and spent
the day there yesterday attending to some
business connected with land case in
the Court Of Appeals. He left on the 6
o'clock train last evening on q visit to
Lexington and Mt. Sterling Mr.. Boone
was born in Clark county.
A Morgan county correspondent fur
nishes the Mt Sterling Sentinel the fol.
lowing account of a recent tragedy in
named Ballard Elan was killed by Jas.
NJ. Greenwade and w. P. Henry: From
what we can learn of the origin of the af'
fair, it appears that previous difficulty
had occurred between Elan and Capt
Jno T. Williams, the father-in-law o
Greenwsde, on the day previous to thu
killing, over settlement, Elan having
been engaged as q laborer for William,
for year or two past. The parties final
ly settled, Williams giving Elan horse
twenty-five dollars in money, and hi
note for ninety dollars. Elan left Will
: liams' house in company with Greenwad
and Henry, and the three, coming int
West Liberty. got to drinking. Our in
/, formant states that Elan got on to hi
: horse severed times for the purpose o
: going home, when the other two woul,
, pull him off At last one ofthem( Green
z wade or Henry remarked that the thin
! must be done, and Immediately shot wa
fired, and Elan fell and Immediately ex
PRED. Immediately after the killing
Greenwade and Henry fed, but the for
E mer was overtaken and captured by Dep
uty Sheriff Bob Elan, at the house Q
Jim Stamper, bnt not until about thirt
shots had been fred at him. Greenwade'
7 case is now under investigation by cour
: of inquiry. Henry had not been arreste,
I up to the time our correspondent wrote
e but party is in pursuit of him.
There are fifty-three indictments in tn
Bath Circuit Court for carrying conceale
! weapons.
The Murray Gazette, which has bee
suspended for some month or Six weeks
: caused by fire, will resume this week.
The suit Of Miss Dove Harris. agains
the L. and N. and G. s. railroad for dan
d ages sustained while leaving on train q
defendant at Hiattsville, in Garrsrd cour
. ty, in 1873, was tried last week. Tb
u jury gave the plaintiff damages in tn
y sum Of 1925.
;. Quite romrntic marriage took place 9
:, Princeton few days ago. Parties-M
e David Dunn and Miss Mollie Martin
I Parson-Rev. Salisbury Menser. Tim
II about s o'clock p NJ, by the brigt
light of the moon. Place-on the hill
+ side near Rev. Menser's residence Bird
: groom and attendants all on horseback
e Hon E. C. Marshall met with paint
e accident yesterday morning at Versailles
}, He went out to see little Mamie Venabl
g and when returning to town, at crossin
b near the cemetery, missed his footing an
" fell with such force on the sidewalk as
badly injure one Of his hips, and bein
unable to move, he lay where he fell f
some time, in great agony, before he wa
discovered.
Mayfield has had the mad dog scare
considerable extent for the last tie
= days, and now comes a new sensation
;; the shape of mad cats-real mad cats hs
y y were not content to fight and scratch OF
u each others eyes, but flew around wit
= glaring eyes and crashing teeth, seekin
y what add whom they may devour. Aftt
. biting one another and all the fowls O
the place, they made sad havoc with tw
q negro children living on Mr.. Bob Wright
place near town, biting them on the lie
between the knee and the ankle join
J. The children were brought to town, an
surgical operation was performed by Gu
ting out the flesh around the wound an
J. then by a plentiful use Of caustic, whic
was thought TO be sufficient to prever
any fatal result.