The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-01-20
MCLEAN COUNTY ITEMS.
FATAL AocIDENT-Two MEN KILLED:

accident occurred at Lewis Station, on
the Greensboro and Russellville railroad,
last Friday evening, by which two good
citizens lost ther lives The boiler of a por
table saw mill exploded, instantly killing
Henry Haley and wounding his son so
badly that he died in an hour Mr.. Ha-
ley was about forty-ive years old and
leaves a wife and ten children. His son
that was killed had only been married
about month. The funeral took place
Sunday. The men were well thought OF,
and their sudden death has cast a gloom
over the surrounding community.
FIRE IN CALHooN.
On last Saturday evening fire broke
out in the frame block opposite the Pho.
nix Hotel, in the second story of the
house occupied by Mr.. Pfeiffer as boot
and shoe shop. Excitement ran high for
some time, and the occupants Of the block
gave up the buildings as lost, and began
to carry out their goods and chattels, but
few men, more cool and self.possessed,
organized force, procured some ladders,
and soon had the fire out, but not until
they had very nearly ruined the building
in which the fire originated. No other
building in the block was damaged One
incident occurred that shows the great
generosity and liberality in some men:
A farmer, who was in town attending
court, at the time, ran to the new church
and got ladder, brought it to the burn
ing building, and was otherwise very &C
tive and instrumental in putting out the
fire. During the confusion, he got the
heel torn from one boot. After it was
all over, he stepped into a boot and shoe
shop situated adjacent to the block that
was on fire, and which would have inevi-
tally shared the same fate Of the others if
the fire had not been extinguished, and 60
the proprietor to put another heel on his
boot for which he charged him fifty cents.
Such generosity has not been equaled
since the day the man stole the acorns
from blind hog. 1t was not Mr.. Pfeiffer
that was guilty of this liberality.
CIRCUIT COURT
has been in session here for ten days.
The grand jury was discharged yesterday
after finding twenty-three indictments
One of the most important civil suits
/ ha hot of
against the Piedmont and Arlington Life
Insurance Company. Plaintiff s husband
took out policy for two thousand dol
lars in this company about a year ago,
the annual premium to be paid in quar-
terly installments, the first Of which was
paid, and when the second fell due the
company sent a receipt to their agent here
to countersign and deliver and collect the
premium. Jones was sick at the time, and
payment was not made when due. but was
finally made, the receipt delivered, and the
money forwarded to the Com pany. The
latter returned it. having heard Of Jones'
death, and claim, understand, that the
payment was made after Jones died. A
short time after Jones death, and before
the suit was instituted, Mrs Jones moved
to Texas, and the suit was dismissed be-
cause bond for costs was not executed at
the time the action was filed. / under
stand that plaintiff will sue again, and
execute bond next time. Our mutual
friend, DR.. E j. Kirkscey, State Agent,
was here attending TO the company inter-
est. The court is several days behind the
docket, being on the fourth days business,
yet. The following prominent lawyers
from other counties were in attendance
last week: Hon w. N. Sweeney, Judge
L. p Little, G. W. Ray, Eli Ii. Brown.
r. H. Taylor, and w. T. Owen, of Ow-
ensboro; Judge Charles Eaves and Geo
A. Prentice, of Henderson; and A. c.
Tanner, of Evansville, Indiana Messrs
Little, Owen, Prentice and Tanner for
merly lived here.
GENERAL FAYETTE HEWITT,
candidate for Auditor of State, has been
here during court, mixing round with the
good people of Mclean, and seems to be
making very favorable impression and
a host of friends here.
THE COLD WEATHER.
; 1t has been extremely cold here for sew
eral days. The thermometer stood, Sat-
urday morning, eight degrees below zero
LOST HIS OFFICE.
John White, who was elected Sheriff
, of this county last August, neglected t.
file his bond until last Monda.
q (Which was the last day he could quslif!
i, under the law, } when he came in brough
his sureties, but the County Judge wa
from home on a visit to Texas Circui
Court being in session, Judge Cissell was
a asked to compel the nearest magistrate
to act as Judge pro tena., qualify the sher
if, and approve the bond, but the Judg
very properly refused to do 80, the Law
t not authorizing it, and Mr.. White forfeit
r his Office. 1t is thought that the Count.
r Judge will appoint him when he returns
n and that if he runs he will be elected with
t out opposition. Sheriffs ought not, with
: out sufficient cause, to put off qualifying
/. until the last day, for fear of some accident
r Rudy the former sheriff 10 sill act