The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-04-07
SafurdaN. April 3.

A gentleman in Amherst county, Va,
on Friday, caught several colored women
stealing rails from his fences. He follow
ed them to Lynchburgh, and then com.
PEELED them to carry the rails back and
replace them on the fence. H. gave them
all the wood they could carry home, and
babe them Ego and sin no more"
Mr.. Daniel Slater, who resided near
Lexington, Tenn, on last Saturday even
ing, while telling a tree, was struck on
the head by falling limb, from the eff
fects of which he died on Sunday evening
H was about thirty-fve years of age, and
left a widow and FIVE children TO mourn
his loss.
Mrs. Margaret Reed, Familiarity known
to almost everybody in Wilson county
Tenn, as Granny Reed" died at the res
idence of her son, Mr.. Eli Reed, three
miles from this city, on Monday, at the
advanced age of one hundred and four
years. Mrs Reed was probably the old
est person in the State at the time Of her
death, and was in many respects re-
markable woman.
Herman Thornton, respectable coll
ored man of fernando, Miss, had a
grown daughter taken sick last week. He
sent for DR. Shaw, who on his arrival
found her raging with hydrophobia, from
which she suffered until death released
her. In her lucid intervals she told those
around that last August puppy bit her
finger. The puppy afterwards died.
The Sypher brothers, on their planta,
ton near Franklin, La, have planted
four of the fever trees, which are now
over five feet high. General Sypher OBJ
tanned them in Washington City, and
transplanted them to their beautiful farm
short time since. They are healthy
and doing well. This tree is said to grow
over height of 300 feet, and sometimes
reaching height of 600 feet
Richard Snellgroye, a very worthy
young man, living in Schley county, Ga.
a few days ago accidently shot himself in
the back part of his head. 1t is said
that be started to a creek near his resi-.
dence to 90 fishing, and had taken his
gun along with him to kill some game.
He was found dead about dark near a
fence, with a bird in one hand and his
gun in the other. 1t is thought that
while he was getting over the fence, the
gun must have got caught in the fence
and discharged its contents as above stat
ed.
Daniel Boone, the famous "hunter Of
Kentucky" has a first cousin living in
Caldwell county, N. C.,-Mrs. Jemima
Setzer-now in her 95th year, and she
can sew, knit, spin flax, go to mill and
milk the cows She rises at five the year
round, smokes her pipe three times day
and drinks strong coffee at each meal;
has never had a dust of snuff in her
mouth, and there is not decayed tooth
in her head. She belongs to the Baptist
church and walks three miles to preach.
ing two Sundays in every month. She
was never sick but about two hours in her
whole life, and that was caused by eating
cucumber.
The details of the killing of Col. D. A.
Butterfield, at Hot Springs, Ark, reached
Little Rock Sabbath afternoon. Col.
Butterfield was superintendent ofthe Hot
Springs street railway, and also interested
in the building of the branch road from
Malvern to the Springs. At Malvern,
+ riday, several of the men of the engi>
neer corps desired their pay but were re-
| fused by the colonel, who said they could
only be paid off at the Springs. About
o'clock Saturday evening, two men, the
name of one of whom was Decker, both
in the employ Of Mr.. Butterfield, request
ed the payment of certain wages. The
parties had some hard words, when, as
reported, Col B. struck one of the men
with a club, and then drew a revolver.
Then it was that Decker picked up four
foot stick and dealt his employer a death
blow on the head. The deceased lived
until about IL o'clock at night. when,
without once returning to consciousness,
he breathed his last. Decker fled to the
woods to escape the crowd. but after
ward surrendered himselfto Deputy Sher>
iff Fin. Parker, saying he had no inten-
ton ofescaping.