The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-06-21
Elizabethtown Newa.-A corresnon-

nineteen years OF age, calling himself
Robert Simpson, came into town on the
9th inst. driving very fine steer, and Of
fered it for sale at ruinously low price.
On being questioned he told very crook.
cd story as to where he was from, and
was arrested on suspicion of having stol-
Ell the steer. lie had an examining
trial in the evening before justices Ford
and Watkins, and according to his own
statement he lives in Grayson, and took
the steer in the road about two and hall
miles from Sonora They sent him up to
Elizabethtown TO board with "Jap."
Frankfort Yeoman A week or ten
days ago, a couple of chicks were Matched
out Of large, double hens egg, in the
poultry yard of Mr.. Isaac Williams, OF
South Frankfort; and, at this time, these
twin chickens are both alive and each
growing off as rapidly as any "single
shot spring chicken ever Matched. Dou-
ble chicken eggs are very common 1--WE
have had many a one "Iaid on our table
by enterprising Grangers) but this is the
first one that anyone ever heard of hatch.
ing out lusty twin chickens before
Where's you know who -?
Grayson Journal Mrs. Carnoyle, liv.
ing on the farm of George Glasscock,
Breckenridge county, has a child five
years old that is homeless. II is well de-
veloped in every particular, and its
limbs can be bent in circular form or
tied In knot. 1t is one OF the living Gu
riosities Of the nineteenth century, and il
Barnum could see it, no doubt he would
make arrangements to place it on exhi-
bition throughout the world.
Frankfort Yeoman:-The Mountain
Echo records the brutal murder of the
widow Faulkner, who resided near Bos.
ton, Whitley county, KY, on the night
of June 9, her person being mutilated and
her throat cut from ear to ear. Mrs.
Faulkner was part owner of the ferry
across the clear fork of the Cumberland
river, and was known to carry 5000 in a
belt around her person. This money was
missing when her body was found; and
her partner in the ferry. David Atkins,
has been arrested and lodged in Jail at
Williamsburg, on suspicion of having
committed the horrid deed.
Frankfort Yeoman A destructive
fire occurred at Lawrenceburg, Anderson
county, Yesterday. 1t broke out in Doak' 8
livery stable on Main street (Which was
believed to have been the work Of an in
cendiary,) and, after burning that to the
ground, was communicated to eight or ten
dwellings to the south of the stable. and
to the Christian Church on the north, all
of which were destroyed. The COURT
house also took fire several times from
the raining sparks, and was with Difficult,
ty saved. The total loss is estimated at
500, 900 or % ,000-insurance not known
Grayson Journal Recent discoveries
near Litchfield lead to the conclusion
that there has been in operation for
some time secret band of counterfeiters
operating under the cliffs near Elijah
Kelley's, three miles south of Litchfield.
Mr. KS boys, while under the cliff near
Bear creek. found pair of moulds made
of Plaster Of Paris, in which could be
moulded five nickels at time. The
spurious coin has been very plentiful
around here for the last six months.
The moulds have been placed in possess
sion of Judge Bozarth, and the probabil.
ity is that the offenders will be ferreted
out and brought to justice.
Nelson Record On last Tuesday
morning Mrs. Mary E. Dickerson, wife of
VIM. j. Dickerson, of Poplar Flat, in this
county, fell in the fire while alone in the
house, and when discovered by her hus,
band was lying on her back, with her
head and breast burned to a crisp, and
presenting a CHASTITY and horrible sight.
She is supposed to have fallen in a fl, as
she was subject to them. 1t was a log
fire, and, strange to say, the lower part
of her body was uniniured, although her
head and breast had the appearance of
being in the fire several hours. Squire
Briggs held an inquest, and the jury ren-
dered verdict of accidental death.
Henderson News A spruce, nervous
little gentleman ~ with a quick business
like air, thoroughly professional, and
giving an occasional faint sign of the
sport, stepped into our office last We'd
nesday and ordered a thousand hand>bills
struck, advertising an entertainment for
which he was the professed agent. He
gave his name as s. G. Mundy, and
claimed to represent a couple by the
name of Mr.. and Mrs. James Julian,
concertists and dancers. The bills were
to be called for in an hour, and we imme-
diately put a printer to work on the
job, which was ready at the time agreed
upon. But dearly beloved, and often-
times similarly afflicted! why string out
the old story! Why not make it brief.
as was our acquaintance with the little
agentf The form is still up, and the
foreman beside it. but the noble young
stranger, (the d-n rascaD has not since