The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1877-07-18
"GREEN RIVER COUNTRY"
News Taken from our Exchanges.


MLEAN COUNTY.
No less than a dozen teachers are
wanting to teach the common school nj
Calhoon. Circuit court is in session, and
the grand jury has returned fourteen in
dictments. and are still at work...Thc
case Of George Smith. for the killing Of
old man Calhoon, came up last week, but
the defense not being ready, was again
continued until the fifth day Of the next
January term...The Progress says the
tornado that visited that section last
week proved very disastrous TO wheat
shocks. oats and timbcr..Mr. James
| Cunningham has announced himself az
an Independent candidate TO represent
NJ Lean county in the Lower House Of
the next Legislature. oat harvest
has proven very fine one.
GRArsoN COUNTY.
Grayson county, according to the Jour
nails statement has an area OF PSI, 4l2|
square acres. There is 2.SiS voters in
Grayson, and list s. $50, I3j worth OF
property. One day last week there was
over twelve hundred chickens brought TO
Litchfeld.. .Grayson lists seven dogs for
taxation, and reports one hundred and
five sheep killed 10y dogs-fifteen sheep
to each dog Mr.. Henry Litscy. living
on Short creek, was killed last Wsdnes-
day morning. He was returning from
mill, and when near his home his horse
scared and threw him, and his foot hang
ing in the stirrur, he was dragged some
thirty yards, and was so badly injured as
to live only four hours. Chick & Dents
store was hurglarcd one night last week
business lively at Litchield...A car
load Of chickens were shipped from
Litchfeld Wednesday.
WARREN COUNTY.
tobacco plants need Squirrel
stews and fish fries are numerous in
Warren. Hubert Grayham, while out
hunting. accidently discharged his gun,
the rebound of which broke his collar |
bone. The officers Of the Warren county |
fair show that they intend the coming |
fair TO he success. The inducements
offered are by 10 means small. but be-
speak of liberality not shown by all ass
sociations.. Outside of the Blue Grass re-
gior Warren thinks she ranks about the
first county in the State.
DAyIEss COUNTY.
The doctors report numerous cases Of
flux among the children. The Examiner
says it is no eXaggeration to say that the
crops IN the bottoms on this and the ms
diana side Of the river promise the
farmers as fine q yield of corn as they
have reaped in dozen years The
blackberry crop will be shcrt in Daviess
this season. and jhe Examiner thinks
there is no danger OF the Greensboro
market being overstocked Gibson Tay-
Tor, youth of Owensboro, lost his right
hand while out cunning last Saturday.
by the accidental discharge Of his gun.
Amputa,ion at the wrist became nccessa.
ry....The new wheat crop is coming into
market, and the opening price is 81. and
the quality of the grain is far above the
products OF last year. ALFRED Grissom's
residence was the scene of grand fami-
ly reNunion on the Fourth.
HARDIN COUNTY.
The Hardin county Teachers Institute
will meet in Elizabethtown at 10 o'clock,
A. NJ, on Monday July 2jd...The wheat
crop is an excellent one IN Hardin. Last
Monday horse belonging to John S.
Greenhouse took fright and ran off, hurt
ing little boy of his badly. though not
fatally...The editor of the News advises
the citizens Of Hardin not to be carried
away by visionary accounts of Texas
Kansas, and other new countries. Very
sensible advise, and should be needed.
CHRISTIAN COUNTY.
Warner Campbell called on the editor
OF the New Era the other day with a
shotgun to suggest that it would be
proper for him to retract the statement
that he had devoured at a single lunch
"a whole flock of Southdowns" The
editor did not wish TO be serenaded with
his beautiful breech-loaler. and retracts
by saying he believes 1t was a flock of
. Hon. John Feland is an
nounced in the New Era as Republican
candidate 10 represent Christian county
ln the next Legislature. A special term Of
the Christian circuit court was convened
by Judge Grace last Tuesday, the object
Of which was the appointment of a
Master Commissioner to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the death of Capt. Mckee.
DIED--July 10. lS77.-Little Noble
son OF John II. and Harriet B!ankinship'