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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1877-11-07
Beaver Dam Items.
BEAVER DAN, Nov. 5, 1877.
THE COURT or CLAIMS

BEAVER DAN, Nov. 5, 1877.
Editor Herald:
| BURGLARY.
A buglar entered the residence of Mr.
Kills Chapman a few nights since, foun,
the keys to the bureau drawer, took
therefrom S35, in cash and notes to ID,
amount OF from one to three hundred dol.
lars No clue to the perpetrator.
LEVEL HEADED.
A great many people in this world get
angry at a newspaper editor becaus,
they are not noticed enough through it,
columns. The reason is this-they sre
not subscribers nor advertisers to the pa
per. They ought to know that an edito,
can not do gratuItous business; there
fore they should not become ince nsed al
the correspondents to its columns. II
you want notices, subscribe for the Her
aid and you may get them.
COAL MINING
The Mercer Bros having opened their
mine ON the land OF Mr.. j. Warren Ba.
k.r; they will likely ship large amount
Of coal this winter. The Taylor Coal
Company have sixty men at work. Ham.
Ilton mines have resumed work. | am
told, also, McHenry minss-all are doing
good business.
LARGE TOBACCO SHIPMENT.
David Orr a. Co. have bought and
shipped from this place, this year, over
one-hslf million pounds Of tobacco.
They will likely resume work IN Decem-
Der again.
LARGE GRAIN SHIPMENT.
Mr.. S. w. Anderson, OF Crralvo, ship
ped from this place. one day last week,
near one thousand bushels Of wheat, for
which he paid one dollar per bushel.
MACHINE AGENT
Mr.. J. X. Williams, OF Hartford, the
popular Sewing Machins Agent, was in
town the other day receiving a new lot ..
machines
RELIGIOUS REvIvAL.
Rev's Cook and Humphrey are con,
Quoting meeting At Liberty. 1t has
been in progress for several days with.
fattering prospects.
GOOD CROPS.
Good tobacco, wheat and corn crops
have been raised through this part of the
country this year, aud have sold for a
good price
WEATHER.
The recent heavy frosts were too late 10
do any particular damage. Good rains
last week we're beneficial to us all.
VISITORS
Hon. w. F. Gregory and wife were in
town Sunday.
LOOKING FOR JAIL-BIRDs.
The efficient jailor, Lum Wise, togeth-
er with Charlie Griffin and others, have
been on the lookout for different parties
for several days who have broken Jail.
WILL MINNIE RESPOND.
We hope "Minnis" will continue to
to the columns OF the Herald.
HENRI.
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lie school here, and has splendid school.
A nicer class of young ladies cannot be
found.
Cancyvllle has a splendid hou-r in
which all denomination, can worship
after their own or.lpr. but there is no or
gained church yet Rev Joshua Arm
strong will begin a protractcd meeting
next Saturday. Some Of the people are
30 proud they hav" n meeting house they
are opposed to having temperance meets
ings in it, but guess they are not To-
blame. IA they say the deed to the land
f"rh'dS everything except preaching
To close, | think if any one wants to
know more about Caneyvile thi- time,
let him, GUESS,
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Editor Herald:

ISLAND STATION, Ky. !
November, 9Th. 1877. I
Editor Herald:
GIVES UP.
will give mp the snake story business
to tile Madisonyille Times. for know
can't beat il. We have no snakes over
here now since the frost has come. But
We have plenty ofsquirrels. Come down
Mr.. Elitor. bring your shotgun and tai &.
hunt with us Wen have lots of fun.
healthy.
b The health OF the people is generally
very good on ths1Island now. The
doctors Pay the people are distres.in.ly
healthy.
Rev. }. 7. CAsetier preached at the
Union church Saturday night, and re-
turned to New Hope of which he is
pastor Sunday. Rev. w. P. Bennett is
at south Carro!lioa assisting N a pro-
Iracisd meeting. which learn is proving
to lie success lie expects to begin .
protrae'eA meeting here when he come.
home.
HOGS
Ne srs. Sam Drake and Clark BRYANT
started Saturday night with two car loads
nf hoss. Tor the Louisville market. There
has been a COOL deal orslock shipped
from here this tall. and there is more to
be shipped
CHANCE FIR THE FORDsVILLR DoRG.
TIL a al FOrdsviile fellow 10 bring his
''jarg' over here and he can get a trade.
There is q man over here that SAINTS TO
break his boys of staying out late on
Sunday nights.
RECOVERING.
Mr.. John EVERY. who got his collars
bone broken in a scuffls with sheep some
time ago, is getting well, lie says he
would advise that man on Rough creek
TO he careful about fooling with sheep.
IExPEcT HE MAS.
am afraid t..nt beautiful green lawn
Of Pt. Pheasant has got frost-bitten. u
never hear any more from it.
WEDDING IN PROSPECT.
expect to have more to write next
lime. for think there will he wedding
n this country soon QuID RIDES.
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CLovEkPoRT, KY, Nov. 3, II.

Editor Herald:
In your last number was communi,
cation from "Cabsl," in which be rid:-
cules the sentence, 1.-The teachers may
think this class is they. &c"
I wrote that sentence, and l am not
ashamed to own it; and further, fail to
see what ne condems in it Perhaps he
thinks the verb should be plural. l: 80,
he has forgotten the rule that a collect
i've noun must have a singular verb when
the objects denoted by the noun are taken
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The President exhausted the list of
his American acquaintences, and not
iinAing n suitable person to send to the
court Of 81. james. finally appointed
a Welshman 10 thatimportant position.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1877-11-07

John. Nj. johnson returned Tues
day last from the Ohio county fair in
the highest good humOr. He. lad
cause for EMULATION, having captured
any number of premiums. lie speaks
in the most enthusiastic terms Of the
kindness and hospitality of the citi-
zens of Hartford aud Ohio county,
Henderson Reporter.
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The court Of Appeals ON last Sat"r-
day. reversed the decision of the Ohio
circuit court, in the case of McIlenry,
Va MiikiG Mr.. Midkiff appealed
from the Judgment here.
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a hill To remonetize silver, passed
the House Monday by the decided
vote OF one hundred aud sixty-three
to thirty-fOur, and il will no doubt pass
the Senate.
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The President by proclamation has
appointed Thursday, November, 10Th,
1877 as day of National thanksgiv-
ing and prayer.
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Congress adjourned in respect to
the memory of Senator Morton.
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RUPTURE,

Those wishing Relief and Cure for RUPTuRs
should consult DR.. +. A. SHERMAN. ass
broadway, New York.
Send lOcts. for his new book, With Phot.-
graphic hksnessss Of bad eases before and mar
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DR.. ShermaH's treatment.
One Of these fellows, german clerk, nov
calling himself DR.. W. @. Crempien, 10 indiss-
ed on complaint Of DIT. 8. and awaits trial for
forgery and embarrassment. 40 AZ.
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Mclean County Items.

ISLAND STATION, Ky. !
November, 5th. 1877. /
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-04-26
Long Tramp Of an Old Georgian.
Washington Cor. Baltimore SUM-

Washington Cor. Baltimore SUM-
Among the callers on the President to-
day was an old man who lives at Walton,
near Savannah, Georgia. He told the
President that there was great deal of
illicit distilling in his section, and that the
men who owned the distilleries suspected
him of giving information to the Internal
Revenue officers, and that for several
months they had been trying to Ku-Klux
him, and that just before he left his home
they fired at him, wounding one of his
children. The President told him he
should have informed the authorities of his
treatment instead of coming all the way to
Washington. The old man told the Presi.
dent that he walked every foot of the way,
starting from his home on the third Satur-
day in February, arriving here yesterday.
The President gave him note addressed
to the United States Marshal at Atlanta,
requesting him to investigate the case. As
he was leaving the Executive office, Mr..
Rodgers, the Presidents private secretary
handed him a fve-dollar note. The old
man, who was attired in butternut suit
had canteen and haversack hung on his
side. He also carried an army blanket and
large umbrella. In case he can not gel
transportation from the Treasury Depart
ment, he will have to walk all the way
| back, which will take him about forty days
| He will leave here tomorrow.
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For the PRESS.
The Thomas Section.

Mr.. EDITOR: We think many of your
readers will be interested in the following
history. The above section of land situat.
ed five miles West of Somerset, was enter.
ed in 1913 by Aaron Thomas, who came
out from Rockingham Co., Va, and set.
tied upon it at that time.
Mr.. Thomas was in the War Of 1912 and
passed over the North West corner of this
land on an Indian war trail in going from
Lancaster, to Fort Pitt, at Pittsburgh, and
selected this section from what he then saw
oft. This land, for all purposes, was con.
sidered one of the best sections in Perry
Co. Mr.. Thomas divided this land with
his childrens, five sons and one daughter
and they all married and improved thei,
farms; but the daughter few years aftel
her marriage, with Mr.. Andrew Morrow
died and many years Joseph Linville
Sen., owned the land given to her, and hi:
son Joshua still live on that farm. Jesse
Thomas the Oldest son, now some seventy
six years of age, still owns and lives upor
his farm. The next son Evan died in 1S48
March 20, and Samuel died in 1861 DaviG
sold his farm some twenty years ago, tc
Drum and Baker, and moved to Rushvillt
where he still resides. Jacob the younges
still resides in the old home of his Father
Mr.. Thomas died about the year 1889, ani
his widow, who was a Parrott, married
Joseph Custard, another pioneer whom she
out lived, being some ninety six years O
age when she passed away. Adam Binck
ley, John Baker, Daniel Spohn, William
Gordan, William Combs and others we're
neighbors to the Thomas family in tina
day. Samuel Baker now owns most of the
Jacob Thomas farm also that of Samue
Thomas and part of David and likely viii
own the the balance of the section if he
don't die too soon. The Evan Thomas home
the land of which lays so beautifully tc
the South and East just West of DAME
Baker has been owned by Mr.. Baker since
1858, though Mrs. Thomas held her dowery
there till 1866 when she died Three o
the brothers married Jesse, David anc
Samuel Millers, though no two of the n
were sisters, Jacob married Waters anc
Evans wife was Swayze, daughter o
judge Swayze, Of Fairfield Co.
There were living in there families q
one time between thirty FIVE and fortychil
derns making large part of the roll of tn
old Chestnut Ridgesschoel and when the
were young men and young women the
made quite company at the apple cu
tings and neighborhood parties.
More next week. TF. B.
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From New Reading.

w. p. MAGRUDER:-I see by your last
paper, April 10th, that you have hit the
nail on the head and believe you have
the nerve to drive il in. give you cred
it for exposing what has been mystery to
me for many years, viz; Expenses of run
ming Reading township. l am Demo-
crat and have always voted that ticket
with few exceptions, but if corruption and
swindling is practiced in the Democratic
or Republican party ! want it exposed
You deserve the thanks Of the taxpayers
for stirring this up and if possible check.
ing il. We are almost taxed to death
I was utterly surprised to see by your pa
per that you was refused report from the
Trustees What excuse could they give?
IL they are ashamed of their books for fear
Of exposure, they are unworthy the votes
of the people for any Office, and should be
compelled If there is law to force them
to make report or hand the books over to
the examination Of committee of citi-
zens. Mr.. Editor, I hope you will keep
us posted and the first Monday of next
April we will change the Board of Trus-
tees and elect a township Clerk who will
look after the interests OF the people.
JUSTICE.
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IN another department Immediately called
attention to the fact that the lady who &C.
cupied the desk next TO hers has a husband
holding Office in the War Department and
so Oh.
We are having regular April showers all
this week. They are giving vegetation a
good start and the trees will soon be in full
foliage. The no. weather is coming on
apace and but few short weeks will pass
before We shall be painting for a cool breath
and longing for the melancholy DAYS" Of
Autumn. We don't consider them "the
saddest of the year" coming, as they do,
like refreshing draft, after the soaring
parchlng summer season. President Hayes
has recently engaged the old Riggs man.
sion, at Soldiers Home, for his summer
residence, where be will be after manner
the guest of the poor old soldiers who are
proud of their Home, and of having tc
serve soldier for their chief magistrate.
The Grand Dukes Alexis and Constan.
tive are with US once again" They made
a formal visit, in full dress, yesterday
morning to the President, who returned
the call in the afternoon in company with
his son Webb, Secretary of State Evarts
and Mr.. Rogers, Private Secretary to the
President. A grand diplomatic dinner al
the Executive Mansion for tomorrow
night in honor ofthe Ducal party and var.
ious other amusements are in process Of
an argument are Picnic Party to Mt
Vernon, and reception at the Russian
Ministers. Who wouldn't be "Juke"
NJ. NJ. W.
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From Madison.

Correspondence of the SOMERSET PRESS.
EDITOR PRESS: As all are settled down
to their avocations, principally farmers)
who are steadily pushing forward their
work preparatory to corn planting, which
is the crop of all others the most profitable
The weather has been favorable for tilling
the ground, and getting the early planting
done. And while the Correspondent fir ON
Hopewell can describe the Glass stone
shipped from Glenford in large quantities.
Madison claims iron ore in large quantities
underlying the Pike west from Sego, and in
the Southeast part of the Township coal
exists in large quantities, thousands of
bushels mined year after year, supply be-
ing equal to the demand with prospect Of
continueing away into the future, much Of
this coal is conveyed to Mt. Perry, where
The light of the Academy is permeating
all through the community; bringing re-
ineing influence such as only education
can bring. The School is in a healthy
condition. 1t claims to be the banner school
in the county. 1t teaches more branches
and Its students are prepared for higher
class when entering College. Madison
Township has not been represented with a
county ofstate office for number of years
why is it, has she no material? Does Life
InsuraI. ce pay? who can answer.
| SEGO.
Life Insurance as q general thing is 6
very poor investment.-ED.
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Prosperity of the Oranges.

From the report of the Secretary of the
National Grange, we learn that in 1875 the
total membership p was 761 1868, but that it
dropped to 5S8,9S7 in 1876, averaging 80
members to the grange. The cause assign
ed for this great decrease is mainly that
deputies, in some States, over did the mat
ter in organizing. More oranges were or
ganized than the territory would support.
Some of these died of inanition, others
consolidated, while many surrendered char
tiers in disgust. In 1878, there were 1862
oranges, and 10,579 new ones were organic
ed that year; in 1874, $3.50; in 1875, 2,Ol2,
and in the yeae ending October l, 1873,
955. The Secretary INDUCES in little
Figuring" as follows: He estimates each
grange as being composed of % families OF
five persons each, or 115 members, SO that
the active oranges number 500 tamil
les, or 1,754 $50 souls. That the shrinkage
of numbers is healthy one is inferred
from the fact that while the number OF
oranges had decreased 372 per cent, the
number of paying members had been re-
duced only 223 per cent, and the average
strength of each grange has risen from 81 4
to 40
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To The Tax Payers Of Reading Town
ship.

w. P. Magruder, the editor of the SOM
ERsET PRESS, has been looking up the
manner in which our taxes have been ap.
propriated and has demanded the receipts
and expenditures which has been refused.
Every taxpayer in Reading township has
a right to examine the Township Clerk 3
books and see how their money has been
appropriated.
Some of our citizens seem to have DEL
icacy in taking gany part in this matter but
should have the matter looked up and il
the books are all right, and trust they
are, the public mind will be satisfied
pay considerable taxes, or about as
much as the average Of our citizens at
least, and as citizen and taxpayer claim
the right to know where my money goes.
A. L. J.
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Sunday Items I'm HopeweII.


EDITOR PREss:-We are sorry that there
are few folks in Somerset, that have no
more respect for the Sabbath day than to
roam around over the country as has been
done heretofore. Christian people can
hardly leave their homes to 60 to church
for fear that their property will be ran
sacked by lot of tramps, we will call
them. Old men and boys by the dozen we
see marching down the railroad hallowing
and swearing in shameful manner. Sun
day fishing will have to be stopped. I
mean this, and if necessary legal steps will
be taken to stop it. I am sure this thing OF
seeiDgssour premies strung with fishermen
every Sunday will not be carried on any
longer. On last Sabbath morning the peo.
pie were awaked from their slumber by the
report of gun or pistol, not one shot but
half a dozen, who this was we do not know
but after this we will take the trouble tc
learn their names. We could name plenty
of men if we were 80 minded that we
thought were raised better who 60 sneek'
ing along the creek like sheep killing dogs
as though they thought nobody could see
them. We hope there will be no more Of
this for we do not want to have any trouble
about it but will if this is not stopped
| These are the wishes of the Citizens o.
\ HONEYWELL. HoPEwELL.
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A New Game.
from the Virginia Chronicle. I


A man came into restaurant last night,
and mounting high stool leaned over the
counter and ordered a porter-house steak
with eggs on the side, and some ale and
oysters to begin on. In about half an hour
be had finished his repast and was begin
ming to deliberate on what kind of dessert
he would wind up on, when man walked
in, and tapping him on the shoulder, re-
marked:
SIS your name Billy Hicks?"
Eyes, that's my name," said the man on
the stool, as the hand stole down to his hip
pocket, fumbling for the handle of bark
er; "what do want?"
"We had little trouble once before in
White Pine, and now guess I've got you
dead to rights" continued the newcomer,
pulling out large sized six-shooter.
"If you'll just step into the street and
pace off your distance, Pm your man, ?"
said the feeder, who had just finished his
pie, and, whipping out revolver, he
sprang off his perch and rushed after the
other into the street.
The frightened restaurant man got down
behind the counter and bent his ear to lis
ten to the shots and the rush of the mob
but he didn't hear anything unusual, and
in about five minutes he recollected that
there was two dollars and fifty cents owing
on the meal Then he went out on the side
walk to investigate.
"Was there a row out there few minu-
tes ago." he inquired of a stranger on the
sidewalk.
"Didn't see any. I've been here for the
last half hour or So"
"See two fellows with uisters and revol
vere come out?"
eyes, they was talkin' about swappin'
guns, and they are over across the way now,
takin' drink
The restaurant man went back to clear
up the dirty dishes and reflect on his
damphoolishness
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Good advice for Potato Growers.
From the Country Gentleman.l

From the Country Gentleman.
And this is a piece of advice I will offer
eastern potato growers in the section where e
the potato bug has arrived and is likely to
remain for several years. Plant early and
the early kinds only, and plant in such a
way as to insure large crop-that is, on
soil literally manured and we'll prepared,
because it is not more work to keep the
bugs off an acre manured to give four hun
dred or five hundred bushels per acre than
from another prepared for half that yield.
The early kinds ripening'in July will be
out of the way of the bug by the middle of
the month, and your trouble, for the sea-
son, will be over. But if you fight the bugs
on late kinds, you will have to fight all
summer, and if the season should pl owe to
be droughty and hot, the bugs in spite Of
anything you can do, will be pretty sure 10
| get the mastery.
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4 New View of the First Settlers.

[ From Speech by Murat Halstead OF Cineinnatil
The picturesque lines of Mrs. Hemans
about the dashing waves breaking high on
a rock bound and stern coast were not ap-
plicable to the placid waters of the classic
Jeems. and the sunny shores of the Caro-
linas. Our illustrious ancestors in crossing
the Atlantic were no doubt animated by
the noble purpose of having good time.
wanted a change of air, and that they
mustn't work too much with their brains
Life was heavy in Europe. There wasn't
such Paris then as there is now. This
continent contained the fatness of the ages.
in its soil Virginia was vast park filled
with the red deer. The rivers were flush
with fish, the air was full of canvas backed
ducks and honey.bees, the bays were paved
with oysters, the soft-sbelled crabs tickled
the sea-weed, and the point clans bored
the sands, while the diamond backed ter
rapin ambled away over the salt meadows
The fragrant sassafras tree gave its buds
and roots to make tea delicious as the be.
verage of the celestials-and in the deer
woods were autumnal rains OF nuts on the
| tinted leaves-walnuts, hickory nuts, beech
nuts and butternuts-and the pawpaws and
persimmons, richer than Spanish figs, grew
mellow and yellow in the white frosts, ant
fattened the succulent oppossum--a pro
vidential preparation to soften the asperit
les of life for the approaching African
Talk of the hardships of the pioneers!-
They had a variety of sea-food and fores
game that would have confounded the ole
Romans. They lived on the cream of tn
universe, and licked it up to the utmost 0
their highly cultivated capacity.