The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1877-12-12
From Ceutertown.
CEHrERrowN, KY, Nov. &c, 1877.
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DEATH
With sadness we record this week the
death Of our esteemed neighbor, Joseph
W. Ross. He died of pneumonia last
Thursday morning, after an illness Of
about twelve days, and was buried in the
family grave yard near his residence.
Mr.. Ross will be sadly missed. not only
by his stricken wife and children, but
also by tho neighborhood. Of which he
was a valued member. One prominent
trait Of Mr.. Ross was his firm, earnest
opposition to intemperance. Mr.. Ross
was for many years and until his death I,
a consistent, devoted member Of the
Baptist Church at Walton's Creek. His
many virtues and good name will be
long and pleasantly remembered by all
who knew him. We verify believe that
he has earned a home in the Bright
Beyond" and do not doubt that he has
received his reward.
SWEET MUSIC.
Sorrow and joy often go hand in hand,
so we feel excused for the sudden transi>
ton from death to the nice music that
Messrs. James NJ and Rrackie Rowe
honored our little town with Friday ewes
ming. Without any attempt at flat
terry, we would ray that we lik, that kind
OF thing. Violins are their instruments,
and they play we'll woull say some-
thing about Mr. j. P Benton, who was
along with his tamborine. il he hadn't
been so "fidgety" with it, striking it
against his head, elbow and knees, while
the fdlles were going. Guess he'll be an
"end man."
CAN'T LET HER co.
1t is reported that Miss Amanda Wade
is going TO take Christmas in the Hines
Mill neIghborhood, and we want an in
junction to stop all such proceedings. II
she goes, somebody else will go some-
where else, and there may be no end to
going, till there will be no one left for
the agent of the Singer Sewing Machine
TO swap machines with.
ALL WELL.
guess the people are all well about
Ceralvo, because | saw both the doctor
snd the druggist in a game OF croquet
the other day.
EDUCATIONAL LECTURES.
Prof La Vega Paxton. of Cromwell,
will give us a lecture at Walton's Creek.
next Friday night lie will present a
valuable method of teaching geography
in schools or families, and has a set Of
models that he wishes everybody to see.
lie lectures at West Point Sch dollhouse
Saturday night.
A MEssGAE FOR ORANGE BLOSSOM.
Tell Orange Blossom" that our little
town wants to be mentioned in "Unpub,
lished History" OF Pocahontas. We
Claltn lnhL IOCauOulhs Nshe hdS CdilSu
"Poky" for SHORTY got lost when a child
on the hill. just south OF what is now
Centertown. Night coming on, little
Poky was afraid to go to sleep for fear
of bears, (she didn't know that bears
would not hurt sleeping lndian), and
finding n little black, jack sapling she
bent it down for "ridy >horse." and
there she went all night, ridy-ridy, just
to keep herself awake. Next morning
her mother found her and took her home;
but she broke a switch and twinkled her
for running of from home. As proof OF
this, the saPling-noI grown to tree =
is there on the hill yet but it will never
be straight tree. on account OF being
used as q ridy -horse. 1t shows the stub
where the switch was broken from.
Will you get Orange Blossom" to tell
us who killed Tecumseh? never knew
for certain, and he seems we'll posted (H)
in Indian history. LELAND.