The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1877-05-23
FRAGMENTS or THE EARLY HISTORY
or ONO COUNTY.
CHAPTER vi.
BY n. d. TAYLOR.


approved the 18th day Of December, 1898
and amended by a supplementary act,
passed in 1899, it was enacted that all
that part Of Hardin, beginning at Black
ford's creek. on the Ohio river, thence up
said creek to the head OF theSouthesst fork
that heads opposite Harris fork, thence
across fhe dividing ridge % the said Har.
RE FORK, thence down the same
to Rock Lick creek, thence down
the samc TO Rough creek. thence q
straight line to the Flat Clay Lick, on
Bear creek, and down the same 10 Green
river, and down Green river and up the
Ohio to the beginning, he formed into q
new country. to be called Ohio, &c, &c.
The reader will be astonisbed to learn
that this immense territory. embracing
land enough for several German Princi-
palities, and including what is now the
whole Of Dsviess, and parts Of Hender
con, Butler, Grayson, Breckenridge, Han
cock and Mclean. in 1901 had only S47
timetables, which number fell off to 335 in
1902 and only reached 375 in 1908. a
large portion Of the revenue from which
must have been exhausted in paying for
wolf scalps, which seems to have then
been charge upon the county, and al
lowed for at the rate OF s shillings each. at
the yearly Court Of Claims, and the re-
corls show the following numbers for
each year: The year 1900, %; 1901,
g.; 1907. L.; 1908. 80; 1904, 30; and
1905, 50.
The first County Court was organized
on the 2nd of July, 1893. by the follow
ing gentlemen, who. being commissioned
by the then Governor Gsrrard, being
first sworn, and taking their seats as
justices of the peace. namely: Jesse
Crsvens, Stephen Clesver, II. D. Taylor,
Davi Glenn, Robert Ps.net and Christo-
pher jackson. and the court fully organ
lied by the appointment Of WIN. Rowan,
clerk, and Stephen Stateler, sheriff.
A synopsis OF the orders made at the
first term may amuse the reader, show
ing in what particulars the routine Of
business in county courts differed from
the present day:
let order. A deed from jesse Crsvens
TO James Kssl. Acknowledged.
.. Releasing John Howell from pay
ing taxes. &c.
}. Samuel York. sworn a. an attorney
at law.
4. Henry Davvidgs. sworn as an attor>
ney at law.
5, 6 and T. Ignatius Pigmsn's. John
Howell's and Joshua Crows stock marks
recorded.
s. Stephen cleavsr appointed county
surveyor.
Q. Viewers OF road from Smiths Ferry
10 Hartford.
10. Like order for road from mouth Of
Panther creek.
ii. Like order for road from Milligen's
Ferry.
IL and Is. Alexander Bsrnett's and
VIM. Smiths stock marks recorded.
L. Stephen Stateler moves for leave
10 build mill on North Fork Of Muddy
Is. James Band appointed coroner.
l6. Road TO county line 10 direction Of
HardintoDa.
IL. Leave for Christopher jackson to
keep ordinary at his house.
ls, 10 and 20. Recording stock marks
Of Cleaver. Staielsr and Glenn.
81. Establishing seat OF justice al
Hartford.
80. Cleaver and Craveus, commission.
ers TO contract for building Jail.
From these old records il will be seer
that we had brace Of lawyers ready on
hand To start with, and whose legal AND
moral character never disgraced theil
profession, as is too frequently done a
the present day. 1t may also be observ
ed that the long continued custom Of re
eordisg stock marks, for which no lsgs
enactment has ever been found, mus
have dated far back into iuiquity, els
why would men have thought it 80 i'm
portant, Tor We End large portion Of th
business Of subsequent courts composs'
Of like orders and snepg them one o.
the spplication-of that profound jurisi
the lsmented Col. Joseph q. Davies.