The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1877-11-07
way Notes.


Editor Herald:
left my h. me in Pr 'ncctnn. Ky last
week, 10 make Il tonr in the interest Of
the Temperance Advance. aud rs have
been TO a good many places aud seen
good many things I thought il might
interest your rra.lers to give Won sum
mary Of What dill see. On Thursday
evening ] arrived in your town, AFTER
having made a trip OF about seventy
miles on the L AMI + r R, which by
~ rtv. il On" Of the best roads in the
land, differed by superior men. at least
80 far "a ! have observed, anl | have
travelled a great deal on this road Mr.
W. II. Hodge Was the conductor on the
train came mp ON and cleverSr con.
ductor | never saw on any road.
Arriving At Hartford wa, most cor
daily received ami entertained 10y the
good ciIizcns WAS brought unlcr spe.
cial obligations TO w. T King, E-q
proprietor of the Hartford House. which
10y the way ia one of the best hotels ia
the country. Mr. A. T. HUDSON ami
family also showed me much Kindness.
and indeed many others And the Hart
ford Fair Company gave rich treat to
all who take an interest in fairs !
learned that the fair this tine WAS rather
the best one ever held in Ohio county.
Hartford, taken all IN all, ia one Of the
best places in the State. IL not in the
world. IL iss place ever dear to my
memory. ary way. I was glad to see the
evidence Of thrift and enterprise which
still Pervsdes the town. Much Of the
prosperity Of the town AMI surrounding
country is due to the county paper. IL
WIS real source Of pleasure TO witness
the interest which the citizenship gem
orally takes in the Herald. Long may
il wave. Leaving Hartford came out
To Beaver Dam. aud was kindly received
This is a prosperous little village. From
here went down to Hamilton Station to
spend the time ill evening with my old
friend, VIM. Hamilton. Esq. but as he
Tas absent, | was entertained by his es>
Unable lady and daughters, whom
found so companionable that I was
thoroughly convinced that, as family
they mnst constitute a bright oasis in the
desert of human life with my good
Brother Hamilton. God bless them all.
From here ran up on the train TO Spring
Lick, Grayson county, and stopped over
with my old friends NJ II. and A. G..
Rowe. who are doing a thriving mercan-
tie business. This is my first visit to
Grayson county; and assure you, Col.
Barrett, | was actually surprised: had
often heard Grayson was a very poor
county. Well, it is not a rich county.
II is true, but saw on the line of the
railroad some excellent laud, and Spring
Lick is a thriving little village. Much
credit is due to the Messrs. Rowe for
having located here and started a Lusi>
PEGS interest which attracted attention
and resulted in the building up of quite a
business pace. These men are leading
spirits here. But sll the credit Of the
Rowe family is not duc-to the sterner sex
OF which 1t is composed. Mrs Amanda
Rowe, NJ. III. Rowe. better half is entitled
to the prize of the entire family. She is
a most magnificent little woman. Right
here will stop. f. r the last sentence ex>
presses the idea exactly, and / might
spoil il by ad'lirg more. | like Spring
Lick very much, especially as l received
so much encouragement in my paper en-
terPrize. Though spent my whole
time in Rowe's store, secured about
dozen subscribers for the Temperance
Advance, with encouraging prospects for
many more. Speaking of my success
reminds me that ought to thank the
people all along my entire route from
Princeton for their encouragement to my
enterpriZe With a spontaneous good
will the masses are rallying to the Tens
Perance Advance. This is the first day
OF November. On the first day Of Oc-
tober | had something over 200 subscribe
ers Only. Now have nearly 500, ana
averaging full 50 every week. The work
mov's srandly on. The enterprise is a
source Of Success The Temperance Ad-
vance is destined to a grand mission Ny
heart is in the work and it will succeed.
A thousand thanks to You. Bro. Barrett,
and all my friends everywhere. for their
encouraging help. 7. E. RIcHIY.