The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-08-14

an aHectionate farewell. Great tears
streamed down Sam Goodman's cheeks
as the train left the depot, and it was
then the people began to realize how
dear to their memories was the Hero
of Big Clify. At Grayson Springs
everything was very nice indeed. Nice
society, nice water, delightful shade,
lots to eat, kind attention from Messrs.
Vanmeter & Bro, everything very en-
joyable. Sorry to leave them. Hon.
Proctor Knott, there. He and the
hero of Big Clifty we're two of the big
gest guns there that day, 81 tell you.
We were introduced to everybody and
everybody to us, and everybody SEEM
ed to enjoy our society so much. We
attended the big picnic at Litch6eld
also; very enjoyable OCCASION, Big
guns present, Hon. Proctor Knott, the
Hero of Big Clifty, Hon. John d. Ho-
gan, Col. Sam Dent, Hon. g. C..
Chick, Hon. r. o. Willis, Hon. VIM.
Evans, Mat. Cunningham, Esq, Hon.
r. Cannon, Hon. F. T. Heyser, and a
thousand other HOnorables, but no
Dishonorables, us the festival was very
select, and was attended only by nice
people - gentlemen, ladies, and big
guns like Hon. Proctor Knott and the
Hero of Big Clifty. 1t is estimated
that thirty thousand people we're pres
ent on this occasion; more than was
ever in Litch6eld before on any SINH
lar occasion. Litch6eld is wide
awake, gO-ahead and progressive place,
and its citizens understand a thing or
two about business and how to attract
trade there. They nearly all sub
scribe for the Hartford Southern Ken
tucky) Herald, and the merchants pro-
pose to advertise their wares in its col
umns hereafter very extensively, and
hundreds Of people in the county have
been anxiously waiting for its editor to
pay them a visit in order that they
might subscribe for the Herald, as it
is the local paper of Grayson county,
as well as Ohio, and many other coun-
ties of Southern Kentucky. Litch-
field is a splendid town, truly, and We
will have more to write about it here
after.
Our next point was Caneyville This
is a beautiful town twelve miles below
Liichfeld. 1t is a splendid trading
point. 1t has four large general stores.
some four hotels, and is altogether a
very pretty little town. 1t has been
slandered fearfully by nonsensical in
dividuals who seem 10 think that Can
eyyille is a pretty hard place. In fact
people generally are greatly mistaken
about Caneyville. Some of the incest
people on the face of the globe reside |
there. l can not for the life of me see
why Caneyville should be considered
a hard place. 1t is probably owing to
the fact that some of the boys come in
from the country and occasionally in
1ulge in little spree and lay around
the depot, where passengers often see
them. But they are innocent, good
natured fellows, and behave them
selves as well as they do anywhere.
Travellers and others have thus gained
IN erroneous idea about Caneyville
md Its people. will write more in
regard to this in my next letter.
A fellow named Smith, travelling
.gent for the Louisville Commercial,
recently wrote a very disparaging arti-
lie about Caneyville and its citizens,
md the consequence is they have all
subscribing for that pa
per, and threaten to not only make
hat correspondent drink ten bottles of
our beer and eat a barrel of sour
lrout, but also intend to drag him
through the mud should he ever put
II an appearance in Caneyville again.
Correspondents should be careful and
udicious and not become too personal
n regard to individuals or towns. 1t
lon't pay. Yours, truly, :
..ser ORANGE BLOSSOM.