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

} CESlRKTowN, KY, Aug IL, 1878.
A light shower OF rain and prospect
for more have cheered the dropping srir-
it's oftne farmers, who have with anxiety
been watching their scorching crops
Corn is already greatly damaged Tobac-
co is not doing well, and many seem to
care very little whether it thrives or not
Our last years crop goes off with such a
drag, that many are discouraged from
raising il.
Our election passed of very nicely at
this place, with the exception OF a little
breeze in the afternoon. Speaking Of
the election. wasn't it close between Jones
and Smith Do you think there will be
any returning board or'electoral commits
sion We would like to extend copgrat-
ulations to all the successful candidates
but Il would be too tedious. They, Of
course, will continue to allude to us as the
good" people of Ohio county.
We tried to RoVe-tate our home man
into the Sheriff Office, but failed There
was, however, for Democrats. some vic
tory even in defeat Nr. Phillips, the
successful candidate is not only a good
sheriff, but also = good Democrat and
gentleman. As Mr.. Rowe row(e)s his
political craa up that renowned river,
whore water is brackish, it will be a
source OF some pride to reflect that he
was only $50 behind, in the county, and
20 ahead, in his native precinct, which
has been called the banner Democratic
precinct Of the county.
We have in our vicinity, several bad
cases Of sickness Chris. Ashby and JUDI
son lglsheart, each have q form of ~.
phoid fever, il not the veritable typhoid |
itself Sam. Ashby, who has been sick |
all summer is improving. Willis Rowe's
wife has very ugly rising on her jaw,
With gangrene in it; her life has been
in great danger, but the SYMPHONIC are a
little favorable now. John Hills wife
who has been belfast since early last
winter. gets no better.
1t is with sadness that we pen the death
Of Thomas J. Ross, a young man, who
for his good moral character from boy
hood to manhood, was held in high es-
TEEN by his neighbors and all who knew
him. His energy and success in obtain
ing an education, gave fair promise Of a
life of honOr and ,s.,(,,Ir... \. $500. |
rare coincidence, that the llth inst. on
which he was twenty one years old,
should alec be the day of his death. Such
Is said to be the case. In entering mans
hood, he met death at the very TIRES,
hold II is hard to realize in every case.
that "alrs for the best" Our sympa>
thies for the distressed family, seem a
meagre offering to sooth the pangs Of such
bereavement; yet they are earnestly
extended. The deceased was buried yes.
teFdsy evening. in the graveyard near his
home, with quite number OF his friends
and relatives in attendance.
We understand that our band serenad-
ed an empty house in your town Tuesday
night Please don't tell it on us, for how :
were we to know that Mr.. Sanderfur was |
not at homer It's no matter for HIM.
but we regret that we wasted our sweet 6
meas on the desert air.
We have in the past few weeks. had
several jolly musical gatherings Mrs
Wing K. James, Mrs. Alpheus Everly
and Mrs. W. P. Rowe, will please accept
thanks for iavors extended to rs in the
way Of refreshments The PIT Pleasan, !
band and ours, met at Mr. W. L. Rowe's I
Saturday night, and played in concert :
Sickness prevented the writer from at y
tending, but report says there was splen- :
did music, large audience, and a very j
enjoyable time generally. i
Mr.. W. c. Rowe. departed for Spring a
Lick, last Thursday, to take charge of the n
school there. While we regret to lose him
rom among us, we wish him showers Of ii
'uccess, and hope the people Of Grayson q
county may value him as highly as We r,
10. Though he is quite young, we have
10 hesitation in recommending him to
hem as one who will give them saIisfac>
ION.
Miss Matte Renfrow, OF Spring Lick,
vas recently on visit to friends in this ~
ieighborhood Her pleasant smiles 70
aused some pit-a-pats among some of Il
ur young men but we don't wish to be
Understood TO intimate that they were in
trumental in getting a teacher for the d
pring Lick school. CD
We saw, few days ago, >ome spsci-
lens OF Penmanship, by Mr.. A. s. Higgs,
this neighborhood, and pronounce
hem unequalled by any others that we -
ave seen. Mr.. Higgs is a professional
'acher OF penmanship, and his sam pIes tit
rocure patrons wherever they are ti'
hown. Lu.Sn