The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-05-01
Iifchfield Letter.
LrrcurIELp, KY, April -, 1873.

been disposed of during the week. Thou-
sands of citizens from Grayson and the
, surrounding counties visited Litchfeld,
as is customary, during Circuit Court
week. II is estimated that fully invent,
thousand people were in Litchfeld on
Monday last Swapping horses on
Jockey street was prominent feature of
the day. Some three or four thousand
horses, mules, saddles. brIdles cows hogs,
and o:her animals and articles too nn-
merous 10 mention, changed owners with
an astonishing rapidity. IT was a highly
amusing scene, and WAS enjoyed hugely
by the thousands of spectators who
lined the fences aud roofs OF buildings
on Jockey street. The pen cannot do
justice in descrioing the scenes of the
day. Jockey street, on Circuit Court
day, has TO he seen in order to be fully
appreciated Litch field Is certainly the
liveliest town in Southern Kentucky, and
one OF the best trading points in the
/ State.
! Mr.. d. O'Rtiley, our popular and
efficient postmaster aud express agent, is
about to pay VISIT to Old Ireland His
sstimable lady, Mrs O'Reilsy accom-,
panies him The happy couple will
leave some time in June. And, during
the long, quiet summer days, Litchtield
will seem very lonely without them, as
two more genial and social beings DO not
exist on this terrestrial ball. They will
return in the tall. after visiting Ireland,
Scotland and Switzerland, and many
other countries in the OLD World, and
also the Paris Exposition Mr. Kelley |
has recently fallen heir to a very valua- |
bic estate in Ireland, estimated at eight |
hundred thousand dollars (SSO0 00O), and !
Assumes the title OF Lord Wilmore
Mr. Evans, of Evans ~ Staadaker, re-
Gently purchased the Eastview Tar
Springs. including one hundred acres Of
tar lands. Three hundred dollars was.
the price paid. Daring the last two
weeks workmen, under his supervision.
have taken some six hundred barrels of
tar from these lands. 1t is sold in
Louisville at six dollars per barrel, and
Mr.. Evans has already received three
thousand dollars in cash from these
wonderful tar springs; and MS thousands
e i. IL.
lands it would seem that there is really
millions in the speculation. Mr. Evans
Is one OF the most energetic, pushing,
business men in Kentucky, en,srprising,
smart and intelligent, sDd our citizens,
one and sll, congratulate him upon his
good fortune in securing the Eastview
Tar Springs :
Mr.. John D Hogan, our prominent
ami popular down-town merchant, also
struck a streak OF good luck this week,
in this wise: Ca Circuit Court day, a
farmer from Eimonson county brought
in a very large hos-ihe largest We have
ever seen. il weighs eleven hundred and I
fortv-lUo and oue-half pounds. He {
traded it to NJ. Hogan for coffee, sugar,
aud some other articles 1t proved to be t
= very valuable Berkshire hog, and is |
worth at least siX hundred dollars 1t
Is believed to he the only living one OF {
that breed on the American Continent I
promiseut stock breeder from the {
Blue Grass country, who was attending !
court here, offered Mr. Hogan four hun t
bred dollars Tor IT, But he declined the 4
Oder for the present Mr. Kelley may
purchase 1t and take it with him to Ire
land, AID present it to some of hi
friends on the Old Sod, who love the pig
10 well.
Mr. Il o. Willis, of Hill and Willis,
had very narrow escape from death on
Easter Sunday. lie was experimenting
with some chemicals, colorin. goose >
riggs. The chemicals were of an ex>
plosive nature, it appears. The tea-ket>
tie. in which were the eggs and chemi-
calls, suddenly exploded, SCATTERING the
stove aud throwing pieces of iron, red >
hot Goals and goose egss in all directions
One large egg struck Mr.. Willis over the :,
left eye, seriously injuring that organ,
aud knocking him senseless. lie was
carried TO his home (down near the depoD I,
and medical aid summoned. 1t wa
found that he WAS terribly scalded. aud
al first it was supposed there was COM
pound fracture of the skull, but subse>
luently it VAS discovered that such was
not the case He will likely lose the
use Of has eve, if he ever RECEIVERS. At
present he lies in very critical condi>
lion, but is fully conscious of what is
going on around him, aud SAYS he fears
not death. Mr. Willis is member of
the church, and cool Christian, and il
is TO be hoped that he may live many
years of usefulness yet, aud that the
will not bear him away
from the community that loves him SO
we'll. |
Mr. Chick, OF Chick a. Dent, has pur-
chased machinery. and is boring for oil
over in Edmondson county He struck
oil on the Dent farm. at depth OF two
hundred and twenty feet, and it is now
howing at the rate Of about sixty barrel.
per day. pipe line will be laid to
Lltchtieli at once, and tanks built as |
many other wells are going down there
with good prospects There is a move |
ment on foot TO construct a narrow gauge
from Glasgow Junction by the a
way OF Litchfield and Hartford TO Ow
ensboro. for the purpose of developing $
the oil and mineral resources OF Edmond. q
son. Grayson. Ohio aud Laviess counties