The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1879-05-28
MuhIenberg Musings.
GREENvILLE, May %.

MuhIenberg Musings.
GREENvIILE, May %.
Editor Herald:
After an absence of nearly four weeks,
again resume my place in your col
umns as correspondent from this place
Since my last, | have seen, heard and
taken in more than L can, by any
means, communicate or would he prop
er TO occupy place in the columns of II
local newspaper as news. | was ut the
great Democratic POw-wOw, May LIST, at
Louisville, and must say never saw as
much intriguing, pooling candidates
chances, combination and sell outs by
those who had no chance for first, but
good second, whereby places were Sc
cured To No >, rs well as No |. | refer
to the Superintendency of Public In
strlIction and Register of the Land Of
flee. That there were complete scll-outs
i'm those nominations admits of no
doubt, il was open, palpable and should
in future cOnsign To oblivion the party
to the transaction, il is unbecOming in
aspirants for nominations by the Demo-
cratic party in Kentucky to he guilty of
such practices, and those who indulge
thus should he buried SO low, in party
estimation that the hand of political res
direction would never reach them. !
extended my visit beyond Louisville,
and was i'm the heart of the Blue Grass
region, but saw nothing that would he
news 10 your readers. The drOuth was
upon that section and the farming inter
ests were suffering very much, the crops
were behind, grass and wheat cut short
for want of rain.
LII. ii1f, l.
news that have been able to gather
since my return. had expected To be
at your court, but did not reach home in
time, and very much regret it, having
anticipated good time, but the best
laid schemes of men and mice "alt
gang aglee."
| have been asked several times if |
had quit writing letters for your paper.
] take this method of informing your
Muhlenberg readers that | will, health
permitting, from this time on have Il
letter in your paper weekly until the
end of the year, will thank any one for
any item of news in the county, if il is
furnished me, will send it to the HER
AID promptly.
Our Funding Board met again last
Tuesday, and reSOlccd to offer 80 cents
on the dollar as Il compromise of our
Rail Road bonded debt, that is they will
issue n new bond mt 80 cents for the face
of the bond, and 80 cents for the interest
accrued since the county quit paying
the interest, il amounts to about l0i per
cent 1t has been five years, LIST Sept
next, since any interest was pad, Il 100
dollar bond has So per cent accrued
interest, making Sl35 which at 80 cents
on the 81 90 will make the bond worth
SI0,50. They resolved 10 publish this
offer, whether il accomplishes anything
remains to he seen, we hope II Will, II
accepted, will give us relief, if not, what
is to become of us financially the good
Lord only knows"
The legislative race is getting hot, our
county committee has called delegate
convention to meet in this place ON the
LIST Monday i'm June to settle the ques-
ton. The Democrats in the several dis
tricts i'm the county meet on saturday,
May 3lst, to appoint delegates to the
convention on June list, ut this place.
Who will be the lucky one is uncertain,
until few days ago there were but two
candidates seeking the nomination,
David Roll, of Paradise district, and
Charles +. Wing of this place. 1t was
thought the race would he close, but
now another, an old whcel-hOrse, IL but
cut of Democracy i'm the county, has an
nounced himself candidate. | refer to
Judge VIM. G.. Jones, he is a man of
some prominence, not only I'm the coun-
ty, but State, he was ut one time Door
| Keeper of the Senate of Kentucky, and
served two terms as Judge of the C0un-
ty Court of this county, man of abll-
ity and sterling integrity and would
ably represent the interest of the people.
While / say this for Judge Jones, the
same can be said of the others, either of
whom would "fill the measure of an
able representative. Since the late
rains our crop prospects are very prom
ising, if no setback to them, Il larger
crop will be raised.in this county (tObac-
GO excepted than for many years. 80
| far as my information extends there
will not be half Il crop of tobacco plant
ed, attributable to a failure of plants and
Il disposition on the part of the farmers
to engage in stock raising.
Urey Woodson, of the Echo, Is IN
Louisville, suppose he will take in the
races, though that was, by no means
his business. Urey wonld not 90 that
far to see race, no sir, he Is n good boy,
was taught better from infancy, and
has not, thus far departed from his ear
ly training.
The wife of Capt. Elisha Baker, AT
South Carrolton, died since wrote you,
she was long and patient sufferer,
am moi well enough acquainted with
the surroundings To say more than that
she was respected and beloved in the
circle of her acquaintapces and the com
munity in which she lived.
Of l.afa =
Nj. died, the sister of your CORRESPOND
dent, Mrs. Phillis Ann Foster, she wa
the only sister of the first blood and the
first link of the chain severed in the
family tie She suffered long and pa
tiently for nine weeks, her disease was
emphysema of the lungs, She was ~
years l month and II days old. she
leaves large circle of relatives and
friends to mourn her departure "beyon'
the sum- She was a kind sister, low
ing and devoted mother and wife.