The Hartford herald., 1879-10-01
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CENTERTowN, KY. Sept. %.

CENTERTowN, KY, Sept. %.
Editor Herald:
Breaking and preparing ground for
wheat has heen going Oh in our part of
the county for several weeks, and from
the signs of the times there will be q
much larger crop put in this fall than
there has been for great many years,
if not larger than ever before. The
heavy rains and wind some weeks ago
greatly damaged corn and the fallen
and tangled condition of corn will ne
cessitate the cutting and shocking of
that crop more than usual; so that corn
cutting, tobacco cutting and sorghum
making constitute the work of the day.
Prof. w. q. Benton delivered series
of lectures at this place on the 18th and
18th inst at night, also on Sunday at 1OI
o'clock A. NJ, ON what he saw and
learned while i'm China and Japan. The
audiences, which were fair, considering
the rain on the first night and compar-
ative short notice given, gave good at
tention and were much pleased. Mr.
| Benton went from here To West Point
church to deliver the same series of lee
lures there and from thence to Ceralvo.
| He is only to be heard to be appreciated.
Our neighbors, Yves Warden and
John Field, from Equality, have both
moved to Hartford. We were 10th to
give them up; but then what we and
Equality lose Hartford gains.
MIR. Jas. a. FulkersOn is teaching
a school of vocal music at this place,
which bids fair to become quite inter-
esting.
Mr.. Alfred Ashby and lady spent sew
eral days visiting relatives in the vicin-
ity of Rockport, recently. | note this
from the fact that Mr.. and Mrs. Ashby
so rarely leave home.
Rev II. ID. Bennett delivered an inter-
esting discourse to quite a crowded
house Sunday, the 2lst inst. at Central
Grove school house.
| It is IA noted fact that this has been
one of the greatest water melon seasons
that we have had for long time but
one would be safe in saving that Jake
Warden has had the champion patch.
His melons being rather late for market
he just opened his heart and told his
| friends to come and eat and | assure
you they have been feasting to their
hearts eontont; indeed il i PERFECTLY A.
tonishing TO see the amount of melons
that have been eaten and packed off
from that patch.
| Saw-log men seem determined to see
whether there is any money i'm that
business or not. Messrs. Taylor x KIM
bley have about 400 ready for market
and aim to get about 800 more. Messrs.
Jake, Joe and Alvin Bennett have gone
into the business about right having
built them comfortable house and are
going to keep house i'm good style. Mr.
Larkin Williams returned day or two
ago from Evansville whittier he had
just been with raft. l.. Cass Morton,
one of our most industrious and enter
prising citizens, has contract for, and
will deliver large number, perhaps 3
800 or 5000 bushels of coal to Ceralvo.
Mrs. Phipps Rowe, who has been con-
! fined to her bed for the last 3 or four
months, | am glad to learn, is
slowly improving. Mrs. f. r. Ashby,
who has been in declining health all
the spring and summer, is now rapidly
falling and ii is thought she cannot live
more than a day or two longer. Mrs.
VIM. Taylor, of the Point neighborhoOd
is slowly recovering from a spell of
long and painful illness. Judson Igle-
heart and Andrew Perkins are each
confined to their beds with a Typhoid
| form of fever.
Martin III. Rowe and family recently
made short visit to his father at this
place. We We're sorry that they could
not remain longer.
y. Lee Rowe, who has been spending
the summer months in Texas, is ex-
pccted home in "a day or two.
The charming and bewitching Miss
-,nO, | am mistaken, she hasn't gone
anywhere.
/
Tichenor are preparing to burn brick
kiln on the premises of the latter gen.
| tleman. There is no doubt but their
enterprise will prove a success.
More anon. SNOOKs.