The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1879-12-17

the free State of Grayson has increased
a hundred per cent. i'm the last three
weeks. The dry weather in October
and November threatened the destruc-
ton of almost the entire crop, and some
farmers had almost despaired of a
wheat crop, but the recent rains and
warm weather have made a wonderful
improvement until don't remember to
have seen wheat crops looking more
favorable than they do now.
Our new mill has been grinding for
one week, running day and night part of
the time, and has not kept up with GUS
tom work. Mr.. Lewis, the enterprising
proprietor, intended doing large bust
ness in the general trade, but if he does
he will have to build new mill-that
is, if he continues to get the custom he
has for the first week. The work done
so far has given universal satisfaction,
both rs to turn out" and the quality of
flour made. Every man to his trade.
The continued warm weather has
caused considerable uneasiness among
those of our farmers who have killed
their meat. Some has already spoiled,
and much more is likely to, if the
weather CONTINUES warm very long.
Better wait awhile il your hogs are fat.
To such persons as were born too late
to have heard the walls of the Senate
Chamber at Washington reverberate
with the matchless eloquence of Web
ster and Clay, we would say-we are
sorry for you, but as you are deprived of
that privilege forever we can only say
do the next best thing, come to Litch-
field some Friday night and listen to
the logic and eloquence of our debating
society. Such men as Major Willis,
Squire Lewis, Scott Proctor, and Judge
Mcclure are not 10 be heard i'm every
place, nor are such questions as "Capi-
tai Punishment" "Washington and
Columbus" pursuit and possession"
and SIGH like to be discussed i'm all places
either. If you want to learn anything
about such topics as the above, here's
the place to learn it. Some of our juve-
nile pOlemics show signs of extraordi-
nary precocity. They are eloquent and
profound, except that sometimes the
exuberance of their verbOsity is so ex-
ceedingly profulse as to make the ebuli-
tons from their prolific immaginations
to be very difficult of comprehension.
Our tobacco dealers have commenced
buying up the crop in graysOn. They
are paying only from two tn five dollars
per hundred. The crop in some parts
Of the county was badly injured by the
hail I'm September. GraysOn tobacco
does not command as good rates as that
raised in other counties, perhaps for the
reason that the soil does not produce as
good quality, and then it is not 81 well
handled.
Hon. William Haynes, of the Litch-
field bar, has recently become a candi-
date for the Office of CONFERENCE.-The
Attorney. Mr.. Haynes is clever gen.
tleman and good lawyer, and without
speaking disparagingly of other aspi-
rants to the Office, We would say for Alr.
Haynes that if elected to the Office to
which he aspires he would no doubt
fill it with credit to himself and profit
to his constituents.
Among the probable candidates for
the office of Circuit Judge of this Dis
trict we have heard the name of Hon.
I. II. McBeath, of this place, mentioned.
Mr.. McBeath is also an able lawyer and
a polished gentleman, and would doubt
less make an excellent officer if elected
to the responsible object to which he may
probably become an aspirant. We are
not politician, but we do take an in
terest in the administration. of justice,
and We take pleasure in saying that the
Litchfield bar has more than one menu
Der who is eminently qualified for either
of the above offices, and We think it
but fair that i'm the distribution of public
honors Of the district that "The Free
State of Grayson" should not be oyer
looked and | believe she has never had
the privilege of furnishing either a Cir
cult Judge or Commemorative Attor-
ney. Is it not time that the wheel of
fortune were giving Grayson her share
of the public favors and honors,
Pro Bono fUBIICo.