The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1879-02-26
CenteriOWn Items.
CESTERTowS, XIV, Feb, 81.

Editor Herald:
The commonest thing in our little
town, just now, Is mud; and we are not
alone in our glory. for in going to church
yesterday at WaIIon's Creek. We iound
our rural neighbors in the enjoyment OF
the same soft, Welding, slushy sub
stance. At church, we listened to an
able sermon by our Pastor. Elder W. p.
Bennett. in which he used many con-
vincing arguments to show that the
Bible was written by men divinely iu~
sPired. 1t Is probable that Ed Bennett
will soon take charge of Wet Providence
church, as Pastor. That church has al
ready appointed a committee to secure
his services.
While speaking Of church affairs. and
thinking Of the prosperity Of some OF the
churches around IT,. we deem it not out
OF place TO say something about the
Methodist church here. Ii Il neat
building, neatly kept, commodiou-
enough, and pleasantly situated for a
church. but it does not seem to be pros
pering rs II church To speak Of it a.
regards It's apparent usefulness, it OWN
dies down very nearly to blauk-a
white Clock OF carpenter work the doors
Of which are opened, once month. for
the preacher to fit in for "A PRAYER and
sermon, and fit out again TO his next
appointment This is about the Gum
total Of what the house il used tor. and
II there is song before the PRAYER. the
preacher has it to sing 10y himself. or it
there Is SO large a crow-l a. a 4 zen. l.,
may be so lucky as to get one or two 81
the boldest to halfway hum the tune as
kind OF accompaniment Although
Bro. Thomas breaches very fair sermons
and seems to glory in his work, and
deserves large crowd every time, yet,
venture to say that he is pleasant,
surprised. sometimes, when he finds tn
number OF his hearers to be something
beyond the teens and some of those who
attend seem to do 80 without a defined
purpose of attending church rather ac>
cldentiy or with the air OF one VITO stops
on log to rest Why, does this state
OF affairs exist? That house has had
good congregations in, it-has hal very
fair singing in it; and there are the ma
terials to bring back the "olden time
with improvement it the right chord
were struck. II what | have said causes
any one TO think of the matter will be
satisfied
Mr. Isaac Ashhv. a well-to. do citizen
OF Missouri. tu, formerly ofthis neishbor-
hood. is now with us on a vi.it OF
some weeks lie removed from here in
the fall of 1869, and this is his first
return. We enjoy bis visit and find him
the same genial laxative fellow thai LETT
US.
Alfred A1hby. Sr i. recovering from
his broken arm. His son sam. who has
been sick so long OF lung disease. is
sinking rapidly.
Cass. Morons. little chill has been
sick several days. but i. now recovering.
Miss Suli' White, is right sick OF
neuralgia and fever.
Jimmie Rowe, tried an AK on his toes
a few days ago. and he can't walk at
present
Mr. S B Bishop. and his brother
Virgil, talk of going to Colorado. in
April.
Nil. Mamie Morton. will commence
school here next Monday.
Mr.. Thos Barrett, moves out of our
town this week, to farm he has bought
a couple of miles from here, on the South. |
CarrOlIton road.
Mr. W l. Rowe has sold his Tobacco
at 1913 per. hundred to be delivered at
LivermOre.
We had very ENJOYABLE Valentine.
party at DR. Sanders. on the night Of |
the l4th. The Valentines were placed
in a hox AID read by appointed clerks. /
before delivering to III parties addressed |
There were some racy effu~ions OF love !
among thsm, but mine got lost some
how, and they couldn't find any thing /
but the paper that, guess it had been
up in, aud even if there WI.
a picture Of a mule on it, | know il wa !
not a Valentine Its hard t. iasten a
mule in a stable ain'tit? LELAND