The Hartford herald., 1880-10-06
ForsisytlIe Items.
FosDsvILLE, Sept. %, lsS
SNCGpKS.

FOSDsvILLE, Sept. q, 1850.
Ehtor BeTaId:
The God of war is abroad in our land
once more. Messrs. Sam KeOwn and
VIM. Eades INDUCED i'm little hair
pulling on Monday of this week, Mr..
Il. came to town in dilapitated con-
dition, while Mr.. X. did not venture ta
show himself Mt all. The boys indulge
in no little merriment at the expense OF
Mr.. Keown, who, for some months, has
been the superintendent of the Sunday
school at this place. They say he
doesn't practice that which he breaches.
You must do better, gentlemen. II
will never do for the old men of the
community to set such an example be-
! fore the young.
Messrs. Josh Weatherford and Bob
Milan indulged in Il puglistic perform
ance ON the same day. We have none
of the particulars Of the fray. Wealth
erford was fined Sl6.66s and costs. An.
other terrible manifestation Of the dig
nifty of the "provoke law
John WhittinghiIl was up before Is
quire Withers yesterday, charged with
having felOniously distracted some
meat from the smoke house Of VIM.
| Whittinghill, his uncle. The prosecu-
ton failed to produce Il sufficiency of
proof against him and he was acquitted.
For some time the farmers in the neigh
borhOod Of Pleasant Grove church
have been losing meat, etc, and We had
hoped that the present disturbance
would END in the conviction of some of
the thieves, or thief if there be not
more than one. Portions of the stolen
meat have been found i'm cave.
The present cool weather has retar,,-
! ell the ripening of the tobacco in this
vicinity. Farmers, nevertheless, are
still cutting.
The silver boom has sutsi,led We
hear no more talk OF it.
School goes quietly on with "A steadily
increasing attendance. Count us i'm for
II good school here.
Mr.. j. Il. Moore, of Hartford, is i'm the
neighborhood. He had better stay
around home where he can be protect
ed, or some of the boys will give him a
pain (Payne) that he doesn't desire.
Population of the district increasing.
Galen Gentry is the happy papa.
Boy; 9pounds.
The sound of the carpenters hammer
still resounds through our village, and
soon We shall be awakened by the shriil
shrek of the new mill, which is to be
put in operation soon. Our farmers
now have to go to Whitcsville to mill;
so you see "A mill is needed.
Preaching at the Fordsville school
house last Sunday by Rev. Wheeler
Royal.
With the cool weather comes u live
illness of business unknown during the
sultry summer months.
Mr.. j. NJ. johnson is absent from the
city. He started to Louisville Sept.
18Th. He will take i'm the expositios
while gone.
Social at the residence of Mr.. Gus.
Keene last night. The boys report II
gay time.
Grand panorama here on Friday
night, Sept. oath, by "PrOf." Alexander.
We want a circus instead of so many
small-bOre affairs. Wecall them ''small-
bore" but doubtless many people think
them II very great bore.
DIR. j. n. Norman is prizing his to-
bacco here now. The press has been
busy for some two weeks.
The Sunday-school ut this place has
about suspended operations for the
winter. Let it be raised next spring.
Health of the community good. No
serious sickness and but little of any
kind at this writing.
Coal 81 cents per bllshel; wheat, 10
and 80; corn, 55 and IS.
Fruit not very plentiful.