The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-02-25

Anderson's Bazaar.
Eliza, a little daughter of Jerome
Allen, died Sunday night of disease of
the kidneys.
The Ohio County Nccs has changed
its day of publication to that of Thurs
day.
The Ohio County Nors came out
last Thursday i'm mourning for the death
of its editor, Mr.. 4. III. Cummins.
Rev. J. s. Mcdaniel will preach at
Concord church on next Sunday Mt II
o'clock.
j. Nj. House, an honered and good
citizen of Cool Springs, was killed by
the falling of IA tree last Friday.
w. c. Morton has purchased the
vacant lot adjoining Mr.. Henry Smalrs
and will shortly build a residence.
Foster Il Hill have a large stock OF
fresh groceries, and are selling them on
a mighty small margin.
David A. Miller was considerably
bruised up one day last week by his
two-horse team running off with him.
Henry Fields is well prepared to
take care of all kinds of stock, and
when in town leave your horses with
him.
Francis Berry denies the allegation
made against her last week, and chal-
lenges the alligator. We make this
correction i'm justice to her.
As spring approaches, business in
all its branches, improves. Several new
buildings will be put up in this place
during the spring and summer.
VIM. l.. Maddox, living near l.. Nj.
Wilson's, died last "Wednesday of de-
rangement of the stomach. He was a
brother of James and Thomas Maddox.
We invite the attention of those
needing anything in the merchant tail
oring line, to the large advertisement OF
J. Winter & Co., Louisville. 1t appears
on our first page.
r. p. Rowe, Postmaster here, wants
it distinctly understood that he is not
dead, as is reported in this and Mclean
county. He has been sick with measles
hut is up and at his post of duty.
The high water, which, for about
ten days past, has retarded the travel ia
town, therefore making business i'm all
lines quite dull, is beginning To recede
and our streets now present a more bus
mess air.
Uncle ID. Lowery Barnett, of Buck
horn, u. ;. Storekeeper at NJ. V. Mon
arch's distillery, near Owensboro, fell
into "A vat of beer recently and came
near being drowned. He was for once
in his life soaked with beer.
-Thos. l.. Allen, living four mile.
north of Hartford, killed turkey last
week that measured five feet and eleven
inches from tip to tip of wings and
weighed Is pounds net. Can John SAN
Newcomb beat it?
Two drunken raftsmen came neal
b aing drowned at this place Sunday, by
upsetting the boat in which they were
crossing the creek. BY desperate eff
forts they reached the bank, and ther
they drank healths to the crowd thai
had witnessed their narrow escape.
The new school building, at thi,
place, has just been completed. Capt
VIM. Dix, the Superintendent, SHOULD
be complimented, and the citizens O
the town congratulated for possessing
the finest educational building in South
ern Kentucky.
The small boys of the town were a,
busy as bees last week gathering up ant
selling old iron. They accumulated -
600 pounds, which they sold at so cent
per hundred, and as they proudly stru
the streets with their pockets full o
nickles, they say that nothing woulC
make them happier than the advent o
q circus.
The miners at all the mines on tn
p. & f. Railroad, except at st. Charles
come out on a strike on the 10th inst
against ct.reduction on the bushel. Tn
men have all quit, and feel confident il
getting the old price, 3 cents. The op
orators do not seem to be bothered a
there is but little demand for coal a
present.
Mrs. Julia a. Wimsatt, wife O
Ignatius Wimsatt, living i'm the vicinity
of Concord church, died last Saturda,
night of pneumonia. Mrs. Wimsat
was a daughter of Capt. VIM. Duke
deceased, and a sister of Thomas Duke
of this place. Her funeral was preache,
on Monday morning by Revs. j. S
Mcdaniel and G. ]. Bean.
Richard w. Owens, of Spring Lick
reached here Monday night with raj
of saw-logs, and while under the infiu
ence of whisky had his pocket-bool,
containing So, so and some notes AM
papers, snatched from him. Suspicion
pointed toward Jim Ed Nall, and OF
Tuesday morning Givens had him al
rested. He had his examining tria
yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, bu
was discharged.
James O'Connor, who for man.
years lived in this place in the avoca
, ton of boot and shoe maker, and who
I becoming financially involved, Lit on
between two days, leaving his creditor
with the bag to hold, recently stables
and killed the Marshal of Carmi, Hi
nois. 1t seems that O'Connor had threat
ened to killa certain young lady becaus
she refused to marry him, for which h
was arrested and put in prison. Upol