The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-03-10
Wildwood News.

WILDWOOD, KY, Feb. %, 1850.
Editor Herald:
We are in for spring now with VEN
geancc.
House-raisings and log-roIIings are in
teresting the farmers this month
Much has been said abrut the dam
age caused to the wheat crop in differ
ent parts of the State, by the Hessian
fly The wheat in this part of Ken
lucky seems singularly free from the
ravagcs Of this pest, and turner's gcner-
ally express themselves ~ satisfied with
the prospects for good wheat crop in
/ 1880.
A slight passage at arms on our streets
this week between Frank Given and
Geo. I.ayman. Squire Parrish settled
the affair by assessing the rombatantS
in the small sum of - ~.
y subscription paper il circulating in
this section for the benefit of Haycraft,
who lost his dwelling by fire last week.
Haycraft is IA deserving nan, and il is
tn be hoped that this humane effort in
his behalf may meet with great success.
The stave factory at this place is to be-
removed in II few days 10 Grayson
Springs. A large number of hands here
will thus be- thrown out 81 employment.
If these lines should met the eye of
Barnet p. WitherS, once a resident OF
Hardin county. will he please favor us
with his present address: BY 80 doing
he will greatly oblige an old friend.
Mr.. J. w. Crawford, who has for the
past three weeks been under medical at
tentiOn in Louisville. returned home
saturday morning. His many friends
will he glad to know that he is much
improved in health.
We noticed several strange faces i'm
town this week, but were unable To as-
certain either names or stopping
Places Ii any one honOrs you with
a visit, friend, let us know something of
the fact. We, AZ well as every one else,
like to know what strange visitors are
, in town, and Ii We don't find out YOU
must tell ls.
Clay Crawford is putting up ~ hand
some twO-stOry building near the tele-
graph Office. We SUPPOSE Geo. lay
man will OllOw suit, and then MillwoOd
will have one more store than she has
at present
Mr.. III. *. Wells has removed his
house from one side of the railroad
to the other. 1t now sits lovingly by
the side OF Clay Crawfords rising palace.
The "AIatther" dwelling hats also been
moved nearer the railroad. Verify,
Wildwood is on wheels this week
Ii there is one thing more than all
other which makes this life of ours
more miserable than it would he, it is a
human interrogation point; and, unlike
his prototype, this nonstrosity is of all
shapes fat and lean, short and tall,
| old and young. Ii there is anything
you know he will find il out; if you
don't know anything he'll find out that;
and, after all, what boOts il If he knows
all there il to know. The poor worm
can never carry his knowledge beyond
this vale of tears; people think no more
of him than ii he knew nothing; and
he can't bray about it, for that would he
taking up time enough to ask another
question. No, il does him no good
can do him no gOOd-like SUIT Lovin-
good, he is 'natral born iuriled fool, "
and ne can't help il.
Rev. Jas. Harmed has removed To his
new home. Wildwood always regrets to
lose good citizens, and the vacancy
c,ili>,d by the removal of the Rev. Mr.
Harmed will h. hard to I'LL, fJr IL better
man never came to Wildwood, nor Il bet
ter MN never left this community. We
wish him God speed. JUNE Eliot.