The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-03-24

Rather cool weather for spring.
Matrimonial ,narL al atiiat

Rather cool weather for spring.
Matrimonial market quiet.
Peaches seem Ia hr safe 80 lar. nut If
this freezing weather continues for any
ltngth ri time we would hesitate about
ih~IIring the crop.
Charley Norman, OF litchiicld, spent
u few days in town last week.
I'm officer irunl Lincoln county WAS
searching around Millwooi this week
ior a liy!t-iinycrrd gentleman who had
stolen quite u sum of money from his
too coniiding friends. Al last accounts
the officer had not found his man,
although II handsome reward i offered
for his capture.
Miss Emma Parrish, handsome and
vivaciOus brunette, of Spring lirk, IL
visiting relatives near here.
Miss Emma Crawford, of Dewitt,
Arkansas, is in town. Wildwood il Miss
Crawturd'S old home, and many friends
and relatives welcome her back tn
GraNson.
.Ino. Wilson brought Ia town this
week several human bones, which he
said he found in a cliff several miles
from here. John was greatly excited
over the circumstance; says he thinks
some pirate buried his gold near that
clitf, and then being afraid To leave il,
remained until he was found by John
Wilson. NJ any rate the relies I'M
doubleday belonged AT one time To II
human being; and whether il was ease
of murder, suicide or mysterious disap-
pcarance. or whether the poor unfOrtu-
nate was "hcn-pccked" husband, WILL
perhaps, never he known.
Mr. Frederick Haag and wife, of
RockpoTt, are guests this week of Mrs.
w. III. Parrish.
The "ROSine Racket" man seems to
have taken quite Il dislike To our grow
ing little town, for what reason We
neither know nor care. He even en-
dcaVors to ring in line or two ofpoetry
on us. We do not like to engage in Il
newspaper war" bat We just beg leave
To request this misanthropic genius that
he will not include Wildwood in his
future TRADE He says our town is 'on
the decline" Let him come and lock
at Wildwood, then if he thinks il looks
like deserted village" we have no
objection 10 his saying ~ much. Unlike
pigeon Roost," this place is improving,
ii is on the go, it is building up-and
speedily, too. We expect pigeon
Roost" did have good many transient
visitors in the olden time, but the
pigeons have found some other place To
roost since those halcyon days, and they
don't rooSt far from Wildwood either.
Ia rcrOir.
\ big dance nj an early day. Choose
your partners and freeze to your money
the fiddler must he paid.
The occultation of Mars was IL grand
success. Not cloud ohscured the sky,
the evening was just cool enough tolend
added zest To the pleasures of watching
the show and ut the exact time set for
which he was billed, the little fellow
marched boldly into his hiding place.
Farmers are up and at it," Grayson
county i being turned upside down'this
month; but we suppose il is necessary
that the ground should he turned wrong
side out, that we may continue IA bt
fright side up
y number Of or citizens went visit
Ing this week but a. they"rode on FOOT
We will give no names. We don't write
up notices of tramps.
Mr.. Andrew LOckard, who has been
quite i'll for the past two weeks, il able
Ia leave his room.
Geo. Iiayman's new building Is il
course of construction, and bids fair tC
be Il decided Improvement to our little
town. JrNE ELIOT.