The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-06-02

Why don't the Z. X f.. give this town
depot:
"By the powers, whin's that we,ldin'
comm Off"'
Everything and everybody is suffer
ing for rain at the present writing. o.,
for Il grateful shower.
Ben Wells has returned from a short
visit in Elizabethtown.
Teacher-"Of all the cities i'm the
known world, which has the greatest
number of inhabitants ~
Pupil-"ROsine
The reports i'm circulation to the eff
feet that the fever is spreading at Mill
wood are entirely without foundation,
the pestilence still being confined To the
family OF MI. VIM. Estes. Five or six
members of this family are lying i'll
with the disease, but are now in a fair
way to recover.
Mr.. Jos Harris last week sold three
yearling mules for Sl37:
Miss Mary Crawford, handsome
and popular young lady of this place,
returned home Monday from visit To
Caneyville.
Mrs. Rebecca Crawford, an estimable
lady of this neighborhoOd, died very
suddenly at her residence near here on
last Saturday night. Mrs. Crawford
was nearly seventy years of age, and Il
devout Christian. The interment took
place at the old home-place Sunday
afternoon.
A regular little "nut" was put off the
noon train at this place ON "Wednesday
last. He was amusing himself by
swearing mt some of the train men,
when they retaliated by putting II full
stop To his journey. He was lad
scarcely fourteen years Of age, hut the
way lac "cllSscd" was n caution To the
multitude. lie wanted work, if lac
could get il, "but he'd bc Id if he
was around working for ~ cents dly,
for any man" He didn't know where
lac came from, hut was going To Nash
willie, AMI proposed To ride all the
way" although he had not cent.
Who has lost II stray urchin
Clay Crawford thinks he has II clcw
to the thief who relieved his Vest of
thai iivc-dollar william.
The"Mayor" presides over the council
every saturday night. We make note
of this because some of the members
seem to have been laboring under the
impression that the meetings were held
Tuesdays and Sundays.
The editor of the HERALD has al
mitted another cOmbatant into the
arena from the famed city of ROsine,
and as n consequence, We ARE compelled
to again throw ourself upon the defen-
sive. We "hardly ever" quarrel with
"female women" for it il a notorious
fact that their tongues are tied i'm the
middle and wag at both ends, and Us "A
matter of course, we have not the
slightest chance to get in the last word.
Rosa" thinks we are out of order, and
we think Rosa" is out of order. The
fact Is, We were never in better order in
our life. We said nothing "agin" the
worthy inn keeper; we merely wished
to explain TO an anxious public the
cause Of the sudden growth of that en-
bryO village, Pigeon toost. Ii "Ros;l"
wishes, Wen call Rosine "a town, "A large
town, aye, a "city," and one, too, of
dimensions. We will
swear 10y the "dinsome sound of the
hammer" that such II wonderful city
never before existed; We will solemnly
aver that We can discern even ut this
great distance, the glistening dOmcs
and minarcts of this vast commercial
center. We will do more; We will pur ]
chase map of this tremendous place,
and with lanterns and guides will he
take us To Pigeon Itoost To "see what
We shall see." III we remember Alright, |
I he "daisies" once" peeped'where''nOw I
Is seen the shop of the artisan" No
doubt the daisies still peep around
Rosine, but We expect they are hard
looking set of ",iaisies." Go BE CON-
TINUED.
VIM. Mcclure, of this place, who was
stabbed by his cousin, Robert Mcclure,