The Hartford herald., 1880-04-28
GRAYsON COUNTY.
Music-By the Band.

That frost lifted the peaches, also the
apples.
We regret to learn that Mr.. VIM.
Estes and his daughter, Miss Hattie, of
this place, are lying very ill with ty-
phoid fever. We trust that they may
speedily regain their health.
Mr.. III. X. Wells and party returned
last Sunday afternoon from a fishing
trip on the banks of eartcreek, in this
county. They report fish as being plen-
tiful, and ready to snatch up any stray
tait and as for fun, they had Il basket
full. Mr.. Wells is a whOle-SoUled fish
erman, and no one enjoys capturing a
fine specimen of the finny tribe, us
does this modern Izaak Walton. And
Jimmie Wells, who was driver and
guard for the expedition, says he is
ready to go again. The party leaves
Monday for Nolin on similar eXcur-
sion.
Once more, and for the last time, we
lift our hat to the Rosine Racket man.
He returned our last fire with a fusilade
which he intended as a Settler" but it
is needless to say the Racket failed to
impress us To any great extent. He pO-
litely calls attention to the fact that we
overlooked his name, "lf we had look
ed at the bottom We might have seen
it, and thereby avoided such a blum
der" Did it ever occur to the Racket
man that We might have been green
enough to think the name of the town
of more importance than his own? He
represents to the public the old town of
Pigeon ROOst, just as we represent Mill
wood, and through him that large city
was attacking our growing little village,
therefore struck we mt the town rs well
rs ut thyself, oh Racket! The Racket
man did make blunder. Why does
he embelSh our name with quotation
marks? II is quite able to stand with
out artificial aid. The Racket man ev-
identity takes us for a relative of George
Eliot, and so changes our name into a
sObriquet. "The pigeons hied them to
MillwOm to rear their young" did
they? When the pigeon left Pigeon
Roost the pigeon hunters left also they
too, came to MillwOOd. Therefore was
the ancient town of Pigeon RoOst left
without an inhabitant-yea, verify, it
was once more the home of. the wood
bine and the whang-doOdle. "Where
once the daisy peeped, we now see the
shop of the artisan and hear the din
scme sound of the hammer Who
ever "heerd" of such a city? WeknOw
just what put that ''town" and "city"
notion i'm the Racket mans brains. \
man from Hardin county started a no
tel at Pigeon RoOst the other day, and
the Racket man thinks the hamlet
ought to start off Oh a regular boom.
A hotel at Pigeon ROost When that
deluded landlord hears the rattle
of the auctioneer's hammer i'm his
public parlor, he will realize
when too late, that "all is not gold that
"glitters;" that every settlement" is
not town. Oh, "the dinsOme sound
of the hammer"--the auctioneer's ham
mer. Iire le Miil,COOd.
Mr.. Geo. Henderson, of Crystal
Springs, Tenn, is on short visit to
friends i'm this neighborhood. He is ac-
companied by his sister, Miss BERTHE
Henderson.
The stave factory at MillwOod has
been removed to GraysOn Springs Sta
ton.
Mr.. III. Il. DeHaven's new tobacco
warehouse is i'm course of construction.
This is something which has long been
needed here.
The fever at the Territory, near here,
is gradually subsiding. A great many
deaths have occurred, and many a
home has been made desOlate since its
commencement.
Mr.. f. A Bunch, of this place, is still
confined to his room, with no visible
improvement in his condition.
We are sorry to learn of the death of
MIR. Andrew Layman, living near Litch-
field. Mr. Layman's was very unex-
pected. He was buried last Tuesday
been q sad blow. JUNE ELIOT.