The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-07-07
GraysOn County.
LrrcHFIELD, KY. June 30.

LITCHFIELD, KY, June ~.
Editor Herald:
We have had magnificent rain,
which has put all the farmers in good
humOr again.
We had quite a storm of wind here ON
Monday evening of this week, which
did considerable damage to wheat i'm the
shock, considerable timber was blown
in some places also.
There is considerable sickness in this
vicinity. Scarlet fever is yet prevailing,
all the cases in town, | believe, are con-
valescing, but there is a family named
Spencer, living in the country, near
town, who have several children very
low with the fever, and at least one Is
thought not likely to recover.
George Wheatly, of this place, re-
turned home from EliZabethtown,a few
days ago, with fever. lie Is very sick,
and fears are entertained that he has
the Typho-malarial fever, which has
proven so fatal i'm some parts fthis, and
adjoining counties. Also a young man
by the name of Manix, living near town,
is very low with Typhoid fever. y
brother of his died recently, with Brain
fever. The family are deserving of the
sympathies Of the community in their
severe affiiction.
u. *. McBeath, ESQ, and WIZ >.
Haynes, ESD, returned home from the
canvass for Judge and states Attorney
last Saturday, MIR. McBeath Ia remain
at home until after the AUGUST
election. IA he and the other Two
candidates for the Office have entered
into an agreement for all fthem Ia stay
at home from this time till the election.
Each Of the gentlemen are well Known
in the district and they all felt that II
dld not comport well with the dighiiy
oil the Office they were seeking, Ia Ia
pulling, and hauling, and harrassing
the people, to secure their votes, ami
this strikes us rs about the most seiisi-
bic thing ! have known candidate Ia
do for long time. The judicial Office,
OF all Others, ought Ia he free nom all
blasting Influences of any kind, and there
is not man in hundred, who, II he
goes into regular practical canvass, or
election campaign, but will so bring
himself under obligations to somebody
as To unfit him for holding the scales Of
justice with an even hand. All honor
to the gentlemen candidates for judge
i'm this district, for so wise course. We
can't go far wrong i'm electing either of
them, and Others would profit by their
example.
Litchfield Is for Hancock, ut least one
would have Thought so had he seen the
bOn-fires, heard the bell ringing, and
can, no, anvils, roaring, one night last
week, after the news of the nomination
came.
MIR. BOle and family, of Bedford,
Penn have been visiting the family of
MIR. Emory Gleason, of this place, till
Yesterday, when he returned. MIR. Ii.
is in the oil business in Pennsylvania,
and reports his business as prosperous.
He was prospecting for "ile," some
what i'm GraysOn, and seemed confident
that there Is plenty of it here, or rather
below here, if We would only go deep
enough to get il.
Mrs. Evans, of Pittsburg, Penn, visit
ing her son, Mr.. Will Evans, of this
place. Mrs. +. is Il very pleasant and
cultivated lady, and we wish her IA
pleasant stay i'm our midst.
Jim Basset, of Louisville, is visiting
| his sisters, Mrs. Chick and Mrs. Dent,
of this place.
Messrs. Ray and Graham, the census
enu.Ierators for this district, have fin
ished their work, and have done it well,
however, they could enroll large fami-
lies of small children better if they We're
not both old bachelor. Get married,
boys, before the next census.
Our new school house is going up
rapidly, and will he completed i'm time
for the fail school IL is a frame build
ing, one story high, but large enough
to accommodate all the children of the