The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1885-08-12
STATE NEWS.

A light vote was polled all over the
State.
Threshrd oats are worth 30 cents nj
Hopknsville.
liberati, the great cornetist, will take
in the Lexington fair.
In some parts ofthe State corn il said
To be absolutely burned up.
Lithograph stone of the finest quality
has been discovered in Estill county.
Politics will be lively on the Dark
and Sanguinary Ground before long.
VIII the Constitutional Convention
proposition ever carry? We GUESS not
+. Polk Johnson, of Louisville, is
announced as candidate for Clerk of
the House OF the next Legislature.
Swiss colonists on Red River propose
To cultivate the sugar beet and To man>
ufacture beet sugar. May they sue
coed.
The fourth annual reunion Of the
Orphan Brigade will be held at Glass
gov on the 18Th inst. A big time will
he had
The annual reunion Of the First Ken.
lucky Brigade, &. :. A., known as
"rhe Orphans" will Ice held at Glas-
gov August 9th.
At Athens precinct, Fayette county,
Monday, John Veal and Charles Weller
were killed 10y Bud Hart, and Hart was
dangerously wounded.
In difficulty at barbecue near
Canton last week, man named Me
lntosh was stabbed and instantly killed
The murderer, one Calhoun, was arrest
ed.
The barn Of J. b. Ross, containing
10000 pounds of tobacco and large
quantity of valuable farm machinery
and implements, was burned near Mil.
ton Friday.
The twentieth annual State conven-
ton of the Kentucky Sunday School
Union will sit at Mt Sterling on the
18th, 18th and 10Th of this month. An
attractive and interesting programme
is presented.
Old kentuck, so famous for horses,
women and wine, holds also a front
rank in Cannuck scoundrelism. A
Louisville grand rascal, a Buchanan, is
making big money off of roller. coaster
and a skatiL g-rink
In "A drunken row at Prestonburg,
thirty or forty shots were fired. Proc
tor Arnett was killed. Lee Patrick ia
tally and Calihan Howard and Jack
Johns badly wounded. Excitement
runs high and more trouble is expected.
Charles Offutt is candidate for
Speakership of the Lower House
again. Bill Owen, of Scott, as god a
as ever sat i'm Legislative
halls, and lgnatius Spalding, of Union
county, will likely be aspirants for the
same position.
e Base ball is raging throughout the
Commonwealth. A good way to check
a little of the fiendisb Carterites and
Rowanites and Breathittites in their
favorite pastime, murder, would he, to
learn them the art of the national
hoodlum game.
Lexington contemplates the cree.
ton Of a handsome building for its
public library. The Library Associa-
ton already has $4,000. To this sum,
Mr.. f. ID. Sayre will add $1,000 provid-
ed additional donations to the amount
of 200 can be raised.
Mr.. A. G. Coleman, living near Nc
Nary, tells of curious circumstance.
During the storm on Thursday night
last, log fire was burning in pasture
where he had mule In the morning
he found the mule lying in the fire
with its legs nearly burnt off. The
is that the mule was blown
into tile fire and was unable to get out.
Echo.
Mr.. =. Drake met with a serious ac-
cident last week while threshing at Mr..
Tom Aliens. He was driving and in
stepping Oh the master-wheel his foot
was caught in the machinery, crushing
his foot and ankle. He was caught
in such a way that the machinery had
to be taken apart before he could be
released. Amputation was found necs
essary. Mr.. Drake is a young man
well-known IN the community, and
has large circle of friends that give
their sympathy in this serious affiictiOn
. Echo.
Mr.. w. II. McCarty editor of the
Herald Enterprise, and Miss Florence
of Owensboro were mar
ried in Evansville last Wednesday. Mr..
ffNSoty iarsSu NhtouSh oWcnsuOto
Ell route to Henderson to be
present at the opening of the bridge.
Miss McMannon proposed intention
was to visit young lady friend in
Henderson, when they got to Evans
vile they were married. 1t mad been
known for some time that there was
serious affair of the heart existing be-
tween the young couple. There was no
known opposition to the match.
Last Friday Deputy Collector q. II.
Moore and Marshal w. G.. Pattison, of
Elkton, captured two mOonshiners in
Todd county and brought them to this
city to be tried before Judge J. l. |
Landes. Their names were Sandy |
and Joe McNew, and they |
had been operating in northern Todd