The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1885-04-08
Centsrtown circumstances.
April 6, 1850.

April 6, 1850.
Esiaor Herald.
Well, the weather has toned down
until one can come within squirrels
jump of giving it justice: il has be-
come more tame, indeed il might be
called real nice.
Farming is moving on very well. We
may expect i'm short time to hear
that corn planting has commenced.
Wheat is looking very bad indeed, as q
general thing, with a few exceptions.
Our saw-log men, having despaired
of the usual high waters coming. have
resorted TO damming the small streams,
into which they had thrown their logs,
with view to running them with
headwaters, and are having some sue
cess in that way.
When Mr., Rhoads aud son moved to
the Ike Ashby farm near here in the
winter, they found it in badly dilspi
dated condition grown up in briers
and bushes, with fencing i'm woful
plight. They went right to work rs
soon rs winter began 10 break, and now
the farm looks just like brand new
one,-fences neatly repaired, briers and
bushes grubbed ana shrubbed, and "a
good portion broken up and ready for
cultivation.
Stroud and Dexter are at home again.
after an absence of week or ten DAYS
at their mill at Bremen in Mullen
berg county. They report having done
well.
What might have been a terrible
scene happened to Leslie, oldest son of
Dennis Myers, Saturday evening.
While taking a horse with gearing on
home from work, the horse stepped in
sink hole, which threw the little boy
forward, causing him to fall to one side
and to fasten his foot in chain, which
frightened the horse, causing it to run
at full speed a distance of two or three
hundred yards. Coming to fence in
its course,it fortunately turned suddenly
around, and thereby enabled the bow to
extricate himself from his perilous
position. When picked up he had one
thigh broken and was otherwise badly |
hurt.
A. Lee Bennett has placed a large
farm bell at the church where his |
school is being taught, for the benefit |
OF his school, which also serves "A good
purpose when there is church, Sunday
school, or singing, etc. Boys should
not practice ringing 1t after services
and at other times out of place, as
some did few times yesterday and
Saturday night. 1t 10 quite out of
taste.
The Sunday>school at this place WAS
recognized Sunday evening with fair
prospects for an interesting school. 1t
Is hoped that good interest will be |
worked up in behalf of Sunday school, |
for there is nothing to be lost by it. but
certainly something to be gained.
Then let's all put our shoulders to the
wheel and make live and interesting
school.
Rev. j. G. Brandon filled his regular
here Sunday evening,
before good audience. He will not be
here again till the first Sunday in June
on account Of quarterly meeting at
Point Pleasant the first Sunday in
May.
Rev. f. V. Phipps will preach here
the first Sunday in this month.
Mr.. Burton, of Daviess county. is
visiting his granddaughter, Mrs.
Hines, here.
Alonzo Hines, brother of our towns>
man, j. L. Hines, was here on short
visit, returning this morning.
Miss Amanda Wade is visiting rela.
tives in Hartford.
Miss Elsea Ross spent two or three
days in Hartford last week.
That most popular young gentleman,
w. j. White, of Beech Grove, i. cir.
culating among his many friends i'm
this county. He attended church here
yesterday in his new buggy drawn IN
the HERALD gift distribution last win
ter. He and his buggy looked hand
some.
Byron Patterson and Josiah Hooker.
of Point Pleasant, attended church |
here yesterday, as did several other
more or less distinguished persons from
distance. s