The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1885-03-18
Wildwood Mites.

daughter of II. G.. Crawford, of Mill,
wood, accidentally swallowed some
concentrated lye. that had been I'M
thinkingly placed in her reach. For
sometime little was thought about it,
tut very soon the child displayed
symptoms of throat aflt elton and il was
only 10y a painful effort that she was
able To swallow any kind Of solid food.
The best local physicians were consult
ed without being able 10 relieve the
little sufferer in the least, and finally
Doctors landell and Roberts, of I.ouis>
vile, were appealed to, but even their
great skill was of no avail and they
were forced to acknowledge that they
could do her no good. In the mean
time the child had ceased entirely to
take any solid food, and was existing
on what little milk she could be- pur-
suaded to swallow, which in itself was
very little TO preserve life. She con-
tinued To live IN this manner upwards
OF three months until about six weeks
ago, when She bitterly refused To take
any kind of nourishment whatever.
From stout, healthy child, she has
dwindled away until now at this
writing her actual weight is only
fraction oyer II pounds. Ii is Just 81
days since she has partaken of any
kind of nourishment, not even
mouthful of water having been swal.
lowed by her in all that time. The
child still Ietains all her faculties, and
can speak, but in such a weak tone of
voice that only her mother can under
stand what she says. Her condition is
pitlable in the extreme, as it is evident
that she Graves food all the time but is
unable To swallow the most liquid
nourishment The case has created
great deal of interest in this county,
and speculation is rife on how long the
child can possibly live under the cir
cumstances, while the parents have the
heartfelt sympathy of the whole cons
munity in their trouble.
Measles are as thick a. black berries, |
in these parts just now. A great num-
Der have been down with the disease,
but only in one case have they proved |
fatal. At present there seems to be an |
abatement to their ravages, and it is
hoped they will die out in short time.
IT has been the misfortune of Gray
son county, a. Well as a great many |
other counties in Kentucky, for a nuns
Der Of years past, to be represented in
the State Legislature by men unsuited |
in every respect for the position they |
occupied. 1t is not enough for man
to know the wants of his county and his
and represent them hon.
estly and to the best of his ability, but
he should also be representative of
the intelligence of his county as well.
1t must be acknowledged that during
the last decade we have had few men
in our State Legislature who could, or
did represent fully the Intelligence of
GraysOn county. Those who elect such
men have to shoulder the blame and
bear the shame of all their hlunders
and mistakes, while broad grin
spreads over the more favored counties,
as they wonder what kind of a constit-
uency could have made the mistake of
such man to the Legislative
halls of Frankfort. GraysOn county
VIII have several candidates next
August for this position, and she would
10 well to see that no more mistakes of
such nature occur. Let her elect an
man, one in whom she will
feel some pride, and one who will make
himself record before the country
without becoming a disgrace to those
who elected him. | understand that
James 5. Workman, Esq, our efficient
County Attorney at present, is about to
become candidate for Legislative
honors, and / am glad of it, AS i'm Mr..
Workman we would have everything
We should have had long before this
time. Mr.. Workman is a fine lawyer
Of undisputed ability, a scholar, and
one of the most progr, ssive gentlemen
in our county, and his advent into the
Legislative halls would and should be
a proud event to the people of Grayson
In Mr.. Workman we would
have a true representative of the INTEL
ligence of our community, as well as ,
having the benefit of as fiue legal -.
talent as can be found anywhere in
In fact, Mr.. Workman ,
would be a credit to our county, and if
happily he can be pursuaded to make
the race, l have no doubt but his
election will be an assured fact. l..