The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1885-07-01
Cuttings from Centsrtown.
June %, 1885.


Editor Herald
We were blessed with delightful show
ers again Friday and Saturday. There
never was more favorable season than
has been so far. Corn and oats and
tobacco were never known to grow
better.
Wheat is nearly all harvested, and i'm
some localities is tolerably good. Oats
are ripening. Several persons are done
blowing corn.
M. II. Rowe and w. c. Rowe, of
Spring Lick, are circulating among
their numerous friends i'm the burgh.
General and Mrs. Hoover are stop
ping at Uncle Billie Warden's.
Little Miss BhOda Ford is the guest
of her sister, Mrs. Hines.
Oily Coffman and family are the
guests of ]. X. Smiths family.
Miss Annie Perciful and little BROTH
er Larkin, of ElizabethtOwn, are on
visit to their aunt, Mrs. s. w. Jones, of
this place.
Miss Sallie Cummins and brother,
from near ROckpOrt, were visiting rel
atives in the Walton's Creek neighbOr,
hood yesterday and Saturday.
Sam Robertson and family, of Rock
port, were visiting relatives i'm this viz
cinlty Saturday aud Sunday.
Mrs. Thomas Bishop is still linger.
ing. She certainly cannot live but a
short while longer.
Aunt Garner Wade while attending
10 her household affairs last winter. fell
to the ground and either sprained or
dislOcated one of her wrist joints, from
which she has suffered very great pain
ever since.
The many friends of Miss Mollie
Rowe were glad to see her on the streets
again after a protracted illness.
Willie Rowe has been quite indispos.
ed several weeks with q bronchial
affection.
While the picnic here Saturday was
not all that could be wished by the
proprietors, it was upon the whole an
enjoyable affair. Hon Jesse Williams
was present and made short but sen.
sible speech. The dancing part of the
programme was continued until in the
wee small hours, q portion of the crowd
having repaired to the vacant house of
Warren Roark, and another portion
to Jasper Ford's.
Our bachelor friend ]. I. Bennett, Of
Point Pleasant, was here yesterday, ON
business l suppose, as Jim is not very
idly disposed. In fact he hs.s been here
several times lately.
Sunday-school at this place has sus.
pended for a while again.
A. Lee Bennett closed his school here
a week or two since. He has engaged
to work during vacation with his friend
Ben Drake, near Island, Mclean cOun,
ty.
Rev. J. T. Casebier preached Saturday
evening and at IL o'clock Sunday
morning, at Walton's Creek, to good
audiences. He also preached at Gen.
trail Grove 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
That staunch old bachelor friend Of
everybody, Marion Calvert, has the
neatest and best rig to be found in all
these parts. He was seen driving ol
being driven, yesterday. for the first
time. Look out, young ladies' ! some Of
you will get left.
Born. to the wife of ]. Taylor Rowe,
on the 23d list, a son; to the wife Of
James Riley, on the 26th inst, son.
A very large number of people at
tended Rev. Bird Viewers meeting at
; Green River Union the second Sunday.
Prof. Poyle's class of thirty young ladies
and gentlemen came from Pleasant
Hope, Mclean county, and discoursed
, some fine music. There was an abun,
+ dance of provisions on the ground, and
everybody seemed happy.
Mrs. Taylor Rowe, who has been in a
critical condition, am glad to say,
is improved very much. s.