The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1891-06-26
STATE SUNSHINE AND SHADOW.

A BUNCH of bluegrass fifty.seven inch
es long is reported from Nelson county.
THE Presbyterians of Winchester will
establish female college at that place.
HENRY p. HINES, prominent citizen
of Bowling Green, has been stricken with
paralysis.
]. II. BLACK has been nominated for
the legislature by the Simpson county
Republicans.
The Farmers Alliance of Fleming
county has nominated John ID. Hinton
for the legislature.
N. MARX WEBB is the Democratic
candidate for representative in Floyd,
Knott and Letcher counties.
A FIRE department has been organized
at Richmond. Charles Jacobs is captain
and the company has drill once week.
The new Franklin wooden mills, at
Frankfort, were destroyed by fire last
week. Loss, $1,000; insurance, $l5, 200.
THE Western Kentucky papers report
fine rains in that section, but no damage
to the wheat crop, which is unusually
large.
IN Franklin county Farmer Charles
jenkins was instantly killed by trap
which he was preparing for chicken
thieves.
The Democrats of Fleming county
have nominated r. X. Hart, of Poplar
Plains, for representative in the next
legislature.
The Methodist church at Lewisport
was blown down during a storm last
week, and Dave Ray, colored, killed by
falling timbers.
THE Messenger says there is still doubt
of T. S. Pettit's acceptance of that indie
pendent nomination for representative
from Davies county.
CHARLES JOHNSON, the diamond thief,
pleaded guilty in the Circuit court at
Frankfort, and was sentenced to four
years in the penitentiary.
IT is said that about $780, 900 was paid
out last summer for work on the canal,
and nearly all of it was sent to Italy,
Middlesborough Democrat.
MIDDLEsBOROUGH is pleased with its
experiment with concrete pavements
They are believed to be far superior and
less costly than Bell county mud.
THE Republican convention of Bath,
Carter, Fleming and Rowan counties,
held in MOrehead, nominated DIR. J. p.
Huff, of Fleming, for the State Senate.
THE State Farmer, devoted to the in.
terests of the farmer and laboring class,
has made its appearance at Somerset.
J. F. McQuerry is editor, assisted by v.
NJ. Doolin and J. T. Barron.
Hon. JAMES p. GAY has been declared
by the Clark County Democratic com.
mittee the nominee of the party for the
legislature. He is pronounced Oppo.
nent to the new constitution.
The Bluegrass National is the name
of new national building association,
with headquarters at Lexington. s. q.
Sharpe, NJ. @. Afford, NJ j. Durham, ID.
F. Frazee and Louis Straus are among
the officers.
THE people of Paintsville are about to
use harsh means toward the fresh boy
who writes sensational news from their
county. He should read Judge BARRIERS
letter in this issue and take warning
Pikeville Monitor.
Col. +. G. SEBREE refuses to abandon
his brilliant career a. money devil in or
der To re-enter politics. He has Just
done the Cesar act in declining the chair
manship of the Republican committee Of
Henderson county.
THE editor of the Jessamine Journal
modestly remarks: at is not absolutely
certain who will represent this district in
the next senate, but one thing you can
bet your bottom dollar on-he will be a
true blue Democrat
REFERRING to the Richmond, Nicho-
lasville, Irvine and Beattyvile railroad,
the Richmond Times says: "Track lay
ing on the new road is progressing salts
factorily, having reached Reeves branch