The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1895-11-28
scenes at a County Fair
Catchingly Pictured.
APPLE BRANDY AND POPS.
Traits Of Character and Customs Of a
Confronted People,
RESOURCES.

From the Courier.JournalJ
yT,zrI GREER, KY, Nov. 20.-(Special.)
yaekson Is one Of those favored places the
visitor doesn't want to leave. Not 80 much,
perhaps. by reason of its extreme attract
irepess. however attractive it may be, but
rather owing to the solemn fact that he has
10 get up before daylight to catch the only
departing train for the. day. Still l managed
somehow to do 1t, and in the grimy grew
someness Of the dull gray dawn / told Maj
Sim Patrick good.by, and smiled "howdy-
d DOR on Conductor Shelby as though l
I liked that sort of thing.
Then we slipped away to Torrent. where
Twas 10 make some kind of connection
with the Blackboard and Equine Air Line
for Hazel Green and its famous fair. There
found DR.. Phip Vim, who had gathered
together one of Taylor Days magnificent
Arabian steeds, pure bred and born tired,
and classic blackboard, and of we hied
I Ter Hazel Green, so miles away and all day
10 make II In.
But frst let me say something about this
romantic L. and Il. station Of Torrent. 1t
u situated at the head Of the great Natural
Bridge canyon and there 10 no road out OF
|. save the railroad and FIRE escape up the
side Of the elf. This Are escape 10 wide
enough for lumber wagons and teams and
also for buckboards, and ~ the stranger to
that soyt Of driving creeps upward to the
sky With his horses hoofs digging holes
Ia the resks to hold by, he Inadvertently
tss some other wayl thinks Of the Cordiile'
RAJ end voRders how one Of those South
AasFisap mountain males would serve 10
pub blackboard up this Torrent hill Ia
wisssr. when the wsother has got its work
Ia % that incline, I'll bet the mule wouldn''
saskie Il, prsfsrtius 70 back up against the
slif and Just kick I'm way right through sb.
sclia rock. All about forrest, and hanging
fssA over Il. are the rugged olies and shs
&sstixslls Of the saaysn. Asd sonsrrow Hail
\ s@at ia wiater thsre are only sbeut four hour
\ sssanshiss TO the day. There 10 NO town there
ssve lunhss piles, couple Of stores, ssssl
n ssaa blasksaith shop. With the ststien and
ohs Or two smsli houses, bat whss the new L
sad y. hotel 10 couaplstsd ss Rstursl
Bridge and there 10 . wooden tranwaJ
Nens the oliEs connecting both snds Of sh'
!. sgsyoa for the pleasure OF visitors, Terrss'
Fnl spro0t up and point with pride TO bel
1ssas sorrentian waterfall Ia the gulch bach
Y the hotel, and In winter time she win
saow "a Toe cave with crystal ssslactitss and
ssssasmiies that win make Niagara wondel
shss she was ever made for. That's thu
3 alAd Of a summer aud winter resort thi
eaayen viii be one Of these days.
n Gaining the top Of the Torrent hill undo
me skiliful driving OF DR.. VIM, who earn
estly inquired II my life was insured befor'
va started. we followed the ridge through
\ maze Of flaming torches OF blazing gun
\ Eess (sss on Ere BY the frost, you know
aaa looked far down into the valleys wher
sae crimson and gold ran riot In the Octo
\ YER sunshine over million trees. Or some
falng Hike that. II was very pretty, an
sure, But the roads. Wow Dry as Chi
vac In prime condition TO DO worked bt
+ u@ta the water strikes them and make
mem impossible mudholes and seethin
meiasses. But not hand is raised an,
shsfe TO do q lick; not sign Of anythin
s'ae 10 give the people passagewsy, an
as stranger Is forcsd to the conclusion tbs
nose who use them as regular thing don
sA'w what decent road is or wouldn
''s p drive over one II they had At. An