The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-01-27
PICKED Up.

The News spent two days.over on the
Branch last week. The farmers are
making preparations to pitch a big crop
and seem to be cheerful and hopeful Of
the future AT any rate they are going
to work to do all tLey can aud raise all
they can 80 il the good times do come,
with good demand and fair prices, for
their produces til, y'll have them. They
are not talking politics 80 much as they
are farming and farm products-cattle,
hogs, tobacco. Thts three products have
been moving pretty lively during the
winter and at fair prices which has en-
couraged them to greater efforts to in
cresss production. In tobacco especially
there will be much larger acreage put
in than last year. There is nothing dis
couragiDg in the outlook on the Branch
so far as we can see. Farmers are buy
ing plows, plow-gea ar, plow-points, Guilt
vators, hoes, seeds and tobacco canvas
earlier and in larger quantities than ever
before. This makes business good for
the dealers and merchants and puts. new
life into all channels of trade. Timber,
lumber, slaves and ties are all in good
demand. There are several saw.mils
along the road running all the time and
have been nearly all winter. These
interests give employment to a large
force OF men and puts in circulation lots
OF money. The merchants are not near
30 acknowledgements" about their bus
mess as we have seen them. There's a
smile on their countenances and hope
full look for the future. They are not
complaining so much and say trade is
getting better" They are putting in
good stocks and preparing for big
spring trade.
At Glendeane every thing is on the
rush. This is one of the livest and most
hourishiDg towns on the branch. Every
body seems to be busy and on the go.
10 Mattingly's mill right in the heart OF
the town is buzzing from early morn till
late in the evening turning out stacks of
lumber, bridge timbers, slaves and ties.
He has cut this winter for Norman,
Dean & Co., over 200, 900 feet OF quarter
sawed oak which is all stacked in their
yards, besides several thousand feet OF
other stuff. Joe is one of the pushing
men Of the town aud gives employment
to large force OF men and teams.
Norman, Deane & Sons and W. j.
Dean & Co., are two busy firms buying
large quantities of lumber, ties and to.
bacco, paying out lots OF money and CIV
ing employment to a great many men.
The News is under special obligations
to Conductor Tilford, Postal Clerk Scar
gent and all the train boys for courtesies
extended. The Texas is exceedingly
fortunate in baying their affairs in the
hands OF so careful, kind and courte-
GUS gentlemen.
Down at Fordsville the outlook is not
encouraging, The merchants are COM
planning and the town doesn't lave the
appearance OF its usual thrift and bus
mess activity. The timb,r business,
which for several years has been big
thing for the town, is now about done
with, and the merchants are feeling the
loss Of it in their trade, But Fordsville
has splendid farming country for miles
around and it won't be long before she
RECEIVERS her normal condition.
Ike Adair, cashier of the Fordsyille
Banking Company, says his bank is pros
porous and doing splendid business.
Ike is one OF the hardest workers in the
town, having full charge OF the bank and
doing all the work. He puts in full ten
hours every day.
Charlie Beard is there from Branden-
burg, has good position with John r.
Smith, the saddle and harness maker,
and is doing well. They tell me that
Charlie is thinking strongly of making
it his permanent home.
j. d. Cooper, the druggist, has one of
the prettiest stores We have ever seen in
the country. 1t would be credit to a
much larger town. 1t is so clean and
well kept. Mr. Cooper knows how to
run drug store.
We spent pleasant evening at the
hos oitable homes of Jerry Tiiord and
dad" Seargent, who are nicely fixed up
and have pleasant families where one
feels at home. The two lovely daugh-
tiers OF Mr. Sargent are especially inter.
esting and entertaining
1t makes us feel little aged when we
90 over to Glendeane and meet Bob Rob
erts)n, Eli Dean, Jesse and Dave Moor
man, Will Norman and Willie Owen,
in their gray locks, now heads OF large
families and looked upon over there ss
the old men of the country. 1t seems
only just little while ago when they
were young boys going to school in tLis
town, lively and frolicksome with ou's III
never dreaming that they were to take
the places OF their fathers and follow in
their footsteps. They are now like their
fathers, the substantial citiz ,ns OF that
neighborhood and identified with its bus
mess interest and prosperity.