The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-01-06
HARDINSBURG.
Interesting Incident Of The Indian Fart
Bank Of Hardinsburg Showing-I75
Marriage License Issued.

Mr.. Henry Eskridg", oil LOUISVILLE,
was visiting friends here last week,
Misses Lizzie and Eula Miller gave
delightful mystery tea last Thursday
night.
The bird hunters that were out last
week below Beeler's firm killed 20S
quails.
Mr.. and Mrs Alvin Skillman enter
tanned number of young folks last Fri.
day night.
Revs. S + Kelly and S. X Bret ding
are holding protract'd meeting at the
NJ. +. church.
Mr. Robert Smith has gone to JOlly's
station to work in the blacksmith shop
there couple of weeks
Mr.. Asa j. Harmed was here few day s
last week from Sullivan, Iud., visiting
his parents at Harmed station
Miss Lizzie Miller returnt d TO Russ H.
vile last Monday, accompanied by MISE
Mary Norman, Of Glendeane.
Mr.. Andrew Elder and Miss Mabel
Hawkins were married at the Catholic
church, in this place, last Thursday.
There were one hundred and seventy
five marriage license issued by the Coun-
ty Court Clerk during the year 1896.
Mr.. Guy +. Bu'ch, OF Mooleyville, was
hnr IL Il To-
the Legislature on the Republican ticket.
The watch meeting at the NJ. L church
last Thursday night was well attended.
Rev. S. X, Breeding pr ached from II
to ~.
Mr.. James Skillman was here Monday
and qualified as Police Judge Of the city
of Cloverport, and +. N. D'EIuy as Jud &c
pro tenn.
Mr. and Mrs. Anon Kincheloe enter.
tanned the young folks last Wednesday
! night in honor of their sister, Miss Ada
Henderson.
| Mr.. Allen Stith infLrms us that Prof
II. p. Shackett has his school under way
at Sturgis, Ky, with very fl altering pres
| poets for success.
The death Of Mr. Grant Gre. DRY wat
.ceived here with f. elings of general re-
greet. He had many good friends among
the citizens of Hardinsburg
The following are the supervisors o.
the tax list in SEES on here this week
Mat. Shrew sberry, j. r, ID Haven, james
Crawford, d. n. Howard, and Va
Tucker.
Major w. f. Minor was here last Sat
urday. lie let out the inform alton tha
he would accept place on the county
ticket that is soon to be m lde up, If ten
dered him.
The Bank of Hardnsburs makes &
creditable showing Of business for 1896
Mr.. M. II. b ard, the cashier, thinks
there will be an improvement along al
lines of business during 1897.
Mr. Eli Pile, of Harmed, made an as
Segment last Saturday. Liabilities
1917 II, assets, including store house AM
goods are put at 1886. Mr.. G. Q. Wey
mouth is named rs the assignee.
Mr.. John L. Monarch. OF Greensboro
was here few days last week visiting
his old friends. He said to some of hii
friends here that he thought something
| of being a candidate for Surveyor o.
Daviess county.
In conversation about tn old Indiar
fort that stood below town away back in
seventeen hundred an incident was re
lated OF Bill Hardin's bravery, which hal
an amusing side to it. Hardin in com
pany with one, Harshfeld, was going t
the mouth of the Falls OF Sinking, nea
Stephensport. While on the way they
were surprised by four or five INDIAN
and captured. Hardin was a very bray,
man, of course, and was noted for hi
fighting qualities among the Indians
Although in this instance while over
powered, he and his companion, he KEEP
close watch for some means to get tn,
better OF the red men. He and Hash
field had their hands tied behind then
with some kind of withes from the woods
The Indians took them both TO tn,
mouth of Sinking intending to carr.
them across the river While the In
dians were constructing raft to carr,
them over, Hardin had managed to worl
one of his hands loose 50 he was ready t.
make fight. He told his companion
Harsh6eld, however, TO be cautious ant
on the look out, and on the first oppOr
tunity they would make battle and tina
he, Harshfeld, must fight. Harshfel,
was dutchman 1t wss but littl
while when Hardin saw his chance an,
jerking his loose hand from the withes
he, quick as thought, let fl and knocke,
one Of the Indians into the river. Seil
ing a guu the next moment he sho
another one aud this put them all Il
flight. Looking about for his frien,
IIarshhsld to his surprise he was som,
distance away running at full tilt up th'
river bank. Hardin made his way bacl
TO the fort, and some time the next day
his friend, Harshfeld, struggled in. Tn,
story is that ii was all they could do il
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