The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-05-18
ACTION TAKEN
BY LOCAL CLUB
In SeveralVery Important
Matters.
THE SPECIAL TRAIN OF FOLKS
Coming From jacksonville
viii be Cordially Received
-Clean-Up Day Set.

The Hartford Commercial Club met
I'm special called session at the court
house here last Friday night, with
President T. R. Barnard and Sec
retary Henry Carson present, together
with n representative crowd Of other
citizens. There were not as many pres
ent as should have been, and IL Is
hard to discover the reason. Several
nroudnent citizens and business men
who were absent said next day, When
inUerrograted, that they knew MOTH
ing of the meeting, although 1t was
announced in both the town papers
and the court house bell was loudly
sounded. others absent seemed 10
take little interest in the matter and
wanted TO know what the meeting
was for anyhow" This is rather a
sad commentary upon the business
enterprise of our citizens, who get
their living here and who should be
interested in every movement, large
or small, in tile interest Of the place,
which of course includes the welfare
of all its citizens. There is evident
ly too much of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
see-to-it." There are citizens ana
business men here who of course
would like to prosper, but they seem
inclined to want some other fellow
To do the boosting. This is not The
proper spirit and such a condition
is deplorable. Let US hope that these
citizens will soon learn to see this
matter.in a better light.
Those Who were present ut the
meeting seemed interested and alive
to the moment OF the occasion. The
committee appointed to investigate and
find out a location for the proposed
hickory mill Of Kellar Bros, report
ed that they had found a location
near the depot here which could be
purchased for 5000. The railroad
company proposes to furnish free the
steel for a switch, If the mill COM
pany VIII do the balance. The mill
company is said TO employ from ten
to twenty workmen regularly. Col. c.
M. Barnett and Mr.. A. c. Yeiser were
appointed as a committee to solicit
funds to buy the lot for the mill To-
location, to be decided to and owned
by the Hartford Commercial Club,
which will lease it to the mill own
e s fol a term Of years.
A committee was also appointed to
solicit funds to prepare free dinner
for the old soldiers Of TIL county,
who will hold their annual meeting
here on the 4th of July next. This
committee is composed Of A c. feis-
or. C.. NJ Barnett and F. l.. Felix, who
will also have charge of the matter
of advertising the event. 1t will be
q big affair and it is high time our
citizens were preparing for 1t. The
Ohio County Fair grounds will be Sc
cured for the purpose and it is an
ticipated that thelS will lie an i'm
mense crowd present.
The matter of cleaning up the town,
In the interest OF sanitation and also
in anticipation of the visit OF the
Lets Get Acquainted" crowd from
Madisonville, who will arrive here on
Thursday, May 26. was next taken up.
That the town needs a general clean
ing up at least once a year, goes with
out question. After some discussion
as to date, it was agreed that next
Tuesday, May "a, would be a good
date, and all our citizens are request
ed to make it a personal matter and
Join in the duty of cleaning up their
premises and the sidewalks in front
of same. Merchants and other business
men are asked to clean up both in
front and rear of their places OF bus
mess. 1t should be done for the
good of all, without hesitation or
delay.
The principal object of the meeting
and one Of the most important sub
1ects discussed was the entertainment
of tho people who will come from
jacksonville on a special train to
Hartford on Thursday of next week
for tho purpose of getting acquaint'
ed" This delegation will number
about $50 people and there will be
ladies in the bunch. They will ar
rive here between IL and IL o'clock
lin time for dinner. The fact that