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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-05-05
DISPUTE ENDS IN A
CUTTING SCRAPE
At Grassy Greek tuesday After
noon-Ed Johnson Sur
renders.

Tuesday afternoon at Grassy Cresk,
about fourteen miles below Hartford,
Messrs.' Josh Grove and Ed Johnson
engaged in a dispute, which resulted
in Grove being stabbed in the abdo-
mon.
According to Johnson the facts OF
the trouble are as follows, but it is
reported that Grove tells a different
story: johnson and Grove Were part
ners in some kind OF fish net, and
the dispute arose over 1t. Grove
started after Johnson with an iron
rod. which was wrenched out of his
hand. Grove then picked up shot
gun, but Johnson took this away from
him and threw the shells away. BY
this time Johnson had his pocket knife
out of his pocket and stabbed Grove
as related above. He asys he Offer
ed to take Grow to HIS (Johnson's.)
home but to this he refused and
Groves eighteen year old son as
sisted him to his skiff and rowed him
10 his house boat. which was about
three miles away.
Johnson telephonad to Centertown
for medical aid and Drs. Grove and
Smith went quickly to the injured
man. Yesterday morning he was re
pointed TO be in very bad condition
Only one wound was inflicted. but
Is quite dangerous. johnson appear
ed before ESQ. ]. c. Jackson. of Cen
tertown, Wednesday and gave bond
to the amount OF 5000. The examin-
ing trial will probably be held next
Thursday before ESQ. Jackson.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-05-05
LIEUT.. BENNETT
PROMOTED TO CAPTAIN
Ohio County Boy Serves Fifteen
Years With Uncle Sam and
is Rewarded.

The many friends in Hartford and
Ohio county win be glad to learn tina
an Ohio county boy. w. E.sBennett.,
has recently been promoted to the
rank of Captain in the regular army
Captain Bennett undoubtly has just
cause TO be proud of his distinction and
rank for he is one of the very few
men that enlist In the services of
Uncle Sam as a mere private and stay
with army life long enough TO get a
commission of any kind. About fiji
teen years ago Capt. Bannett enlisted
in the infantry branch of the service.
He has served in every office from
corporal to first lieutenant. the lat
ter rank he has held for several years
Just few weeks ago he took the sx-
animation for the rank OF Captain
and passed with flying coiors. answer
ing satisfactorily every question. He
has travelled extensively and has a
wide knowledge of the customs Of the
foreign countries. and was actively
engaged in the Spanish-American
war.
Eight years ago Capt. Bennett mar
riad Miss Ida Purcell. of Red Hin. Da-
viess county. and they have a bright
lad four years old. Capt Bennett is
the sOn of Mrs & Il Duke of this
city. For several months he has
been in command OF a company OF in
fantry at Fort Lawton, near Seattle,
Washington.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-05-05
ON TRIAL
SECOND time
Suit Of DR.. Baird Against
Ohio County.
Comes up Before Judge Evans
Baird Makes Poor
( Case.

t. Inc suit Oh LIT. "A. ID. Ddiiu hSdinsI
Ohio county was tried the second
slime before Judge Evans at Owsnsboro
Tuesday of this week. The defendant
had entered motion to wacate the
agreement made before a former trial
to waive a jury. The court overru-
led, the motion and tried the case
over the protest over the attorneys
for. the county. The Court of Appeals
having decided that the note sued
upon was void it, became necessary
for the plaintiff to furnish the claims
and amounts which formed the basis
of the note. In this he made very,
poor showing ais he was not positive
on any particular claim, although he
read out about $6000 of orders made
by the fiscal count from 1889 to 1893.
The court held that he would not be
entitled to recover anything except
amounts which he could show that he
could show that he owned in excess
of $500 which it was admitted that
the county had heretofore paid. At
torneys for the county filed sher-
ifs settlements for those years and
pointed out to the court that more
than $4,000 of the amounts which
Baird mentioned as among htose which
he thought he owned had been paid
ny hte county to the very persons to
Whom they were allowed and We're
credited to the sheriff in his settle
ment. The court indicated very clear
ly that the plaintiff had not. mada
out his case, as he had only mention
ed about $500 even allowing him ever
thing which he claims in excess of
the $500, which had been paid With
the $4,000, or more shown to have
been paid by the county deducted the
plaintiff will fall fan short of any ba-
sis for a judgemnet. The case was
argued by both counsel for plaintiff
and defendent "Wednesday night and
was taken under advisement by the
court. 1t will probably be several
weeks before he hands down lis deci-
sion. If a judgment is rendered
against the county for any amount
whatever the case will again be TAX
en- to the United States Court of APP
peals.
The following Ohio county citizens
were in attendance at the court eith-
er as attorneys or witnesses: ]. e.
Fogle, F. l.. Felix, M. l.. Heavrin. C.
e. Smith, C. M. Barnett. E. M. Wood
ward, r. Holbrook, c. p. Keown. L..
p. Foreman, George Bunger. w. 5.
Tinsley, Lewis Riley and John King
of Hartford, ]. p. Miller and q. w.
Martin, of Cromwell. j. P. Stevens,
of Beaver Dam. s. l.. Fulkerson, OF
Rockport, j. W. Bowling. OF Mar
rows. w. p. Ellis. Deanfield. Joe Nc
-Klnley, of Westerfield.
The following from Ohio Co.. served
as Jurymen r. r. Render. Beaver Dam
r. A. Anderson. Hartford and W. +.
Condit, Matanzas. Will Riley Bean
of Dundee, served on the grand jury,
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-05-05
HARTFORD, OHIO COUNTY, KY, FRIDAY, MAY 5, ls11.
!. There were eighty present Sun

ly. There were eighty present Sun
day.
Miss Dink Wheeler, Airdrie, visited
at Mr.. Ed Williams last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pen Chinn spent Sun
day at Mr.. VIM. Chinn's.
Mr. ]. r. Shull who has been sick
for some time Is improving at this
writing.
Miss Willie Brown, spent Satur-
day night with Misses Rhoda and
Magic Williams.
Mr. VIM. Chinn and wife attended
the funeral of Mr.. Tom Chinn's baby.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-05-05
POND RUN.

April 25.--Mrs. Lawrence Allen Is
the guest OF her sister Mrs. Lsota
Cummims.
Several from here attended the nu-
neral at Taylortown of Mr.. Lewis
Brown who has resided in Hartford
the past two years.
Born to Mrs. Layton Williams the
18th a boy.
Mrs. Catherine Taylor Is visiting
In this vicinity.
Mrs. Many Bennett. Ceralvo. and
children are visiting her parents Mr.
and Mrs. ], r. shull.
SUNDAY School Is progressing nice
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-05-05
Lost Fine Sheep.

During the rain storm last Sunday
Messrs. F. w. and Henry Pirtle lost
some fine sheep. The high water com
PEELED the sheep to seek higher
ground, which afterward became flood
ed, and the animals were cut off from
assistance The loss is estimated at
$50.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-05-05
Office Closed on Sunday.

Acting upon the expression and sen
timents of the business mem and citi
zens of Owensboro, the postmaster
general has issued an order that the
postofficce at Oweneboro be closed on
Sunday. The order went into effect
last Sunday.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-05-05

w. e. Ashby, of Csntertown; NJ b.
Barnard, Morris Barnett, B. s. Cham
berlain, e. p. Moone. o. r. Tinsley,
w. II. Rhoads. Fred Miller, w. J..
Bean, A. E. Pate, John t. Moore. Rev
J. W. Bruner. DR.. H. J. Bell. r. d.
Wilker, w. R. Carson, ]. s. Ford,
Albert Rial. J. w. sanderfur, r. E.
Lee Simmerman, l.. M. Ward, J. G.
Her, and J. II. B. Carson.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-05-05
Sells Interest in Restaurant.

Saturday Mr.. Joe Tate sold his In
terest in the City Restaurant to his
partner. Mr.. II. N. Tate. who will
conduct the business in the future.
Mr.. Tate. who has sold his Interest,"
has not decided what business he Will
engage in. but has moved with ms
family TO Beaver Dam. where they re-
sided before coming to this city
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-05-05
Dividend.

BY direction of the Ohio Circuit
Court, the undersigned will as ASST
gnee of the Ohio County Bank, at his
office in Hartford, KY, on May goth,
1911 pay on properly verified demands
against said bank dividend number
one to the amount of ten per cent
on the principle of each of said de-
mands. A. f.. PATE,
42t3 Assignee Ohio County Bank.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-05-05
Attention Knights Of Pythias.

At the regular meeting of Rough
River Lodge No. 10, X. OF p. next
Tuesday night there will be impor-
tant business TO transact and every
member is urged OF be present and'
on time
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-05-05
To Build New Depot

IL numored that the |. c. and
the L. & ~ will build large union
freight depot at Nortonyille. The
increase In the freight business Of
both roads makes Il imperative that
better facilities be provided for the
Interchange OF freight at that point.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-05-05
Baptist Church.
]. w. BRUNER. Paste

]. w. BRUNER. Pastor.
Sunday school session at 9:45
o'clock DR.. u. w. Ford. Supt.
Morning " orship at Al o'clock.
theme OF sermon. "David's Victory"
b. Y. p, u. at e;45 O'Clock.
Don't fail TO hear DR.. Porter at
the court house Friday evening at
o'clock.
The log cabin Democrat., 1911-04-27

by the way of the children of that home, and when you get the children you have teh old folks and their aunts and uncies.
 Why not set apart the first day of your fair to the school children of Faulkner county! Let them come free (none but the school children), and let each school bring it's banner, and have one parade on the track and address to them by the governor or some suitable parsonage. Let each school be invited in time so they can prepare during the summer months for the occasion, and one big day will be added to your fair, and you would enlist every parent in the cause and in the interest of the Faulkner coun- ty fair.
 Wishing your next fair a success, only drop this suggestion for your consideration.
 AN OLD SCHOOL TEACHER.
 National Light Smokeless Coal Oil for sale at Menty & Dollahite's.
The log cabin Democrat., 1911-04-27
SUGGESTS BIG PARADE
 OF PUPILS AT FAIR
CORRESPONDENT BELIEVES II WOULD ADD INTEREST TO
 ANNUAL EVENT.
Editor Log Cabin Democrat:

l notice in the daily of this date the call for the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Faulkner County Fair Association, and, while not a member, am glad of it's success. l am writing this to call your attention to a matter that believe would add greatly to the success of your next fair. Many years ago l taught school in the rural districts of this county and I learned then and l have never forgotten it, that to reach the interest
 of every home the best way to go
The log cabin Democrat., 1911-04-27
WEATHER FORECAST.

Tonight and Friday, unsettled weather; warmer.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-12-13
Last Minuta Hints.

Look over the gifts you have bought as
they come from the stores to see that
everything purchased has been delivered
and that nothing is broken.
Make sure you have plenty Of stationery
for the letters of thanks that are to follow
Christmas.
Have few extra Christmas cards handy
for those who come to mind at the last
minute.
Get packages all wrapped and tied sew
eral days before the great event. It's ex-
hsusting work.
Keep the spirit Of Christmas burning
bright, and let it 60 in every letter and
card you write.
Remember that snowy paper, scarlet
ribbon and sprig of holly enhance the
charm of even the simplest gift.
Have plenty of excelsior ready for wrap
ping breakables.
Take your packages to the postofilce to
be weighed for postage Is far in advance
OF Christmas as possible. You don't have
to send them then, but you avoid having
to stand in line half hour or SO on the
days Immediately preceding Christmas.
When wrapping your packages, tie your
scissors fast to youy otherwise there is q
constant search for them in the general
melee.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-12-13
A Strange Incident.

A singular episode marked the visit
Of the ex-Empress Eugene to the
grave of her son. The journey to
Cape Town-it was in 1SSO-was un-
dertaken when the stricken mother
was in feeble health. There she rest
ed and then, with large party as es-
cort, proceeded north and after wea-
risome experience came near to the
place where Lulu" fell, but ordered Y
halt because she felt herself too weak
to proceed. That night. unable to
sleep, she wandered from her tent.
Aimlessly she strobe in the brush till
suddenly the fragrance Of verbenas.
her sons favorite flower, arrested her
attention. Guided by the odor. she
walked on, but her strength failed. and
she fell and was found unconscious by
the servants who had followed her.
Next day they took her to the grave.
1t was the spot where she had tainted.
The verbenas were there. but they
were dead
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-12-13

Charles Monselet in his "Curiosites
Litteraries" tells of a friend of his liv-
ing at Bordeaux who, glancing through
q Paris booksellers catalogue, saw the
title Of book which he had vainly
sought for thirty years. Looking at
the clock, he found there was just time
to catch the morning express for Par
Is. Stopping only to take some money
from his cash box, he dashed of to the
station and arrived at the bookshop
In time to secure the prize. As he
wrapped up the book the shopman re-
marked, II suppose you live in this
street, monsieur" "No; have just
come from Bordeaux" was the reply.
The man looked astonished, and the
bibliophile discovered that in his eager
ness he had Travelled 800 miles in dress
ing gown and slippers and had never
noticed any deficiency Of attire.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-12-13
About u Mile.

II you take notion to settle down for
time and after you have been whisked out
and back in motorcar you think to ask
how far the house is from the station, the
agent carelessly waves his hand and airily
remarks, .About mile," you had best
take heed as to what country you are in at
that time.
II it is in England you are ell right. for
the familiar 1,760 yards is the stand I'd,
but IL you have taken fancy to some sod
matched Irish cottage it means tramp OF
2,24O yards, and II you are moved to iinPer
in the highlands remember that the br Nv
Scot calls 1875 yards q mile. Considering
the size OF Switzerland, one might expect
Q mile to be about a. far as one could
throw q ball, but the hardy mountaineers
think 9,153 yards the proper thing, even
when, as it generally is, it is very much
uphill. The Swiss is the longest mile Of
all, being followed by the Vienna post
mile Of 9, x96 yards.
The Flemish mile is 6,869 yards, the
Prussian s,2s7 yards, and in Denmark they
walk SPA yards and call it stroll OF .
mile. The Arabs generally ride good
horses and cali 2,14s yards mile, while
the Turks are satisfied with 1928 yards,
and the Italians shorten the distance OF
mile TO 1,766 yards, just six yards more
than the American has in mind when the
agent waves his hand and blandly re-
marks, "Aboat mile"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-12-13

James Ham, agsd eighteen, Of Lisbon,
broke through the ics while skating on
sab7ttus river Sunday, and was drowned
A. q. Davis, OF Machias, aged sixty
eight, respondent because Of i'll health,
committed suicide Thursday BY shoot
ing.
Ermon D. Eastman, senior member Of
the Portland dry goods nrm Of Eastma
Bros. q Bancroft, died. Saturday at bis
home in Portland, aged seventy-two years.
While skating across Pleasant pond
Thursday to go to his work in LdtchfeId,
Wieland Toothachre, Of Richmond, aged
hfty-eight, broke through the ice and was
drowned.
President William Dewitt Hyde, OF
Bowdoin college, announced Friday that
the college had received 10000 more from
the donor Of the General Thomas w. Hyde
athletic building, which makes his total
gift to the college 5000. This raises the
total fund for the gymnasium to s110, 900.
Ohicers Of the Maine dairymen's associa-
tion elected st the conference in Norway
last veek are: President, l.. r. Mcintyre,
East Waterford; vice-president, H. g.
Boyer, IT,, Portland; SECRETARY, Dr.. J. A..
Ness, Auburn; treasurer, Rutillius Alden,
winthrop; trustee, J. D. McEdwards,
Bangor.
The fve-masted schooner Nathaniel T.
Palmer, owned by J. 8. WinsIow & Co.,
of Portland, was abandoned at SEQ 100
| rail - a. p-s
for Norfolk Nov. IS, light, and was driven
far on her course by succession OF storms.
The crew were taken on by . steamer and
landed ct Baltimore. The vessel was val
ued at $4,000; partially insured.
After his wife with four children, whose
lives he had threatened, had left him and
gone to the home OF her father, Elmer
LApham, aged thirty-seven, farmer liv-
ing 1t Milton plantation, Wednesday
night went into his stable, shot his horse
and killed himself by shooting through
the heart. He had been considered mem
tally unbalanced for some time.
Fred 8. Hilton, OF Arson, aged about
fifty years, q well-to- do farmer, was killed
Thursday while clearing up section filled
with uprooted trees. One tree was cut
and lodged in another only slightly
started from the earth. Mr.. Hilton
stepped near the second tree to cut the
roots, when the first tree apparently
shifted its position and released the tree
beside which Mr.. Hilton was standing.
The trunk snapped upright, striking Mr..
Hilton across the head and breaking his
neck.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-12-13
Britain's Tongues.

Within the narrow compass of the
British isles no fewer than seven Ian
guages are spoken. They are English,
Welsh. Erse lin Ireland. Manx On
the Isle of Man. where until recently
church services were conducted in
that tongue), Gaelic dn Scotland).
French in the Channel islands and
Cornish in Cornwall. Though the to-
tai for his own islands is seven
tongues, yet Is the Englishman said
to be the poorest linguist in the world.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-12-13
Lisben,s Great Earthauaks.

Each recurring All Saints day. the
frst day Of November. recalls to the
people Of the city Of Lisbon the most
awful event In the history Of that coun-
try or indeed In all Europe, the great
earthquake Of 1855. At 8 o'clock In
the morning on day clear and serene
came "a hollow rumbling sound, az Of
thunder. and Immediately after the ter
rible CONFUSION Of the earth which
shook down houses and buried or
crushed $4,000 persons. Many Of the
churches were at the time filled with
their congregations. and each one be-
came huge catacomb entombing it,
worshipers. Twenty-Five successive
shocks were counted. In the city
prison 800 were killed and in the hos
pital 1900. The sea retired from the
harbor, which it left dry. and then re-
turned in a gigantic wave fifty to sixty
feet high, overwhelming many who had
escaped the falling houses. It was es-
timated that in Lisbon and its imme-
date neighborhood nearly 5000 per.
sons had persisted.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-12-13
sn.asl Dus,nsss.

omast Dus1nees.
The people Of country town not far
from Edinburgh received . shock re-
Gently, says q London weekly. One
day they were startled by lavish dis
play on the hoardings Of posters bear
Ing In large letters the announcement,
HE ID coming" Who "her was or
when ''he" was coming was nowhere
stated. and the folks were left in anx-
iety until q week later, when another
display appeared bearing the words,
He Is here!" and the public were also
Informed that "he" was q mysterious
wonder who would that night appear
at the town hall and perform feats Of
magic and mystery such as had never
been previously witnessed. This was 4
treat indeed for the Inhabitants. and
ON the night advertised the hall was
filed to its utmost capacity. The anx-
ious moment arrived. and up went the
curtain. But, to the surprise Of the
audience. nothing could be seen ex-
cept a larger poster bearing these
words: "He has gone" He had, too,
and taken all the admission money
with him. Only q few Of the victims
enjoyed the joke.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-12-13

rnaer this head the AnnaIoAx will from
-. a time print short articles rotating "a
s,-d.. and especially their relation 10 s&ricui-
go interests. Most Of these articles will be
..nriuted from iea6ets issued By the bureau 0
s,ological survey. department. Ut agriculture
!. nv the National Association Of Audubon
s.,,s,ies. and will be authoritative. They
a, he Of interest mot only 70 bird lovers, but
!, educational value 70 fasmers.to whom the
.,otection Of many species Of birds 10 Of the
~,.stest mportance.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-12-13

au0 8iisten. Evexywhere there Wa Z
beautiful, unbroksn mantle Of snow. In
last years corn-feld, that had been
poorly cultivated and was ovsrruu with
that most noxious plant known to ali
farmers - the ragweed, there were hum
dreds OF tree spsrrows clinging to the tops
OF the weed stalks, Just showing above the
carpet Of snow. They were feeding ON
the ripened seeds; long fast and great
hunger had made them very tame; thew
made beautiful and animated scene. a
joyous picture Of happy bird-Iife; every
where were contentment and voices lifted
up in thankfulness for natures bouuties,
what the farmer had neglected to do the
previous fall this flock of tree sparrows
was doing for him. The number Of seeds
destroyed in that one field on that day
alone must have been beyond computation
in figures. The owner OF the land proba bly
wondered the next season why his field
was so clear Of rsgweeds, he little
dreamed Of the cleaning process that was
carried on that bright winter day by his
friends the tree sparrows.
The relation that the tree sparrow bears
to agriculture il an important question,
and one that will naturally interest The
farmer more than ira song q, oha.,.,,,
habits. While this species undoubtedly de-
stroys many insects in its summer home
- all sparrows do, yet it is only resident in
the oniteo STATES during the season when
insects are not plenty with US, therefore the
good 1t does consists in its destruction of
weed seeds. No greater proof can he 0ivsn
of its yaIue as q seea -destrov., th.n ~.
So,,o,v;c~ .....-. -,
-. IY.;,ss o.-.- ,.
"a s8licu'
su1e, Puoiisneo IN FARMERS bulletin NO.
oa-Some common Birds In Their Relation
70 Agriculture.
ine tree sparrow tspfseito mo~sicoia)
.- "m 1., "a osel sne nor.nefn STATES In
oa.as.. ~. ,.1..-. ~ n ev ~
q, r.rv ..o,,.,h. -. ~. a $3.50 -
tree marrow feed. entirely unon .s.a. :,
weeds; and probably each bird consumes
about one-fourth Of an ounce . day. In an
article contributed to the New York Tribune,
In ISL the writer estimated the amount Of
~eea seq snnua,iy destroyed ~ these birds
800 '. 49, 1pou 'ne o.sis VI one
Ma "a .nr,o.,n. ~. ~ Ma, 49,
ten 10 each SQUARE mile. and that thew rem.in
In their winter range two hundred DAYS. we
shall have total Of i.75oooo pounds or SIS
tons!of weed seed consumed by this one species
In q single season. Large IS these figures may
SEEM they certainly faii Tar short OF the
lenn'y me e'elmA'e ., zen o,,os 70 square
sn.rrow "a csr,.,n,v MOI. .hr rasn. thar . .h,s
in winter in Mas.achu.stt., whers ~. food
supply is less than In the western states, and
1 have known places In lowe where several
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-12-13

Some women can switch themselves
around in their skirts and appear grace
full all the time, while other women al
ways appear frumpy. Yet they are all
women, only daintiness comes with the
blood. some women are positively beau
tiful, even when busy at the washtub.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-12-13
An Exception.

~Who was 1t wrote Distance lends
enchantment to the viewT"
II don't know. but I'll bet he never
sat on the gable end Of house and
watched a ball game that was going
on two blocks y."-Chicago Rec
ord-Herald.