davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-05-31
FLAMES CUT SWATH
THROUGH EDDYV|LLE
Heart of Town Falls Prey to
Disastrous Fire-0Id Land.
marks Destroyed.

Eddyville, KY, May 2S.-One
of the most disastrous fires in the
history of the county swept the CEN
trail portion of this city tonight,
leaving destruction in its wake. The
flames destroyed three large build
ings and for a time great fear was
entertained for the safety of the
court house, which fronts directly
opposite two of the buildings, a
space of not more than seventy-tive
feet having been between It and the
raging fire.
A rough estimate of the loss at
IL o'clock was $4,000. This prob
ably will reach $4,000. The resi-
dences of Edgar and Elwood Gres-
ham, the livery stable and the
Gaines Hotel. the latter being own
ed by Capt. w. ]. Stone, the we'll
known Confederate veteran, we're
destroyed.
The fire originated in the loft of
the livery stable where there was
considerable feedstuff. Thence It
spread to the dwelling houses. The
flames leaping skyward. reached
the second story of the hotel.
1t was a spectacular confiagration
by reason Of the buildings being
located on the crest of what is
known as the court house hill. ris-
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-05-31

The abdication of Diaz from the
capital city of Mexico and his throne
of power was pitiful in the extreme.
At an early hour before daylight, in
a borrowed vehicle, he stole stealth
lily away from the scene of his erst-
while eminence and glory. There
can be no doubt that Diaz was the
grand old man" of Mexico and that
his reign was productive of much
good until he allowed himself to be
surrounded by a coterie of unscrup-
ulous officials whose oppressive
methods, accomplished in his name,
set the country in revolt.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-05-31

A commendable movement is be-
ing revived over the country in the
matter of investigating short
weights and measures as used by
some dealers in family supplies.
Many cities and towns are taking
action in the matter i'm behalf of
the average buyer, who has no
means of knowing whether or not
he gets his moneys worth in his
purchase. OF course the honest
merchant has no fears in an inves-
tigation like this. But the buyer
has a right to know.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-05-31
COMPANY II. Attention!

The members of Company II are
directed to report at the armory for
drill Saturday, June Sd, at 1880 p.
m. With only seven weeks inter
vening the coming encampment at
Orell, the company will have to
drill hard in order to attain the high
standard of proficiency it has here
tofore maintained. 1t is urged that
no member allow any circumstance
TO prevent his attendance at these
drills.
JAMES NJ. DeWEESE, Capt.
BY Lieut.. c. B. SHOWN.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-05-31
Old Soldiers Reunion.

The old soldiers reunion will be
held at Centertown this year on
July 4. Elaborate preparations are
being made by the citizens of Cen
tertown to entertain hundreds of
visitors, and they will also try to
secure special rates on the railroad.
The celebration will be held in the
Ross grove, near the depot.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-05-31
Dedication at Concord Next Sunday.

The new Baptist Church at Con-
cord will be dedicated next Sunday.
1t will be an all-day service with
dinner served. The dedication SER
mon will be preached at II o'clock
by Rev. j. w. Bruner. of Hartford.
His theme will be THE Value of
Baptist Churches" The music will
be led by the Clear Run choir. On
account of this service there will
be no preaching at the Baptist
Church in Hartford next Sunday
morning, but the regular service
will be held at the evening hour.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-05-31
GOODS AT SACRIFICE PRICESI

To my friends and customers;--
/ have this day, May %, 1911,
bought the entire interest of o. L.
Ross in the store of Mcmillan q
Ross, Centertown, KY, and owing
to the bank and crop failures. am
compelled to offer my goods for
cash, only at smaller margin than
other stores can sell on time. I
thank you for all past trade and
hope for your continuous trade in
the future. Yours truly,
q. s. MCMILLAN.
21t4 Centertown, Ky.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-05-31

The inevitable seems to be staring
President Taft in the face in his
denomination for the Presidency
next year. The g. o. p. bosses
could hardly rule otherwise. But
his defeat by a Democrat is as
certain as his denomination. The
mass of his party are against him.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-05-31

Mr.. Denny P. Smith, of Trigg
county, has formally Withdrawn
from the race for Attorney General
on the Democratic ticket. Mr..
Smith is good man and maze
many friends during his candidacy
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-05-31
Horses For Sale.

Two eight-year-old work horses;
one four-year-old mare with colt;
two three-year-old mares. Call on
JOE r. WILLIAMS,
21tf Beaver Dam, KY.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-05-31

Evidence multiplies that the
Standard Oil directors and mana
gers we're in no wise put out but
rather pleased at the recent decis-
ion of the highest court. So well
were they pleased that it is said
they had five thousand copies of
the decision printed, presumably to
send to their friends, as evidence
of INCONSISTENCIES and thrift.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-05-31

Entered at the Hartford post-ofiice
as mail matter of the second class.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-05-31

The Georgetown Times says two
families of colored people got into
a fierce scrap at Clabber Bottom, a
negro settlement on the Lemon
Mill pike, near Georgetown. After
churning around awhile, using
clubs instead of dashers, the whey
was skinned off in the police court
and the participants were handed
some nice lemons in the way Of
fines which were expected to pre-
vent any future curding or mixing
of acids down on the pike.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-05-31

Congressman Ollie James is maxi
ing splendid progress in his Sena-
torial race and is gaining in
strength and popularity-if the lat
ter could be possible-every day.
His splendid record in Congress,
with which even his critics can find
no fault, and his long and absolute
" faithful services to the Demo-
cratic party, his honor and integri-
ty, have made him a power of
strength in the party and worthy
object of admiration by men of all
parties.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-05-31

One of the vital needs of the DEM
ocratic party in Kentucky at pres
ent is a reorganization of the State
Executive Committee. The bung-
ling methods Of the present body
must be patent to all thoughtful
observers. Disregarding the plain
wishes of a majority of the Demo-
Gratis of the State, the Committee
seems to have proceeded simply at
the dictation of the big politicians.
Party interests would be subserved
by a change of party management.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-05-31
The Hartford Herald

HEBeR MATTHEWS, FRANK L.FELN,
EDITORS
FRANK L. FELIX. Pub. and Prop'r.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-02-09
POSSES HUNT
NEGRO FIEND
ITWo Heavily Armed Posses Scour
kentucky for Negro
AssaiIanJ.

MAYFIELD, KY, peeial.-Two
posses each heavily armed, and ac-
conn a.ied by bloodhounds, are en-
gagged in a desperate race to Cap
ture a negro, who, January goth, Grim
inally attacked Mrs. Mamie Halbrook.
a widow, and her twelve-year- Id
daughter at the ir home. in Hickory
Grove. nearby. One posse is made up
upon iynching the assailant if caught
stables and deputy sheriffs, with in
structions to take the negro alive and
protect him from the mob until he
can stand trial.
The Kentucky hills are being
secured Ia the mad race.
The negro entered the HalbrOok
home last night after he had cut the
telephone wires, so the alarm could
not be given. Mrs. HalbrOok, whose
husband died only two weeks ago, was
alone with her two children. The ne
gro threatened all with death if they
gave the alarm.
Mrs. Halbrook and her twelve-year-
old daughter are confined to their beds
today suffering from the shock and
bruises in trying to break away from
the negro.
The negro remained at the house
until dawn, but 1t was not until sew
eral hours later that the terrified fam
lily could muster up courage to give
the alarm. The Judge OF the County
Criminal Court and the prosecuting at
torney OF the county, both instructed
the posse OF officers to bring the negro
o Jail alive.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-02-09

and gambling housekeeper DO not
want 10 see woman's suffrage, becassse
they know IL will mean an end to
their traffic in human lives. The cor
rupt politician does not want to see
woman's suffrage. because II will
mean the publication OF elections and
his removal from office. The direc-
tors Of the white slave traffic do not
want 10 see equal suffrage, because
they remember how quickly they had
10 leave Denver, where the women
vote, in order to escape a prosecution
they laughed at in New York. where
the women do not vote"
At another point he said that "ir a
large number Of cases the laws were
unjust TO woman. In the State Of
Virginia a woman only owns such
clothes as she purchases with her
own money; the wife has no right to
the earnings Of her child: the hus-
band is entitled to all of his wife's
personal property, while the wife is
entitled to only one-half or one-third.
according to circumstances; the moth
er does not inherit equally with the
rather in the property of a deceased
child; the wife has no choice of a
FAMILY home; women are not repre-
sented on any of the boards Of con-
troll OF the public schools; none but
qualified voters are admitted to the
bar; there are no women on the
boards of control of the State char
liable institutions. where most NO.
mans influence is needed. and woman
Is not eligible to any elective posi-
ton"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-02-09
APPROACHING CONVENTION Oh
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE WILL
REGIN GREAT FIGHT

The tenth annual convention Of thu
Virginia Anti-Saloon League will =
held in the Fhst Presbyterian ChurC
Newport News, Va, Tue sday-Thurst
day. February 21st-23d. The first meet
ing will be held at 1880 p. II. the
2lst
The last convention took an un-
equivocal position for Statewide pro-
htbition. This convention / will be
more important in that a statewide
campaign will be definitely launched.
A program OF great interest is be-
ing prepared. Congressman Carter
Glass will discuss THE Nullifcation OF
Our Virginia Constitution" Speaker
X. IL. Byrd VIII discuss matters relat-
ing To- registration OF voters contrary
TO law; Thomas Whitehead, Jr., attor-
ney for the league. will discuss '.I.~vy
Endorsements" and will conduct q
question box" on the same. Nothing
In the convention will be OF more
practical interest than this feature
conducted by Mr.. Whitehead. DR.. p.
A Baker. national superintendent, and
Rev >. T.. Nicholson, national lerisIa-
tive superintendent. will speak: the
latter will discuss ''The Interstate
Commerce Measures now before Con-
gress and other national legislation.
From this State are expected such
men as Drs. w. S. Neighbors, George
w. Mcdaniel and c.. w Peruvian.
Reports from the various sections of
the State and from license and no.
license cities will be striking features
of the convention.
Hotel Warwick will be- hesduuar-
ters OF the convention.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-02-09
SHAM BATTLE AT
BATHEL JUNE 10TH
JUNE 10TH WILL MARK HALF
CENTURY SINCE ARMIES MET
IN BATTLE-OBSERN DAY.

~ y II W ~ ~ ~ V A. - y z G l.
Confederate veterans of this city are
lending their energies to furthering
the scheme to have a great celebra-
ton and sham battle at Bethel. War
wick county. June 10. that being the
anniversary of the opening battle of
the Civil War.
Troops under the command Of Cen
eral d. II. Hill. consisting Of virginia
and North Carolina commands. we're
attacked by the Federals, and a
bloody fight followed.
cit was i'm this engagement that the
Richmond Howitzers received their
baptism Of fire and the Military
a 2S1rd has been approached and viii
be asked 20 ordeT-the HoS,ttzers and
other commands from this city Go
Bethel for the occasion. The idea is to
have the state provide a train for the
soldiers and the veterans. and to
have Governor Mann and others make
addresses. u is also proposed to
have the CO-srACr Of North Carolina
invited. am L. request the Secretary of
War TO order me soldiers from For
trcss Monroe to participate.
1t is also favored that the veterans
from the Federal army who were in
the battle shall. as far as possible. be
invited to attend. The veterans are
in favor OF making the Celebra ton
one that shall be i'm keeping with the
event which is to be celebrated
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-02-09
BLIND BOY AT
HEAD OF CLASS
WILLIE SCHENCK LEADS HIS
GRADUATION CLASS AND is
CALLED BOY MARVEL.

NEW YORK, Special.-Blind fif-
teen-year-old william Schenck will be
graduated from Public School No. 20
next week. He leads $50 pupils in
examination percentage, has received
the Davis character medal, and is said
by DR.. William II. Maxwell to be a
boy marvel"
As a child Schenck was sent by his
parents, who live in Bayside l.. l. TO
the New York Institute for the Blind.
There he was taught the New York
point system. Three years ago he was
enrolled in Public School No. 20. at
RiVington and Forsyth Streets.
He did not know the Braine sys-
tenn, which is used for blind pupils at
that school, but mastered it within
three weeks, and at the end of six
weeks was at the head of his class
and has remained there ever since.
AT his final examination this week
he wrote upon typewriter the an
SWers TO the questions put to him by
Miss Loretta Burns, his teacher
Schenck lives with his parents on a
farm about two and a half miles from
the Long Island Railroad station az
jamaica Every day siRce he has been
coming to Manhattan to school he has
walked, unattended, to the station To
catch the sos train. The railroad en-
'ployes assist him to the ferry, and
upon his arrival in New York he is
met by another boy, who goes to ne
same. school with him.
Schenck says that his hobby is Eng
fish. He declares that though his par
ents are supporting him now ne will
pay them back, and that no one will
ever have to support him once ne has
finished his education.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-02-09
TYSON AND WIFE FIRE
IPON FLIcFING THIEVES

GREENWICH, CONN, Speciai.-Mrs-
John ii. Tyson. wife Of the rich auto
mobiltst, VINO was Dorothy Davidson
an actress. and W hose home is at River
side adjoining the Yacht Club. WAS
awakened about O'Clock the other
morning by sounds that seemed to be
produced by the constant tapping of
hard wood against metal. She listened
lntenuy for some moments, then
aroused her husband The sounds
ceased abrutly at that moment
Tyson got a loaded shotgun and two.
reVolVers. Mrs Tyson. with one OF the
reyolVers. followed him 20 a window
fog hung over the place. but through
the mist they saw two men comi5g-
from the garage.
The fog soon blotted them out. but
not before Tyson had emptied both bar
rels or the shotgun and Mrs Tyson n
chamb Der OF ner revolve1s There was a.
sharp cry OF palm noar the garage fol-
lowed by groans. Tyson and his wife
kept up the fusilade until the cart
ridges were exhausted
About half an hour after the first
alarm low whistle was heard near the
/ river shore. answered In n minute from
a point directly In front o. tle Tyson
house
) Then came the sound OF oars working
I in rusty OarlOcks. The wafchmen ran
2 to the river bank. but the fog was SO,
dense they could not see twenty feet
on the way back they discovered sew
eral crimson spots on the frozen ground
near the garage, and consequently be-
leVe one or more of eighteen shots fired
4 by Mr.. and Mrs. Tyson took effect
owing 10 the hardness Of the earth no
/ footprints could be made out
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-02-09
WILLIAM SHARP'S STRUGGLE
WITH HIS FEMININE SELL

The newly published Memoir of
William Sharp by his wife is as re-
markable a human revelation as has
come from the press in a long while.
It's Importance may be traced to the
fact that il falls in the main stream
or that psychic" current which eX-
presses itself in Maeterlinck and other
writer's of his school, and which is
taking more and more dominating
place in the life of our time. Mrs.
Sharp reveals the spiritual and liter
airy genius of her husband; but she
does much more than that She
makes us look at our own souls with
new eyes She shows us the strain
of something that Is in us all-dual
personality, man and woman com
bined.
Fiona Macleod" was the con-
sciously feminine side II William
Sharp. Many men ne feminine
sides. as many women have mascu-
line sides, which are never conscious
young German, in his epoch-making
book on Sex and Character" has
called attention more clearly proba-
bly, than any other writer, to the fact
that no man is a hundred per cent
masculine. as no woman is a hundred
per cent feminine; and in this funda-
mental law may be found a key to
unlock many of the mysteries Of the
human temperament William Sharp
was almost an exactly balanced man
woman. One side of him was brain,
the other side emotion. During the
first part Of his life he expressed, in
the main, the masculine elements in
him.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-02-09
A Symposium in the Store.

In a little country village a crowd
of loafers around store. got to talk
ing about echoes and Jim Sanders
said down where he was born and
raised there was an echo, and he used
to put il to a peculiar use. He said
that every night before he went to
bed he would put mis- head out OF the
window and say:
Jim Sanders! Seven o'clock; time
TO get up"
He would start that echo going and
next morning at 7 o'clock il would get
back and say: Jim Sanders! Seven
o'clock; time to get up
know much about echoes, but he'd
seen it rain about as hard as anybody
ever seen it rain. Somebody said:
Deacon. how hard did you ever see
IL rain?"
We'll sir" said the deacon, "once
upon a time, when l was at home. we
had an old cider barrel laying out in
the yard with both ends out and the
bunghole up and would you believe it.
it rained so hard into that bunghole
that water couldn't run out of both
ends fast enough and 1t sweIled up
and busted"
We thought that was pretty good
for q deacon.
Reuben Henry said he'd never seen
It rain very hard but he'd seen some
mighty cold weather. Somebody
said: "Rube. how cold did you ever
see 1t get?"
He said: well, sir, one time when
] was living down in Pickaway county.
In hog-killing time, we had kettle
of boiling water setting on the stove.
and we took il out In the yard and
IL froez so doggone quick the ice was
hot."-National Monthly.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-02-09
THIS HEN ION TO"
RIOTS AND SPOTS

o H N S TOY y, n. Y, Special
Giles Freeman. a farm hand employed
Dy EDDIE Hale, owns brown leghorn
hen OF fine pedigree and a remarkable
nature,
Before he bought the fowl of Hale
freeman noticed whenever the hen
was put on a new setting she would
KICK several eggs from the nest
marking these eggs and putting them
under other setting hens Freeman
found that not one would hatch. The
remaining eggs invariably brought
forth chicks.
Tired of buying setting eggs for a
men 10 scatter over the floor, Hale de-
cided TO sell the fowl. Freeman. know
ing OF her wonderful nature. pur-
chased her. He christened her Min
erva.
zach spring now Freeman uses her
only TO sort worthless eggs from the
settings of farmers. who come from a
RADIUS OF many miles to have the
bird pass judgment on their assorted
eggs.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-02-09
J charEe 81 the ceremonien.

- ~--A~A 80 u the ceremonies.
Among those who will make ad-
dresses VIII be DR.. Z. A Shuoert. who
installed the exhibit. and DR.. T. i.
Watson. the State geoIogfst. The ex-
htbit is such a one that will attract
attention and commentator from
everybody who sees II. The forests
have been explored for the best speci-
mems OF the woods, and the mines
have been forced to yield up their
store Of coal, stone and ores OF va
rious sorts. one exhibit that will at
tract much attention is a block OF
Goa. four feet square and twelve feet
long.
The Chamber of Commerce will be
hosts on this occasion, and following
the ceremonies at the museum there
or the Jefferson Hotel, when speeches
will be made by some of the many
visitors.
The reception at the Jefferson audi
torium will take place at O'clock.
when the following program. with Mr..
II. W. Wood, president OF the Rich
mond Chamber OF Commerce. will en-
terrain the company:
Welcome to the visitors. Mayor ID.
Z. Richardson; Virginia and Her Re
sources" Governor william Hodges
Mann; The Southern Railway
President w. w. Finley; The Norfolk
and Western Railway" President L.
r. johnson; "Virginia's Mining Indus
try" Mr.. Daniel y. vents. president
Stonega Coal and Coke Company;
Underwater Virginia" John r. Saun-
ders; ''Virginia's Possibilities" Will
liam Henry White, president Rich
mond, fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-02-09
FOUND GIRL DEAD in HOTEL
ROOM

NEW YORK. Special.-The Police
or various cities were today asked to
instigate a search for a tall, slender
man who wears a light overcoat and
SLOUGH hat, who Is wanted TO clear
up the murder Of a handsome woman
found dead from strangulation last
night in the Hotel Briant, at Forty
fourth Street and Sixth Avenue.
To-day. twelve hours after the dis
c"Neiy e the crime, the remains of
the woman were still unidentified in
the morgue, but the murderer was
still at large. The man and woman
had registered early yesterday morn
ing at the hotel as mr.. and Mrs. John
Smith. of Montclair. N. J."
Slayer Gets Good Start.
The police declared today that these
were fictitious names. The man had
fourteen hours start upon the police
and the authorities believe that he
has left the city.
The muscles of her throat were con-
tracted and there were dark bruises
on the outside of the neck and upon
her arms and shoulders. Her tongue
was lacerated by the murderer, who
had showed a towel down her throat
telephone call may lead to the
capture OF the assassin. Hotel attaches
remembered today that about an hour
before the man left the hotel he call
ed up a number on the telephone.
The police refused to divulge the
number, although they declared that
they had secured a valuable clew from
II. Edward Craig. the bell boy who
discovered the crime. was taken to
police headquarters this morning and
questioned.
Found by Bell Boy.
When the woman in the room fail
ed to answer / was ordered TO in
Vestigate." said he.
Il knocked. but got no answer. I
opened the door with a skeleton key
and there was the woman half lying
on the bed with something white
sticking from her mouth. An outer
black skirt and a fur coat were hang
ing on the back Of chair"
There was neither card nor trinlxet
IN the woman's hand bag 70 help
identify her.
Her clothing led the police to think
that she was not resident Of New
York. She was about thirty-five years
old, with reddish brown hair and blue
eyes. Attaches of the hotel said they
had never seen her before