The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-03-22
Hogwallow Happenings.
On Hogwallow Kentuckian.)

finished the work Of making 1t up
into brooms, and started with a
wagon load Of them for Thunderation
Thursday morning. When in the proxi-
nifty of the Gimlet creek bridge the
mules ran away and swept down the
road for several miles before they could
be stopped.
Lemuel Henstep died this week in
the Calf Ribs neighborhood. Besides
the earth, he leaves two children.
The Excelsior Fiddling Band will
give music festival at the church
near Thunderation, tonight. If there
is enough left of the proceeds
after Sidney Hooks gets through
counting it, same will be given to the
Dog Hill church.
Ellick Hellwanger has new watch
that he snapped a horse for. While
it cannot get over as much ground as
the horse, still it can run faster. FL
lick is very proud of his new watch
and will carry it around with him
wherever he goes, telling everybody
that asks him exactly the time of day.
Fit Smith passed through this place
late yesterday evening, followed by a
drove of hawgs. He had a sack of
shelled corn on his shoulder, and the
corn was noticed splitting out at
hole that had been made in one cor
ner of the sack by Fit. This is what
false pretenses.
1t is reported that Prof. Sap. Sprad-
len is about to begin literary labors
in the writing Of diary of himself,
enumerating in particular the many
things he has not done during the
past year. The postmaster will sup
ply the writing paper for this job and
has sent off for the best price on pa
per in large lots.
Washington Hooks is recuperatins
from an overdose of rough on-rats which
he took by mistake for salve a few
nights ago, and is able to sit up at the
eating table with his clothes on.
Somebody raised the window at the
Wild Onion school house Friday night
and stole the supply of red ink. The
identity of the thief is not known
but let Raz Barlow get tanked up on
red ink and he is one of the finest
scribes in this section.
A lady friend from the Calf Ribs
neighborhood is preparing to arrive in
Hogwallow to be the guest of Miss
Flute Belcher. The visitor will wear
her best clothes and expects to attract
a good deal Of favorable attention.
The strange bulky object that was
seen moving along the road toward
Hogwallow yesterday afternoon has
turned out to be nothing but Column
bus Allsop and his bass fiddle.
The mail Carrier is expected now
any day. He left Tickville. as usual,
four days ago, bound for this place,
and IL he doesn't reach here within
the next few days the public will
come to the conclusion that he has
been delayed by some unforeseen cir
cumstances over which he had no con-
troll.
Poke Eazley has been sent TO
Bounding Billows by his wife after a
large wash kettle, which he will have
to pack home. Poke is her second
husband.
The editor of the Tickville Tidings
has declared for Bryan in the presi-
Dental race and intends to see to 1t
that he is elected. All that now re-
mains is the selection Of some good
man for Vice President
The Blind Man from the Calf Ribs
section was over today to see Cricket
Hicks.
Sim Flinders lit his lantern, after
every other honest man had gone 10
bed. Tuesday night, and raided a
smokehouse on Musket Ridge. On
his way to the scene he stopped care
fully along the way and covered up
all Of his tracks as fast AS he made
them, this making II impossible for
him to be tracked. and after having
reached the smokehouse he turned his
lantern down right soft and low. and
entered by digging hole under the
door. After placing two hawgs jowls
and a ham in his sack he was making
al necessary preparations for de-
parture. but in some way the owner
of the meat was awakened and came