The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-07-01
BEAVER DAM.

BFs.ttrsh DAM.
June 29.-There is section in
the colored portion of our city
known AS Jimtown which was great
ly alarmed last week over a strange
noise heard of nights which was
believed by the older heads to be
the scream of a panther. So 1t was
norated far and near that pan
ther was running at large inJimtown
and no little CONSERVATION was cre-
ated among the colored people. But
on Investigation il was learned that
theStewart orchestra was meeting at
the BAPTIST church to practice for an
entertainment and one member of
the band lived a half mile out of
town. In going to and from prac-
tice he would make music on his in
strument, which the colored people
mistook for a panther
Last Thursday evening the en-
trance to the Taylor Mine bank fell
in for some distance and caught all
the men and all the mules in the
bank. The men came out through
the air shaft, but the mules had to
remain in the bank till the entrance
was cleaned out, which took till
Saturday morning. Fortunately no.
body was hurt and the mules were
brought out safely.
Wheat threshing is in progress in
this vicinity. 1t is reported fine
crop and is selling at the Beaver
Dam mill at soc per bushel for good
wheat.
Mr.. Il. C. Hooker. head clerk at
the Taylor Mine store, was all smiles
last week, his good wife presenting
him with a little girl that weighed
S-fbs. They have named her Mary.
Every body is doing well and another
home is made happy.
Mrs Charlotte Forsythe, of Nor
gantown, has been spending the
week.fwitl, her sister. Mrs. Duck
Daniel.
Miss Sunshine Tilford. of Owens
borO, is the guest of Miss Mary
Stewart this week.
Mr.. Hub Austin will leave this ev-
ening for Princeton, KY, where he
has a contract to do some carpentry
work
Mr.. Jim Hudson and family, who
have been in Colorado the past two
years, have returned to spend the
balance of their days in Kentucky
Sunday evening as Mr. Mute Ha-
vens. wife and two children were
returning to their home on the MINI
Williams farm, while passing
through town near the residence OF
Mr. Lee Barnes, their horse became
frightened at a boy on a motorcycle
and ran at full speed. After run
ming some distance the man and old
est child We're thrown out and the
horse continued to run till he struck
the Goshen road. where the buggy
was turned over, catching the wom-
an and baby under the buggy. The
baby was covered with dust but not
they We're extricated the lady was
unconscious but revived after they
were taken to Mr.. Roy Tichenor's
The man and boy We're not seriously
hurt, but the lady was bruised i'm the
face and complained of her back
being hurt. They We're all able to
be taken home this morning
Note-Mrs. Cornelius Ravens. OF
near Bald Knob church, was called
to Beaver Dam Sunday evening on
account OF the accident to her
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Newt Ravens
On Monday morning the same horse
was hitched to a buggy to take Mrs
Cornelius Ravens home aud before
they got out OF town the horse again
became frightened. ran away throw.
ing Mrs. Ravens from the buggy,
breaking her collar bone and other
wise bruising her pretty badly
When last heard from yesterday she
was doing as well MS could be eX-
pected.
The young peoples meeting al
the Baptist church closed Sunday
night for the hot season with mu-
steal program which was very inter
esting and pleased everybody pres
emit