The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-06-01

fort last week end to take the eX-
animation required for County Sup
erintendents Of Common Schools.
Mr.. =. T. Parks, of Beda, mention
of whose illness appeared in these
columns some time ago, is much inn
proved, so much that he is able
to be up, and go about to some ex-
tent.
Mrs. S. T. Hunter is spending
few days with friends and relatives
at Kronos, after which she will visit
her daughter and son, Mr.. and Mrs.
Erik Fulkerson, of the Point Pleasant
community.
II is reported that a fine gas well
has been struck upon the farm of Alec
Howard, about 5 miles east of Hart
ford. The gas was found at depth
of near loo feet The well was be-
ing sunk for oil.
| Wanted at once old Iron 40 cents
per 100 lbs, old Rags 81 per 100 lbs.
and get your Fertilizer, Field Seed
and Farm Implements from
ID. l.. ID. SANDEFUR,
Asia Beaver Dam, Ky.
Miss James Leila Glenn has been
appointed Guardian of the Camp
Fire Girls which has recently been
Norganized in Hartford, composed of
10 young girls. They are preparing
TO hike to the Mammoth Cave short
ly.
Mr.. G. T. Wyatt, District Agent of
Extention work in Western Ky, was
with County Agent w. w. Browder
Tuesday and Wednesday of this week
and visited the Shultstown Farmers
Club Tuesday night, and made them
splendid talk.
Mr.. Ben Taylor informs us that
the meeting which had been schedul-
} ed to take place at the Christian
Church, on June 9Th, under direc-
ton of Mr. Charles T. Evans, has
been Cancelled and called OFF, owing
to the inability of Mr.. Evans to at
tend
Mr.. Ernest Morris, the pioneer
automobile driver of this place, has
been engaged by the greensboro In
terurban Co., to operate one of its
Motor Buses between Greensboro and
Beaver Dam. This Company is to be
congratulated on securing the SER
vices of Mr.. Morris.
Mrs. Antha Peyton, of Denver,
Colo, arrived here yesterday to visit
her mother, Mrs. A. c. Ellis of near
town and also her brothers, Messrs.
Steve, w. +. and b. II. Ellis of this
place. Mrs. Peyton has been in Stur-
gis during the past two weeks the
guest of another of her brothers, Mr..
Charles Ellis.
Mr.. c. l.. Wedding, of Dundee, left
Wednesday for Fort Benz. Harrison,
Ind, where he has entered the Off
GERS Training camp, preparatory to
qualifying himself for the Officers
Reserve Corps. Mr.. Wedding has
seen several years service with the
Regular Army, both here and in
Cuba and the Philippines.
The people of the Prentiss neigh
borhood will hold decoration eXer-
cises at Prentiss, Saturday afternoon
June ., at Prentiss. 1t has been, the
custom to hold these exercises, con-
sisting of addresses. decorating
graves, etc. on the 30th of May but
ON account of measles and other ILL
ness, they have been postponed un-
til June 8.
In this number we announce the
candidacy of j. Il. (Tom) Cox for tho
Republican nomination for Justice of
the Peace from the Rosine Magister,
ial district. Mr.. Cox is a good citi-
zen and business man and is well
qualified for the position which he
seeks at the hands of his party in
that District. II nominated, Mr.. Cox
will undoubtedly win and serve the
people with dignity and justice to all.
In this issue will be found the an
nouncement of DR.. A. b. Riley for
the Republican nominations Cor Coron-
er of Ohio county. DIR. Riley is the
present holder of that position and is
exceedingly well qualified for the po-
sition. The Coroner should, in fact,
be a physician, as examinations are
nearly always necessary in conducting
an inquest and physician is, for that
reason, better qualified for that par
ticular sort of work. The Doctor. so
far. has no opposition for the nomi-
nation and his election is a foregone
conclusion.
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