Year: 1875

BEAVER DAM, KY, June 18th, 1875.


We have been blessed with good rains
and:fne growing weather for two weeks
past, which has caused happy smile to
beam upon every face, and all are trusting
to Providence for an abundant crop.
FINE TOBACCO PROSPECT.


An immenss amount of tobacco plants
have been set out, and are from reports
doing well. There will doubtless be a
fine crop raised.
WANTS TO BE THE TOBACCO MARKET.


We hope buyers will make this the
tobacco point of the county. One house
is already built, and there has been talk
OF one or two more being erected. The
inducements are certainly sufficient as the
tobacco has to be shipped from this depot.
Would it not be better, then, to have
the tobacco delivered here by the seller,
where it could be priced and run from
the house to the depot without having to
haul it from five TO ten miles on wagons.
A track could be built from the houses to
the depot with but little expense.
THE COLORADO POTATO BUG
has made its appearance in this commu-
nifty, but as yet has done but little dam
age The farmers are remov .ng them from
the leaves as soon as they appear.


RAILROAD BUSINESS


has been remarkably dull for some time,
scarcely any coal is being shipped over
the road in either direction. We trust
Louisville will be influenced before an
other winter to buy Kentucky coal exclu-
sively, as it would be greatly to her inter-
est to do so.


IN SEARCH OF WORK.


1t is an almost everyday occurrence for
men to pass through our town in quest of
employment. One man arrived here the
other day from Pittsburgh, on his way to
the coal mines. He stated that his fam
;ly was in state Of starvation, and un.
less he could obtain work Immediately
they, as well as himself, would suffer
This is one case in a hundred that we
could name where men are leaving their
families in destitution and coming to our
State for relief


MEssRs. BAILY CO.,


from Bowling Green, KY, have opened
photograph gallery on Main street, and
are turning out some fine pictures. The
young and the old can be seen wrestling
for their turn TO come as eagerly as the
boy waits at the mill for his grain to be
ground.


THE SCHOOL


at this place will close its session next
Friday. 1t has been under tie manage
ment of Miss Carrie Gibson, who, we are
proud to say, has given entire satisfaction
to both parents and pupils. This is the
first school that has been successfully
taught here for years. The former teach,
ers could never, for some reason, i 6now
not why, make the school a success.
Taking everything into consideration, we
think the trustees could not act wiser
than to retain the present teacher for the
fall term.


ROBBED OF PEAsE.
A very daring and bold robbery was
committed here the other night. Some
one entered our garden and robbed the
pea vines OF all but fifteen Iols No clue
has yet been found to the perpetrator, but
large number of our boarders are on
the waeh and swear vengeance against the
rascal who robbed them of their favorte
vegetable.


THE HERALD


gains new friends with its every issue, and
but for the scarcity of money, numbers
would be added to its already long list.


Mr.. r. '. BOWLING,


the former telegraph operator at, this
place, has been paying his many friends a
visit for the past few days, but more par
ticularly TO one Of our charming young
ladies'.


THE GRAssHoPPEES.


Since commencing this letter | have
been reliably informed that grasshoppers
have made their appearance on severa
farms, and have eaten some corn and TO.
bacco. Some believe they have theil
origin in the worm that played such sat
havoc with grass fields last fail, but as tc
that, opinions are diversified We car
only trust TO Providence and hope for tn
best JUHo.