COUNTRY CORRESPONDENCE. Compiled from Competent Correspondents Cipherings. ____________________________ Hardenburg Hash. Did you get the ring? Did you go to the show? Dr. O. Gaddy and lady spent Sunday here. Uncle John Hamilton says "we've got 'em." Ernest Swartout is learning to jerk lightning. Singing at the Baptist church Saturday night. A little battle at Beuna Vista a few days ago resulted in a black eye. A runaway horse created considerable excitement in town a few days since. The O & M is furnishing the farmers along the line with lumber for fencing. Miss May Kelso who has been visiting in this place for some time, returned to Cincinnati Monday. The picnic on the 3rd proved to be a very nice affair, nothwithstanding the efforts of a few to make it a failure. Miss Helen Heaton and her mother killed a large black snake last week. It was five fee long and had taken up its quarters behind the cupboard. John Harrison's hounds made a raid on Ambrose and Charley Kramer's sheep Sunday night. There were sixteen in the flock thirteen were killed, two crippled and the [ ] left unharmed. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Butlerville Bass Buglings. John Murphy now administers the affairs of the livery stable. R. Scott and lady, returned from a visit to friends in Jefferson county Saturday night. Rev. D. Mackey, of Cincinnati, has purchased the Painter farm, southeast from this place. W. A. Hill has gone to Jeffersonville, where he has obtained a good situation in the ship yard. James Craig has opened out an ince cream establishment, and our young peole are putting on metropolitan airs. George Thomas has thrown up his position in the saw mill and has gone to Lawrenceburg, where he has secured one which pays him better. The following officers were installed by the I.O.O.F., of this place last Saturday night: J. J. Trickey, N. G.; Wm Hole, Sec.; and N. W. Byers, Treasurer. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Butler Switch Items. Lew Woolman has commenced the erection of a house for Wm. Rodgers. Rev. Randolph delivered an interesting sermon at the school house last Sunday to a crowded house. A gang of petty thieves is operating in this neighborhood, that will, if they are not careful, gaze at the romantic hills that surround Vernon, through the bars. The school meeting was well attended and resulted in the selection of Thomas Conboy [?} and Lila Harsh [?] both of whom will teach our youth the coming year. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Mr. James Spaulding, one of the best mechanics in the O. & M. shops at this place, spent yesterday at his home in Jennings County. Seymour Democrat. Last Monday night No. 6 ran into the handcar used by the telegraph men and knocked it, together with tools, buckets, &c, h. w. & c. Nobody hurt. James Craig is shipping peaches from [Louisville] to different points along the O. & M. Parties desiring this delicious fruit can be accommodated by writing to him at Butlerville. Blackberries ripen unevenly this year. The bulk of the crop will be harvested this week. ~ ~ Banner Parties from Greensburg bring in the information that track laying on the new road begun this Wednesday and that the directors are now in session and are arranging for the letting of the contract to build the road from Greensburg, to Rushville and New Castle. Will Bennett is now with his friends in Vernon. He was one of the unfortunate victims of the railroad wreck at Knox's Sideing, Ohio, in which one man was killed outright and a number of others seriously wounded. Will received a number of unpleasant injuries but none that are serious. A party of 4 or 5 fishermen who have been in camp for a week near Deputy came in on the late train last night on their way to Aurora their home and were unable to get lodging at one of our hotels. They think they were taken for tramps as the only reason they were left out in the cold. Clayton Townsley has gone to Crab Orchard, Ky., to attend a grand barbecue to be given there by the state militia. This is the first meeting of the state militia since 1860, and it is expected that this will be a very large gathering. We shall hear from Townsley next week and we expect a good report. As nearly as we have been able to get it the census of this county foots up 16,000 divided as follows: Bigger 1,106; Columbia 1,472; Campbell 1,500; Center 907; Geneva 2,103; Lovett 985; Marion 1,071; Montgomery 728; Sand Creek 963; Spencer 1,802; Vernon 1,329; town of Vernon 607; and city of North Vernon 1,818. J. C. Lee [Loe?] one of the most extensive farmers in the county was in the city Tuesday and reports the hay crop just harvested was much better than generally reported but he does not think wheat did the [ ] thing. The latter made a splendid showing just before harvest but weakened terribly while passing through the thresher. The brake on James Couchman's wagon broke while he was descending a steep hill with a heavy load of logs one day last week, and the horses being unable to hold or outrun the wagon it passed over one of the best in the team in its descent and crippled him so badly that it was necessary to take his life in order to relieve him of his suffering. This is a serious loss to Mr. Couchman. Mr. George Bewley, formerly a resident of Butlerville but recently a clerk in the engineer's office Cincinnati has been employed by the Sinking Fund Commissioners of that city to investigate the books of the city auditor, treasury and depository at a salary of $120 per month. Mr. Bewley is one of the best accountants in Cincinnati and this appointment is a deserved compliment. About ten days ago Mr. Jacob Clinton received a kick from a horse that so slightly bruised his leg that he thought but little of it until a few days since it festered and caused him so much pain that he was forced to take to his bed. Last Thursday Dr's. Green and Mitchell opened the wound and found it to be much more dangerous than was anticipated. The physicians give it as their opinion that unless something unforseen occurs he will recover. Last Thursday afternoon the body of Mrs. William Stanley of Bigger township was found in her husband's barn cold and lifeless. She had attached a rope to a beam in the barn and while her husband was absent slipped the noose around her neck and jumped from a block of wood to eternity. No cause can be assigned by her husband for this rash act that has cast a gloom, not just in his household, but the entire neighborhood in which this lady had a large circle of friends.