The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-05-20
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Hon Joab Clark will speak at Ii
Court-House tonight.
I. The season at Ccrulcan viii begi
with a grand opening ball on the l:
Iprox,
The thanks Of The editor arc du
= Mrs, Theo. Martin for nice mess o
spring peas, received last Saturday.
Numbers of movers, with covered
wagons, and scores Of children and
/ yellow dogs, daily pass through til,
city going West.
s. II. Turner Is selling at his Ice
Cream parlor Ice cream made OF pure
Aldcriiy cream. tits fine as we can
heartily attest. Fresh Strawberries
received daily.
i A. w. Pyle has just procured new
trimmings for his fine hcarse, and II
presents quite all elegant appearance.
i Hope none Of our subscribers, how.
ever, will have occasion TO ride la II.
There is now on exhibition at Gar
nett aud Starlings drug store q sing
ular creature caught in pond near
1.-The city. DIR. Startling calls 1t a
Hyppoeampus, or flying lizard.
The ladies ofthe Mctho dist Church
will give All Ice Cream and Straw
berry Festival at the Court House on
Thursday night, May END, 1879.
Admission 20 cents; children under
10 years Of age 25 cents. No extra
charge. 1.pe x
The new street lamps have been re-
ccived aud win shortly be put. up
We would suggest that the names of
the streets BIO put upon them. The
cost would be trifling aud the advan.
tage would be incalculable.
Mr.. G. 7. Oliver, o clever and en-
terprlsing Young gentleman, has just
gone into the drug and grocery bust
ness at Pembroke. Hehas new and
extensive stock, and intends TO sell at
prices TO suit the times. Success 10
him in his enterprise. s'' 8
The spelling club held the las.
meeting the season at Capt. B. L.
Undcrwooa's last Friday night. The
meeting was a very interesting one,
but owing tothe, festivals aud COLI
ccrts to como of shortly, II was DEEM
ed expcdicnt to adjourn sine die
The ladies of Lafayette will give a
straw berry and ice cream festival at
the Christian Church in that place
next Friday night, for the benefit Of
the church. This Is laudable OBJ
ject and their efforts should DO re-
warded BY liberal patronage.
We have made arrangements to
supply the Farmers Home Journal,
one OF the best agricultural papers in
the West and the Souru KENrUcK-
IAN for the paltry sum of $3.0t. Now
is the chance to secure two first-ratc
papers for little more than the price
of one.
The Fire engine was out on the
streets one night last week, squirting
lwater about promiscuously, just prac-
ticing TO keep IN trim. II is now IN
the hands Of we'll organized COM
pany. and the people can rest assured
that, In case Of fire, they win be on
hand and do their duty.
DIR. w. NJ, Fuqua, of this city, has
been nominated by the Greenback
party rs a candidate for the Legisla-
ture. or course there is no earthly
chance forhim 10 be elected, unless
he can 50 ire the endorsement Of the
Democratic party, with which he has
hitherto affiliated.
The Ladies of the Baptist Church
win give Strawberry Festival at The
room next door to Geo. o. Thomp-
sons furniture store, on Friday even-
ing. May 23rd, at 8 o'clock. Straw
berries, Ice Cream and Cake. Ad-
mission % cents. No other charge.
Proceeds for repairing the church.