The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-05-06
TRENTON.

We had slightrain fall yesterday.
Wheat aud corn look well, but are
suffering for good rain.
Poor prospect for tobacco plants.
The fly has destroyed at least half the
plants In this section.
Mas Bette Hutchinson, Is visiting
Mrs. Hord. t
G. w. Ware and Prof. Pointer at
tended tho convention at Louisville
last week.
MISS Emma Register was visiting
Miss Addie Sims last week; she Is
ono of Tennessee's daughters, pbut is
as pretty and sweet ss rose from The
"rosc-bud garden of girls" near Tren-
ton.. -.
Charlie Mcclure left us last Friday
to take position In the furniture
store of ]. H. Couts Il Co Clarks-
vile, Tenn. His leavc-taking was
very affecting, lied. McElwain will
leave HOW tie plank walk couldres
awhile. !,
Seven couples, consisting Of Jim
Center and Miss Ellen MCGUIRE,
Adair Talley and Miss Minna Sims,
Bare. McEiwain and Miss, Annie
Dickinson, Charlie Runyon and Miss
Louie Barnes, Ed. McElwain and
Miss Addie Sims, Sam Chestnut and
Miss Emma Royster, and Logan
Webb and Miss Bette Hutchinson,
visited Pilot Rock last Wednesday.
The rock Is a splendid place to visi.
with yonr girl, but we would advise
tho next party to goin wagons and
not to, have Jim Center fol. q, guide.
II was jolly Turnout aud We enjoyed
all except the rough road.
The picnic Friday was well attend
ed. Alter dinner the pleasures cou-.
sisted ola speech from Mr.. Otis Wiz
soii on "Infiuence of Habit,n music
and dancing. Frof. Pointer presented
q prize to Master Virgil Nuckols for
attendance, and two TO Miss Sue
Waller for attendance and scholar
ship. But the incest part of the en-
joyment OF the day consisted In theI
long siro,ls along the Banks Of the
creek. XII NJ "a
theater last'week had quite a
tragical scene Monday night. In tho
PRESENTATION of Fenchon, the fool of
the family WAS 1ittlc' too rough with
his father aud the old man h astised
him by knocking him down and kick
ing him of the stage, breaking two
lamps. ATlie spectators ,were aston
ished at tho. splendid acting When
the Marshal at last perceived that the
fight was genuine he arrested the
father and put him 10 jail. The
balance of the weeks entertainment
was peaceful and very good. k4-s1 ~
The community was thrown into a
state Of excitement last Thursday
evening about FIVE o'clock, BY the re-
port that Mr.. Louis Garth's Youngest
daughter, Mollie, had,been stolen. In
few minutes about fifty men, armed
with pistols, guns, sticks, &C., mount
ed and rode down to Mr.. G's. They
secured the woods aud country in
every direction without success. The
little girl says she was Ia the house,
and hearing q little chicken cry she
went ont to see about it, when some
one threw o bag over her head aud
carried her off to pond about 700
yards from the house hero she sue
ceeded IN getting tho ruflian's knife
and stabbed him twice, he then let
her go and she ran to the honse.
There Is quite mystery about IL;
this 1.-The seventh timo the abduction
has been attempted. s'is'i s.,.'e q
II Is wrong 10 laugh in church; but
who conld help laughing when afcl-
low reaches under his coat tail and
deliberately pulls out abort a yard Of
his .pocket shandkefchiok wraps n
calacanthusin one corner, and sfufis
II back in his hip pocket I The in-
nocent expression as he looks around
and sees the girls laughing ID SO
ridiculous. -
II you want 10 sec Horde senior
clerk blush, say ~ him "lm sorry
- M gilin CHrEk, v