The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-09-02
TRENTON.


Mercer Quarles Is rusticating
among friends this week, the excess
sivc heat of the busy city didn't agree
with him, SO he came TO Trenton to
get well.
DR.: Wilson's little daughter Emma,
has Been very III with congestion of
the brain, but Is rapidly improving
and considered out of danger now.
The negro woiiiaH who was shot in
tho tragedy last Saturday, the 2sd
inst, will get well, the doctors think.
We have another violent death to
chronicle this week. The North
bound train last Wednesday even-
| ing about seven o'clock ran over aud
horribly mutilated the body of Mer-
lit (coD. He was a quiet peacable
negro but he would occasionally I'M
bibe too freely of spirits frumenti.
| IL was supposed that lie had sat down
| OF the track Just back ofthe factory
| to rest and had fallen asleep; when
he awoke, lie was in eternity.
Last Sunday afternoon DIR. II. II.
Dickinson, being DESTROYS ofhaving
some fun, mixed little potash and
sugar In a ulortat afid called In a lie-
gro to beat up some condition pow
doris" for his horse. Tho mixture ex.
ploded, doing no harm; but scared
the negro, Joe, very much. Joe went
ont and brouqht IN Bob. the barber,
10 be served in like manner. Bob.
did not beat hard enough to cause
the explosion at first and Joe wishing
TO hurry him up said "hur-hur-hurry
lup Bob. Dat ho-ho-horse am
mighty siekfn Bob struck o big lick,
land tho stuff exploded shaking the
house 10 the foundation, bursting the
iron mortar aud knocking q hole In
the floor. The report was heard for
mile In the country. For sometime
! tho damage to Bob. could not be
learned Tor he ran out the back door,
down the railroad and didsnot stop
till he hid under d hedge near Col.
Sebree's. Scouts were sent out to
bring him back, aud whom found his
injuries consisted OF one hand burnt
and slightly torn, face burnt, coat
burnt and blackened, and most ter.
ribly scared. The pr. bound up his
Iburns and bruises free Of charge
There must have been q large dose Ia
the mortar for the joke has boon prac'
ticed often IN this place, but never
! before with any serious consequences
The bystanders were the worst scared
set oifellows ever seen In Trenton
All faces were pale as marble, no
| even red nose could be seen. Thu
. DR.. wont play any more practica
4 Jokes with potash and sugar.
a or the many moonlight picnic
wc have attended this season, the on
: at DIR. Registers last Tuesday nigh
4 was the most enjoyable. We thinl
!. picnics as class are very great bores
but this one on tho contrary was en-
joycd by every ono. Miss Emma th
graceful and accomplished hostes
4 knew Just how to arrange those seat
!, in isolated corners Of the yard, an
we knew just how to appreciate Il
: for We took possession Of the on
d near the parlor window. where W
h could SEQ oil and DO soen by-ont
n only.
y Luncl, was announced about eleve
, and we don't remember ever to hay
z seen more beautifully adorned tabl'
and the cakes and ices were enjeye
BY every one. Miss Emma assisto
by her bright little sister Miss Mar
10 ME, made everything pass Oh pleas
antly, and she has the knack OF nal
, Ing every one feel like he or shc WI
i especially cared for and honored.
i A large crowd was In attendant
L Trenton's beauty was well represel
I tod in the persons of Misses Add
.. and Minna Sims, Miss Louie Barn
4 and Miss Nora Garth. We don
i know when the party broke up, "
i left at one and did not reach oil
9 domicil till a few minutes of four.
a We were invited to another moo
;. light picnic at Jno. Woods last nigl
81 but we were too far behind in sle'
" to attend. ~
10 Mr.. Dick Wisdom has improv'
3S his residence very much. having a
ded several rooms and painted 1t.
Mr.. Burryis building two sto
frame house just back Of the lot occ
? pied by Mr.. Jas. Rutherford's ne
I, house. 2-sa
~ Miss Eta Dickinson has been qui
mt sick the past week. She has We
on affectionate- cat that went out Of
"a. brought her nice fat partridge 70
a during her illness. Very thought
~ cat, wasn'tit2 t
!" DR.. Stapp was very seriously gor
M by q bull at large oil the commo
,p- Friday evening. He was driving
In COW home 10 be MIXED, when
mo- bull, a large Jersey fellow, ran
"s him and threw him about ten fe
we breaking several ribs and brush
at him very badly, and was prepari
en- for another lunge at tho PROSTATE |
lie when negro passing near by dre
~ him off with stones, aud Mr.. Arrii
"' ton ran ont Of HE house and shot
TT bull, which made him shake
IN. head and walk OF. When the bt
:. In town heard Of Il, they formed !
~ of battle and charged the bull, sho
ave Ing him about forty times before
z at was killed. The doctors thiuk
lO...ut. .,.lv~tc. mill coof him