The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-02-03
HERE AND THERE.


smiling countenance.
Where Is the fellow who said VIC
wouldn't have any winter?
Mr.. N. b. Edmunds, is improving
his lot by erecting stables etc.
Send on your beautiful Snow"
poems-our waste-basket is ready.
Mr. NJ. Schmitt has bought the
house now occupied by DR.. Hickman.
Tut! tut! boys you ought'nt to
break up the balls by quarreling and
fighting.
Several new sigus have been paint
cd about town, adding much TO the
looks Of things.
The new railroad turntable il the
wonder and admiration of the Hop
kinsvle small boys.
Tho house formerly occupied by
Mr.. N. Payne, is being recovered and
will be occupied by DR., Hickman.
Out offorty-onc men who came in.
to this Office yesterday, tlirty-nine
left the door open when they left.
Messrs. Grissam and Gather we
understand have abandoned the idea
Of going into the grocery business.
Within the last two or three dur.
nal periods there has been percept.
lille diminution in the amount of ca
Ioric cxlant in the atmosphere.
The cellar doors between this Office
and Main street are In dangerous
condition. Unless they are fixed
some body will fall and get hurt some
Of these nights.
Messrs. Roach " Latham have
moved into their new store on Main
street next TO Gish & Garnct's. II Is
one OF the prettiest ones IN the city
The front Is lovely.
Mr.. NJ. W. Grissam. has leased the
old house belonging 10 the Al5er,
Wallace estate, opposite Mrs. Buck
ucr's, and will put il in thorough re-
psir. The lease is for three years.
Miss Mollic L. HUFF has taken the
agency for New York firm in Yend
lug laccs, trimmings, etc. in this city
aud county. We recommend her tt
the ladies OF IIopkinsville and assure
them she will offer them great bar
gains.
Mr.. George +. Dawson the wei
known machine man was in the cit!
again last week. lie ia now travel
ing for the Atlas Engine works o
Indianapolis, d,nnd has established
an agency Ia this city. lie isa clevel
gentleman aud M energetic and re
Ijnblc business man.
General Droadus, of the Guthrie
Gazette visited Bethel Female Col
lege, while in the city last week, ant
says he liked all he saw aud heard
lie pays high compliment to his OLE
friend Prof. Rust, aud the faculty
and pronounccs pancgyric on lis
Wcslfall's reading OF which regn'a
professional cloculionist might b
proud,
Tie F,lIusiy rtnl or Of G.. 4
Thonpson's "Ginlet''is out IN all i'm
proved form. II is now an eigl
pngc sheet aud he threatens to enlarg
| II soon TO n sixteen page. 1t is pull
lishcd enthusiastically and Is issued
In the interest OF the proprietor
hardware store. May the "Gimlet
live 10 bore big hole in the publ
favor.
We are now prepared 10 do jo'
work cheaper than ever, notwilh
standing the advance. in material
| We will not be cxcellcd in chcapncs
or workmanship. We give persons
attention to all jobs aud guarantee
satisfaction. Orders sent by mai
will be promptly attended to. W
have q good assortment-of new typ
aud material and every facility 70
turning out first class jobs.
-Circumst anccs having come abou
which called for IN investigation c
the Western Kentucky Lunatic Asy
lum at this place, n committee al
pointed by the Legislature consistin
] of Messrs. Blackburn and Wilkinson
Of the Senate, and Ewing, Reynold
and Dycus, of the House, were sen
from Frankfort last week 10 look In
to the matter. They arrived Friday
aud Saturday entered into q critic'
examination of the management
the institution, in all its department
with a result favorable 10 DR.. Rot
man. We do not deem II expe'
tent TO enter into the detail
of the charges preferred. The con
miitee failed to find anything amis
but spoke in commendatory terms
the management of tho institution.
We would call the attention of Il
business men of Hopkinsville to Il
fact that there will DO turnpil
meeting at Roaring Springs next Fl
day ana another at Caledonia OH Sa
urday (Fcb, 6and " for the purpo
of extending the II. N. aud Cantc