The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-05-11
HERE AND THERE.

Aud soon tho luscious strawberry
will be abroad IN the land.
Since Howard Speck left who isl
the hsndsomest young man In the
city2
Mr.. Yancry fell the Trigg county
Legislators Saturday at tho Kentucky
Restaurant.
Joe Mulhattan, tho liar, was at the
Phoenix last week, and longed for
Joe Griffin to be there.
The shade trees IN front OF the
Court House square have been Sc
cnrely boxed with heavy oak boxing.
The Baptist church will hold SER
vices alternate Sabbaths In the Pres
bytcrian church during the time their
house Ia being repaired.
We are going TO offer a premium to
the correspondent who passes
through the summer without saying
anything about the weather.
Mr.. Walter Cook, near tho city, re-
Gently shearcd l6 pounds Of wool
FROM q Cotswold sheep. Several
ewes averaged from ten TO .welye
aud q halt pounds.
Now that the danger from frost 10
over we may venture 10 remark That
there will be plenty Of peaches on the
highlands, though they will be scarce
IN the valleys. Plenty other fruits
everywhere.
Several young folks from thia city
attended the ball at Trenton Friday
night, and all unto In pronouncing
Il most enjoyable occasion Quhe
q crowd was In attendance and the
evening passed of pleasantly TO all.
Mr.. g. ID. MentE, Of Hart county,
sent his crop Of wheat TO be ground
into -four at Eugene Mile, this city.
last week. When men send two
hundred miles to patrcnize mill Il
certainly speaks well for Il.
II you need anything Ia the drug
limo II viii he 10 your interest 10 call
on the new firm Of J. w. Mechanism
& Co., successors to Gray & McClan-
shan, for they keepa full stock aud
sell cheap.
Charley X. Wheeler, who is at
tending school In Lebanon, will
complete his legal course and lie
home In June full Aedycd lawyer.
lie 10 yet an infant but o bill has
passed the Legislature removing his
homage. lie 10 ono Of the most tall
cnted boys Of this county aud will
make his mark some day.
&. W. .fetcalie & Co. are making
extensive preparations 10 opon n first
class ice cream saloon, aud those
wanting cream can rest assured that
they can get tho purest aad incest
quality OF cream at their psrlor.
which will always be kept nice and
neat. They don't propose TO be Sec
ond TO any in ia. nishing pure
creaui.
Tie reports comiag in from the
wheat crop sro very disconraging'
Persons who have Travelled through
nearly every section Of the county
say there will not be more than one
fourth or one half Of q full crop. The
rust and fy both seem TO be dana
ging II, In addition 20 the hurtfui
effects Of the recent wet weather.
Tobacco plants will be very scarce
this year. In some sections probably
thccrop will all DO planted, but In otheI
localities nearly all Of the plants were
destroyed. Most OF the CROP win be
very late and consequently inferior
Tobacco ought to rise in tho face o.
,heae facts, for Il 10 very evident
fall crop canno, be raised this year.
The new firm Of J. w. Mechanism
| & Co., are continually receiving fresf
supplies of drugs, and now have ONT
Of the most complete stocks Of drug
In the city. Mr.. Frank Woodbridge
who holds a position with this firm
woWld be glad to have oil his friend
call and see him when they need any
thing In the drug line.
We are frequently placed undcl
obliga tons to Frank D. richardson
of Pembroke, former school.mate
for papers from Oxford, Miss'
where no Ia attending law school
Frank lie tip top follow, and we SCI
from an invitation just received e
DO present at It's public exercises, tina
he Is president Of one oftho Llterar.
societies Of the school.
There has not been time 70
twelve months when one or more
. our streets have not been blockade;
with material for erecting or i'm
proving buililags. AT present tn
! buildings Of the Bank Of Hopkins
vile, aud tho Presbyterian churcl
are going up,and IN short while th
public.school building will DO begun
> the Baptist church will be remodeic
; aud Improved, and DR., Gish an
Messrs Young and Anderson wi
each put up business house
while many dwellings will DO bui
: in every part ofthe city.