The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-02-24
ROARING SPRING.


Mr.. Editor, Allow Inc 10 introduce
TO your many readers our little city,
never having seen letter in your
paper from this place, and feeling an
interest in lis welfare, | seat myself
TO let one and all know that your
paper ia q. welcome visitor In onr
midst and has quite large circula.
ton here. have been asked tre-
qucntly who aud what you are, to the
married l say an old man, to the
young ladies | say young, aud to the
young men preachers son, leaving
them to fill up the blank.
Our city has two churches, Metlo-
dist under tue paslorship Of Bro. Red
ford, aud the CaInpbellites under the
supervision of Bro. Mobley OF Todd
county, the LIST breaches on Bird Sun
day In each month to large and at
tentive audience, showing his appre-
citation iu our midst. The End holds
forth on4th Sunday In each month to
a crowded house generally. We
have two dry good stores aud grocer.
les combined, the one owned by our
gallant little captain j. /. X. with his
son Jimmie behind The counter, look
ing like a great big sunflower at noon
on'a summer day. The other is
owned by Milt Brandon who can be
found at all hines at the: front door
looking like "Honest John" of your
city, aud II an oily tongue has any ef-
ioct YOU are bound to enter, when you
can at glance see the gallant DIR. &.
behind the counter, full Of smiles.and
bushes, ready TO supply your wants.
We have bar room owned by Mr..
Nickj Dawson, but let me say right
here that 10 preachers sons can get
drop, SO you must bring some Of your
best along,ss Mr.. Dawson keeps the
hotel and used to keep il IN Partisan
style, but having recently become
papa and for tho lst time, he orcOurse
neglects all else save the baby. We
have: u msntua-maker or millincrs
shop or some other kind of n shop,
where womens duds are fitted &c,
owned by our little auburn haired
Miss Allie Stephens and for the lite
of ne | cant tell how she finds time to
work, for the press Of masculines
seen in there at times. I'm told that
she thinks Of moving he's shop from
This place TO farmers house toward
Cadiz when of course slie will be a
housekeeper and must then turn her
attention to the cutting and fitting.of
MI kind Of clothes. Wa have a black
smith shop owned by Messrs. Steph-
ens. " llasking. Two Drs. Hille and
Iireenwade, two schools one taught
by Miss Jennie Pursley of Cadiz and
lhe.other by IL. c. Durrett formerly
Of your city.
Farming Is an up hill business at
present In this community, since the
heavy rain or Young food, no pl0w-
ing going on unless to drain pond,
was not lumber so scarce down here
We could get from place to place more
'asily in canoe than by any other
Wheat will be much
damaged by the water standing 80
ong on it. Plant beds are few and
ar between asyet. Eggs are in de-
nand down here, owing to so many
bid Bachelors trying to keep house
,nr,h;ng also
hays,vt IN the last GO wears seen
IA many con,ic valentines az IN tho
ne, week. avery one has them by the
iozens gness ihoy must have grown
n Flat Lick or been made by some
me ND your way and tho high water |
,rouyht them hither.. /
Tobacco selling loose nj G per hund.
cd around, Snuff in demand down |
,erc, | guess as nearly every feminine
rom 4 years upwards can be seen
with a mop in her mouth. or in ner
mud ready TO lit Il pound of the |
.bominabIe stuff from tin box to |
heir ruby lips. Oh! What a pity
hat the dear creatures should by
uch a practice deprive. themselves of
many sweet kisses in store for them
" those who neither drink whisky
Tor eat onions.
Mr.. Arthur Henry of your county
vas in our place Yesterday, looks
ike he would ii he could.
Mr.. Nc Crenshaw and Miss 1900
If our town lott Tor your city to spend
. few DAYS with Mr.. III. C. Richards.
Some say that DIR. &. will soon
,hange his mood of living, can't say
Ia he HASN'T as vet told mo, but If four
u Ave visits per week 10 any sign il
must be 40.
Miss Lizzie Golladay, who has for
10 long been confined to her bed room
a wc learn improving and hone ere.
onp she may law side her crutches.
Brewer Southall known to MANY of
You ia quite low with consumption.
Send one of your cubs down but
he INNS, be real Handsome and smart