The south Kentuckian., 1880-10-26
HERE AND THERE.

week Is q question that yet remains TO
be decided
The colurud people will have a fair
this week commencing Thursday aud
continuing three days.
Most Of the visiting voting lallles
have left the city and returned to
their homes.
Wouldn't II be d good idea TO
number the houses In the cltyl II
would be great convenience and
might be dene at little expense. II
we are going to have city Why not
have one right?
The Farmers lIome Journa; Is a
very excellent paper OF its kind.
Farmers should nave II by all means.
We have arranged to furnish It for
sl.20 aud will take pleasure IN order
Ing Il for any OF our subscribers.
Mrs. r. II. Short, OF New Orleans,
presented tho Baptist Church with all
elegant silver pitcher and goblet last
week. l, isa beauty aud has the
donors name handsomely engraved
upon Il.
The L. y N. railroad company paid
for the clothes bought for Thompson,
,he brakeman who was killed last
week. They also paid for his coffin,
aud, DO II said to the credit of the
company, tho unfortunate man was
given very decen, burial.
Young mcn and old make no mis-
take, but call early and examine the
fncsi, best aud cheapest line Of fall
aud winter goods at Joe. S. Chas-
tain's, agenl Tor Jacob Reeds Sons,
Philadelphia, Pa.
A new city court room and station
house are being erected IN front Of
tho Engine House. This is a need
long felt, aud we are glad to chroni.
Gle the Improvement.
Our sanctum was cnlivcncd last
week by yiri, frum Eve OF the pret.
ties, and swcclest young ladies 10
be found anywhere. The ladies have
some nr,len' asimirers in ihi. Office.
II spite Of the insinualions OF our
neigLh,r on Court street, and the
Young ladies ara assured that their
yisi, was highly appreciated aud cn-
joyed.
Mr.. James D. Campbell late bnsi-
ness manager OF The New Era has
accepted a like position In the Office
OF the Louisville Ereaing Past. We
congratulate him upon having secur-
ed SO good position upon making
his debut Into city life. We trust his
ambitious hopes Of future distinc-
tion may DO realized.
Hon. Jrhn Frland has been ap-
pointed u commissioner Of tho West
rrn Kentucky Luuaiic Asylum vice
DR.. &. Il. Cook resigned Mr.. Fcland
Is a man In every way competent 10
hll the position, but we don't exactly
understand the Governors mott, In
appointing a Republican. Il Is ,ruc
Il i a non-polilical Office, but God
knows Democrats get few enough Of
fees IN Christian county without
Republicans being appointed BY a
Democratic executive.
Miss I.isyie Randolph, tho young
lady who first took the scarlet TO-
yer At Bethel Female College, suffer-
cd q relapse last week and died OH
Wednesday. Her sister who came
10 nurse her and was herself attacked,
Is out OF danger. The death
Of Miss Randolph is a very sad affair.
She was an orphan from Henderson
county and was considered avery
bright aud promising young lady.
She was about fourteen years old.
Tho school will DO resumed next
week.
| Jno. Mccoy, icol.) was caught
stealing coal from West q Yancey's
Que night last week aud put In jail.
He was tried the following day and
sentenced TO thirty days imprison.
lpeut, in tho county jail. just such
cases as this is what makes the whip
ping law almost necessity. Instead
Of feeding aud lodging him at an ex'
peusc OF SIS 10 the county, II he were
taken up aud the hide snaiched OF
bis back with a lash, il would do ten
times as much good. and be infnitcl,
cheaper.
The boys played a joke on a ccrtaiI
young gentleman who went ava!
last week to see his sweetheart
They put out the report that he hal
gouc or TO marry. Learning OF th'
} affair he returned to the hotel AM
, registered himself and wife, aud s.
! certain werc'a great many Of hi
I friends that he had really, marrie'
: that several Of the ladies called at th
. hotel 10 sec his wife before the
! found II was joke.
II Going up on the train 10 Louii
vile last week as we went was
couple OF niutcs, who had just bee
7 married IN Nashville. They kept u
a continual communication wit
their flngers aud the beauty OF
I-was that no one on the train coul