The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-03-29
HERE AND THERE.

"Uncle Toms Cabin" Thursday
night.
Many new plug hats glistcned in
the sunlight Sunday.
One ofthe greatest improvements
needed in the city is new bridge in
the place of the old dilapidated con-
Germ OH Princeton street.
Mary Boyd, Gus Hord, and Willie
White constitute the roll Of honor for
Woodside School In the Southern
part of the county, for the last month
We understand from a reliable
source that both the father and grand
father Of Mr.. G. e. Shanklin, who sui
cided last week, died by their own
hands.
The members of the colored Baptist
church are going to enlarge and i'm
prove their church building. They
will begin about the first Of May.
The janitor Of tho Baptist church
shattered one Of the chandeliers few
weeks since and night services were
held In the basement until another
chandelier could be ordered.
Mr.. Henry Blnmensteil viii have
his supply car patented. He has
already secured caveat, which will
protect him for one year and give
him time 10 make improvements
upon It.
Mr.. Stephen Edwards and his son,
Mr.. N, NJ. Edwards, left last week
for Pennsylvania where they will
continue the bed spring business
which they began last fall. We wish
them success.
Mr.. Eugene Hester, Of Lafayette,
has arranged to take orders for the
clothing house Of Frank Fischer &
Co., Evansville and will take delight
IN serving his friends by taking Or
ders for spring nit s.
The new and novel Sign of Mr.. j
j. Mitchell, blacksmith, on Clay street,
Is attracting the attention Of every
passer by. AS sign unique aud at
trsctive II certainly "removes the di.
lapidaied garment from the juvenile
shrubbery.'
We want one or two moro young
men to act as agents for the SouTn
KENTucKIAS. None but those of So
Der habits, business qualifications and
plenty OF energy can al the bill.
They will be expected TO furnish
their own horses.
Mr.. Metcalfc informs us that he has
sold oyer 1900 pounds Of fertilizer as
the direct result Of Mr.. Il. w.
vaughan's certificate being published
In the South Kcniuckian, und yet
some people with hide-bound ideas
Of economy insist that advertising
does not pay.
Mcssrs. c. w. Metcalfc 4 Bro. have
opened a news stand at their store
and viii keep on hand the leading
papers and periodicals. The Souri,
KEYTucKiAN will be placed on sale
every Tuesday morning and can be
obtained of them.
Margaret Wood, a colored woman,
was found dead in her house Monday
morning Of last week, OH the Clarks.
vile pike near the city. An inquest
was held by coroner Courtney, aud a
verdict Of heart disease was rendered
ain those days came John the Bap-
list preaching Ia tho wilderness" but
next Monday comes the circus and
the small boy rejoiceth in his heart
and the Senegambian citizen rclaxeth
his features into grin that exiendeth
from the one ear even unto the other.
Messrs. Jas. Pye & Co. have started
a merchant tailoring department in
conjunction with their furnishing
house and have secured as foreman
tailor Mr.. Chas. Brimstella, a work
man Of 81 years experience. They
are now prepared to make suits to
order and promise to give entire sat-
isfaction.
We want TO thank our correspond
ents for the valuable assistance they
render from time to time, and espe.
cially for abandoning the use of the
"we." The letters are now written
In regular reporter style and they
will no doubt agree with us that II
Ia much better than the old way, after
they get used 10 1t.
There is certain young drug clerk
In this city whose proboscis is his
most prominent feature. The other
day countryman stepped into the
drug store, walked up to him and
said; "Give me five cents worth Of
Jesus what nose." When his a ston-
ishment had somewhat abated he
finished the sentence he had 80 alb
ruptly broken of.
We propose to give 500 TO the
cause of religion in this and adjoining
COMMITTEES. There are at least one hun
dred ministers of various denomina-
tons, both white and colored, who