The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-11-01

frost.
Mrs. Keen's obituary will appear
next week.
Business in tho city court was dull
last week.
Shep Campbell's examining trial
has not come off vet.
Rev. r. G. Peters filled Mr.. Brew
er's pulpit, at the Methodist church
Sunday evening.
Don't fail TO see the handsome
watches and jewelry at Howe's jew
clry Store.
The mourning habiliinenis have
not been taken from the Court house
yet.
Mr.. Holland has begun excavating
preparatory to beginning work on
the new opera house.
A. quarter will got tho South Ken
tuckian till January and $3.50 will
pay for II til January 1883.
Mr.. JAS. NJ. Howe, the wide-nwake
jeweler, has the landsomcst stock of
watches, jcwelry, silverwarc etc. we
have eyer seen,
Our correspondents are beginning
to send in their letters with more
regularity now since fall has set in,
We intend TO make the South Ken
tuckian a medium IN which the news
OF every part of this county and sur
rounding counties Gun. be found from
week TO week.
Accounts will be presented to
some Of tie very best men oil our
list OF subscribers this week. We
are not doing this because we think
they will not pay, but because we
need the money and want TO settle up
all of our accounts by the first Of JAN
uary. We hope no one be offended.
Mr.. r. II. DeTrevile, of the firm of
Garnett & DeTreville. returned a
few days since from the eastern cit
les, whittier he had been 10 replenish
for the second time their stock of
furnishing goods. We are pleased
to SEQ these clever young gentlemen
doing such good business,
Mr.. Mat Hickman had his leg bro
ken few days since by mule. The
animal kicked him while he was ri
ding horseback behind It. Mr..
Hickman lives few miles from the
city on the Canton pike. We are
glad to learn that he 10 getting well
rapidly.
Jim Diuguid, negro boy, took
the lock OF Mr.. Joel McPherson's
room of with screwdrivcr and
stole a $40 suit OF clothes from him,
one day last week. He disposed OF
them to party who returned them
to the owner, and Diuguid WAS ar
rested and is in jail on charge of
burglary. His chances for the peni-
Tertiary are considerably above par.
Several couples OF young ladies and
gentlemen were handsomely
entertained In the parlor, of the Phoe.
nix Hotel, last Friday evening, by
Miss Ida Cooper, the occasion being
the anniversary of her birthday. The
evening was most pleasantly spent
BY oil. Elegant refreshments were
served, of which allpartook heartily.
Mr.. X. A. Hester. an experienced
hotel.keeper, from Horse Cave, KY,
will open up the Central Hotel this
week and will make 1t a hrst-class
hotel. Mr.. Hester has for many
years been In the business, and is in
every way fitted to make an excel
lent landlord. IIopkinsville is too
large city 10 have but one ho-
tel, and we trust Mr.. Hester will re-
ceivea liberal patronage from our
citizens and the travelling public.
Prof. Leroy, the rope walker did
not collect enough sponduiix ID jus
tify him in giving an entertainment.
lie stretched his rope and took up a
collection, but as he failed to raise
moro than three dollars he wonld
not give his show. Those persons
who paid him In advance, expecting
to see his performance, were sold, as
we'll as the large crowd that COLLECTS
to sec the free exhibition.
Abstract Of the report Of the Hop
kinsville Public Schools, for the
month ending Oct. 2Sth, 1881.
Monthly enrolment; girls I'll. boys
2S9, total 450. Average attendance
81 per cent. Cases Of tardiness II
pupils perfect in attendance $50. Ca.
ses Of corporal punishment 4. Cases
OF suspension 2. Aggregate enroll.
ment Sept. 9th 10 Oct. 2S, 466. With.
drawals in same time, IL. Number
belonging Oct, 2s, 455. The monthly
enrolment includes those who have
been present not less than five days
during the current month.
CHAs. II. DIETRIoH, Supt.
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