The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-02-01
HERE AND THERE

This Is the thlrty.second day Of the
new year.
January has bcen numbered with
The days tha; wero.
! A plank Genre has been put UP along
tho bank over the Princeton Bridge.
Remember The Galley SlaYe" mex,
Monday night Do not Tall to attend
The day draweth nigh when the
chronic jurors heart swells with
emotions OF joy.
Next Monday Ia Circuit Court day
and we may expect things TO DO
little more animated.
The dance at the Court House last
Tuesday night was pronounced asu..
cess BY all who were there.
The mhch drea He'd thaw has como
at last, and for two monlhs there will
be no bottom to the roads
Business is dull with everybody
except tho coal dealers. They still
continue TO sell oil the coal they can
get.
The Owensbofo PAPER says that
the Gallcy Slave compsHyis One of
the bcsi-'hai has visited the city this
season Don't fall TO 20 next Mon
day night.
Tho brick work on The City Court
room aud calaboosc Ia about done
Tho c1trene cold weather caused the
work 10 be suspended for awhile.
Several new signs are noticed on
Main aud Nashville Streets. Several
changes were made In The lcsaiions Of
business houses aud tho painters
reaped the reward.
We may now congratulate our
selves that the worst part OF tho win.
ter is over One month from now
the buds will hcgln to swell and
spring poets will be ripe little later.
When the same items occur In the
letters Of more than one rorrrspon-
dent they are stricken out OF all but
the one in whose rcportorial terrific
ry they occur.
Tho new colorol Methodist Church
ON Liberty Street is about completed
aud win soon be ready Tor occupancy.
II Il neat comnolious structure
and The members are to be congratu-
lated on having so nice a house OF
worship.
A proiracted meeting ia In pro.
gress at the Methodist Church. con-
iluc'cd by Rsv. Il. w. Browder, pre-.
siding elder OF the Russellville dis
trici. Considerable interest has been
awakened aud there have already
been eight or ten confessions.
Young gentlemen should remcm.
Der TINT |, is not In good taste to stay
longer Than twelve O'Clock when
making M evening call, unless sub
jccis OF moro than usual interest
are under discussion.
We surrender n good deal of our
space this week to matter pertaining
10 the Public Schools. II win be read
with iniercs, By all who IRE frlonds
to the publir school question, aud we
arc willing TO crowd out other matter
to make room for ii.
Our correspondents must not feel
hurt lflheir letters arc crowded ont
occasionally and hid oyer iili the FOL.
lowh.g week. We have SO many OF
them that II IL Impossible TO get them
all In some weeks. Several letters are
crowded ont this week by the public
school matter IN other columns.
Three new knights were dubbed IN
the X. Of +. Lodge Thursday night.
Several candidates were also elected
to take the FIRST degree. Evergreen
Lodge Is increasing its membership
more rapidly than any order in the
city.
Messrs Woodbridge 3 Burkner
have just received from Louisville a
pair Of white rats, which are the won,
der and admiration Of their custom.
crs. The owners affirm that they can
enter their cage unarmea and feed
them with raw meat from their naked
hands.
We call attention to Jas. L. Wahra
new advertisement in another col
umn. We are glad tn find that ow-
Ing to Mr.. Wallis inability to secure
house In the town to which no had
intended going. he will remain in
this city at his old stand, We be-
speak for hima liberal patronage.
I, seems that after all Mr.. Black.
stock will not start tho Republican
paper here. Mr. r. j. Patterson, Of