The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-07-19

Mr.. DIR. Beard is preparing to
erect two fine three story store rooms
on tho corner Of Main and Spring
Streets. The contract for building
tkc block has been awarded 10 Mcssrs
Forbes & Cant. The front will be a
very handsome iron one, with galyan-
lied cornicc, aud the building when
completed win add greatly to the APP
pcarance Of that portion ofthc city.
Thanksgiving services were held In
the Christian Church last, Thursday,
l4lh inst, at eleven o'clock, A. NJ,
All tho ministers in the city were
present and participated III the exer-
cises, The business houses were
closed from ten till one o'clock. This
action of our merchants, irrespective
of party, is an evidence Of the high
regard in which the President is held
blythe people. All hands united IN
giving thanks for his recovery. i
Ii has been very warm since our
last report, though tile weather is
comparatively pleasant now. The
following will show The highest point
reached by the thermometer escli day
since our report. July l2tb, 100 de-
grecs; 18th, %; lilh 0G; 10Th, 90;
10Th, 81; l7th, 20; 18th, So. Tuesday
was the hottest day of The season.
The average for the week was 81 de-
grees, TWO degrees less than the pre-.
vious week. Let us hope that The
worst OF The heated fern isoycr.
At the regular meeting Of The
School Iloafd. on Friday evening.
Mr.J. y. Solomon, Jr., of Hopkins
Vile, KY. was elected Supcrintcn-
dent, Mrs. NJ y. Ringer first Princi-
pal, aud Mise Laura Hughes second |
Prinripal.-Owensboro Messenger &
Examiner.
The many friends of Prof. Solo
mon, IN this city, while they will re.
greet that he will not teach here anoth-
er year, will.be pleased 10 learn that
he has been appointed to such an i'm
porlant and lucrative position as
Superintendent of the Public Schools
of Greensboro. Prof. Solomon is
cinhienlly fitted for!iie place.
An anonymous scribblcr makes
personal attack upon MS in tho last
issue of the Republican, haying
espoused the cause OF ;.thc iorer or
der If DatcA.r Had the sscniloman"
not comceaed himself behind nom
&c plume his article might have been
noticci. The piece is reputed to
have been written by a man whom
we have hitherto regarded aud treat
cd as gentleman. and whom we
would be 10th TO believe would
SANDER and teiamc one for whom he
protested friendship, but We, have
given no credcncc to the report, be.
cause the gentleman has never been
looked upon as belonging TO the class
10 whose defense tho writer in the
RcDubiicai SO franlically rushes.
Sunday night The people in The
southern portion Of the CITY were
alarmed BY the most unearihly yells1
and screams, seemingly from soWe
one in dire distress. Parties rushed
20 the spot from which the cries
came and found a du,ky damsel with
a small cl,ildil her arms. When in
tcrrogatci as to tho cause of her
screams, shesaid she had received a /
severe beating from Rnbe Rowland, |
ofcolor. II seems llst the child be- !
longed TO the couple in common, |
and tho woman applied to Rubc
for assistance in tho maintc-
nance of tho partnership property,
with the above result. Shcwas final
~ induced TO hush and return home, |
willie the fairhless llubc took to his
heels. |
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