Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-09-16
our HOPkINSKILLE LETTER.

EDITOR CHRONICLE:-Sinc last
you heard from us the summer has
past, with its scattered pleasures,
and now we enter cooler weather
with every prospects OF glorious
fall.
All the schools have opened, and
the streets are thronged with chill
dren. 1t is quite interesting, some
times, to turn aside from business
cares, and notice these little toilers
in their miniature worlds of school
life. To see their hopes, their fears,
their responsibilities, and to observe
their little natures toddling into
manhood. And this leads me to
remark, that HOpkinsville has
more lawyers, doctors and school
teachers than any town of its sizein
the State. And could you imagine
finer propOtiOn? The last to at
tend to mens' heads, the second to
mems bodies, and the first, splendid
sympathisers, to mems purses. Our
citizens are beginning to return
fiom the Springs. The draws that
Dawson, Cerulean, Sebree and
Grayson have made on US, would
almost amount to depopulation, at
times.
Minnie Madden, an actress OF
the Lolita school, will open the sea-
son at Hollands, new Opera House,
on the I'D. Critics say Miss Mad
dern is charming, and manager
Rodgers offers seats at 81 so.
Within month and the Chris
tian county Fair will have been en-
joyed. OF course the bare mention
of the fair brings up military mat
tiers. Company d. will do its best
to make Il respectable showing.
They could scarcely hope for pro-
ticiency with 50 short time to
drill, and their appearance in the
prize contest will be more of COM
pliment to the visiting companies
than an attempt to take the honors.
II some companies attend, that are
expected, the G. c. CPS had better
be on their best pins. BY the way,
allow me to say that your town has
furnished us a good officer in the
person of Capt. w. +. Smith. The
young ladies of the city will present
a banner to the home company on
the first day OF the fair.
Circuit court is in session, Judge
Grace on the bench; and the present
month will also be enlivened with
two circuSeS.
Tennessee politics seem to be in
the sscendency; so much SO, that
| suppose, you would with diff
Guilty cOndescend to IA common,
ordinary congressional race. But
since your paper has an extensive
circulation in Christian county,
suppose you will pardon this men
ton. We have two candidates,
Mr.. Petit, of Davies, and Mr.. Clay,
of Henderson county. One learned
in politics, from our county, in a
recent interview with a Courier
Journal reporter. took the liberty
to hand over Christian as gratuity
to Mr.. Petit. So matters stood. but |
things sometimes do change. and
when after the speaking last Mon !
day you would look for Pettifjs !
overwhelming majority, you would |
discover that it had dWindled into
an important minority. Both of
the candidates are clever men and |
good speakers-but in the words of |
one of our staunch citizens from the
South end of the county, "Who
could fail to be impressed by the
manly bearing, the stately dignity,
and the lofty eloquence of Mr.. |
CLAW" Our county convention is
to be held on the 23d, and we but
echo the sound judgment of some
of our best citizens, when we say
that Clay will come out in the
lead.
1t is with deep regret that we
heard of Mr.. McKenzie's determin-
alton not to make the race, and we
All know that he will make his pri-
yate life as admirable as his pub
lie.
Won for the space allowed TO our let
Ter aud beg to remain n
Yours, o.