The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-03-20
HERE AND THERE.
W. F. Patton, Life Insurance.

If you have hams to put up call
and get some paper bags at the South
Kcntuckian Office.
Remember that we keep all kinds
and sizes of paper bags always on
hand and will duplicate city prices.
The front of the Howe building Is
the handsomest in the city. 1t is
now rapidly nearing completion.
Mr.. N. l.. Baker, of Lexington, Ky,
formerly of this city, was married a
few days since to Miss Matte Ram
sey. of Trenton, Ky.
The members of Co. ID. are request
ed to meet at the armory tomorrow
evening at 7 80 o'clock. BY order of
the captain.
The rain Of yesterday was needed
to lay the dust which was very disa-
greeable.
The addition which will be made
to the Cadiz Court house will cost
$ll $50 and tax Of ten cents on the
hundred dollars win be levied on the
property in the county to pay it.
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The 7empus Bonum club met last
Friday evening at the residence Of
Mr.. W. W. Ware. The next meeting
will be at Mr.. II. A. Phelps next Fri
day evening at 7 80 o'clock. An I'M
usually interesting programme has
been arranged and full attendance
of the membership Is desired.
Geo. E. Cooper & Co., Of Nashville,
had the contract for making and put
ting up the cornice on Howe's new
building. II is the handsomest and
most deliberately finished front in
the city, and the cornice is credit to
the gentlemen who designed and put
Il up. Mr.. NJ. +. Hamsley, one Of the
firm, did the work. !. pa
Mr.. Pike has fitted up dining
room in the rear Of the hallway IN
the European Hotel, and the dining
room viii hereafter be entirely separ'
aled from the billiard room, which il
has heretofore adjoined. Mr.. Pike
the genial landlord, Is now prepared
to entertain the public, ladies as wei
as gentlemen, and It affords vi
pleasure to note that his business 4
, constantly increasing.
The Madisonpiiie Times gave |
very readable account Of the Jail de
livery there on the night Of the l0tl
inst. The jail was thought TO be ON
of the best in the State, but the In
I genuity Of one Of the prisoners, ena
) BLEED him with burglars Implements
: to work his way out and liberate hi
! companions. Five prisoners escapes
as follows: John Stroud aud Wn
Barrentine, of Greenville, and GeC
Killough, Of Hopkins county, a
white, for murder; and Monroe Gri
der and Chas. Borgess., colored, !
Q jail for larceny. None Of them hav
8 been captured. 4
Al Anthony Gray, the negro Idle
l whose grotesque appearance an
monkcy-like actions, have long bee
J, familiar to the people of this city, die
n last week of consumption. He was a
, most inhuman In appearance an
N lconld talk only in a cultural, Ina
ticulate manner. He was in the hal
1t of carrying the case Of an old bra
watch, and when asked the tin
would invariably reply, 1.-TWO cloe
N and hafI," no matter what time in Il
rs the day 1t was. Often have we sec
him In q crowd Of small boys on SUI
day afternoons, amusing them |
~ dancing or throwing back his he'
and opening his mouth, which g
tended from ear to ear and made hi
" look more like an ape or monkey TIL
" human being. He was harmle
. and good natured and was new
happier than when called upon
,rt dance or "preach," for the anu!
,es ment of q crowd.
\. Trigg county is overrun with ca
:. didates. To say nothing Of the st,
candidates that occasionally inva
her territory, she has now with
her borders one candidate for the Sc
ate, three for the Legislature, four
XIV county Judge and three for cour
n. Attorney. Col r. A. Burnett il
In candidate for the Senate and is
,rd posed by W.LWeathcrs, of Callow'
gas the present Senator, and Chas. We
hv of Livingston. The candidates
,ct Representative are c. II. Major,
tist Canton, Jabez Bingham, Of WalloI
ris- and DIR. j. w. johnson, of Cole
wo Pond. DR.. j. w. Cullum, of Mo
gomery withdrew last week.
county Judge II. B. wayland, Re
Crenshaw, and J. E. Kelly, of Ca
and W. G. Blain, of Roaring Sprii
!. . are willing to serve the people, WI
''sA Capt. Jno. G. Dabney, Maj. Mat.
- Kinney, editor Of the Telephone,
''e' Mr.. Joiner, are all anxious to
~ chosen county Attorney.