The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-09-18
LAFAYETTE.

crs, the ten-year-old daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Ponp. RIgers, # this vicin-
ity. Lucy was stricken down with a
very severe case of dyscntcry and she
grew gradually worse till death re-
leased her from her su N rs. She
was an amiable and sweet child,
greatly beloved by all who knew her
ami hcrparcnts and friends have the
kind sympathy of the entire commit
MY in their bereavement.
On last Sunday morning during
the progress Of services at the Mctho-
dist church of Lafayette. the horses
hitchcd around the church were at
tackled by Il passing swarm of bees
and wild stampede was created.
Service was Immediately discontin-
u,d and nearly all the gentlemen in
the congregation rushed out to dis
perso the angry little army, but in
@ ,,ite of the determined efforts of a
number of men, the bees stung a
pair of fine harness horses belonging
to Mr.. Ed. Moss, of Pedec, SO badly,
that one of them soon died aud
the other is still in a critical -condi-
ton. For n short while the widest
excitement prevailed; men women
and horses were running in every
direction, and truly did it seem as il
the crowd was possessed with devils.
Other horses and few of the gentle
men were badly stung bnt without
fatal result.
During last week white man,
name unknown. came to Mr.. ID. G..
Tuck's and hired to work for him.
After staying with Mr.. Tuck few
days, the man left, and soon after his
departure party of gentlemen
reached Lafayette in search Of him,
for whom a reward of $3.50. had been
offered for horse-stealing. The man
made good his escape, however, and
at last accounts had not been cap
turcd.
The negro, Wallace Williams, who
killed Henry Barksdale, another ne
gro, on the night of Aug. 9th, and
who escaped from his guard as he
was being carried to Jail at Hopkins
vile, is still at large, though one or
two parties are engaged in hunting
for him.
Quite a good joke was recently per-
petrated on the Lafayette string band,
which your correspondent can not re-
frain from relating. A certain man,
Hill. from Paducah while stopping
with acquaintance near Lafayette,
had a dance rendered him for which
entertainment he had to procure mu-
sic. So on the day Of the expected
dance, Hill came to Lafayette and en-
gagged the services four band, prom
Using them liberal remuneration for
their labor. During the evening in
question Hill went around among the
crowd to take up a collection for the
musicians, but instead of turning
over the amount collected, absconded
with all the funds, leaving the unsns-
pccting musicians with the "bag to
hold"
Prof. S. L. Frogge. opened his
school here on the 3D. inst, with
twenty-five pupils. This was not
quite so gool a beginning as usual /,
but after little while the number of
students will be largely increased.
Mr. Joseph Beazley, one of Lafay-
cites worthy merchants, has had the
partition taken out of his store and
is making such other improvements
as will make his store one Of the
handsomest business houses in our
town.
Your correspondent extends to o.
i've Branch the hand Of cordial vel
c,me upon her re-entrance into the
circle of the Kentuckian contributors
May she delight us with many COM
munications from Church Hill, and
may her stay in her new home be both
pleasant and profitable.
Miss Zeula Davidson is now visit'
inc relatives naar Casky.