The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-07-31
HERE AND THERE.
W. F. Patton. Life Insurance.

Cowan & Co. have shipped up Il
date, since July lst ITO cars Of wheat
Mr.. Anderson has reduced the price
for large photographs see his adver
tisement elsewhere.
Next weeks paper will be helt
back until Tuesday evening in ordel
to get the election news.
The turnpike tax provides for |
rate not 10 exceed so cents, instead o
20 cents as stated last week.
The pavement on Nashville stree
beyond Campbell is In fearful con
diiion and needs immediate atten
ton from the city authorities.
LOST somewhere oh the street.
last Thursday gold ring with a lons
cameo set surrounded by pearls. TIT
finder will be rewarded by returning
IL TO this Office.
They do say that work has actual!
been begun on the Clarksville ant
Princeton railroad. 1t is said tina
nearly every citizen in South Chris
tian expects to have depot located IL
his yard.
There will be q brandancc and pic
mic at Pisgah, on the Princeton road
s miles from this city, Saturda!
August llth, under the general man
agement of Mr.. G. ii. Shreeves, o
Sinking Fork.
The Souri, KENTuKCIAN has nevel
been and never viii be the organ o
clique or faction. 1t supports mont
but Democrat candidates for ofllc,
and is opposed to injecting any loca
question into county politics that viii
disrupt the Democratic party.
The rate for state and county taxel
in this county is 97 cents per hundred
The city tax is sl.65 per hundred
making total of 81 so per hundred
with 80 poll tax for the county " fo
the city and 81 In the city for the Pub
lie School.
The Galloway News mentions |
citizen of that county who had {
seven acre crop of wheat to yield lSa;
bus. per acre and thinks ii was
heavy yield. We have heard of SOM
crops In this county that yielded 81
bus. per acre on tobacco land ant
many entire crops averaged over2
bus. per acre.
There are now three vacant bust
ness houses in the city and clever
new ones being built. There will
soon be enough TO supply the demand
Most of the new ones will be occupie,
by persons who are now In small ant
undesirable rooms which they wer
compelled TO occupy after the fire.
The crowd of guests at Cerulcan /
NOW larger than at any time thi
summer. Every room Is occupied
and the number of guests is constant
lly increasing. The season is now Il
full blast and is an unusually gay one
For pleasure and recreation there ]
no summer resort in Kentucky tina
surpasscs Ccrulcan.
A magistrate will be elected in tn
Union School House district mex
Monday TO ill the position whicl
Esq. G. l.. Dade now holds by ap
pointment. The candidates are G. l.
Dade, Democrat, and MN. Hanberr
Republican, though party issues ar
not generally brought into these loca
races. The district Is overwhelming
lily Republican.
We want election reports fror
every precinct in the county by Tues
day noon, if possible. The clerks q
the election will confer favor b
sending us statement Of the polls o
closing. Send by mail or by som
trustworthy messenger, so that the
may DO received IN time to appear |
next weeks paper, which will be Il
sued Tuesday afternoon instead of
the morning. We desire to give tn
full returns 1: possible.
The skating rink Is now the Niece
of pleasure seekers in the city. TT
attendance is increasing all the tin
and great interest is manifested
: the skating. A good many spectacle
| attend to watch the skaters and liste
. to the music by the Hopkinsvil
, Band. A number Of youngladies a
. first-ratc skaters and several of Il
0 young men and boys have becon
!. quite proficient one ofthe best skate
!. is little boy only six years old al
D several children under ten hay
! learned to skate quite well.
Three years ago the Hopkinsvil
e Public Schools opened with 3A pupi
n In 1881 the number of white childr
c of the School age was reported as q
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