Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1883-11-09
HERE AND THERE.
w. +. Patton, Life Insurance.
Old Santa Claus headquarters at
Wilson Il Galbrcath's.

Wilson Il Galbreatll's.
New subscribers are constantly
coming in. The semi-wcekly il
sweetly booming.
The largest line of holiday good,
and toys in the city can be found al
Wilson Il Galbrcath's.
Rev. b. +. Orr, of the Methodist
church, is carrying on protractcd
meeting at Fairview.
The protracted meeting at Locust
Grove Baptist church closed the first
OF the week.
The art show last night was post
poned and will be held tonight, to.
morrow night and Monday night.
DIR. Il. r. Cook sustained a painful
injury by accidentally sticking TO.
bacco stick in his right eye Tuesday
Messrs. l.. r. Gaines & Co. have
sold out their bar at the Phoenix Ho-
tel and contemplate opening another
elsewhere.
Advertisers, remember we give
you double the amount of advertis-
ing you get in weekly newspapers at
the same price.
We have already received l6 new
subscriptions to our Semi Weekly,
although it is only three days old.
Who says IL will not be n success?
Ed. Cant, of Elkton, preached at
the Christian church last Sunday,
and is in the city this week taking
pledges for the Home Mission work.
Judge Joe McCarroll has moved
his law office up stairs in the Nc
Daniel building, Oh the corner OF
Main anduCourt streets.
The SEMI-WEEKLY SoUTm KENTUcK-
IAN starts out with the largest list OF
paid up subscribers of any newspa-
per published in Western Kentucky.
We give to-day partial list of the
prizes 10 be awarded at our next
drawing. The list when completed
will be the best we have ever ar
ranged.
All of the trees on Main street, the
old landmarks, are being cut down
out of the way. All of the princi-
pal streets are being wonderfully i'm
proved by new layer of metal.
We called on Jas. Pye & Co., this
morning. We found their desk COW
cred with samples Ofsuitings, which
they were sending TO Mebanvillc, N.
G., Nashville, Tenn, Louisville, KY,
and other cities in response TO letters
of request for same.
While on his way TO the Lutheran
Synod in middle Tennessee, Rev. r
l.. Braun had his satchcl broken upon
and robbed in the car while the train
was stopping at Guthrie, and sus'
tanned quite heavy loss. Quite a
number of such robberie have been
committed there recently.
Main and Virginia streets are be.
ing rc-mctalcd in the business part
Of the city. The wide cutters are
being taken up and very narrow ones
put down, making much more room
The idea is a good one, and, under
the supervision of Mr.. John A. ivy.
man, the work is being pushed ahead
rapidly.
The most shocking accident thai
has happened here for quito a whil,
occurred this week. A colored boy
by the name of John Paskell at
tempted to jump on TO an empty Goa
car and was thrown under 1t, an,
eleven cars and engine ran over him
cutting of both legs, one arm ant
the top of his head, and, in fact, cut
ting him all to pieces. The railroa'
company had the remains gathers
up and dresseda as well as they coul,
be, and sent to Hopkinsville, wher
his mother resides. Coroner Eau
was sent for, and an inquest helC
and verdict rendered by the jur
generating the railroad compan
from all blame, and that the decease
came to his death by his own car,
lessness. L Darlington Correspond
J ence Madisonville Times.
A prominent farmer crossed I'll
street this week to congratulaI
0 us upon starting a semi-weekly. 9"
+ is just what Hopkinsville ought
J have had long ago. he remarks
|; "Farmers want the news oftener tina
: once a week and the result has bee
c that they have had to take two pape
, to get the news, when a semi-week
y would have saved them half Il
S money invested. You have my be
Y wishes, and believe your entcrpri
II will succeed. Intelligent peop
:, know a good thing when they see
and you will find out that the Sen
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continue to increase in popularity
T. long as you keep it up to its prese