The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-02-27
OLD PAPERS.


Of old llopkirsville papers, published,
many years ago. One is a copy OF the
Peoples Press, of date Sept. 3, 1916,
published every Thursday morning BY
Smith & Bronaugh. 1t is a six col.
uInn sheet and was at the ti,nU q new
paper, the one SefoFe 1s' being mum.
Der Is, Of volume l. The advertising
patronage was poor, as only seven
columns were devoted TO ADVERTISE
ments. The motto of the paper was
Eternal Devotion to Democracy"
rlle subscription price was $3.50 IN
ak months and $500 II not Rsai till
the expiration Of tho year. Tho first
article OH the editorial page Is no.
lice OF the death Of Samuel Young
love, Esq in the S4lh year Of his age.
The writer then adds, "Anothcr oil
the Revolutionary heroes 10 fallcn'
One by one, those beacons, which
.tand up TO remind us Of our blood
bought llbcriier, sink away in the
darkness Of death's eternal night
Many Of Esq. Younglovs's descend
ants now live 10 this csaxft,
The next article is headed "Dis.
turbance of Public Worship" From
it We find that our fathers and grand.
fathers were pretty much like the
boy OF to, day in regard to standing
around the church, door, and our
inothers were wont 10 gossip and
,wattle Of the danes and pleasure
party" even in the temple Of wor
hips The article concludes as fol-
lows: LET no citizen hereafter, be
made feel, ty the indiscrstion Of any,
such deep aud degrading humiliation,
from the coniact Of our citizens, as
was induced by many on last Sabbath
at one of tho churches In town.
Within month, four Of our preach
era have been compelled (and moro
than once) to discontinue their dis
courses aud beg Tor order and silence"
It seems that the old felix's o. to-day,
who love to tell of when We were
| Young" were 3 great deal worse than
their sons and daughters, for II Ia .
very rare thing that VIC ever see mis-
behaving in church nowadays, though
the congregating outside 10 still con-
tinued.
Another editorial refers to the
coming contest Of 1913 and lays down
the policy to be pursued BY the Dem
,crats and speaks Of tho extravaganza
oftho. Wings in voting money In
Congress for useless appropriations
rhcu follows Q column article on
WING Abuse OF Democracy The
remainder OF the editorial page Is
filed with miscellaneous articles and
editorial paragraphs. Among the
| latter 10 o notice Of "The Life, flight,
Capture, Trial and Execution Of Ed
ward Alonzo Pennington" new
pamphlet "for sale al tho store OF 4.
| r. Edmunds. Price IS cents.' Pen
nington was, If We mistake not. the
last man hanged in the county. lie
was executed nearly 40 years ago for
the murder Of a young man named
Davis. A notice is also given that
Samuel NJ. Startling has taken efito'
rial charge Of tho tGazelte, a Wing
paper. a
A column Of news "By Magnetic
Telegraph" Ia nearly two weeks old
and gives the latest news Of the Mex
|icau war. Santa Anna had sailed for
Vera Cruz and the Mexicans were
making large subscriptions to carry
on the war. .o
On the third page there is very
little reasis9 matter. Tho only To-
cal item is the notice Of the marriage
by Rev. G. Meacham, on the 9th OF
August, Of Mr.. Samuel Boyd 10 Miss
Martha Ann Boyd, all Of Chrissias
county. q
Few names among Tho advertisers
are familiar cnes at this time. The
only firm which still exists 10 that Of
Hooser s. Overshiner, who arc at..tbe
same stand and in the same business
Trey were 81 years ago. Among the
lawyers whose cards appear arc Il,
W. Buckner, Sharp e Sites, John
McLsruing, Jos. +. Duckner, w. Z.
warfeid, Mayes & Johnston, w. Ii.
| Murre!l, Edward Woodbridge, and
Phelps & Sites. Among the pbysi.
clans were Drs. A. Weber, Steele y
Hopson, d. Glasa, Venable &
Vaughan, J. G. Young, j. A. Creal,
). Stuart, Surgeon ind Dentist, and
D. J. Gish, "Botauic Physician"
There ls column Of business cards.
Lawson & Rodgers are tailors ; John
| Baker, Saddler r. NJ. Lower, watch
maker; Thos. s. Bryan & Co.,
Amiss Il Downs, Chas. Shackleford
q Co., Bernard, Torian Il Co.
Jcffries & Latham. B. s. Campbell
JOS. 81. Steele, Jos. We'll & Bro, Thos
v. Glass, David Anderson, Edward
Garrett, Geo. w. Boyd, Stephen E
rriee, Bell & Figelly, John d. Graf
ton, Thompson & Coleman, Angel
s. Anderson, and Isaac Lsndes wer'
The principal merchants and dealers
Not ono Of these firms is now In exis
tence and Mr.. Geo. y. Thompson, o
the firm of Thompson 81 Coleman,