The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-01-09
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A Chronological Rsoort Of Local
News Items for Twelve
Months Past.
JANUARY.

csplured at Mur;reesburo, Tenn,
and brought back for trial.
6 Icsrisn Amateur Dramatic Club
gives an entertainment at Mozart
lisll.
6 A,hcneum society OF South Ken
lucky College holds All open session
6 "Al Clark Cub meets al Phoe-
pix Hotel.
8 Tom Buck shoots aud wounds
Walter Nichol. al uulhfit.
l3 Entertainment by "Ladios OF
the Leaf society,"" at South Kentucky
College.
II Oyster supper at Courthouse By
Cumberland Presbyterian ladies.
20 A little boy named Watson
drowned by falling into q branch
While playing Oh the bank, at Mr..
Jno, d. Belle.
70 Ben A. Whitlock, who killed
Cbas. Glascock at Longview Oct. 27,
1879, psrdoned by tho Governor be-
fore trial.
~ Alice Knott, q colored girl,
drowned while attempting TO cross
Little River on log, at w. q.
Cooks, near the city.
q w. IL. Durbrijge fatally Injured
In railroad accident at Charleston,
5. c.
q Prof. Marco gives 10 cts. show W
at Mozart Hall for tho children.
q A party OF huniers killed 230
rabbits in a few hobrs on Mr.. j. N.
Iadiord's farm, near Bey erley.
20 Contract for laying gas pipes
lei 10 W. w. Phipps.
"a Agitation Of the free turnpike
question begun.
"a Win II. Durbridgc died al
Charleston from wounds received III
railroad accident and 10 brough,
home for burial.
>25 Lafayette mail robbed neal
Church Hill by all unknown man.
2j Preparations begun for con-
structing gas works.
&c Josh Proctor aud Miss Fanny
Torian, of Sinking Fork, elope Il
Clarksvllle and are married.
FEBRUARY.
Gas workmeu strike for higher
wages.
3 Mite society meets al Capt. ii
G. Abernnthyi.
8 jesse Beck with, charged witt
roboing Q man in Hancock county
llls., arrested al Dick Miles near thii
city.
8 Frank Campbell killed black
eagle at Macedonia measuring seven
feet from tip 10 tip.
B L. ii. Blakcley, Of Belleview, In
dicisd for lippl!ng In six cases, Ii
pardoned by the 1t. Governor.
& Gas strikers accept q compro
Inise price and 20 TO work again.
G Grand Jury charged, with John
Sites foreman.
9 Mite society lineels OF M. S. g
Buckner's.
10 Mrs. Chanfrsu at Mozart Hall,
jn New East Lynie.
10 j A Lemon, the horse thic
captured at Mursreesboro, Tenn.
sentenced 10 Two years in the peni
lentiary.
II Frank Chanfrau in exit" at Mo
Fart Hall.
IA Protractod meeting in progress
at the Methodist church.
IA. l.. 4, Fippo and L. r. Salmon
granted license TO practice law.
IA Valentine social at Courthouse
| II Jno. p. Bell charged with mur
dering Alex Pool Feb. 10, 1881, tric'
aud acquitted.
Is Bsr-keepers of Hopkinsyill
form a compact aud agree not to SCI
liquor on Sunday.
q Mexico Bill' q mysterious itin
Grant card writer iu the city.
81 College Atheneum started b
students OF South Kentucky College
% Mcintyre, Heath h Belmont
minstrels at Mozart Hall.
% Christian county free turnpik
bill passed in the Legislature.
| % Chas. johnson sentenced 10 on
year in peniicntisry for burglary.
go Shep Campbell COL, for atlompt
ing to asssssinate Rob. Thomas col
tOct. 1881, tried and fined $50.
"a Mite society meets at Mr., BrS
naugh's. .
"A Richardson & Jameson's sal
burglsrizcd Of $400, at Pembroke,
26 The Leslie Major trial results
hung jury.
27 j. NJ. Trotter, representing Il
Southern Matrimonial lnsuran'
swindle throws out his hook and SCI
, eral Hopkiusville boys sink the cor
and swallow the liile.
81 Philip Phillips and son give q
entertainment at the Methodi
church.
MARCH,.
l Republican candidates begin Il
I county canvass. :
/ l Work begun on lIolland's Opel
|; House.
3 Baptist guild meets at Capt A
crnatby'f.