The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-07-03
LAFAYETTE, Ky.
pIToR SouTH KENrucKIAN;

} Your correspondent, by reason of
unavoidable circumstances. was una
BILE TO sooner send in areport of the
closing exercises of Lafayette High
School, however he hopes that brief
account of these interesting exercises
may not now be out of place. .
!. The first exercise on the list was
an address delivered before the school
on the night of the 18th inst, by Mr..
A. G. Hall. Rev. j. w. Bigham had
been appointed to address the school,
but owing to i'll health, he selected
Mr.. Hall as his substitute, and for
tunate he was in his selection, as the
audience was highly entertained as
well as edited by Aliens speech, lie
chose the question of ."Social and Po-
litical Reform, "as the.subjectoflhs re-
marks, which were replete with sound
Instruction and adorned with mosi
brilliantfiights of oratory. on
Mr.. Hall has just graduated in law
at Vanderbilt University and is Q
,yonhg man of whom Lafayette, his
native home, may be justlyproud. ll
On Thursday night was given the
annual concert consisting of charadcs
tablealis, orations, ESSAYS, vocal and, in
strumental music. Camille would like
to give detailed report of, this cn,
teftainment, but lack of space pre-
vents and he can only say that the
concert, was good thoughout, ,and the
young ladies and gentlemen partici-
patihg reflected credit upon them.
selves and teachers by the admirable
haher in which they acted their parts
The Levee came off on Fridayeve and
was a grand "finale" to the series OF
interesting entertainments. Camille
desires to express his thanks to Prof
Frogge, Miss AIKEN and the pupils o.
Lafayette High School for the enjoy
ment afforded by their exercises. Y.
Notwithstanding "harl times" and
uasuitabiIity oftime,thc work of mar
rying still goes on. The latest victims
OF the fever were Mr.. Wm.Jenkins, O.
Roaring Springs, and Miss Lizzi'
Jones, popular young lady of thi
place, who were married about TIVE
weeks since at the residence Of Mr.
Gertic Griffin, mother of the bride.
May this joyous couple be Away
as happy as they are now and mal
not a cloud obscure the sunshine o
their lives.
| The fashionable people ofLafayett
have, for the last few weeks bee
4 greatly exercised over the new style
and fashions.In Inlee,l several youngla
ldies of the town could talk Of scarcel.
anything for two weeks, except sash
YES and hats iD94 W
On last Sunday night small pol
| ton of this community became yer
much excited by the fear that Ger
tain couple had eloped, but fortunate
|lyupon going in search ofthe missin
two they were found slowly comm
back to town seemingly in blisJl
unconsciousnes of the cxcitemeT
they had created.
| Mr.. Editor, your correspondent d.
sires to send in his profound congra
ulations on the happy change dth'
you have recently made in your stut
May you realize in wedlock the fu
fruitioh Of your fondest hopes an
may nothing ever occur to distur
the peaceful happiness of your maj
| i,ied life. n '',
Mr.. Forest Baynham, one of Lafa,
|, ette's Most popular young gentlemen
! started to California a few days az
} where he will probably live. "'f'
|? Forests health has for some tin
been quite bad and he goes west
: the hope that.the bracing air of Cal
n fornia maylrestore him. He carri
: with him the best wishes of man
/ friends, ~ !.
ed I Lafayette has recently had col
!, siderable sickness, but Camille ishapl
= toreport nearly all of the invali'
i convalescept.
Il i,qh IT 20 * CAMILLE