The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-03-13
HERE AND THERE.



W. F. Patton, Life Insurance.
H. r. Roper and Jim Cooper, Jr,
are now the ushers in the Opera
House.
4. A. Pike has been added TO the
list Of telephone subscribers. His
number Is 2. 81
Polk Cansler's first monthly sale of
stock viii take place at his stable
next Saturday.
The frame work of Mr.. Jno.
Browns cottage, on Princeton street,
Is nearly done.
The Henderson and Pritchett build
ing, on East Main street, Is about
ready for occupancy. lti Gba
Mr.. Ike Hart has had the front of
his store on Main street remodeled
and now has some of the handsomest
show windows In the city.
The regular annual Tobacco Fair
win be held at Fairview the latter
part of April. Fuller particulars viii
be given later.
A band Of Italian musicians struck
the city last week and were engaged
by Mr.. Rodgers to make music at the
theatre Friday evening. lAlt
The Baptist Guild will meet at Mr..
S. G. Buckner's next Friday evening.
Admission 10 cents. All are invited.
. DIR. Keen preached at the Metho-
dist church Sunday night, by invita-
ton, and there were no services at
the Baptist church.
Mr.. Henry N. Frankel, of Prince
ton, was in the city last week. He
has now gone to New York, and
other eastern cities to purchase a new
stock Of spring goods. III
The new and elegant gold-lettered
sign on the glass door of the Euro
pean Hotel Is the handsomest in the
city. 1t was painted by Mr.. A. Sim
mons, who makes speciality Of such
work. ~
Mr.. VIM. johnson has bought a
building lot in the fat on south Main
street, opposite Mrs. Hord's, and is
filing Il up several feet He will
build on II some time during the
year. .u
Messrs. Slesscr 4 Haas, Of the New
York store, win 70 out Of business as
soon a. their stock is disposed Of and
the stand will be occupied by a shoe
store firm from Louisville. s'
Attention Is called to the advertise
ment Of the old and reliable CONNER
cial college Of Rank & Wright, Of
Evansville, which appears elsewhere
In this issue. There Is no better
school Of the kind In the West and
we recommend Il to young men who
want to learn bookkeeping.
Col. Thos. L. Jones, candidate for
Governor, and Mr.. A. B. Smith, a
candidate for Lieutenant Governor,
addressed the citizens Of the county
last Tuesday, at the court house.
Indisposition prevented our being
present and hearing them.
Mr.. Patrick Ryan was sworn in
last week as special Opera House po-
liceman to act under the direction Of
the proprietor Of the Opera House.
Il win be his special duty to be pres
emit at all entertainments and main
tain order during performances. a
Prof. ID. G. Lawson, Of Glasgow,
Scotland, gave his long deferred elo-
cutionary entertainment at the Bap-
.ist church on the evening Of the 9TH
inst As the fact was not generally
known his audience was small, but
his entertainment gave general salts
faction TO those who attended.
On last Monday anegro woman
named Harriet Hopson was found
dead on the Palmyra road about
three or four miles from this city.
The Coroner was summoned and held
an inquest. The verdict Of the Jury
was that she came to her death by
falling from mule, which she was
riding, and thereby breaking her
neck.
Mess. j. II. Winfree & Co. wish II
TO be generally known that they are
still In the field. They are agents