The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-08-28
HERE AND THERE.
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Baptist church Sunday.
! Call at Hopper e. Sons for school
books and school supplies.
Mr.. r. NJ. Anderson has commenced
work on his new store house on Court
street.
The mercury III the thermometers
wasaway up in the nincties several
days last week.
Mr.. o. s. Stevens will move his
grocery into one Of the store rooms
IN the Posicll building, on Court
street. ~
Mr.. NC Smith will open up
grocery in Mrs. McDaniel's' new
building, opposite the courthouse,
as soon as 1t is finished.
The County Court has rented the
third story Of the Howe. building for
an armory for Co. ID. The room makes.
iirst-class place to drill. The rent
TO be paid is $3.50 year. -
Two men named Lollard and Wood
were arrested at Fairvicw last week,
by the police of this city, charged
with stealing horse belonging to
Mr.Foard. of Caldwell county. They
were sent to Caldwell for trial.
The Hopkinsvillc choral society,
composed Of colored people, gave its
first musical concert al the &. NJ. L.
church Thursday night for the bene.
fit OF the colored public schools. The
attendance was large and Il good sum
was realized.
The general merchandise store
belonging to Mr.. j. NJ. Roach, at
Roaring Spring, Ky. was consumed
by fire on the night of.the 18th. The
fire was the work Of an incendiary.
No insurance.
Ed. II. c. Cave, of Nashville,
preached two of his characteristic
discourscs at the Christian church
last Sunday. Prof. Cave has a host
of friends here, and he was greeted
with crowded house OH both occa-
sions.
lIopkinsville has been made a
much more desirable place of resi-
dcncc by the establishment of a pub
lie graded school. the success of which
has been remarkable. There are a
great many more Kentucky towns
which should adopt this idca.-Lou-
isville Commercial.
The Hopkinsvillc Choral Society |
has been requested to repeat the con-
cert given at the G. NJ. L. Church |
Thursday evening and will do so this
evening. The concert is under the
direction of Prof. W. j. Harvey and
the entertainment should be literally
patronizcd.
The dry goods establishment lately
transferred from j. ID. Ware TO S. A.
Richards, was closed by the creditors
Of the former last week, who allegc
that there was no bona fde sale of
the property. Mr. Richards claims
that he has been badly treated and
will seek redress in'thc courts.
The entertainment given at the
Opera House last week. by the ladies'
Of the Methodist church, was deci-
ded success. The best local talent,
assisted by several Young ladies from
other places, also aided materially in
the entertainment. The ladies real
lied a handsome sum from the con-
cert receipts.
The four store rooms in the Thomp-
son block are already engaged. M"ssrs
Dabnev & Bush's shoe store will be
in No. l--next to the Bank-Mr.
Isaac Harris dry goods store in No. 2,
Mr.. Z. A. Thompson's hardware store
will be IN No. 3 and Mr.. Geo. o.
Thompson's furniture store will be
In No. A and in the rooms of the Sec
ond story. The building will be fin
ished-by the first of October.
The Public Schools will open next
Monday. The time of opening dur
ing the first of the month will be
I 80 A. NJ, Parents should bear in
mind the Importance of starting
children at the beginning ofthe ses-
sion, and by no means to delay do
ing so beyond the first month. The
Importance of so doing is especially |
urged in tho case Of the first year, or
d Primary grade.
+. Our young friend Christie Foster,
, fourtccn-year-old son of Mr.. d. c.
Foster who lives few miles north
east of the city. brought us in the
nnnst unInrmnlnn LAST wnnk We haze