The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-01-09
A Fair hop at Mozart Hall.

Oy CIarRsYllie Clty 6uarus.
81 Mcneil family at Opera House.
9 Tom Davenport sttempts to COM
nit suicide by taking strychAine, near
Sinking Fork.
Z Telephone connection establish
ed with Nashville.
ii First hogshead of new tobacco
received on the Hopkinsville market,
Brought TO J. z. aud j. K. Gsut BY
Il. d. jones, Of Beverley. -
IL David c. Gibson, OF Fniryiew,
suicided by taking arsenic. Ns
l3 Hop at Pembroke. s .6t,
IA Thatcher, Primrose d W,ats
Ininstrels at Hollands Opera House.
l4-15 Colored N. Z, Conference
convened in the city.
Is Bishop T. U. Dudley preached
at Second Presbyterian Church.
l6 Carter GolIady, col, shot and
killed By Chss. F. Fleming, at Gar
rettsburg, in self-defense.
l6 Court of Claims met. m
p Preciuc, conventions held in
Christian county 10 instruct for a
candidate for Congress.
% Joe Berry, col, aged 10 years,
accidentally shot aud killed by auoth.
er negro boy named John Dennis, al
Mr.. Winston Iienry's. ~ oiI
23 County convention met aud in.
Instructed for Thos. s.. Petit for
Congress. ~
"a New depot finished.
25 A destructive connagra!ion des-
troys seven squares Of Hopkinsville.
Actu,l loss about s25O,OO0; insurance
about 100000. The Gro was started
in 4. L, Smiths livery stable by an
unknown incendiary, II. II. Holland
was crushed by falling building
and narrowly escaped death. ydi
| 26 8 q. Buckner's barn near Long
view burned. al
| 27 Jas. F. Clay nominated for Con-
gress at Madisonville.
| 2S Stuart Newton, COL, run over
by the cars and killed two miles
north OF Hopkinsville, while walking
on the track.
2S Forepeugh's circus in Hopkins
| ville, a1
| 2S Bill Handy kills Chas. TrotteI
and 10 himself dangerously shot by
John Orlsn, near Macedonia.
| 20 Great eastern com becomes
visible.
81 Stevens Opera Company a,
Holland's opera house.
NOVEMBER.
| I Marion Elmore in "Chispa'. o.
Hollands opera house.
| Tom Lenear badly cut by Geo
Grace at dance, At Crofton.
| 2 D. F. Smithson, w. F. Buckner
VIM. Cowan and A. P. Collins elected
obacco inspectors. tt
| 2 Rock Radford shot and killed
Horny d. johnson, near Church Hill
6 Concert at Hollands soperi
house for The benefit of tho fire sui'
ferers. WEE"
| 7 Fall election.
10 Tolephonie connection with Ev'
ansville established.
IA Hazel K,rke" at Hollandi
opera house. su.
IA VIM. Walworth killed by the
cars at Moron's Cap sit
Is First killing frost.
Is Jas. II Waldo suicided at Cadi
by shooting.
l6 aEsmeralda" at Hollands oper
house. A.e. ylal1
) 10 Proiracted meeting begun q
Bap,ist church. s9
23 "East Lynne" by Ada Ora
combination, at Hollands opcr
house. 't.t ."H'i
% Oyster supper at the Methods
church,
% First snow Of the season.
80 "My Parrner"at Hollands oper
house. t ae,
80 Thanksgiving day. Union SCI
vices at First Presbyterian church.
/. DECEMBER.
l Waltcr Cook shot and captured
grey eagle, measuring eight feet froi
TIP to TIP, near the city.
: 2 A lad named Lunderman, go
of Tine Lunderman, was accidcntl
n shot and killed by negro boy nes
: Pembroke.
3 Twenty colored persons 6aptize
: in the river between the bridges.
6 Sensation caused by the failul
o of Miss Lizzie Morton, OF Madiso.
r willie, 10 marry Joel McPhersca,
Hopkinsville,as per announcement
d 7 Mrs. p. J. Goes frame resideDt
v burned from a defective fue.
Z Blockade In the Lafayette ma
n for ten days.
ga small house near The Bapti
church bnrned at 4 o'clock a. m.
q IL William Pennington killed mo-
the cabin of Fannie Scott, coloro
in this city.
j IL Hunter Woods stable frcd !
an incendiary, and general conh'
O. grafton prevented by prompt wor
D. l3 Opening tobacco sales
= IA Frank t3repory decapitated al