Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-03-28
HERE AND THERE.
Ben Thompson, Life Insurance.

Campbell and Rodgers, ms. Agts.
Read the inducements offered in
James Pye Il Co.'S article.
A show holds the boards in Din
mems house OH Russellville street. A
giant is one of the attractions.
The cheapest check and plaid mus
Inns ever brought to Iopkinsvillc at
M. Frankel & Sons.
Don't forget Polk Cansler's stock
sale tomorrow (Saturday) There
will be good demand for work
stock.
Col. w. IL. PERKINS, force of his
torians will write up Trigg county
as soon as they get through with
Christian.
The contract to rebuild South Ky.
College was let on the 9th to Mcssrs.
John Or &Co. and the work began
with strong force on last Wcdncs-
day.
The books for subscription for
stock in the 9TH Series of the Hop
kinsvllc Building aud Loan Associ-
alton, will be opened at the Office of
the Treasurer, Thos. w. Long, on
April lst. Stock taken during April
will be sold at par. Assets Of the
Association oyer $4,000.
The protracicd meeting still con-
times at the Baptist church and will
continue for several days yet. Rev.
L. c. Gates, of Brownsville, Tenn, is
assisting Rev. j. N. Prcstridgc this
week. Large congregations are pres
cnt TO hear them twice day. Two
young ladies united with the church
Wednesday, making 30 acccsSions to
date.
The IIamitonian Debating Society
will meet at the old Court House
next Friday night. The subject for
discussion will be-Rcsolvcd, that in
justice TO humanity, and ourprogeny,
no man should be allowed to marry
unless he possesses 500 in money, or
visible property to that amount
Cadiz Old Guard.
On last Wednesday a young man
named Barnes, in the employ of Mr..
John Turner, the keeper of the coun-
ty poorhouse, engaged in some angry
words with Mrs. Susan Fuller the
cook Of that institution, which result
ed in Barnes striking her with q bill
let of wood, killing her almost in
Stanlly. Barnes made good his es-
cape.-Cadiz Old Guard.
Mr.. G...u Smith, of Pembroke, has
sold his residence there and has
bought very handsome building lot
upon which he will erect a fine resi-
dence to be used as hotel. Mr.
Smith accompanied by his wife came
to the city the earlier part of the week
to cXamine the styles of architecture
of some of the handsomest residences.
They were much pleased with Mr.. j.
X. Giants new house and will proba-
bly, build on one similar plan.
Chas. Mcintosh who was stabbed
by James Davenport, at the depot,
last Sunday and taken to Elgctleld
the same day, was not dead at last
accounts, but it was. thought probable
that he would recover. Railroad
employees who saw the difficulty have
expressed sympathy for Davenport
who is said to be very peaceable
fellow and only cut Mcintosh in self
defense. Davenport has not been ar
rested yet, though the special grand
jury here indicted him Tuesday.
Mr.. +. NJ. Lowcree, on the part of
the Watcrworks Co. has closed con-
tract with Mr.. James Bradshaw's
agent for the land TO build the works
upon. The location selected is on the
hill between the Greenville road and
the northern railroad bridge, west OF
the Fair Grounds. Work will begin
very soon, as the contracts requires
the waterworks to be in operation by
Oct. 2Sth.
The following communication adj.
dressed to the chairman of the Board
of Trustees of South Kentucky Col
lege, explains itself: Il have the
pleasure to hand you herewith my
check on the National Bank of Com.
merce, N. Y, for $3.50 as donation
towards the restoration of the build
ing of South Kentucky College re
Gently destroyed by fire, receipt o
which please acknowledge and believ,
me
Yours very truly,
JNo. G. LATHAM, Jr."
The material for the construction
of the telephone line between thi
city and Guthrie, KY, was received
last week, and Mr. L. f. Pearce, tn,
| no N a ,ror of thn oycho trn e., Il;e ~.