Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-30
HERE AND THERE.
Ben Thompson, Life Insurance.

Pure Alderney Cream at Radfords
This has been very dull week with
business men.
z a good deal of tobacco has been set
out this week.
The pavement on Nashville street,
alongside of Ike Harris, has been re-
laid. H.I... .".I..E|.
The railroad fare from here 10
Chicago to the National Conventions
will be about $l2 for the round trip.
Strawberries have been in season
for two weeks and the supply seen.
inexhaustible. The crop was i'm
mcnsc.
There are six agencies for as many
different binders in this city and
they are pushing the machine bust
ness for all 1t is worth.
An old army pistol was exhumed
at Hopkins livery stable on Thursday
morning which has been buried since
the war. 1t was loaded, but pretty
badly disfgured.
DR.. Sam'l Baker, of Russellville
will preach at Bethel church, neal
Pembroke, next Sunday at 10 O'Clock
A. NJ. lie is one of the ablest Bap.
fist preachers in the state.
Senator-elCct Joe Blackburn has sig.
nified his intention of spending a
portion of the summer at Cerulear
Springs. A big barbecue will be got
ten up and he will make political
speech in Trigg county.
The Fair Association will endcavor
to make arrangements with Fred
Douglass to deliver Il non-polticaI
address one day during the Fair ihi'
fall. He is one of the most distin.
guished representatives of the colorcd
race in America.
An examination will be held at the
Hopkinsville Public School buidin.
June 9Th and It'll for all those wish
ing to apply for situations as teachers
in the schools. The examination vii
begin at9 A. NJ, of the 9th and al
who wish to be examined should bt
present at that time.
Mr.. Theodore Jones, who has beel
in our midst for several months, will
in about ten days, open one of TIT
handsomest saloons and restaurants
in this section of country. The coun
ter aud shelving are now being made
by Forbes 4 Bro, aud when completed
will be the finest in the city. His 10
cation will be on Russellville street.
1t is estimated that 500 or 600 ne
groes have left this country for Kan
sas within the last twelve months. IL
some parts of the southern portion Of
the county it amounts almost to al
exodus. In some sections the farmer.
find it almost impossible TO hire
enough hands. If this keeps III
much longer Christian will no Ion
ger be a Republican county.
Rev. +. L. Braun of the Lutheran
Emigrant Mission on his visit las
week to Louisville, secured the co
operation of the l.. & n. railroad il
favor of immigration. He is nov
taking up powers of attorney 70
farms, lots, etc, in Christian and adj
joining counties to show good choic
to prospecting people and new settlers
All who have land for sale, SHOULD
call on him, al Rev. Jno Tate's, Rus
sellville street.
We learn that Mrs. Winfree, Mrs
Fcland and several ether ladies hav
within the last week had thei
flowers pulled out of the ground AM
carried away by thieves. The onl
way for the citizens to stop thes
thefts is for them to fire n load 0
shot into every prowler caught II
their yards after dark. BY the tim
a few rogues are turned into car
cases these depredations will not b
so bold and common.
The County School Commissioner
books furnish the following interest
ing statistics as to the number 0
children of school age, that is be
tween 6 and 20 years of age, in Hop
kinsville for each of the past fiv
years:
WHITE. ooLoRED. TOTAL.