Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-11-21
HERE AND THERE.

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Nick Gibson, the slayer of Fran
Douglass, col, Oct. 3, has given bon
for $1,000 and is out of Jail.
Many cisterns are dry and raj
Is badly needed. In the country til
wheat crop is also suffering for rail-
The Hopkinsville Cornet Band lef
for Elkton yesterday to ofllciate at
Democratic iollitication arranged l.
come off last night.
There is a vacancy in the office o
constable in the Union School Hous
District, ciused by the resignation o
Mr.. Gordon Hanbery.
The Lizzie May Ulmer troupe fai G
to fill their engagement last night
The next attraction at the Operi
House will be Lillian Olcott, Novem
Der 10Th.
Mr.. Jacob Duerrwaechter (pro
nounced Dirwagter) arrived las
week from Omaha, Neb., with thu
intention of settling in this section
with his relatives. III
A protracted meeting is in progress
at Mckenzie Kirk, the Presbyterian
church at Dennettstown. Revs
Evans and Hopper are assisting the
pastor, Rev. j. G. Tate.
Attention is called to the adver.
tisement In the issue of Mr.. Jno. w
Payne, assignee for L. A. Pike. lie
will sell at public auction tomorrow
at the European Hotel, a lot of bar
furniture, whisky, wines, etc, and
also hotel and Office furniture.
j. w. Rust, L. l.. D., President OF
Bethel Female College, lIopkinsviIlc,
was in town Saturday. This is a
boarding school exclusively for the
education of young ladies. Prof.
Rust is one of the oldest and most
successful teachers in Kentucky,
and his school is extensively patron
ized.-Caseyville Enterprise.
Mr.. w. w. RadfOrd has sold his
confectionery store to Messrs. II. II.
Holland and A. ID. Rodgers. The in.
voice of goods was completed yes:er-
day aud these popular young gentle
men begin business to-day under the
firm name of Holland & Rodgers
They are gentlemen of uni, ersal pop
ularity and will command a large
trade. Mr.. Ridford will retain pO-
sition with them until January Isl.
In the little town Of Cadiz there
Is already perfect scramble Tor the
now held by Mr.. II. NJ.
Carton, a Republican. Petitions are
being circulated and the relative
claims Of some half 2 score of pros
pective applicants are being cussed
and discussed. AS the Office pays
less than 81 900, ii is hard to under
stand why there is such a premature
rush for the spoils.
Eggs are reported very scarce.
This reminds us that it is about the
lime for the EGG racket TO be
worked by sharp spectators. About
his time every fall the eggs are
bought up by dealers at cheap prices,
Kept until Christmas and putupon the
market at an advance of one hundred
per cent, while in the intervening
interval eggs are scarccr than ever
known before" This is entirely L.
Ultimate, but the public has a right
70 know what makes the hens stop
aging about a month before the hol-
days, and we think we have given a
practical if not a scientific explana-
ion of the mystery.
On Tuesday evening while Mr.. G.
W. Rea was at work putting the cor
lice on the windows of the Withers
he slipped and fell from the
Top of the wall to the floor of the Sec
md story, on the inside. He was
picked up bleeding profusely about
he head and ears and taken into his
in-shop near by and Drs. Gish &
Young called to attend him. His
wounds were dressed and found to
De not so bad as was feared at first.
There were no fractured limbs, but
)nly some severe bruises on the head
Ind sprained wrist. Mr., Rca was
lble to walk 10 carriage in short
while and was taken home. At this
writing he is getting along towards
'ecovery as rapidly as could be ex-
)ected.
Prof. Proctor has instructed Mr..
Clarence Anderson TO take a number
If Photographic views of property
,wned by colored people in this city
md county, the pictures to be sent
o the New Orleans Exposition.
They are intended to represent the
property interests of the colored poo
Die of the county and show the ad-
'ancement they have made. Mr..
Anderson has taken or will take
he following views:
Postell Block, this city, owned by
Peter Postell. Residence on Clay
treet owned by the same. .Colored
church on Liberty street.
Jolored Public School building on
Jackson street. House and farm of
Iohn Moore, on Canton pike, near