Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-06-13
aARRETTsBURG, KY.
June 10Th, 1884.
SoUTH-K

On Saturday night, the 3lst inst.
the negroes Of this community had a
Supper" at the house Of Emmett
Moore, (cO), near Garrettsburg.
During the evening as Andrew
Pcnick (coD was talking to SISSY
Norris" sable damsel, George
Moore came up and ordered Penick tC
give up his seat. Upon Penick's re-
f'usal to comply with so pcremptory I
command, Moore drew Il AZ calibel
"Bull Dog" revolver and fired on Pen.
lex, the ball striking him in the
breast and ranging around to the side
The wound was quite painful though
not fatal, and the negro is now ablt
to walk about little. Have not heard
what legal steps have been takeI
against Moore, but he certainly mer
its severe punishment. Some rigOr.
Gus measures should be employed tC
stop this pronliscuous shooting, and
there is no remedy for such crimes cX,
ccpt decisive blow at the root Of tbC
evil.
The law against carrying concealed
deadly weapons is Il perfect farce az
enforced in this section, and there j.
rarely an assemblage Of negroes here
without some pistOl-shooting or IA
zOr-cutting. If the law is not rtgidli
enforced against these crimes, human
life will be In a short time very I'm,
safe and those who would like Il
obey the law will be obliged to violate
it by going armed in self-dcfensc
Now, the honest, law-abiding citiZel
is at the mercy Of the scoundrel ant
knows not when he may be shot down
Let the law be eDecuted OF. else let il
be repealed, thereby placing all class
es upon an equal footing.
Abouttcn days ago Mr.. Dudley Nc
Clcndon' had his kitchen, togcthe
with all Of his tableware aid cook
ing utensils, destroyed by fire. Tn,
cause of the fire is not positively
known, but is supposed to have orig
mated from Il spark falling from til,
stove into a pile Of intlammable trasl
on the floor. Mr. MUClendon seem,
to be unfortunate, as he some year
ago lost his house and nearly every
thing in it by fire. lie is a man o
indomitaLle energy, however, and i,
never discouraged by rcvCrses.
On Friday last Miss Mollie Buck
ncr celebrated the close of her scllO0
at "Woodside Academy" by giving {
grand picnic. The day was very un
propitious and a considerable rain feel
early in the morning, nevertheless
quite o nice crowd attended TO par
lake Of the abundant dinner that hat
been prepared for the occasion.
The day was pleasantly spent by
all present and everybody went home
feeling that it was well for him tina
he had been there.
Miss Buckner has been teachin!
FOR more than year at "Woodsid,
Ac idemyp and has given entire salts
faction to her patrons.
a few persons from this neighbor
hood, including CAMILLE, went owe
TO Bethel Church OH last Frida,
night to witness the closing excrci Sc
Of Miss Matte Buckner's school, bu
owing to inclemency of the weather
the exhibition was postponed unit
last Saturday night.
Your correspondent was not pres.
cnt, though he heard that the cXcrcis
cs were very entertaining. Ont
young man went so far as to say til
entertainment was the best that HI
had ever seen, not excepting collcg1
commandments.
Mr.. Dudley McClcndon, overseer o
lie Palmyra road, near Garrcttsburg
deserves praise for the manner il
which he lately worked his portion
of the road. lie has bestowed more
labor on his road than has any Othel
ovcrsccr between Garrcttsburg an(
llopkinsvillc, in fact he is the onl,
one Of them who does not richly mcr
it an Indictment by the Gran,
Jury.
Mr.. Lafayette wilkins has rcccntl,
had a new roof put on his rcsidenc,
and other improvements made whicl
auu greatly 10 Tue appearance or Ill
house. i--
A few days ago fine mule belong
ing to Mr., j. j. C. Mcknight severely
snaggcd itself, Do not know til,
| particulars OF, the accident but hop,
the rcsat may moi be serious.
| Miss Mary l.. Fox is now visitin!
Miss Kate Griilcy, of Clarksville.
Mr.. w. j. Davie emrOute from Flor
ida TO his home in Louisville, spcn
a few days with his brother, Mr. j
b. Davie, of this vicinity,
DIR, j, II. Payne and family, o
Garrotlsburg, paid a short visit t,
GAINESVILLE last week.
800, CAMILLE.