Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-04-22
HERE AND THERE.

A polo club will be organized in the
city this week.
Don't forget j. G. lIord has Ian
drcth's garden seed.
House. For RENT-Apply to
McCAMY, DoNTE & Co.
Best coal oil at Il. p. Stevens, p
cents per gallon.
There are no more cases OF small
pox reported in the Pembroke neigh
borhood.
Senator Pcay is reported as danger
ously i'll at Frankfort. His wife was
photographed for Friday TO go to his
bedside.
A choice lot of Florida oranges
Just received at II. p. Stevens.
Go and soc Tandy, he is dandy,
and you win find everything handy,
Good old GG thrown In.
Polk Cansler's Semi Monthly stock
sale comes off at his stable in this city
next Saturday April 26th.
MrJ. w. Hicks has sold his prop
erty nj Cerulean Springs TO Mr.. L. +,
Wash, including the large dwelling
opposite the Springs Hotel.
Our Todd county neighbOr, the
Elkton Register, failed to come out
last week and the Office was Temporal
rily if not permanently closed at last
accounts.
A. N, Lonb was tried for cutting
John II. West, before Judge Brasher
last Friday, and held under 1900
bond TO answer any indictment that
may be found against him.
Democrats from every section Of
the county should make it n point TO
attend the county convention at the
court house next Saturday, at ! 80
O'Clock.
Go to G.. L. Gathers Drug Store
and secure your chance in hundred
dollar fine oil painting Picture, (orlg.
nal cost $i0,00),) which will be raj
lied as soon rs the chances are all
taken.
The barrel race at the rink Satur-
day night was very amusing feat
urc. There were three contestants
for the prize Of one dollar, which was
woR by Rabcpt Buckncr.
The young gentleman of the city
will give a hop II Xt Friday evening
the 18th inst. in the hall over IlOwe's
jcwcry store. A number of married
ladies have consented to act as chap
croncs. A very pleasant time is an
ticipalcd.
The Fairness Home Journal re-
Gently mentioned . three months old
calf that weighed 22l pounds. Messrs.
w. A. and j. j. Reed, Of Belle
view. in this county have one that
weighed 80 pounds when one day
old and on the day it was Go days old
tipped the beam at 255 pounds. Who
can beat that?
BY scanning the special local
column of this issue it will be seen
that our old friend j. \. i. johnson
has again come to the front, and has
just received large stock of goods
necessary to run his business. We
hope he will meet with the reward
that.hc so richly deserves.
Mr.. d. a. Tandy was in town yes
terday delivering the Business Di-
rectory spoken Of in our last, Iie
had Directories of Dawson, Madison
willie, Nortonsville, Darlington, Hop
kinsviIle and other places. 1t was
turned out by the South Kentuckian
printing Company, of IIopkinsville
and for superb Workmanship, excel
lent taste and artistic design it can
not be excelled. Nearly every BUSH
ness house in Dawson is represented
and it gives universal satisfaction
Dawson Ripplings.
Major V. NJ. Mctcalfc, of Hopkins
vile has been in the city this week
and called to see us on Thursday,
The Major has protect on foot which
| if carried out will afford most en-.
joyablc occasion for the parties con.
ccncd. lie proposes family reun,
ion of the Killebrews, Johnsons,
Forts, Radfords, Whitiields and Met
calfes, all of whom are in some man
ncr related to one Sanother and who
aresvcry numerous in this.section OF
country. The reunion will take
place ON the Goth of May at Guthrie
Trenton or FORTS station; the place
has not been definitely agreed upon
1t is proposed to have basket din
ncr, aud Col. James L. Bailey. Col. j
b. Killebrew and others have con.
scented to be present and deliver
speeches. Major Metcalfe will fur
nish further information on the sub
jet if desired. -Clarksville Chroni'
Gle.
Mai. Gordon informs us that the
Chesapeake & Ohio company has moi
brought controlling interest in the
Clarksville and Princeton road. Tho
l., A., & Z. company is still on deck