Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-04-04
HISTORY OF THE COUNTY.

The following communication is
from Mr.. l.. Lindsey, of Lagrange,
Texas, once a citizen of ilopkinsville.
II was written to his nephew here
who requested his rccollcctions Of
lIopkinsvillc in view of the history in
the course Of preparation, and the
facts of which will be used in the
same.
Oral tradition, upon the topics to
which YOU invite my attention, is not
very reliable at best. But it is still
more uncertain when it is wholly de-
pendent upon the treacherous and
failing memories of very old persons.
And have always regretted the neg
lcct of American society in its failure
TO adopt, in an early period of its his
tory, some methods, as system, for
the preservation of family records,
containing, not only all the names of
families, but such incidents, in con-
ncction with them, as might be useful
to their immediate poster;iy, as well
as ofintercst TO the public at large. In
the progress Of our social system, pos
sibly, this defect may be remedled. 1t
ccrtGinly would conduce to the I'M
provement of society. ...
In regard to what | may know and
remember about the early history OF
Christian county. enigrated from
Orange county, Virginia, in the fall OF
1923, and stopped at my brothers,
Lunstord Lindsey, in the borders OF
! Todd county, which county, had, not
a great while btforc, been formed out
of a part of Christian and Logan coun.
ties, where remained nearly year
t. hing a country school ; though
then had my license obtained in Vir
gilia) to practice law. But by reasol
of the paucity of my finances, l was
deferred from adventuring them upOl
my professional career. / did advcn
ture upon it, however, shortly aite
the close of my school, and moved t,
and settled in lIopkinsvillc; and no
long afterwards married my wife ant
boldly, if not judiciously, took upol
myself the charge Of family. Thi
too was done without having frs
achieved anything professionally
This new obligation assumed, TO
gether with the emptiness of my cX
chequcrawakene'l me to the ncccssit,
Of devising some cXpedients for tn
immediate wants of my family, be
sides the precarious reliance upon til
professional success ola bricticss law
Yer, mere novice just entered, G
passed over the threshold of one of til
learned professions, without mean.
and without practical eXpcrienc
among strangers, with u strong and a
ready well established barto compel
with. Under these inauspicious Gil
cumstances, concluded to purchas
a printing press with its appuretel
ances which had been established
, llopkmsyille, some years prcviousl
by David S. Patton, Esq, over whic
| continued for period of about tw
years, when l sold out thc establish
ment, in consequence ofa call | i,
Q E.ceived from the Trustees of Cumbe
land College at Princeton, KY, to Il
a position of Professor of Mathematit
a I'd natural Philosophy (which thong
the salary was small, the duties
tlc position were more congenial
4 my taste than the turmoil, and Il
common reckless spirit of Journalism
| Ipreserved no copy of that public
ton nor indeed do ! know where OF
could be found. By mere chance,
: may be that some patron of the p
per, i'll that county preserved on
But village newspapers were in tho
days, as they even are iii the preser
too unimportant and cphemeral to s
cure any special care from their rea,
crs. / regret that can not furni!
\ copy, as it might show somewh
! of the temper and tone Of the comm
nifty Of fthose by, gone days, and be
! some interest to the present gencl
ton of the locality. h
When I settled in Hopkipsvillc,