Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-08-01
TRENTON, KY.

We are again before you as you are
doubtless aware. We are engaged in
the pleasant occupation Of scratching
our large and massive head looking
for things to write about, mainly;
some people sometimes scratch their
heads for other purposes, this is not
the case with us.
Sunday morning July 9th at the
invitation Of our friend Andrew
Moore, we took a seat behind his
spirited stopper and stepped down to
Carneal's Chapel, six miles south of
this city.
The Methodist centennial was the
occasion Of the meeting. The ccnten-
NAL sermon was preached by John j.
rigert, d. d., an eminent divine of
Nashville. After the sermon all adj
journed to the grove and partOok
largely of chicken, mutton and nuted
pies. Your correspondent not feeling
very well, tackled the .succulcnt pie
and the way pic disappeared would
cause some good sisters TO lose their
picty entirely. Such was not the case
here for we had plenty. | mean pic
rather than piety. After taking up
collection, one hundred dollars was
realized and everybody went home
well pleased with the day spent and
the good things eaten. We desire to
return thanks TO all the good people
land especially to our old friend and
schoolmate Add Catleii for kind treat
ment.
Sunday evening DR.. Tigert preached
at the Methodist church in this city,
lie will preach a series of sermons
through the week and will doubtless
accomplish much good IN the Masters
name.
Miss Lorcna Alvcs, lovely bru-
nette of Henderson, KY, came over
Monday OH a visit to Judge Lockett's
family. We welcome her in our
midst and hope her stay may be pleas
ant.
Misses Beulah Ware, Of Jackson.
Miss and Mamie Henry, of Hopkins
vile, are Oh a pleasant visit to Misses
Nora and Ella Garth near this city.
A number of young people enjoyed
the croquet party and tea given at
the residence of Rev. =. II. Lockctt
Friday evening 18th.
Andrew j. Center, OF TT. Worth,
Texas, is here on a visit to his moth
er's family.
The continued rams interfere very
much with wheat threshing and the
farmers are fearful of Sprout
Saturday evening July 26lh our
Agricultural men had Pillow trial
on the farm Of G.. ID. Runyon. The
"Flying Dntchman' sulky pillow
was entered by j. H. Cross and The
Mishawaka by Chestnut Il Russell:
DR.. John &. Chiles awarded the pre-
MUM TO Chestnut n Russell, their
plow drawing 8 pounds TO the inch.
the other six.
While hauling wheat to market
our model farmer, John l.. Cross,
brought 49, bus. to town Oh two
horse wagon drawn by four mules.
Who can beat it?
Mr.. L. Browdcr, clever gentleman
of Adairville, Ky, is in the neighbor-
hood threshing wheat for the farmers.
The gentleman is stranger here but
we take pleasure in saying lie every
thing one could expect.
A large party ofyoung people from
this city attended the moonlight Civ
Ell at Mrs. Steger's two miles south
of this place.
Nobody dead, nobody married,
what sad state of affairs is this
Misses Susie Russell and Hattie
Reeves two charming young ladies OF
Elkton arc visiting Mrs. Joe Russell
on Main st. this city.
Col. Nat A. Porter of Bowling
Green, KY, is making the race fol
Commonwealth Attorney Of this
district. The Col. has many friends
here who will support him.
Our Bed Spring Mandatory il
still booming and supplying the coun
try with springs. Try them.
| Our farmers who have threshed arr
more than delighted with the guam,
tity and quality of the yield. Such a
crop has not been raised in this coun.
try for years.
| We notice from your Mt. Carmel
correspondent that our friends DIR. f
j. Runyon and Sam Steger, of tins
place, drank soda water match il
! GAINESVILLE some days since. w,
heard DIR. r. complaining of tn,
--hedddche and now we know
the reason, soda water as stead,
beverage is rather bad.
Yours Of course,