Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-01
HERE Al,y THERE.
W. F. Patton, Life Insurance.

| lIowe's Is the standard city time.
Turn over your new leaf.
The tobacco sales will be resumed
Wednesday, the 2nd inst.
Christmas week was dull and une-
yentfuls butt merchants all made
money.
The church Hill Grange celebrated
the anniversary of its organization
last Wednesday.
/ There viii be a Leap year'party at
the residence of Mr.. j. w. McGehee,
Bclleview, tomorrow night.
The 'Busy Bees" will have a candy
pulling at the Southern Presbyterian
church this evening. Admission IL
cents.
Seymour Green, col, has heen held
over to await the action of the grand
jury In March. for killing the colored
boy, Chas. irving, near Casky, a few
nights ago.
Died. near cambridge, at G o'clock
"a. b.. Dec 9th, after q few days i'll.
ness, T. NJ. Herndon, son of the late
DR.. J, III. Phelys and e. c. Phelps.
He was IN his 18th year.
Mr.. G. Il. Gather, who has been
with Messrs. Gish Il Garner, the drug
gists, for eight years, will open a
drug store in the Howe building, on
Main street, about the 10Th inst.
Begin the new year right by sub
scribing for the South Kentuckian
II Son can't afford to take it, get five
bosyonr neighbors to subscribe and
we win send II to you free for q year.
Va youth named Hiram Salter, of
this city, had his thumb shot off BY
tho accidental discharge of a gun
while out hunting Anew days ago,
with another boy named WhaTton
et,rakk - To-. ~
A. w. Pyle feccntfy purchased l3S
dozen split-bottom chairs in one lot,
Which is big number for place
like liopkinsville, where most of the
citizens are too busy 10 "sit down" in
the day time and too fired from work.
ing to sit up at night.
Il Mr.. W. w, RAdford win move in
to the room nov occupied by Wilson
4 Galhreath by the latter part ofilis
week. The store is a wider one ant'
In some other respects more desirable
than his present stand. lie wili.bo
glad to have his friends call on him
IN his new quarters by Saturday.
Mrs. Docia Baker White, wife Of.
Mr. James White, of Ceruiea6
Springs, KY, died on the 18th li1t.
She Nas extcnsiveIy yelsuecs6s eNdtll
one OF The best familiesin this and
Trlgg counties, and leaves a large
circle of friends to lament her death.
She was a consistent member of
West Union Baptist church, at Belle
view.
The clerks in DIR. w. w. Radford's
store created some excitement on
Main street one evening last week by
sending up several hot-air balloons
about as large as q tobacco hogshead.
They rose to such an altitude that
they appeared no larger than a barrel
aud one of them took fire and was'I
consumed in midair.
Wcwill on January Bird move our
Confectionery and Bakery from our
present stand, on Main St., 10 the
house now occupied by W. w. Rad
ford, (Metcalfe's old stand,) on Main
street, opposite Phoenix Hotel, where
we will be glad to see our old custo-
mers and many new ones. We will
open up fresh stock of CONNECTIONS
cries, Fruits, Nuts, Toys, Cigars, To-
baccos, and Fancy Groceries. We
will also have in connection with our
Confectionery,as we have always had,
a News Depot where you will find all
the latest papers and periodicals.
WILSON y GALBREATH
Mr.. Frank W.Buckner, of this city,
drove horse belonging to Mr.. Liv-
ingston Buckner, the liveryman, to
Longview on the Goth, ult., and ON
the same night the animal was stolen
from the stable of Mrs. S. A. Buck
ner, near that place. Mr.. Buckner
on the Friday following drove an
other horse, belonging to his father,
Mr.. S. G. Buckner, to Longyiew and
back and soon after reaching the city
the horse died from the effects of the
drive. This was quite unexpected
as the distance is but IL miles and
the animal had often stood harder
driving. Mr.. Buekner is member
Of the insurance firm of Campbell n
Buckner, and we regret the serious
misfortune heha sustained in los
ing two horses within two days. Up
to last accounts nothing had been
heard concerning the one stolen.
Mr.. G. L. Jones has been appoint
ed by the L. & N. Railroad as depot
policeman at this place, with author
ity and instructions to arrest all per-
sons who may assemble upon the
platform, without having business
there, when the trains arrive. This
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