Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-03-28
PEMBROKE.

to Pond River as usual, and strange
to say he always returns with
smile on his face.
Robt. Vaughn is Millcr's kid now.
Though he is quite young, he will
eventually make very efficient
salesman.
Gus Tandy can straddle seven chairs
while going at rate Off 40 on roller
skates and apparently never bend his
body. A wonderful boy indeed.
Mr.. G. Vaughan is our politc depu-
ty postmaster, and since lie has got
ten a start at licking stamps he is the
pride Of a certain very pretty young
girl.
b. NJ. Trabuc, Miller's blonde clerk,
has been Oh visit to his fathers fam
lily at Allcnsvillc for several days.
His pants fit him as tight as they did
before he left.
Mcssrs. G. Barclay and G. II. Will
liams, two of the clevcrcst hearted
boys, and best farmers in our COM
munity went to Clarksvillc this week
to have their tobacco sold.
Mr.. John Ryan, Of this place, has
recently been made Road Master Of
the South and North Alabama Divis-
ion Of the l.. e N. II. II. John GER
tainly deserved it.
We are always glad to see our
Trenton friends, come again boys
and bring the girls with you. We
throw wide open the gates of our city
and welcome you, one and all.
Mr.. IIcrschcl Porter, formerly Il
resident ofour town, but now repre-
scnting the mammoth hat house Of
McCOrl Il Aydclottc, Louisville,
sold the largest bill Of hats of any man
on this road. Iiow's that?
We have read this spring of the
loss of many lives and great destruc-
ton Of property from the floods in
the Ohio valley and other parts of
the United States, while there has
been, but little said about it, yet
the overflow of Wardcr from Lou
isvillc has caused great deal ofanX-
icty on the part of our people here.
Rev. j. NJ. Peay, the pastor OF
Bethel church, hardly returns from
one series of meetings before he i,
called 10 conduct another somewhere
else. lie has certainly had wonderful
success wherever he has been. Our
people feel justly proud of him, as he
is a great man, working in a good
cause.
The young ladies are learning to
skate very rapidly, and the young
men should see that every one ofthcm
has company every Friday night. AS
soon as the roads get better and our
friends from the country can come
in, Millers hall will hardly be large
enough to accommodate the crowd.
The rink is certainly Il success.
Mr.. Walter Williams, of the livery
firm of Williams & Jameson, made a
sale of one Of the finest mares few
weeks ago, that was ever raised in
this section Of country. Her color
was gray, sixteen and a half hands
high, time, 2 :3S. Only five years old
in May. She was certainly a grace
ful beauty.
Our young friend B. j. Garnett ha,
just returned from Louisville, hay
ing been engaged in the notion bust.
ness there for more than q year
He contemplates moving to Cincin.
natl to engage in similar business
soon. Ben is certainly the latest OF
the dude block.
Capt. Thos. Smith who was former
Iva resident of this place moved
TO Florida some time ago and tool
his family with him. We were il
receipt few days ago of a copy o
the Lake Weir News, announcin.
his marriage to Mrs. Anna Winthrop
a very wealthy and cultivated wild
ow Of that place. His friends Robt
Richardson and James Marshall who
went with him were reported by the
same paper, as lettering on the brinl
ofconnubial felicity. Their man!
friends here wish them success.
Mr.. Wallace Of the firm of Sawyer
Wallace & Co., New York called OF
Richardson Il Jameson our leadin!
men of this section some time age
and complimented their purchase
here very much. His parting word
with them, was that he had see
more genuine Clarksville tobaccos i
their factory, than he had seen any
where else on his trip to the Clarks
vile tobacco district. They ccrtainl
ought to know their business if any
body does, as they have been togcthC
for thirty years.
Heretofore shaves have been prctt
dear on our boys unless each ma
did his own work. In the first plaC
you can't go to Hopkinsville on I'll
train without staying one night, The
it is one dollar and q half hotel bill
sixty cents railroad fare, and tiftee
0 cents for shave to say nothing o
other little expenditures but all {
this trouble and expense has bee
obviated recently by very polit
: and clever barber moving here an
fitting up very neat shop. W
hope the boys will patronizc an
keep him.