Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-20
HERE AND THERE.

Pure Alderney Cream at Radford's.
Strawberries are beginning to APP
pear in the market.
Those sweet caramels at Wilson &
Galbreath's are delicious.
Judge Savage's captive bittcrn
died last week.
A sketch of Dawson Springs will
appear in Fridays issue.
Boys, take your sweetheart to
Wilson Il Galbrcath's for pure ice
cream.
Don't forget the Tobacco Fair at
Fairview next Saturday, the 9th
inst.
Polk CWslcr's scmi-monthly sale
comes of at his stable in this city
next Saturday.
The change in the l.. & N. time
table destroys all connections at Nor
louisville.
The Soulh-bound passenger train
now passes here at III 80, A. NJ, in
stead of II ;32, p. Nan hour earlier.
Mcssrs. A. ID. Rodgers, T. b. Bur-
bridge, Tom Jones, and Ben S. Wood
attended the Madisonvillc races last
week.
The young people had pleasant
social dance at the residence of Mr..
S. l.. Holloway, south of the city
Friday night.
An effort is being made TO revive
and improve the telephone exchange.
Several new subscribers have been
secured.
A very pleasant little dance at
he residence Of Mr.. Robt. Mills last
Friday night was highly enjoyed by
the young copple.
A car load Of IIopkinsvillc dudes
reached Trenton Sunday evening and
marched two and two TO divine SER
vices.-Adairvillc Times.
Rev. J. n. Prcstridge preached his
first sermons as pastor of the Baptist
church last Sunday. The church
was crowded to It's utmost capacity
morning and evening.
Mctcalfe Graham & Co. have an
engine in the rear of their implement
house to run j. |. Case thresher.
Farmers can call and see the ma
chine run.
There will be centenary services at
the Methodist church in this city
next Sunday at II o'clock. Rev. j.
J. Tigert aud DR.. G. +. Cunning
ham, of Nashville will be present.
Mcssrs. Howard Major, f. L. Stu
art and ID. l.. Barnes, went TO Sebrre
City to-day to attend the Congress
sional Convention of the Greenback
party of this district. 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Geo. Smith, of IIan-
cock, will be nominated for Congress.
Mr. II. b, Ellis has bought an in
tcrcst in the hardware store of G.. A.
Thompson. Mr.. Ellis is a native OF
llopkinsville and is popular and
industrious young man. lie was 4
salesman for Mr.. Thompson for sew
eral years, but went 10 Louisville
some months ago.
Mrs DR.. +, Glass, of Metropolis
Ills, wife of DR.. David Glass, who
formerly lived here, IS in the city
taking subscriptions for The "Illus.
trated Home Book of Poetry and
Song comprising choice selection,
from the poets of all lands and ages
Mrs. Glass is a pleasant conversation.
alist and an accomplished lady. She
will remain in the city for a week OF
more.
Mess. II. w. Henry and Jno. w
Payne, two of the most brilliant anG
intellectual young lawyers of tho
llopkinsville bar, have formed q
partnership for the practice of the
law which will go into effect the frs
of June. Their Office will be in the
present Office of Mr.. Henry, over Kel
ly's Jewelry Store on Main street
The firm will be one of the strong
est in the city, as both young gentle.
men already enjoy large and in
creasing patronage.
In conversation with Chief Engin.
Ger, Richardson, few days since he
informed us that l., would be but {
few days before Red .rivcr would bC
bridged, and then, with the large
number of crossties-enough for tel
miles-and iron for similar distanc,
on the ground, the work of track
laying would proceed with sucl
speed as to satisfy even the most ex
acting. From the prospects we hav,
no doubt that the wheat crop o
South Christian will be moved owe
the l. A. & T. road this summer
Tobacco Leaf.
Mrs. Ann Gabrielle Hawkins dice
Sunday at the residence of her daugh
ter, Mrs. David Banks, ST.. Mrs
Hawkins was born III Jessamin
County, Ky, in 1874, and was 81
years of age. She was the daughtc