Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-06-10
HERE AND THERE.


Judge w. p. Wlnfrec is having his
cottage turned into a two-story house.
Harvest will be a week or two late
IN account Of the protractcd rainy |
spell.
The "Band of IIarvestcrs" made
SAB at their icc-cream festival last
Friday night.
Assuming that the school-children
one fifth of the population
Of IIopkinsville, the city has 1880 in
Mr.. II. NJ. Woodbridge has taken
the agency for the Union Fire In
surance Company. His headquar-
tiers will be at Jno. 4. Wright Il Co.'S.
A freight train was wrecked near
Nortonvillc Friday, and the passen-
ger trains were delayed several
hours. Ten cars were thrown into a
ditch but no one was injured.
Maj. j. o. Ferrell's school closed
last Friday. The session has been a
very successful one, and we are glad
to know that Maj. Ferrclls outlook
for the future is exceedingly fiat
tering.
julius Oncle, made another unsuc-
cessful attempt at suicide last week.
lie cut his wrist and tried TO bleed to
death hut did not succeed. He has
tried to kill himself several times.
If he really wants TO die we would
lvise him to twist the tail Of mule
or blow into an unloaded gun.
Mr.. II. II. Markham is announced
as candidate for constable in the
llopkinsvillc district. Mr.. Markham
is wcll-known TO most of the voters
of the city and should he be elected
he would doubtless make faithful
and energetic officer.
The Public Schools will close for
the summer next Friday. The rcgu'
lar quarterly examinations are under
way now and will continue through
ont the week. There will be no pub
lie exercises to close with, as regular
work will continue up to the last
day. The schools will reopen OH tho
first Monday of next September.
Mr.. II. G. llcrndon stood his OK
aiming trial for shooting at Squire
Bell, col, before Esquircs Major ant
CARROT, Longview. Saturday, ant
was held under bond of $500 t
await the action of the grand jury
Ell. T.. Stcgcr, who killed Jesse Bul
lock, col. will he tried to-day, as thu
Commonwealth was not ready Sat
urday.
Il. g announcement of +. w. elias
for recollection to ihc Office of consta
|
blc in the llopkinsville district ap
pears in to-lay's paper. lie is tn
first colorcd man ever elected to al
office in the county, and it must b
said TO his credit that he has made
capable and efficient officer, attent
i've to his duties and faithful in hi
trusts. Ills party will doubtless & V
| him an endorsement.
The Mission Band of the Fir'
Presbyterian church will give Pin
|, Tea entertainment at the residence {
Mr.. Clarence Anderson, on next FIR
day night. Ices, cakes and other II
rreshments will be provided. I'll
price of admission will be % cent
! and the proceeds will be devoted
church purposes. Everybody is il
l vited to attend. 1t will be the fir
Pink Tea entertainment ever give
in the city, and it will undoubtedI
+ be a pleasant affair.
J, BY invitation of the Alumnae
$ Bethel Female College, Rev. j.
c Peay, of Pembroke, will deliver
address before that association,
the subject ofElucatiOn, Wednesd
:. evening. June 25th, in the Bapt
;, church. The public is cordially
vitcd to be present. This is mo
in the right direction, and is but
evidence of the popular impulse
favor of the higher education of o
\. women.
. The IIopkinsville SOUTH KENTut
>, IAN and the New Era both speak
n. very high terms of the efficient me
a. agement of the postollicc of that pl'
:, since Mr.. w. f. Randlc became /
sistant Postmaster. The mails
distributed promptly aud correct
the Office is well conducted every W
~ and The community is of cOul
rs greatly pleased. A few more r.
ot dies judiciously distributed amC
a. some other postoflices in this st
on would be highly appreciated,-C
no ricr Journal.
Clifton Terrell, who returned fl
~ Vanderbilt University last W
80 made record as student of VIII
IVA his parents may well feel proud.
a, several years he had been under
~ direct tutorage of his father, MAJ
o. Terrell, in his High School, an
." was expected that the thorough
~ etruction hn had received i'm that