Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-02-29

sacks to put up your hams in. They
are insect-proof.
The farmers of Fairview are get
ting up tobacco Fair again this year
TO be held in April.
To-day is the 10Th birthday of a
wei! known citizen of this county
who has great grandchildren.
j. A. ID. Johnson's new advertise
ment appears in this issue. Read it
He says it's copyrighted.
John Orr & Co. have an article in
this issue headed Something New"
which everybody should be interested
in.
Freight trains passing here daily in
both directions for the past week,
have landed car after car filled with
goods for our merchants.
1t may be of interest to our subscri-
bers In the gulf states to know that
three inches of snow fell here OH the
9th and 2Sth insts.
NJ. Frankcl & Sons have Just re-
ceived nice line of the best Indigo
Blue Calico, which they are selling at
sac. peryard.
1.-THE Old Reliable" has just re-
ceived two carloads ofelegant Trunks
and Valises, which they are selling
exceedingly low. Call and take
look at them.
NJ. Frankel & Sons are always
ahead. They are receiving new
spring goods daily, and in short
time their stock will be complete.
They defy competition in prices.
Rev. Dr. 7. &. Keen will preach
his farewell sermon as pastor of the
Baptist church next Sunday night.
He has filed the pulpit of the church
for twenty-four ears.
The gold medal given by Company
ID. for the best drilled soldier was
awarded last Tuesday night to Order
ly Sergeant Tricc. James F. Clarity
was the next best drilled soldier.
Some miscreant amused himself
one night this week by taking gates
from their hinges, tearing down
fences and setting hay-stacks on fire
over on Princeton street, in the wcs-
tern suburbs.
A well-written account of the
Washington's Birthday ex ercises in
the Public Schools, from the faclle
pen of a charming young lady, APP
pears elsewhere at the special request
of the editor, who was unable 10 be
present.
We have notified all of our March
subscribers when their papers are
out. Some have already renewed
and we trust every one of them will
bring or send us $500 to pay for the
South KENTUcKIAN for this year.
For the time the greatest attraction
on Main street is the handsome piece
of mechanism In the window of NJ.
ID. Keliy's Jewelry House. 1t will
commence to move next Monday at
10 o'clock and will continue till the
end of time.
Messrs. Jno. w. Brcathitt, Jr., and
Jno. 4. Henderson will open up
first-class grocery next Monday at
Fry's old stand, on Nashville street.
The firm name will be Breathitt &
Henderson. They are industrious
and straightforward young gentle
men and will deserve a good patro-
mage.
Mr.. Jos. NJ. Frankel received from
Cincinnati this week two elegant life
size portraits Of his parents, in clabo-
rately carved bronze frames, some
thing entirely new, The pictures
were very costly crayon drawings
and were sent to him as a birthday
gift, Monday being the oath anniver-
sary'of his birthday.
Messrs. Mckee & Pool, have now
one of the best grocery houses in
Hopkinsville, which is literally pack
ed with everything usually kept in a
house of this kind. For the past two
weeks they have been busy remodel
ing, cleansing and making room for
their Spring goods, which by this
time are somewhere on the iron track.
The long talked-ofSeed Show came
off at Clarksville on the 26th inst. and
1t was a grand affair. The court
house was filled with ladies and gem
tlemen from Montgomery and adjoin-
ing counties to listen to appropriate
addresses from several distinguished
speakers. A large number of visitors
from Kentucky were present. TWAS
big day for Clarksville.
Tom Calvin, aged Is years, was ac-
cidentally killed by Charles Drake,
aged II years, in the Mt. Vernon dis
trict few days ago, while the latter
was fooling with pistol. Drake
gave himself up and was tried before
the magistrates of the district and
either acquitted or released ON small
bail. We have not been able to get a
reliable account of the affair, but it
will probably be investigated by the
coming grand jury