Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-03-11
HERE AND THERE.

| Nulnppcl anu houScrs, Ills. ABlS.
Roller skaters are now Gale zam-
pilarotatiOnists.
Father Time is now located at M.
d. Kelly's jewclry emporium.
Polk Canslcr's stock sale comes off
at his stable in this city, Saturday,
March 10Th 1884.
The Harry Wcbber Comedy Co.
played return engagement Thurs
day night to very small house.
The Church Hill Grange is getting
up a grange library. A number of
books have already been ordered.
Mr.. Jno. @. McGehce has been APP
pointed postmaster at Montgomery,
vice Gen. Jno. w. Gaines, deceased.
Rev. w. ii. Ryalls, of Garrettsburg,
preached at the Baptist church last
Sunday morning and evening.
G. A. Thompson has the largest
stock of Queensware and Glassware,
to be found in Hopkinsville.
For fine, fresh Oysters, Game, etc,
fragrant Cigars, Pool and Billiards go
to the European Hotel. Open day
and night.
Mr.. j. G.. Shannahan has removed
his shoe shop to room in the rear of
the Planters Bank, OH Court street,
near where he was burnt out IS
months ago.
Grants hotel at Guthrie, managed
by Mr. Rogers, sets the best table and
gives the best accommodations of
any in the State, outside of the
large cities. Travellers make a note
of this.
A bill has passed the Legislature
allowing Jno. Fcland (son of Hon.
Jno. Fcland) who is minor, TO
practice law. lie is a few months
over Is years of age, and will proba-
bly, locate with his father in this city.
Mr.. Jn0. b. Bell, of Abilene, Tex,
who was reported to have lost hcavi-
ly by the failure ofan Abilene bank,
has written his friends here that the
report was false and that he did not
lose dollar. We are glad to know
that the account published was not
true.
Two new suits VS.. c. o. & S. w.
r. r. have been filed. One by Rou-
Quette, for cjectmcnt from the cars,
of which, we elsewhere give a notice.
The other by the father of the negro
Kirtley, who had his ears frosted and
was to the Asylum at IIopkinsvillc, a
few weeks sincc.-Muhlenbcrg Echo.
We are informed by Mr.. w. G..
Stockton, agent for the Singer Man
ufacturing Co. at this place, that he
has on exhibition at Jas. Browns,
No. 2. Thompson Block, an improved
family osciIlating sewing machine,
which is perfection, and he cordially
invites everyone to call AMI examine
it.
We are Informed by the local agent
that the business now being done by
this division of the Louisville 4
Nashville railroad is simply i'm
mcnsc. Their passenger coaches are
crowded every day, and an unusual
ly large amount Of freight is being
transported. The rolling stock of the
company is all in first-cass condition
the track in perfect repair, and NJ
road can boast of more courteous aud
efficient agents and employees.
Kelly station is the last postofiicc
to make complaint Of the route
agent on the railroad, lie frequent
ly carries mail by and returns it the
following day. We are Informed
that last Fridays South KENTUCK-
IANs for Kelly are still somewhere
Oh the road. They were mailed here
promptly, and the delay is due ell
tirely to the negligence of the postal
authorities.
The hotel at Nortonville was burn.
ed Sunday night, March,. Who did
it is the question. Mrs. Hanahan,
the landlady, had the day before
caused her cook to be arrested fol
striking her with plate. The cook
a colored woman, was put in jail al
this place and it was suspected that
her husband, Jno. Jones, did the
burning of the hotel. He was ar.
rested at once and tried at Norton.
vile Tuesda". Although he was
held over to Circuit Court, it is quite
doubtful if he can be found guilty
without more evidence than was pro.
duced at the examining trial.-Mad'
isonville Cleaner.
! The young man referred to in the
following notice, which is taken from
the Galveston, Texas, News, was 0
son of Judge Waller Lewis, of Guth.
RE, Ky. West Bay is part of the
Gulf of Mexico:
Conformation was received yester.
day that on Friday, the 10Th inst. @
young man named Joseph S. Lewis
about 10 years of age, the commander
of the LITTLE schooner Reindncr wa,