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

Go to w. w. RadfOrt.s for toys
wholesale and retail.
For SALE-A good two-wheel road
cart at a bargain. Call on c. w,
Quicker.
For beds, bedding, bureaus, ward
robes, tables, carpets &C., at low
prices call OH Jno. W. Payne.
The "Band of Harvesters" gave an
oyster supper in lIowe's Hall Friday
night. About $40 was taken in.
Gish & Garner received yesterday
from prominent firm in San Fran
cisco an order for shipment of their
wild Goose Liniment. Merit will
tell.
An Evansville drummer who
brought $500 over here to bet on
Blaine had no difficulty in finding
suckers and had to borrow money
to get out of town.
Lizzie May Ulmer, will be the next
attraction at the Opera House. She
will appear Nov. 20, in her great
success, "Dad's Girl" This company
carry car load of special scenery.
The new pike on South Clay street
has been covered with dirt from the
excavations made in the extension of
the street beyond Maple. This "sup-
plies long-fclt want" and makes
the street nice and smooth for driv-
ing.
Happy Cal Wagners Minstrels
were the attraction at the Opera
House Friday night. The perform
ance was very good but part of il
was the same given last season. A
pretty fair house greeted 'IIappy
Cal', who is favorite here.
Bishop Dudley preached the de l.
icatory sermon in the new Episcopal
church last Sunday. A very large
congregation was present. The new
church is very handsomely finished
and is commodious and well ar
ranged.
An alarm of fire was given Friday
night. 1t turned out 10 be slight
blaze at cabin in the rear of Mr.. II
Z. Gant's, caused by a quilts catch.
ing on five. No harm was done.
A second alarm OF fire was given
Sunday night about 8 o'clock. Tho
janitor of the colored Methodist
church was putting out the lamps
when one Of them exploded The
fire was extinguiShed before II
gained any headway.
Capt. AL. Clark, the genial Inter.
nal Revenue Inspector for Kentucky
and Tennessee was in Ilarrodsburg
yesterday. The Captain tells Il good
story anent the political excitement
now rife. lie says that while OH a
train on the Knoxville Branch rail-
road Wednesday, party In front Of
him ju6ilantly exclaimed to his COM
panion, "We've got you now" lIir
companion, evidently Republican, re.
piled, "Ilare you Democrats got all
YOU want? You generally want the
whole EARTH" "Yes," replied the
first speaker "we'se got all we want
we've got the whole earth, but We
will give you Republicans HI il
you want it."-Harrodsburg Demo
crat.
A man named Shannon went 20
Mr.. L. NJ. Flack's Sunday mornin.
and attempted TO break in at tli,
door. Mr.. Flack went to the dool
aud ordered him away, hRt he
seemed TO be crazyA or drunk ant
pushed his way in aud tried to draw
a pistol. Mr.. VIM. Cowan wen
across the street TO Mr.. Flack's as
sistancc and they succeeded in eject.
ing the intruder after knocking hin
down. The man then went to Mis-
Bette Garnott's, next door, and trie,
10 get in. The police were sent TO
but declined to interfere and Messrs
Flack and Cowan arrested him am,
took him TO the European IIote
where his wounds we're attended to
lie was pretty badly hurt in tn
scuffle. He offers no explanation o
his strange conduct.