Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-09-23
HERE AND THERE,

NhiOhVuo uiO oN"iNS ~ amy
prices.
The rain yesterday was badly
needed.
Look out for wedding inside of
ten days.
The Fair is now but little more
than week off.
p. G. G. cures chills. Sold by J.R.
Armistead, Hopper 81 Son and Gish
IL Garner.
Katie Putnam will begin weeks
engagement at the Opera House next
Monday night.
=. /. c. cures sick headache and
dyspepsia. Sold by Glsh " Garner,
j. II. Armistead and Hopper Il Son.
James Pye & Co., have just re-
ceived the most elegant assortment
of suitings ever before displayed in
this city.
The ladies of tho Fairview Metho-
dist church will give supper Thurs
day night for the benefit of the
church.
We still hold out great induce
ments to purchasers of Clothing,
Gents Furnishing goods, and Hats.
JAMES PYE & Co.
OF the hundred large cities in the
Uuited States, standard time has been
adopted in seventy eight. OF course
the city of Hopkinsville cannot Of
ford to be behind, especially as our
enterprising jeweler, NJ. ID. Kelly,
keeps us to the standard.
The two members Of Co. D., who
failed to 90 into camp with the COM
pany at Louisville have not been pun
ished. The announcement that those
who refused to go would be fined 500
and put in Jail seems to have been
merely an idle threat.
The knights of Pythias of Hop
kinsville are making preparations to
entertain the Grand Lodge of Ken
lucky, which meets in that place on
the 30th inst. We learn that Cum
berland lodge, of this city, has been
invited, and large number of its
members are making arrangements to
attend.-Clarksville Chronicle.
All of the ladies IN the city are in
vitcd TO come to Abernathy's ware
house next Friday at 8 o'clock, A. NJ,
and assist in decorating the banquet
room for the Knights Of Pythias ell
tertainment. The Knights want the
benefit of the superior taste ofthe fair
sex in arranging their decorations and
1t is hoped that as many as can will
turn out and help them.
We were shown very fac por-
trait of Mr.. II. A. Bakers little daugh-
ter last week which was executed by
Mr.. +. +. lIendleya The drawing
was done In style that would be
creditablc to any artist and no one
who may see the picture will doubt
that Mr.. lIendley possesses talent and
genius of Il high order. We regret to
announce that he will leave our city,
having accepted position as stage
manager of the Masonic Theatre,
Nashville, Tenn.
Esq. Thos. II. Major, of Beverly,
has accepted an agency for Herndon,
Young& Co, Commission Merchants,
Clarksvillc, Tenn. The house Is one
of the most reliable ones in the West,
The firm is one oflong experience and
large capital and are old hands in the
tobacco business. Esq. Major is an
honest, straightforward and popular
gentleman and Messrs. Ierndon,
Young 4 Co., have displayed good
Judgment in engaging him as their
representative in South Christian.
Jim Chung, Chinaman, mailing
from Chicago, arrived here last Fri
day looking for location to estab-
lish a laundry. Failing to find a
suitable house he left Sunday. lie
was a genuine "lIeathen ChineeS but
spoke smattering Of broken English
and could very readily make himself
understood. lie attracted Il good
deal of attention from the negroes
and small boys as he went about thu
streets and seemed to enjoy being at
object of so much interest and curiOs
ity. Many citizens were anxious fol
him to locate here and establish ;
first class "washee, washee."
| Watt Meacham, a l4-year.old sol
of Mr.. West Meacham, of Fruit Hill
who is boarding at Mr.. Massic's, ii
the Mt. Vernon district and attending
school, shot himself with a shotgun
last Thursday. lie was leaning OF
the muzzle OF a loaded gun watchin.
two other boys wrestle and in tn
scuflie one of them kicked the ham
mer of the gun, discharging it. Tn
load passed through the flesh ant
muscle of his right arm, making {
painful wound. DR.. Sargent, of thi
city, dressed the wound, which wa
getting along very well at last &C
counts.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 2l.-Henry Clay
the well-known lawyer and politi