Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-07-17
HERE AND THERE.

w. L. Embry wants good wheat al
95 cts. Cattle and sheep at full prices.
Yesterday was the anniversary
of the big fire at the depot last year.
The finest watch repairing in the
city is done at Howc's.
The Courier-J Journals now come by
Nortonville and get here at A AS in
stead of s :35 p. NJ.
The new pavement on sonth Nash
vile, between Main and Virginia
streets, has been completed.
The Shamrock Base ball club went
TO Guthrie yesterday to play match
game with the Guthrie club.
Don't pay profit on goods when
you can get them at cost, Call on
Metcalfe, Graham n Co. and you
will save money by 1t.
The lawn party at Bethel Female
College has been changed from the
evening of the 23rd to the oath.
There will be a church festival
at West Union church, near Belleview,
on next Thursday evening, the 23rd
inst.
The stock of dry goods of Mrs. S.
A. Richards, corner Main and Nash
vile streets, passed into the hands of a
receiver this week, Mr.. Ike Burnett
was the receiver appointed.
Arrangements have been made TO
organize new company of state
guards. Forty-eightnames have been
secured and Col. Crump will be here
tonight to enlist the soldiers. They
will meet at Howe's Hall, at 0 O'Clock.
A pleasant social was given at the
residence of Mr.. j. G.. Woodbridge
Wednesday evening, in honor of
Misses Barrett and Mccormick, of
Henderson. Quite number of the
young people attended.
Henry Pace, the tonsorial artist
has secured the services of Frank
Boyd, neat young knight of the
razor, from Hopkinsville, and is bet
ter than ever prepared to give gen.
tlemen a trim, shave or shine
Hartford Herald.
The SOP A, NJ. and 9:3S p. NJ.
trains are lightning expresses and do
not bring mail. They stop only at
important stations. Ilopkinsville is
the only stop made between Guthrie
aud Nortonsville. The trains make
81 miles an hour.
The party who threw the egg into
the shamrock Oil" crowd last Sat-
urday night has not yet acknowledge
cd the deed, and neither do we sup
pose that he will do so. We are not
prepared TO say that we think the
deed either brave or manly.-Madi-
son vile Times.
Messrs. Breathitt aud Richardson
spoke at Kelly yesterday. Phey have
been meeting in joint discussion in
the northern precincts all this week.
From what we can learn Mr.. Richard
son is making friends everywhere
and will poll more than the party
strength in the districts he has visit
ed.
Mr.. w. w. Ware was thrown from
his buggy and badly hurt, on We'd
nesday. lie was driving along a
rough road near Belleview when the
wheel suddenly struck stump and
threw him out. His shoulder was
seriously injured and he sustained
other painful bruises and scratches.
lie is getting along very well at this
writing.
Capt, r. NJ. Green, late conductor
on the Nashville accommodation, has
been promoted to one of the through
passenger trains and will make his
headquarters at Nashville. lie is
one of the cleverest and most gentle
manly employees Of the Louisville u
Nashville Railroad company and
made many friends while stationed
in this city. Capt. Sam Sites is now
in charge of the local accommodation.
Mr.. A. c. Eyclcshymer is in the
city introducing very readable book
entitled "IIappy Homes" 1t is pro-
fusely illustrated and contains over
600 pages. Mr.. Eycleshymer is a
student of Michigan University and
is selling the book during his vaca-
| ton. lie is courteous and affable
young gentleman, very different in
his manners from the ordinary book
agent. We commend him to our
people as worthy of their kind treat.
ment.
1t will be to the interest of all who
are in need of good substantial cloth
ing to notice the advertisement on
local page of Jas. Pye Il Co., who are
closing out their spring and summer
goods at a great reduction on theil
former prices. They mean just what
they say, as they have a surplus OH
hand which will not pay 10 carry
until next spring. Their invoice Of
new fall goods received last Tuesday
are very attractive and they want to
make room for these and others re.
Gently purchased and on the way