Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-09-11


from Princeton.
A bran newRemington Sewing Ma
chine for sale, cheap at this office.
Call and secure bargain.
FOR SALE-A fine, New Reming-
ton No. 3 sewing machine, at a great
bargain. Call at this Office.
The Israelite merchants all closed
their stores yesterday till 6 o'clock
p. NJ, it being one of theJcwish hol-
days.
The pavement in front Of the Hord
and Souri, KENTUcKIAS buildings is
being laid this week and is one Of
the handsomest in the city.
The Mammoth Auction House will
have regular sales on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Saturdays, at IL A.
NJ, TO l P. NJ, and at night.
The Mammoth Auction House is
on flrst-class principles,
and ladies are especially invited to
examine their line of dress goods, ETC.,
etc.
The indications point TO a more
than usually successful fair this fall.
The directory is sparing no pains to
make it success and the attendance
will no doubt be the largest for years.
"Who are the proprietors of the
Mammoth Auction House?' is often
asked. We state for their benefit
that Withers & Heaton are the pro-
prietors and perfectly responsible.
Next Sunday is the last Sunday in
the Conference year and there will be
sacramental services at the Methodist
church. The Louisville conference
will meet at Greenville next Wednes-
day.
We are requested TO announce that
a match game of base ball will take
place in Sharp's field Monday after
noon, between the South Kentucky
College club and the Hopkinsville
club.
The handsome new advertising
curtain in the Opera House was ex'
hibited for the first time Wednesday
evening and called forth round oil
applause from the large audience
present.
The gentleman who died in Todd
county from the effects Of mad dog
bite a few days ago was Larue Bailey
and not Reuben Bailey as stated In
our last issue. He was generally
known as Rue Bailey.
There will be big barbecue at the
Bee Pond near Mr.. r. II. McGaugh'
cy's, in the Church Hill neighborhood
OH Saturday Sept. 10Th. The public
is invited and ample provisions will
be on the ground for all who attend
Willie, infant son of Mr.. and Mrs
j. Edgar Mcpherson, died last Mon
day, after a brief illness. The re
mains were inferred in the Cit
Cemetery Tuesday afternoon. TIL
parents have our sympathies in thei
bereavement.
Mr.. John G. Latham decd. ha,
about $4,000 of assurance on his life
of which $4,000 with dividend ad
ditions of about $4,000, was in TIN
Equitable Life Assurance Society o
New York, of which company he hat
been the resident agent for nineteel
years.
We learn that a considerable win
storm passed over section of coun
try a few miles south of the cit
Tuesday night. Mr.. j. M. Cayc
had three cabins and a stable blow
down and his orchard badly dam
aged; Mr.. Frank Cayce had a cabi
demolished and other out houses III
rooted and Mr.. +. M. Pierce had hi
stable moved from its foundation an
barn and a smoke house blow
down. The bridge ovel Little rive
south of the city was also careene
and otherwise damaged.
| A burglar entered the residence
Mr.. G. w. Wiley, on Russellvill
street, Tuesday night. He entere
, through a window of the room !
which Mr.. Wiley's daughters wei
sleeping and one of them saw him
he came in the window. She bega
to call to her sister, when the scouI
, drel told her to keep quiet or he wohl
kill her. In spite of his threat Il
, young ladies screamed loudly forthe
, father, when the thief jumped frol
the window and ran off. The fello
was in his shirt sleeves. The youn
ladies failed to see whether he WI
white or black. He did not succee
] in stealing anything,