Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-08-14
HERE AND THERE,
Howe's sun time is the city standard.

Some repairs are being made on the
Court House this week.
The finest watch repairing in the
city is done at Howcs.
| A handsome new iron fence has
been put around the Christian church
yard.
Our new building is rapidly near
Ing completion and will be ready for
occupancy in ten days or two weeks
Several pieces ofreal estate were
sold in the city this week at good
round prices. Hopkinsville is moi
dead yet by upwards of good deal.
A new brick pavement is being
laid in front of Peter Postell's place
on Maple street, where Mr.. Ed. Il
Campbell now lives.
We have arranged to club the Spirit
of the Farm, Nashville, with the
South KENTUCKIAN at 81 so per year,
1t is irst-rate farmers paper.
The juvenile base ball club ofTren'
ton played club of IIopkinsville boys
last Tuesday and defeated them by q
score of % to 8.
Fall will soon be here and we are
prepared to club the South KENTUCK.
IAN with a marriage license for $3.50
Those contemplating matrimony
would do well to keep this in mind
Mr.. NJ. c. Forbes will soon begin
work on new two-stOry brick ware
house OH Main street, next TO Hip
kins' livery stable, the Dimensions oil
which will be 45x265 feet.
Ifyou want something nice and
cooling TO drink this hot weather, the
PhGnix Hotel Saloon is the place to
get II. The finest brands of whis-
kies, wines, brandies, cigars, etc, al
ways Oh hand. Ice-cold beer always
on tap.
STRAYED-From the undersign-
ed last Wednesday night, one dark
mouse-colored mule, l56 hands high,
about II years old and little droop-
ed in hips. Information can be left
at this Office, or address
JSo. Y. GRAY, Hopkinsvillc, Ky.
Only three white couples have
taken out licenses 10 marry in this
county this mouth, as follows:
Jno. o. Mason to Margaret J. Terry.
w. I. Stuart to Lee Robertson.
JOS. Russell to Mollle Riddle.
The last two were granted licenses
last Monday.
We to-day Announce Mr.. Elijah
w. Davis, of Crofton, as a candidate
for jailer, subject to the action OF the
Democratic party. Mr.. Davis is a rep
resentative citizen of his district, a
staunch Democrat and possesses pop
ularity where he is best known,
Should he be the nomineefof his par
ty he would make strong race, es-
pecially in North Christian.
Miss Quinnie Rowe, OF Crofton,
eloped with a drummer named Dill
lard Yesterday. They came to this
city on an early freight and left for
GAINESVILLE In buggy about 1880
o'clock. They probably reached their
destination and we're married, but
we had not heard anything further
from them up TO the hour of going
to press.
The Council has passed an ordi-
nance requiring property owners in
the city to cut down all growing
weeds, dogfennel and jamestown
plants on their lots and in the streets
around their premises. The ordinance
will go into effect August 25, and the
police will enforce it. The fine for
noncompliance is from 81 10 SIS for
each oflense.
There will be a bran dance and
picnic at Hargus' bridge, five miles
south of Hopkinsv:lle, on Thursday,
Aug. Goth. Messrs. Lucian NJ. Cayce,
Tandy Mason, Chas. Adams, G. N
Stroube, Wheeler Cayce and Jno D.
Jones, are the managers. Several
hundred invitations have been sent
out and large attendance is expect.
ed. Gentlemen are ticketed.
The Pembroke base ball club came
down on last Tuesday, and after get.
ting two of the best ball players from
our town, went out to the Asylum tc
practice. The Asylum men beat them
Gas they do every other club that goe,
there) by score of 13 to II. The
club that played against the Asylum
is the club that will represent Chris.
tian county in the match game with
Todd. The boys must be careful.
The 6lst Annual Session of Bethe
Association will be held with Spring
Greek church, Montgomery county
Tennessee, ~ miles from Cherry''
Station, L. Il N. r. r., beginning
Tuesday, August Is, 1885. Persons
who attend will be returned for one.
third % fare, if they get from the
agent at the station from which they
start, certificate showing that they
paid full fare going.
j. o. TERRELL,
Clerk Bethel Association.