Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-06-12

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the present.
Communion services will be held
at the Nashville st. Presbyterian
Church next Sunday. Preparatory
services this evening, continuing UNI
til Sunday.
The Directors of the ii. Il G. Rail
road are in earnest about building
the road. They mean business and
the road is going to be built, if the
people want relief
We present to-day the very able
Commencement Sermon of Bethel
College, Russellville, preached by
Rev. j. n. Prestridge, of this city,
last Sunday. 1t is well worth care
full and thoughtful perusal.
Hon. j. A. Mckenzie will deliver
an address at the Masonic Celebration
al the Fair Grounds, OH the oath inst.
The fraternity are making every eff
fort TO insure the success of their en-
tertainment, and doubtless large
crowd will be in attendance.
Sheriff Boyd has received the rope
to be used in hanging Jordan Taylor.
II cost over seven dollars. 1t is a
good one, aud the sheriff would do
well TO preserve it, as he will very
likely need il again Iefore his term
expires.
The Muhlenberg Prcsbytery will
meet on Saturday, June Goth, and on
Sunday morning following Rev. w.
l.. Noursc, it is expected, will be reg
ularly installed as pastor ofthe Nash
willie ST. Presbyterian Church. The
public is respectfully invited to be
present.
The shamrock Oil" man has
struck the town with quartettc of
colored MINISTRIES. lie gives open air
concerts and sells his medicine every
night, on the southeast corner of
Main and Nashville streets. Large
crowds attend each evening. A
stand is erected in the street, lighted
by huge nambeau.
We are informed that the receipts
of the L. Il. n. Railroad Company at
this place will average $1,000 day.
A ten per cent reduction alone would
save to our city $4,000 year and a
competing line is what is needed to
secure this. Shall we have it? 1t
rests with the people TO decide.
What Ilopkinsville wants is anolh-
or outlet. Competition alone will
reduce her freiglts. Cheap freights
will make her able 10 offer big prices
for produce and sell goods low. This
is what will build up the town. This
is what is needed and this Is what
we must have.
Why is it than we pay l2lG to II
cents per bushcl for coal that is car,
ried through this city and sold in
Bowling Green at from 7 to 10 cents
1t is because we are bound hand and
foot by a corporation unrestrained b!
competition. How long is this thing
to continue? 1t lies with the people
to say.
We are requested by the pastor o
Little River Baptist church, neal
Pee Dee, to state that his next regular
appointment will be changed from
the 4th Sunday in June to the Is
Sunday in July. This is owing t
the fact that he will attend the Gen
eral Association, which meets a
} Mayfleld on the oath and lasts sever
al days,
1t is believed that the ii. Il c. rail
road can be graded and cross-tied TO
$4,000 or $4,000 per mile. Forty mile
of the road will be in Christian an,
f ten in Trigg. $25O0Oo at the outside
we believe, will be all that the: TIVE
counties will be called upon to raise
and it may be much less. The roa'
, can be built. II will be built.
The Church Hill Grange gave al
entertainment last Wednesday eve
, ming, June 10th. 1t consisted O
! music, dialogues, etc. The youn
t ladies and gentlemen of the Grang
arranged and carried out the enter
: tainment. Mr.. A. M. Henry wa
l musical director. The admissio
! price was % cents.
If reduced freights will enable
grocer to sell barrel of salt at SIT
instead of$2.25, who is to be benefited
Not the dealer SO much as the con
sumer. Then let the people reali2
that every man who has supplies t
buy will make money by helping t
build another railroad. Let there b
no drones in the hive. We need relic
we must have it and we can have 1
The difference in the New Yor
freight rate between Hopkinsville o
f the L. & N. and nelghboring town
| on the G. Il o., OH bushel of whea
Y is ten cents in favor Of the othe
markets. This strikes the farmer