Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-07-03
HERE AND THERE,
Howe's sun time is the city standard

Mr.. John o. Rust entered last week
upon his duties as editor of the New
Era.
Metcalf, Graham e. Co., are selling
out their stock of hardware at cost.
The Methodist social will meet at
Mr.. A. G. Overshiner's next Monday
night.
Read the statements of Hopkins
ville's banking institutions, which
appear in this issue.
Mr.. II. W. Tibbs, the express agent,
has moved into the old Wallace build
ing, on South Main st.
If you wish to buy any thing In the
hardware line you will save money
by calling on Metcalf Graham & Co.
Penny Turner opened up a coal
yard OH Railroad street last Wednes-
day. lie will treat you right. Try
him.
There will lie barbecue and bran
dance AT CroltOn, next Saturday, the
4th inst, TO which everybody is invi-
ted.
1t is whispered that young law
yer of Texas, will shortly deprive
the neighborhood of Casky of one of
its most attractive bellies.
A new pavement will be laid on
South Nashville street, between Main
and Virginia. The curbing is now
being put down.
There will be an ice-cream supper
in the Methodist church yard to-
night. No admittance fee. Cake
and cream will be served for 10 cts.
The Postmaster's salary at this
place has been reduced from 81 800 to
N,700 per annum. It's not probable
that any Of the half dozen candidates
for the place will withdraw Oh that
account.
The Fourth of July will be cele-
brated in North Christian with a
grand picnic and bran dance at Fer
guson's store. Mr.. Jno. w. Wicks Is
the manager and the affair will doubt
less be big success.
Some of the friends and members
of the Christian Church met at the
residence of Rev. VIM. Stanley, on
last Monday evening, and donated the
family number of handsome and
valuable presents.
Mess. NJ. Frankel Il Sons will an.
nounce by bulletin, in front of theil
store on Main St., the progress of The
game of Base Ball played in Louis
VILE, on July lth.
Died, yesterday evening at / &c
o'clock, of fluX, little Willie Thorn.
son, son of w. II. Thomson and Kat.
tic j. Thomson, aged lG months. Flu
neral at 10 O'Clock to-day, at the resi-.
dcncc.
Mr.. Saml. II. Richardson, agen
for the Mutual Life ms, Co., o
New York, one of the representative
companies of the United States, in
serts an advertisement IN this issu,
setting forth the advantages of thi
cumpany.
On last Tuesday evening Their
was very pleasant and enjoyable
entertainment given at the residenc,
of Mr.. Henry Blumenstiel, in homo
of Miss Maggie Blumenstiel, o
: Evansville, who is visiting the fam
= lily.
The lower room of the Souri, KEN
TUCKIAN building, which is expected
TO be ready for occupancy by Sept, |
has been rented TO Mr.. Jno. w. Pon
of Bloomfield, Ky, who will remov
to this city to engage in the saddler
business.
The fourth Quarterly Meeting 70
the Fairview circuit will be held a
Vaughan's Grove OH the Bird Satui
day and Sunday in July. Dinner oil
the ground, both Saturday and Sun
day. Everybody invited.
b. +. Orr.
L We have heard from the ii. Il {
surveying party since they got to tn
summit of Mt. Carmel ridge. III
I. highest altitude was about PSI fee
L l24 above the level of the street !
S front of the Court House. This wi
let them over the ridge withor
@ cutting, on grade of 70 feet to Il
o mile. The further the surveyors g
u the better pleased they are with I'll
route.
Mr.. James L. Murdoch gave all c
ocutionary entertainment at the OPP
IA House Monday night to goo
house. lie opened the exercis
with "Pauls Defense before Xii
T. Agrippa." This was followed by
le poem OF two and then "The Ravel
n was given in the readers best styl
Is and after several shorter selection
l. the entertainment closed with ITO
III Smart and the Widow" Mr.. Mu
% doch is over 70 years old but he st
III retains much of the fire and vigor
u his younger days and his selectio
III were delivered in a style that d
u great credit to the genius of the I
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