Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-11-24
HERE AND THERE.

The most reliable ana finest watcl
repairing in the city, is done at M. d
Kelly's.
The protracted meeting at Hebron
has closed. There were 81 conversions
and % additions to the church.
Mr.. Ben Thompson, who was acci,
dentally shot in the leg some time
ago, is able 10 be out again.
The Mcpherson fined for fighting
last week was not relation of Col
". W. McPherson's family,
Grand Master G. c. Vaughan, OF
the Good Samaritan Society, was in
the city last week.
The special term of Circuit Court
for this county will meet next Mon
day Nov. 30. Civil cases only will be
disposed of.
The Christian Women's Charity
Association will meet at the residence
of Mrs. A. G. Bush, this afternoon at
2 o'clock.
Polk Cansler will sell at his stock
sale next Saturday 10 head of fine
Jersey milk cows and heifers, of the
Asylum breeding.
Union Thanksgiving services will
be held in the Baptist church Thurs
day at ii o'clock. Rev. w. L. Nourse
will preach the sermon for the occa-
sion.
Baird's Minstrels had big house
Saturday night and the show Is with
out doubt meritorious one. 1t is
not often we see a better one of the
kind.
There has been slight change in
the railroad time table, by which the
Nashville accommodation train leaves
Hopkinsville at 6 ;25 instead of6 :45
A. NJ.
Mr.. Louis Murray Browne, a prom
inent colored lawyer of Memphis,
Tenn, isin the city prospecting, with
view of locating to practice his
profession.
We are requested to state that the
Main ST. Colored Baptist Church
will hold Thanksgiving services
Thursday. Rev. Jas. Allensworth
will preach.
There will be a "Harvest Home
Entertainment" at the Methodist
church at 7 p. NJ, Thursday, Nov. 26.
Admission Is cents for grown people
and 10 cts. for children.
Miss Alice Hayes will move her
millinery store to the rooms over
Jones n Co.'S, OH Jan. LIST, and in Or
der 10 reduce her stock she is now
offering special bargains IN millinery
goods.
Mr.. Jas. d. Steele has been APP
pointed a justice of the peace in Mt.
Vernon district, vice Esq. NJ. V. d.
Layton resigned, aud Mr.. J. ii. Dur
ham has been appointed to a like
position In the Scates' Mill district,
to I'LL a vacancy caused by the re-
signation Of Esq. ii. L. Holt.
Mr.. G. W. Lawson, who lives on
the John Clark place OH Little River,
reports yield ofl52l9 barrels ofcorn
from sixteen-acres field. Even at
the low price of 1925 a barrel this rep
rescnts money value of $342, which
is doing remarkably well for a short
crop year.
The ladies of the Baptist Church
viii give an oyster supper this even
Ing. Mr.. Geo. o. Thompson has
kindly rendered his furniture room
lately occupied by j. 7. Wright, and
the supper will be there instead of at
tho Court House, as previously pub
lished.
There are already four avowed can
didates for the Democratic nomina-
ton for jailer and several districts yet
to hear from. II is generally under
stood that E. w. Glass, COL, at pres
ent constable of the Hopkinsville dis
trict, will be the Republican nominee
for jailer unless he concludes to
strike for higher Office.
We give a corrected estimate of the
losses by the Fairview fire last week,
viz:
DR.. e. S. Stuart, Office and outfit
81 200, with no insurance.
DR.. Armstrong, Office 500, drugs,
etc., $500 and store room $500; in
81, 200 on store room.