Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-05-01
OAK GROVE, KY. q
Anril %. 1881.

Ed. SOUTH KENTuCKIAN
AT last winters reign is over ant
spring has dawned upon us in al
her beauty and freshness.
On every side as we list we hear
In the woodland the wild BIRDS notes so clear
There's a joyous light Oh leaf and tree,
And II drowsy hum from the busy bee,
As he lilleth his cup with nectar sweet
From the blue eyed daisies meath our feet.
The dew spangled landscape oversprcad to OIL
sight
Seems filled with IL mythical world of Fight.
The yiOlets hiding beneath the hedge,
COquette with the moss on the streamlet's edge
sweet robin with throat so gleeiul and gay
Cheerfully whistles the livelong day.
There! your correspondent did no
mean the above should be taken as 1
regular spring lyric-only Il sponta.
neous outgush of cerldncy--the inev
liable epidemic of the season. Hence
not TO come regularly under the edi
tOrial maledictiOn that follows the
aspiration Of the spring poet proper.
The farmers predict poor yield oI
wheat this year-many having beer
forced to plough up their fields and
plant in corn. However many field,
look green and tlourishing, although
the growth is badly scattered, leav-
ing vacancies where the grain has
failed to come up at all.
Our railroad is 10 longer myth
but an active reality that gives ex-
cursions just like railroads Of larger
growth and although like Tennyson's
brook, ut winds in and out, it still
goes on" 10 HOWeH!
Quite number from this neigh
borhOod attended the dedication OF
the new Baptist church at Pembroke
on the 18th. DIR. Eaton preached
the dcdicatOry sermon on that occa-
sion and cloquently and forcibly ell
tertained his audience for more than
an hour. The afternoon services
were conducted by Rev. j. NJ. Peay,
subject, Thanksgiving" a short and
pleasing address, which was well re-
ceived by an attentive audience.
Dir. Eaton ON Monday evening de-
livered his attractive lecture on Poor
Kim" but as he repes ted this lecture
in your city Tuesday evening will
not plrticularize.
Near West Fork, on the 2lst, Mr..
Abraham Allen died, an old aud
highly respected member of that
community, who leaves many friends
to mourn his loss.
The Euregesia Church in this
neighborhood, so long closed, ha.
been reopened, DIR. Price, an enter
tanning Presbyterian minister occu-
pying the pulpit on the lst., Lords
day and the 3r,l., Elder Furguson, OF
the Christian church, who in point
of eloquence, arguments and or
atory has few compeers.
Miss Lester, of Petersburg Va, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Charles Bar
ker, at Glenburnic
Miss Belle Bibb, of Guthrie, is
spending few days in the neighbor-
hood with Miss Maggie Carrot.
MIR. James Limbaugh, Of Guthrie
who still finds much to interest him
in the Longview neighborhood, was
down on Sunday last, looking wei
and happy.
Hon. James A. Mckenzie who has
been spending several days with his
family left Wednesday evening fol
Frankfort.
DIR. j. p. Thomas. of Elmo, left on
the 2jth. for New. Orleans, to attend
the Worlds Fair, and also to be
present at the Medical Association
which meets there next week !; he will
be accompanied by quite party from
this neighborhood.
OLIVE BRANCH.