Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-06-09
HERE AND THERE,
IIowe's sun time is the city standard.

Howe's sun time is the city standard.
Cansler's stock sale next Saturday.
Embry pays Louisville prices at
Withers e. Cos for wool. Sacks fur
nished.
There are $50 white children of the
school age in IIopkinsville as shown
by the recent enumeration,an increase
of 50 over last year.
We learn that rooms have already
been engaged at Ccrulean Springs
for the coming season. Cerulean is
on the boom Park IIeatOn will be on
deck.
We have been notified by circulars
that Mr.. James Il. Murdoch, the cele-
bratcd elocutionist, will shortly give
one Of his inimitable entertainments
in this city. lie will DO warmly well
coined.
Strawberries are about gone, but
spring chickens, cherries and early
vegetables are coming in and there
will be 10 lack of good things from
this time on.
Rev. Jno. J. Tigert, Of Nashville,
preached at the Methodist church
Sunday morning and evening. His
sermons were very profound and
learned discourses.
Polk Cansler has an extra mich
COW for sale.
To-day will he the big barbecue AT
Clarksville, and our Tennessee neigh
bors are expected to adopt rcsolu-
tons changing the State line so as to
make the southern portions of Todd
and Christian counties a part OF
Montgomery county, Tennessee.
Mr., j. Il. Harper was in town Sat
urday. lie states that the water at
Ccrulean was never BETTER there is
nice shade, plenty offried chicken and
he can take care of those who wish to
come. The date for the opening ball
has not yet been decided upon, but
when it is fully known look out fol
crowd.
lIopkimsville Public Schools will
close next Friday. There will be nc
closing exercises whatever, but regu'
lar work will be the order of the day
up TO the closing hour. Vacation
will last till the first Monday of neXt
September. During vacation tn,
Public School Library will be open
every Saturday from . o'clock a NJ
to ppm.
A young man named Harry Skier
rift, a painter, fell from Il scatiold
while at work on BrOwnells mill
Yesterday, a distance of twelve Oh
fourteen feet, aud severely sprained
his ankle. 1t was at first reported
that he was fatally hurt, but an In
vcstigation developed the true fact
in the case. lie will be laid up fol
a while, but the injury is not seri
Gus.
Mr.. +. r. Campbell, who bough
the Da5ncy place on Maple stree
about year ago, has sold it to Pete
PoStrll, the colored grocer, who viii
take possession of the house in IL few
days and proceed TO make some re
pairs upon it. We have not learned
whether the new owner will rent o
occupy the property. Mr.. Campbell
has boughta lot on Russellville street
on the corner of Belmont, and viii
erect cottage residence upon it.
Those who contemplate visiting
CeruIean Springs this summer vii
he glad to learn that Mr. Park A
lIcaton will be the clerk at the hotc
this season. He is the very man 70
the place. and Mr.. Harper has acted
wisely in engaging him again. Ill
filled the position some years ago an'
added much to the popularity oftha
most delightful watering place. Til
hotel is now ready for the reception
of guests and the season bids fair t
be an unusually successful one.
Mr.. Jas. Hurt, brother of Mr.. Herr
Hurt, was killed by the cars a
Chemois, Mo-, on Monday the l,
inst Mr.. Hurt had started to Kan
sas City, Mo-, in company with tw
other gentlemen, TO seek more lucrt
tive business, and on the way the
had occasion to travel part of the wa
, on a freight train to make connet
= ton. His two comrades succcede
in getting Oh the freight, but NJ
: Hurt missed his footing and fell III
= der the moving train, which ran ov'
him, severing both of his legs frol
his body. lie lived about a hour
lie was formerly a resident of tn
city, and has many friends and rela