Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-05-29
HERE AND THERE,

Gc0. y. thompson WIN llll Stock
of furniture, up stairs, over old stand.
A new American sewing machine
for sale at a bargain. Apply at this
office.
lIopkinsvillc has been gwen the
go-by by all the crcuses this season.
Several have been in other portions
of the State, but none have been down
this way.
A euchro party was given at the
residence Of Mr.. L. NJ. Flack last
Monday night, which was quite a
source of enjoyment to the young
ladies and gentlemen.
Rev. l.. l. Powell, Of Maysville,
KY, will preach the Commencement
Sermon of South Kentucky College,
on Sunday night, May 81, 1885, at the
Christian church. Mr.. Powell's rare
attractions as an orator are well
known.
Prof. John j. Tigert, of Vanderbilt
University, will deliver the Literary
Address for South Kentucky College
at the Opera House, on Commence
mcnt night. Thursday, June 4, 1885.
Mr.. Tigert is one Ofthe deepest think
ers of his years in the entire South.
The commission of w. L. Cava-
naugh, of Christian county, who was
recently appointed "a storekeeper and
gauger in the revenue service, was
received from Washington yesterday,
by Collector Farley. Mr.. Cavanaugh
is Democrat who was recommended
to Collector Farley by Mr.. Hunter
Wood.-Owensboro Messenger.
Mr.. Lucian W. Means presented us
Wednesday with minic-ball, Il
rehc of the late war, that was found
embedded, seven inches in Il poplar
log. Mr.. Means runs a saw-mill in
Ships grove, near the city, and in
cutting up the log into lumber found
the ball. The ball had caused the
wood in which 1t rested to decay II
inches one way and 3 feet the other.
A couple of negro girls. nursingfOr
families on South Main, got into a
fight yesterday morning, and the at-
fair would probably have resulted
seriously but for the arrival of one
Taylor Preyer, who separated them.
The difficulty arouse from ono accus-
ing the other ofgciting some wearing
apparel without paying for it,
Prof. Riley, OF Washington, says
the sevcntccn-year locusts, whose
visit he predicted, are harmless 10
growing crops aud do no injury eX-
ccpt to the twigs of forest and frml
trees. Wherever young orchards
have been planted on land which has
been cleared during the last seven
teen years the trees are liable to suf-
fer somewhat, but it is probable that
kerosene spray upon the trees will
protect thcm.-AssociNted Press Dis
patch.
The l., A. Il 4. r. r., having leased
for term of years the old brick resi-
dencc at the foot of College street
has the same arranged for depot
building and officers headquarter,
aud moved to it SATURDAY.. The lower
part has been converted into passen'
gers waiting rooms, freight rooms
ticket office, etc, and the upper rooms
are occupied as offices. A telephone
will be put in in few days, and other
convcniences added, All trains start
from this point now.-ClarksyillC
Tobacco Leaf.
For the first time in several year,
the supply of dwelling houses il
IIopkinsvillc exceeds the demand
There are now eight or ten vacan
houses in the city, some of them en-
tirely new and centrally located
This is not owing to any dimlnutiol
in the number of families, but is th,
result of the building boom of tht
last few years. Scores Of new house
have been built, and number arr
going up even now, but until thi'
year there has not been vacan
house to DO found anywhere in tn,
city.
Among the gentlemen whose name
are being suggested for the Lcgisla
ture on the Democratic side, Mr. Chas
IL. Bush, of this city, seems to be
most favorably thought of by tn
voters in the city. Mr.. Bush is
consistent Democrat, II successful
lawyer, good stumper, and an ell
ergetic canvasser and would max
an exceedingly lively race. II
would represent the material interes
of Hopkinsville and Christian count
and just at this time that should b
regarded as the first qualification i
selecting candidate. We do nc
know that Mr.. Bush would consen
to make the race, but it is high tint
some good man was being selecte
though the Republicans seem to b
quite as dilatory as the Democrats i
naming a standard-bearer.
Judge Jos. l. Landes and Hon. A
IL. Clark have entered into a partner
ship, to go into effect June |, for til
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