Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-01-20


company, as her fire engine is almost
useless
Graham Wilder, a wealthy citizen
of Louisville, died Saturday in his
And year.
NJ. P. Clarkson, of Grayson Springs,
has been the postmaster of that place
for 50 years.
Willie Heath fell from bridge
and was drowned in Elkhorn creek,
at Lexington.
DR.. Samuel Baker has resigned
the pastorate of the Russcllville
Baptist church.
The next session of the State Teach
ers Association will be held at Lex
ingtOn next July.
Miss Ollie PARROT, of Madison
county, has just finished quilt that
has 1880 pieces in it.
The Teoman says one man brought
228 rabbits to Frankfort last week
and sold them for 6 cents a piece.
At Louisville, Miss Stella B. Nc
Gown has sued Chas. b. Nally for
$1,000 for breach of promise TO
marry.
The Democrat says the foul cellars
and filthy streets of Catlettsburg are
causing the doctors to reap a rich
harvest.
Mr.. Alex N. Taylor, editor of the
Fulton Fultonian, will be married to-
morrow to Miss Laura j. Craig, at
MaytieId.
In Winchester, Dave Adams, 49,.
years-old negro boy, died of starva-
ton and exposure in a lot back of a
livery stable.
Gov. Knott pardoncd Robt. Fitch,
of Lexington last week, who was
given 2ls years for cutting with in-
tent TO kill.
Hon. Richard P. Butler, a brother
of VIM. o. Butler, and himself SOL
dier oflSl2. died at CarrOllton, Jam. 8.
aged 80 years.
The Bowling Green Times says
there are seven candidates for cir
cult judge in that district, including
Judge Dulaney.
Judge L. P. Little, of Owensboro,
is preparing to write the life of Ben
Hardin, the great Kentucky lawyer,
who flourished in the first half of the
present century.
Mayor Reed presented his first an.
nual message to the Louisville city
council last week. The Courier.
Journal pronounced it an abe and
complete document.
The tobacco barns OFF. ii. Thomp.
son, in Fayette, and Lewis Payne, il
Jessamine county were burned by
incendiaries, Thursday.
Gov. Knott has signed the dealt
warrant of VIM. Neal, the. Ashland
ficnd, and he will be hanged a
Grayson, Carter county, Feb. 81.
The Lexington Asylum has spen
the $4,000 appropriated by the Leg
islature to build an addition and i
calling for more money, with tn
work in an unfinished condition.
The Somerset Republican says jim
Beddow, of Pulaski county, who is
feet 5 inches, is the tallest man il
Southern Kentucky. There are sew
eral men in this county taller thai
the Republicans alleged giant. .
Col. Jno. r. Allen, of Lexington
who commanded the State troops a
the battle of Ashland two years age
will be married Feb. 3, to Miss Eliz
Duncan, daughter of ii. r. Duncan
editor of the Lexington Press.
Clarence Martin, Principal of
common school at Louisville, use
the money put in his hands to pa
teachers in gambling and lost it. Th
Board demanded his resignation an
compelled the proprietors of tn
gambling house to refund the money
There are now seven Republica
papers in the state, viz: Ashlan
Republican, Flemingsburg Gazett
Maysviile Republican, Lexington Re
publican, Somerset Republican
Mountain Echo, and Bowling Gree
Waterman, (colored organ).
The Earl of Aylesford, an impecr
NOUS English nobleman, died la
week on Texas cattle ranch. IL
friends have cabled $500 to defra
the expense of shipping the remain
to England.
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