Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-08-04
HERE AND THERE.

city is done at Howc's.
The new Presbyterian church at
Greenville will be dedicated Sunday
Aug. 10th.
AS a Jeweler and optIcian M.D.Kel-
ly has the largest practical experience.
The thermometers registered 10l
degrees in the shade Friday and 81
degrees Saturday.
The slight rains of Sunday served
to cool the atmosphere but didnot do
much good otherwise.
Mr.. James h. Clarity has superseded
Mr.. Robt. Steele as assistant agent of
the Southern Express Company.
Bring your job work TO the KEN
TuCkIAN Office and don't send away
to foreign dealers when you can do as
well at home.
Joe Vaughn was tried in the City
Court and acquitted OF charge OF
assaulting Mat jenkins with intent
to kill last Friday.
The well-known Chiropodist, DIR.
+, Davis, of Louisville, KY, is stop
ping at the Phoenix Hotel. lie will
call on ladies at their residences.
Mr.. NJ. Adams, of Church Hill,
brought us a stalk of corn Saturday
that measured lf feet in height and
contained three ears Of corn. Who
can beat it.?.
We would call the attention Of the
travelling public TO the time table OF
the G. Il o. Railroad showing the
connection OF trains at Nortonville
with the l.. & N.
The excursion rate on the l.. & N.
railroad to the Bridge celebration at
Henderson Thursday Is only one cent
per mile. From this place the round
trip fare is 81 AS.
Those wishing the Sunday issues
of the Daily Courier-Journal, st.
Louis Globe Democrat or Missouri
Republican can find them on sale at
Wilson " Galbreath's.
The first katydids were heard July
% and the first frost may be looked
for Oct. %, according to the predic-
tons of those who believe the katy
dds are always 80 days ahead of
frost.
The South KENTUcKIAN will fur
nish shorthand reports Of Sam
Jones sermons next month and also
have stenographer to take down
the evidence of all important cases in
Circuit Court. If you want 10 keep
posted take the SOUTH KENTUCKlAN.
Collector Wood has chosen Mr.. j.
Allen Dean, of this city, for his chief
deputy. This place is the most valu-
able one in the gift Of the collector,
the salary being $1,000. Mr.. W. f.
Paxton, the present chiefdeputy, will
continue in the position until Novem-
Der LIST, however, his services at pres
ent being Observation-Disclosures
Messenger.
just Todd county's luck-the pris-
oner Gibson, arrested for the Fairview
murder has been carried to Hopkins
vile as it is claimed that the murder
occurred in the Christian county Sec
ton of the town which is built on the
line between Christian and Todd. So
we'll have no hanging in our county,
ami the dances and revivals must fur
nish the rest of the seasons entertain.
ments.-Cor. GAINESVILLE Democrat.
Every day or two some good farm
er, who has been so lucky as to mar
ry a sensible woman, comes in and
subscribes for the South KENTUCK'
IAN, because his wife thinks il is thu
best paper to have in the family. Al
long as the ladies are friends of thu
SOUTH KENTUCKIAN it will continue
to be the leading newspaper Of III
section. God bless the women, they
know a good thing when they see it
T Wallace Il Co.'S show exhibited a
Pembroke Saturday. County Clcrl
Breathitt surprised the proprietor
| by appearing on the scene and de
handing $40 county license befor,
the circus was allowed to begin. The!
, paid the amount after considerable
: parleying and also like amount 70
the exhibition at Lafayette yesterday
They will go from Lafayette TO Cadi
and show there to-day. II is a small
one-horse affair, but they do pay
ing business by showing in the small
towns.
!. The Brandance at Longview mex
Thursday promises to be grand at
fair in all respects. The following
gentlemen have 1t in charge and thei
names are enough to insure its sue
cess: Managers Upshaw Bucknel
j. r. Winfree, f. d. Woodbridge, Ike
II. Mckee, James Medley, Mac Rad
ford, w. B. Radford, Frank w. Buck
Q ner. Committee of invitation: f. b
3 Fletcher, Frank II. Moore, r. Ii. AL
lensworth, W. w. Barbee, ]. II. Clar
dy, Geo. Register, Elliott Bucknel
Table committee: Harry c. Buckne
Jas. A. Radford, Geo. w. Avant, 1
o. CARROT.
The engineers who surveyed tn
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