Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-23
HERE AND THERE.

Cunsler's Stock Sale next Saturday
The new pavement OIL Nashville
street from Main 10 Virginia has been
completed.
Ed. Granville Lipscomb, an able
and eloquent divine of Nashville
Tenn, is conducting a protracted
meeting at. Liberty Christian church
The first katydids were heard July
% and the first killing frost came
Oct. 81. The katydids are not such
poor weather prophets after all.
Rev. A. w. Mcacham, the pastor, IL
engaged in protracted meeting al
Little River church, near Pee Dee.
Tho meeting willcontinuc for week
or more longer.
Why not number the streets and
houses and put on some ciIy'aifs2 II
Is much better to have numbers than
To speak of tho business houses as
'blocks,' buildings" Corners" etc.
The following persons have taken
out license 10 wed this week Joshua
j. Hendrix to Docia f. Grace Will
B. Young TO NJ. Norman Coleman
ID. Il. Farmer to Susan Hammond.
The tobacco barn of Mr.. G. How
ard Stowe, young farmer of the
News!ead vicinity, was destroyed by
a fire few days ago with nearly his
entire crop of tobacco. His loss Is
about $500.
An enterprising dealer in the city
proposes to sell chestnuls and guar
antee no worms. All wormy ones
may be returned TO the dealer. Who
can beat that for square dealing?
Clemmie Owen, who was acquitted
of infanticide at the last term oil
Court, has secured a position as
teacher at Kelly's Station and will
begin teaching Nov. LIST.
w. F. Buckner, Of the Elephant
warehouse firm, has purchased John
Tandy's farm near Providence, which
he win occupy as a family home. Mr..
Tandy will move TO Florida, where he
has some interest,-Tobacco Leaf.
A copy OF the Pembroke Dispatch,
published by Edward O'Flaherty,
was received at this office last week.
There were nothing in the paper TO
indicate whether II would appear
regularly or was simply an adver-
Using sheet.
The funeral of Mrs. Sallie A.
Gaines was largely attended Wednes-
day morning. South Kentucky Col
lege pupils to the number of 125
marched In procession TO the cemetery
with the members of the faculty at
their head.
The front Of Messrs. Holland 4
Rodgers confectionery store, in the
Garnet Il Williams block, has been
remodeled and other internal i'm
provcments made. The appearance
Of the store is greatly improved by
the changes.
MIR. NJ. A. Mason is preparing 10
remodel and improve the old wooden
front building now occupied by
Messrs. Forbes & Bro, and ]. +. Pyle,
on Main street. 1t will be converted
into. a handsome business building
with Iron fronts and modern finish.
The work will begin in a few days.
The public school board met last
night and elected Miss Laura Mayo
TO ill the vacancy caused by the res
ignation of Miss Green. Miss Mayo
is a teacher of large experience and
will iill the position most acccptably,
Miss Mayo has been teachingin Hop.
kinsville for the past two years,-Ow.
cnsboro Messenger.
The cadets of South Kentucky
College have all donned their hand
some new uniforms. The suits are
of dark blush color aud are very
becoming to the young gentlemen,
The young ladies are not required to
wear uniforms, although we observed
one of them wearing the regulation
cap on the street one evening thi:
week.
IIopkinsville's greatest need is Q