Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-02-27
HERE AND THERE,

Howe's time is the city standard.
Bad colds are the order of the day.
We handle all kinds of paper bags
and flour sacks.
AS a Jeweler and optican, M. d.
Kelly has the largest practical ex-
perience.
Mr.. Owen Smith is Metcalte, Ora
ham & Cos agent for the National
Fertilizers at Pembroke.
Next Monday is the beginning of
Circuit Court and we may look for a
revival Of business.
Read card of Mr.. f. j. Drownell,
assignee of Jno. Orr & Co., which
appears in another column.
The Public Schools will have ex-
ercises to-day in commemoration of
the poet Longfellow's birthday. Adj
mission 10 cents only.
Geo. Green, the negro boy who
escaped last September by out-run-
ming Jailer Long, has been heard
from in Henderson, Ky.
The streets arc in deplorable con-
dition. The slush and mud is simply
awful, but 1t cannot be otherwise
while this bad weather continues.
The ground hogs addition to the
winter of 1870 will expire March
18th and then we may look for some
spring weather.
Mr.. j. Il. Rabbeth has retired from
the milling firm of Rabbeth Il Brown
ell. Mr.. b. j. Brownell will contin-
ne the business as heretofore.
Eighteen divorce suits are to be
called in the March term of Circuit
Court. All but two Of them are
by colored parties.
Two of the prisoners in the Jail
served out their terms and were re-
leased this week, but their places were
promptly filed by other violators of
the law.
We are indebted to DR.. w. Nj.
Fuqua for an invitation to be present
, at the fifth annual commencement OF
the Memphis Hospital Medical
College, Feb. %.
Messrs. G. ID. Dalton & Bro, have
leased Mr.J. NJ. Starling's brick yard
aud will engage extensively in the
manufacture of brick in this city this
season.
Owing 10 the bad weather the
maslue carnival that was TO have
been given at the rink last Friday
night, was postponed until Friday
night, March 6.
The ladies' Missionary Society, Of
the Baptist Church, will give an ell
tertainmcnt at Mr.. II. A, Phelps on
Monday, March 3; charades, music,
rccitations, &c. Admission 10 cents.
A force of hands is now at work
removing the debris from the burnt
district and the work of rebuilding
will be begun in the early spring, or
as soon as brick can be had.
There are l3G appearances on the
docket of Circuit Court, which begins
next Monday. This is falling of
of about illty, which is attributable
to the increased jurisdiction of the
over courts.
West Dade, col, another of the
Newstead wheat thieves, was ar
rested in Henderson this week and
Sheriff Boyd went down and brought
him to this city Wednesday. lie is
now in Jail and the grand jury will
look into his case next week.
One of the local undertakcrs sold
four collins last Wednesday.
One was for Mr.. Stockton, another
for child of Mr.. Geo. L. Owen, of
Belleview, and the other two for
colored parties, One of the latter
was man who died in this city and
the other a woman in the country.
In order to avoid conflicting with the
Baptist church at West Union the
day for Methodist preaching at Shi-
lob is changed from the End TO the Sd
Sunday, which neccssitates change
from Sd to End Sunday at Vaughan's
Grove. Preaching at the Grove End
Sunday in March.
Mr.. q. ellison, late of Butler county,
has removed to this city and located
to engage in the business of contractor
and builder. In another column he
invites the patronage of the public
Mr.. ellison comes to us highly recom-
mended as a gentleman and architect,
He occupies the cottage ON Nashville
street, east of the Catholic church.
Mr.. G. B. Webb, of this city, has
applied for patent on a harness fas-
tening, which is to be attached to the
breeching of heavy Wagon harness
in place of the old fashioned heavy
ring that has to be tied to the trace
chain. 1t is certainly great i'm
provement, and Mr. Webb will ne
doubt be very successful in its In
PRODUCTION, on account of its useful.
ness.
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