Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-08-18
HERE AND THERE,
Howe's sun time is the city standard

Cansler's Stock Sale next Saturday
The finest watch repairing in tn,
+ city is done at llOwe's.
I. Watermelons by the wagon load
!. are still rolling into the city every
day.
The most reliable and finest watcl
repairing in the city, is done at M. d
Kelly's.
The married mems club played Q
second game Of baseball, against the
single mems club, Saturday, and
were defeated by score of A to 30
Rev. Samuel Baker, of Russellville
will preach at Bethel Church on the
fourth Saturday and Sunday in this
month, the ODD and go insts.
Sam Jones' engagement for Sep
TENDER 1st has been declared off. A
letter from Mr.. Jones contains the
intelligence that his health is failing
and he needs rest but will come some
time later in the fall.
The young people had a delightful
social dance at Mr.. NJ. b. Kings, in
the Church Hill neighborhood, last
Friday night. 1t was well attended
and was a most enjoyable affair.
Several couples from the city were
present.
A Chinaman is in the city prospect
ing with view Establishing laun-
dry in the city. The Swedish laun-
dry run by Miss Johanna Person has
been closed, as the manager has mar
ried Mr.. N. Christ and moved TO
Erin, Tenn.
Joe Vaughan, col, had a horse
stolen from Mr.. w. 7. Vaughan's
pasture about ten days ago. The
thief negro, was tracked to Spring
field, Tenn and the horse recovered
yesterday by Mr.. G.. E. Kennedy.
The thief had sold the stolen animal
for $l5.
In this issue will be found an ad-
vertisement of the Terry Show Case
Co, Nashville, Tenn. This company
manufactures all kinds and sizes of
showcases, and makes a speciality Of
cedar chests for clothing, etc. Those
in need of anything of the kind will
do well to write for prices.
Loads and loads of watermelons
were brought to town last week and
on Saturday not less than a dozen
wagons could be seen on the streets
filled with the very finest kind.
Melons weighing 40 pounds were
sold for so cents and the prices
ranged down TO 10 and cents. The
crop Is an enormous one.
There will be preaching at Hebron
on the 9TH Sunday in August, and on
Saturday before, at Ii a. m, each
day, by Rev. b. +. Hay es, 2. L. The
board of stewards Tor the entire cir
cult will meet at 3 o'clock on Satur-
day for final settlement with the
pastor, and TO attend to other bust
ness of the circuit. The sacrament
ofthe Lords Supper will be admins
tered by the Presiding Elder on Sun
day. b. +. Orr
Mr.. Geo. w. Gibson left yesterday
for TT. Worth, Texas, whittier he goes
to accept position in large whole
Fa'e dry goods establishment. Mr..
Gibson is young man whom it is
pleasure for us to recommend TO
strangers as a gentleman of honesty,
sobriety and strict integrity of pur-
pose in all things. We regret TO lose
him from our midst, but he carries
with him TO his new home our best
wishes for success in all his under
takings.
Mess. l.. G. Williams & Co, insert
conspicuous advertisement in this
issue setting forth the different kinds
Of implements they handle. This
firm handles the Empire Drill, which
has given satisfaction among the far
mers wherever used, and they are
meeting with flattering success in
Producing them in this section. This
house is one of our most reliable
implement houses, and handles every
thing in their line. They make
specially Of wind mills and have just
put up several for different farmers.
The following Democrats have re-
ceived appointments as government
storekeepers in this district: Col. ].
F. Gentry, Trigg county; Major
Webb +. IIawes, Daviess county
Messrs. Arch d. Brown, Henderson
county, j. o. Madden, Hancock
county, and James M. Glass, Chris
tian county. Collector Wood has
recommended the appointment of
thirty five Democrats to date, which
is very encouraging outlook for
the boys, as his recommendation is
tantamount to appointment
Greensboro Inquirer.
A prominent farmer of the Gar
rettsburg neighborhood sold his
wheat in this city last week, having
failed to get a price at Howell sufli-
cient to justify him in shipping over
the l., A. Il Il. road. He stored his
wheat in the depot at Howell early
in the season, but could not get more
than IS cents offered for his crop.
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