Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-27
HERE AND THERE,

longing W MI L. w. Oooch onc uag
last week.
Jno. B. Doris & Co.'S circus passed
through the city Sunday on its way
South.
There is some talk of stock COM
pany's being organized to build a
fine hotel in the city.
The passenger trains were delayed
several hours by a wreck at Good
let's, Tenn, last Friday.
Rev. j. T. Barrow preached at the
Baptist church Sunday morning.
There were no services at night.
If your feathers need renovating
take them 10 Miss Alice Hayes, and
save the expense of sending them of.
Messrs Forbes & Bro. have moved
into their handsome new building
on the corner of Tenth and Main
streets.
A protracted meeting is in progress
at the colorel Baptist church in this
city. II is being conducted by the
pastor, Rev. L. Williams.
The work is being pushed ahead
on the brick building to be erected
on Russellvillc, or Seventh street, east
of Schmitt's saloon, by Mr.. Jas. Brad
shaw.
Protracted meetings are going on
at number of churches in the coun-
ty. The lovely weather of the last
week or two has been very favorable
for holding meetings.
Ed. Moore. of the Christian de-
nomination, is conducting a protract-
ed meeting at Harmony Grove
church, near Sinking Fork. There
have been fifteen additions to the
church.
James Pye Il Co., are closing out
grand selection of MEMS, BOYS,
YouTHs' and CHILDREN's SUIrs and
'OvERcoATs at greatly reduced prices
In order to reduce their stock before
moving into their new store.
The best family weekly in the
United States is the Toledo Blade
(Nasby's paper.) They invite every
reader of this paper 10 send for free
specimen copy. 1t is the largest and
best dollar paper published. See adj
vertisement elsewhere.
Rev. J. w, Bigham is carrying on
a big revival at Vaughan's Chapel.
Some twelve or fifteen have profess
cd conversion and the meeting con-
tinues TO increase in interest. About
fifteen went TO the mourncr's bench
Sunday night and twenty Others knclt
for prayer.
Now Is your time to buy you No.
! buggy, rockaway, phaeton or ba-
rouche, as we want TO close out our
stock and not carry them over until
next spring. Call early and examine
our stock, and lett quoteyou prices,
lower than ever offered in the past IA
years. MoCAMY, BoNTE y Co.
Peck's Sun, published at Milwau-
kec, Wisconsin, is the most humorous
paper In America to-day. Geo. w.
Peck, its editor and proprietor, stands
without an equal as a humorist. lie
believes in making people happy,
and no one can be otherwise who
reads his most excellent paper Our
readers are invited TO read the pros
pectus of Peck's Sun in another col
umn. Sample copies mailed free to
any address,
Mr.. II. G. Hanna, of Pembroke,
was in the city Saturday and present.
cd us with specimen ofthe Japanese
persimmon which grew upon his
fruit farm near Pine Bluff, Ark. 1t
somewhat resembles an oblong apple,
but has the cap at the stem like the
wild persimmon. The color is a
bright yellow and the fruit is as large
as large peach. 1t measures six
inches around and nine inches the
long way. Mr.. Hanna's father-in-
law, who is his partner in the fruit
farm, has sent some samples to the
New Orleans Exposition which are
much larger than the one presented
to us.
A Paducah butcher advertises beef
steak at 5 cents per pound and roasts
from AZ to 6Is cents. In this city
the price charged for steak is 1917
cents and for roasts l0cents. This is
a considerable difference and there
must be pretty big profit in one
town or pretty small margin in the
other. By-the-way three cents per
pound is about the best that is offered
for beef cattle. In most lines of trade
a reduction of the cost of supplies
will cause a fluctuation in the retail
market, but this does not seem to BIO
the case in the meat market. The
standard prices for fresh meat have
remained unchanged for years in
this city.
The Richardson Comedy Company
completed its engagement of -four
nights at the Opera House Saturday
evening. The company gave five
performances, including the matinee