Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-03-03
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Rink Friday night.
FOR Residence Soutl
Main street. Apply TO W. Il. Tandy
AS Jeweler and optican, NJ. d
Kelly has the largest practical ex-
perience.
Mr.. Owen Smith is Metcalfe, Ora.
ham & Cos agent for the National
Fertilizers at Pembroke.
The effort TO establish creamery
in GAINESVILLE, Tenn, failed, as all thu
shares Of stock could not find takers
Lovers of fine stock will read the
advertisement of DIR. Ben Wood IN
this issue.
The friends of prohibition held o
mass meeting at the Court House
yesterday at o'clock.
Thirty-two shares of Bank of Hop.
kinsville stock were sold at auction
yesterday at an average of $l0S.
| Mrs. james Ricketts,, shot by llel
husband last week, is considered out
of danger by her physician.
When you come in TO court don't
forget TO come in and renew youl
subscription to The SOUTH KENTUoK-
IAN.
The GAINESVILLE Lodge celebrated
the Dist anniversary of the order Of
knights OF Pythias in grand style Oh
Feb. 10Th.
The stock of groceries of Messrs.
Burbridge Bros. was attached by
creditors yesterday and their bust.
ness house closed.
Pomroy's Liver Cure, The great
remedy for Sick-headache, Dyspepsia
and Liver Complaints. Sold by j.
II. Armistead and Hopper & Son,
IIopkinsvillc, W. W. and j. 2. Gar
nett Pembroke.
A social entertainment was given
Sunday night at the residence of Mr..
Isaac Hart, OH Nashville street, to the
Jewish young ladies aud gentlemen.
Merrymaking was continued until u
late hour, and an excellent supper
was served during the evening.
There was 10 preaching In the
Baptist, First Presbyterian, Second
Presbyterian or Cumberland Prcsby-
terrain churches last Sunday, as the
pastors were absent attending the
Moody meetings in Evansville. The
day was lovely one and the other
churches had large congregations.
Tho farmers are wearing long IA
ces ON the crop prospect this year.
The wheat crop has been very scri-
ously damaged by the severe winter,
and the most discouraging reports Of
its condition are heard on every
hand. But little il any plant land
has been burned and every indica-
1t on points to backward spring
and poor crop year.
Theo. Schalk aud Clark Sharp
were arrested Saturday, charged with
selling mule upon which a mort
gage was held. 1t is charged that
Sharp hired one Ogg to take two
mules 10 Nashville, upon enc of
which A. ii. Anderson held a mort.
gage of $3.50. The ownership of the
other was also In dispute. 1t is claim
ed that the mules were sold TO Sharp
by Schalk and the former sent them
to Tennessee about three weeks ago
Tho men are brickmasons who live
in this city. Sharp gave bond for
$500 and Schalk is still in Jail. The
case will be tried at 4 o'clock this
afternoon. Messrs. Henry & Payne
represent the accused.
Last Friday being the birthday
of the poet, Henry w. Longfellow,
the day was observed by the pupils
of the Hopkinsville Public Schools,
by appropriate exercises. A large
number of visitors were present who
expressed themselves greatly pleased
by the character of the exercises and
the manner in which the pupils ac-
quilted themselves. Too mulch can
not be said in praise of such a Gus
tom, for by means of it the children
become familiar with our best au-
thors and their works. 1t creates,
develops and sustains taste for
literature. 1t gives the child a fund
of pure and elevating thoughts which
produces corresponding effect upon
its moral nature.
The drawings and lettering done
by the pupils on the various black.
boards were remarkable for decided
artistic merit.
Mr.. L. b. Ritter has settled with his
family in Leesburg, Fla, and we
hear is well pleased with his new
home. AS he is in a community il
which he and family are entire
strangers, we desire to commend
him to his neighbors as clever gen
tleman, worthy of their confidence
and esteem. His health has beer
such for years that he was in grea
measure unfit for business in this eli
mate and he was compelled to seek 1
milder one. BY kinship and mar
riage he is connected with some O
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