Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-13
LAFAYETTE ITEMS.
Oct. Sih. 1885

The Quietude of our little town
was considerably disturbed last Mon
day by-thessa sad death of Mr.. JAS. II.
Moss. On last Friday Mrs. Moss left
home to visit her sister, Mrs. Jones,
who lives in the neighborhood of the
Roaring Springs. That evening Mr..
Moss bought bottle of morphine OF
Wootton Il Son and got Dir. Wootton
to dose out four doses for him. lie
was at his regular place of business,
with Shyer. Bros, on Saturday, went
home that night after closing the
store, and was not seen anymore UNI
til about II o'clock Monday, when
Rev. Il. L. Pate, with whom he had
been taking his meals, becoming UNI
easy at his long absence, began to
maka inquiry and found that no one
had seen him since Saturday night,
and becoming more uneasy, Bro.
Pate, with several other gentlemen,
Went TO his house, forced an entrance
througha window and found him
living TN the bed in an unconscious
condition. The doctor was imne-
dialely summoned and everything
was done that could be for his re-
lief, but to no avail, he never once
arose from the deatl-like stupor, and
about o'clock p. NJ. his soul took its
flight to that better world. The bot
tie of morphine was found under his
pillow about one third of its con-
tents had been taken out. The sup
position Is that he took the NOR
phine in order TO make him sleep, as
he had been quiet restless and had
not slept well for sometime. Mr..
Moss was man who was honored
and respected by all who knew him
for his high moral character and
strict integrity. lie was upright aud
honest in all his dealings, forgiving
in disposition, quite and unassuming
in his manners and the best ofncigh-
bors. And in him we have lost one
ofour best and most highly respected
citizens. To his much bereaved wild
CIV and friends we tender our heart
felt sympathy and coincidence.
Mr.. Il. j. Fuqua has moved tn
town and taken charge of the Hotel
Maud, formerly occupied by Mr.. A,
A. Fuqua, where lie will DO glad TO
entertain the travelling public.
Adj Il w. w, .Fuqua have bought
the interest of A. A. Fuqua, decd
iif the dry goods store, known as the
firm of A. A. Fuqua Il Co., and W.
W. Fuqua has gone East to purchase
fresh supply of fall and winter
goods. We expect Bill will have 4
nice and well selected stock this fall
as lie is a young man Of excellent
taste and judgement, especially AS
far AS White goods is concerned.
Mr.. A. f. Joiner, formerly of tho
firm OF A. f. Joiner " Co., has ac'
Gcpted a position with Shyer Bros.
where he will be glad to see his old
customers and friends. @
Mr.. r. Il. Cooper has just returned
from Louisville with a splendid sc.
lection of fall and winter goods.
The farmers of this ncighborhood
have been quite uneasy for the pas
few days about frost, as not NOR,
than half of the tobacco crop ha;
been out yet.
In reply to the slanderous scrihblc
which appeared in the issue Of the
KENTUCKIAN of Sept. 22nd, over tho
name of w. b. Pace, we would say
that although we may be zone
horse magistrate and the proprietor
OLA very small stock of groceries,
we don't state anything but facts, ant
those which we are able to prove anC
Furthermore we don't make contract.
which we are not able to fill, nor hire
men and not pay them for their
work. Mr.. Pace said VIC were I'M
able to find any fault with the man
ner in which he has discharged his
duties. The reason why we did no
was simply because Mr.. Hurt, wht
was carrier at that time, had beef
bringing the mails more REGULAR,
thanhis predecessors. Wedo say Til,
mail has failed to reach this post-of
flee good many days in the pas
twelve months. Aud we expect, un
less the mails come more regularl,
in the future than they have IN tn
past, complaint will come from q
source worthy of notice."
URBAN.