Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-03-13
HERE AND THERE.

Now is the time to plant your ear
ly potatoes.
AS ,Jeweler and optician, M. d.
Kelly has the largest practical ex-
perience.
Mr.. j. E. McElfatrlck, an expert
enced architect and civil engineer,
has moved to this city to locate. We
cordially welcome him to our city.
The grand jury have another lot of
indictments ready to be returned in a
few days.
Attention is called to the "Health
Ordinance" published elsewhere in
to-day's paper.
Mrs. Lindsay, mother Of Mr.. Geo
w. Lindsay, died in Cadiz this week.
She was one of the oldest citizens of
Trigg county.
In digging away the debris of the
Beard building Wednesday, the
workmen found the coal in the cellar
still smouldcring and smoking where
it had been burning for II days.
A ten cent matinee at the Opera
House Tuesday evening has been the |
only attraction of the week. II was
well patronized by the school chill
dren.
The trial of w. ID. Morton, the
GAINESVILLE forger, was continued last
Friday until the 25th inst, and in the
meantime Morton 10 in Jail at Clarks-
vile.
The Presbyterian church social will
meet at the residence of Col. Jno. w.
Mcpherson tonight. II is hoped
that all will attend. Admission as
usual, 10 cts.
The fine weather this week has
kept most of the farmers away from
! the city. They have been at home
busy burning plant beds and getting
ready to put in their crops.
Mr., S. +. Fischer, formerly associa-
ted with NJ. d. Kelly, has opened
jewelry repairing establishment in
IIooser & 0vershiner's store aud
solicits share of the public patron
age.
John Moore is building two. story
tenement house on Liberty street
near the colored Methodist church.
As it is inside The fire limits it will
be frame house covered on the out
side with metal, the only residence
of the kind in the city.
Miss Mary Boales, an aunt of Mrs.
Polk Cansler, died at Mr.. Cansler's
residence in this city last Tuesday.
The funeral was preached at the
Methodist church at 2:30 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon and the re-
mains inferred in the city cemetery.
The following are the officers of the
Christian County Agricultural and
Mechanical Association for this year:
C. +. Jarrett President; DIR. b. S.
Wood, Geo. w. Means, DR.. Jno. G.
Whitlock, Thos. l.. Graham, G. ID.
Bell aud IL. ii. Alternately, directors.
A fire alarm was sounded Tuesday
morning about 6 $50 o'clock. The
fire proved to be in L. p. Campbell's
kitchen, which caught from flue.
The family and servants succeeded
in putting out the fire in its incipien-
cy and the loss was Of no consequence.
Owing to the early hour, the alarm
created but little excitement.
1t begins to look like Christian
county is to have a hanging once
more after all. Three indictments
have been returned for willful and
unprovoked murder. One of the
murderers, Jordan Taylor, confesses
his guilt and will plead guilty, and if
the law is enforced there is no way
to avoid hanging him. Let it be en-
forced.
Rev. c. S, Gardner, an eloquent
and able young divine of Brownsville,
Tenn, is assisting the pastor, Rev. j.
N. Prestridge, in conducting the re-
vival at the Baptist church. Services
are held every day at A o'clock and at
1880 o'clock p. NJ. Up to this time
four girls-Lida Bell Donaldson, Cloe
Williams, Bette Hanbery and Fair
mine Shanklin-have united with
the church. The interest is increas-
ing every day and there is a good
prospect for a general revival.
|. The members of the Hopkinsville
4 Cornet Band will give a phantom
carnival at the skating rink this
+ evening, which will be novel and
4 pleasing entertainment. The band
will appear in full uniform, and will
y present new music and new marches
: Maskers only will be allowed to skate
before the ghosts grand march al
Y s 80 o'clock. Masks off at 8 o'clock
9 The programme for the evening will
a be-: LIST, general skating End, skate
4 in couples; 3rd, everybody's grand
$ march; 4th, general skating; 9th
n ladies' choice; Finale, galop, "Away
s we 60" Doors open at S:l5. Gen
: eral admission 25 cents, skates Is cts