Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-09-03
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urday.
The regular Sabbath evening SER
vices will be resumed at the Metho.
dist church next Sunday night.
Some tobacco leaves FROM Joe
Pyle's crop, on exhibition in the city
yesterday, measured 24x44 inches.
James Lanier killed a very large
wild cat near Pine Hill in the North
ern portion Of the county, Monday.
The watermelon crop this year has
been very fine. We have never seen
finer home. grown melons brought to
the city.
Mrs. Wash Dluguid, daughter of
Mr.. +. H. Rcnshaw, died in the Sink
ing Fork ncighborhood last Wednes
day.
John Rogers, nine .year-old son
of Esq. p. f. Rogers, died Monday
night. The parents have the sympa-
tines of many friends.
The Fair Company has employed
the Bowling Green Colored Band 10
make music at the coming fair. The
local band declined to put in bid.
Mr.. A. G. Bush has moved his cot
tagc on, Virginia street back far
enough to make room for two-story
house in front, which lie will build at
once.
Mr., N. b. Shyer has purchased
Mrs. Knights one-third interest in
the buildings occupied by his two
stores, corner Main and 9th Streets,
for SO, cash.
Circuit Court is coming on and it
would be well for would-be- Jurors TO
bear in mind that the man who asks
the sheriff to put him on the jury is
liable to be indicted and fined.
Mr.. J. S. Bryan has sold Messrs
Joe. X. Twyman and A. J. Meadows
each a lot on 18th street, in the rear
of r. IL. DeTreville's. The lots are
100 feet deep and sold for $257 each.
Lighting struck hay stack at Mr..
S. A. Glover's last Saturday and
went clear through II and set the
rails on fire at the bottom. A heavy
rain succeeded the fash and by hard
work the hay was put out and saved.
The mercantile firm of Wall 4
McGehec, NewsIcad, has been dis
solved, Mr.. J. d. Wall retiring. The
business viii be continued by new
firm composed of j. w. and A. G.
McGehee, under the firm name of j.
W. McGehee Il Bro.
The report of the murder of VIM.
Calvin at Mat Avant's last week has
been corroboratcd.JeG Stevenson, the
murderer, is still at large. Sheriff
Boyd received telegram yesterday
from Clarksville asking what reward
was offered for his capture.
Henry Weston, a twelve-year.old
negro boy, was arrested yesterday
aud put in the lookup for stealing
. lot ofbottles from Mr.. II. p. Stevens
store. When arrested he had on two
suits and all his pockets were filed
with pint and half-pint bottles. i
NOTlCE:-Mr. l.. l.. Kelly, the
picture man, will be in IIopkinsville
on Monday, Sept, 9th, to deliver the
numerous orders of enlarged por-
traits he took while recently here.
Those holding his receipts for pictures
please bear In mind that they may
expect call OH or very soon after tho
above date.
Mr.. AQnilla b. Long who has served
eight years as Democratic jailcr,
moved Instantly TO Croflon, his old
home, Wednesday, He will surren-
der the Jail to his successor, Mr.. Geo.
w. Long, next Monday. The latter
has already moved into the jailer's
residence. The late jailer is a candi.
date for inspector of the uopkinsYille
tobacco market.
The Kentucky New Era, heretofore
owned by Mr.. Hunter Wood, has
passed into the hands of a stock COM
pany composed of Hunter Wood, Jno.
O. Rust and Frank Monroe. Mr.
Rust is the editor of the paper and
Mr.. Monroe foreman of the Office
Both retain their present position9
and the policy of the paper will not
DO affected by the change of owner
ship.
Rev. e. Williams is canvassing the
city this week to secure subscriptions
to a fund to be appropriated to pur-
chasing a site for the Colored Normal
School in the city. The object is to
be able to offer free location as an
inducementto secure the school for
Hopkinsville, Our citizens generally
are subscribing literally TO the fund
which is to be collected only in the
event the school is located here.
Assessor Littlellcld will begin tie
assessment for 1887, under the new
faw, on the 10Th inst. The work will
be completed by Dec. 10 and the
Board of Equalization will get
through its work probably by early
spring. About the only inconven-
fence TO the taxpayers will be that
their taxes for 1887 will be payable
about six months earlier. Mr.. Lit
tlefeld has appointed three deputies
Ramon Rrnuni will fakn No | North