Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-11-09
HERE AND THERE,

800 purse by the citizens of Crofton.
A great many fruit trees have been
delivered here this fall from all parts
of the country. ~
The Phoenix Hotel saloon is not
closed but will run to the first of
January. ..o,-rrr
Those who were up that early say
that there was a slight attempt at
snow at O'Clock Saturday morning.
Frank Reynolds was tried Friday
for stabbing Jim Bradley last Tues
day and acquitted OH the ground of
self defense. = F.
The NJ. G. Radford case was called
at Cadiz Thursday and again contin-
ued. This time the Commonwealth
was not ready. sg.sg.ffes
FOR SALE-A house and lot on
South Main st. House has rooms,
cabin, good stable, etc, on the place.
Apply at this office.
We have a strawberry vine in our
window which Is full of berries, some
Of which are almost ripe. 1t was pre-
scented to us last week by Peter Nor
gan, col.
We have a drawer New Remipg-
ton sewing machine for sale. If you
are needing machine we can make
II to your interest 10 call at our Office.
Mrs. S. A. Mills, of Greenville, Ky,
has moved to this city to educate her
children. She has moved to the house
on Virginia street lately vacated by
DIR. j. II. Armistead.
A colored boy named Owsley, son
of Geo. .Owsley, accidentally shot off
the middle finger of his right hand
while hunting Saturday. DR.. Yates
amputated the stump.
Messrs. Il. L. Porter, w. T. Buck
ner, II. J. Ellis and Austin Peay were
elected Inspectors of the Clarksyille
Tobacco Market last week. Messrs.
Buckner aud Peay are citizens OF
Christian county.
The new church building of Beth
lei Baptist church at Fairview will be
dedicated the Bird Sunday in this
month, Hon. jefferson Davis is ex-
pected, but it is not known for GER
tain that he can come.
| Two more barnshave recently been
burned, both near the city. One was
the property of Mr.. Hobt. Mills and
had the tobacco crop of some colored
tenants named Torian In it. The 9th.
err was on the farm Of w. w. Ware
near the poor house. Loss in either
case not known.
| Mr.. Henry Saturday, who came 10
this city from England three years
ago, has bought . lot on the corner
of Broad and Seventh streets, upon
which he has built a coy cottage
Mr.. Saturday isa painter by trade
and is well pleased with his home
here, lie haze just finished painting
the new residence of Mr.. A. G. Busl
on Virginia street.
The contesting Board is now hear
l ing the deposition read in the Win
+ free-Anderson contest for count,
Judge. Judge Winfrec is represent
r ed by Judge Petroe and Judge Nc
5 Carroll and Judge Anderson by Co
: Clark and Hon. Jas. Breathitt. Their
are $50 deposition to read and III
T case win take all this week. 1t wa
0 begun last Saturday. The Board j
8 composed OF County Clerk Breathit
: and Esquires Brasher and Rogers
1 All Of them are Republicans but ESQ
I Brasher voted for Judge Winfre
1 last August.
Wednesday morning We met on th
u street one ofthe remarkable men VIII
;. took an active part in the war. Iii
! name Is Larkin Harmed, and his HON
is near Hopkinsville, Ky. He wa
: not soldier in any special comman,
. but he devoted his time and riske
3 his life in thousand adventure
y passing from Kentucky through tn
. Federal limos 10 the Confederate al
y my In the South. He brought letter
y to us and was in the tent of the write
y of this notice at Dalton, Ga, in 1856
" Though an old man now his health
!, good, and he has the prospect of man
" years of active life.-Clarksvil
/, Chronicle.
Is A meeting Of twelve days Close
1t with the Little River Baptist churC
< last week IN which the pastor, Re
CO A. w. Meacham, was assisted by FL
J. w. Oliver. There were ninete'
additions to the church and nine OF
err confessions. The following pc
sons joined the. church: John Thor
n as, John Redd, G.. w. Southall, Jo
's dan Thomas, James Gee, Daniel Me
at rift, Robert Dalton, Edward Lad
&C. Joel Nance, Barksdale Caldwell,
he s. Lindsay, Wesley Thomas, Nj
nd Ada Merritt, Mrs. Lucy Dawson, Mi
US Lille Pace, Miss Rosa Robey, Mi
II Jimmie Long, Mrs. Lucina Thom'
n Mrs. Martha Ladd. This church h
W recently newly painted its house
U.s. worship and furnished it with an Q
III cellent organ. ,5 issl.1 4. ts|