Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-09-14
HERE AND THERE.

Rev. l.. w. Welch will move into
Judge Petree's new cottage OIL South
Main this week.
The Tube Rose Club will give a
dance at Howe's Hall, next Thursday
evening, September 10th.
Mr.. S. r. Evans, of the firm of
Smith Il Evans, having died, Mr.. A..
Porter Smith will continue in the
coal business on Railroad and It'll
streets.
Miss Jennie Cabaniss, of Logan
county, is teaching the public school
at Gary's school house and Miss
Becky Dillman is teaching at Adams
school house.
The indications are that the candi-
dates will have a big crowd to hear
them this afternoon. They will each
occupy 40 minutes, Mr.. Mckenzie
making the closing speech,
The public schools opened last
week with larger attendance than
ever before. There are now $50 pu-
pills in daily attendance. A 9th or
advanced grade has been added this
session.
There will be picnic, barbecue
and brandance near cambridge, next
Saturday, the 18Th inst. Extensive
preparations are being made to make
it pleasant for all who attend. Prince
ton will furnish music on the occa-
sion.
Mr.. Samuel T. Evans, Of the coal
firm of Smith Il Evans, died Satur-
day Sept. llth, of typhoid fever, after
a weeks Illness. The funeral was
preached from the Methodist church
Sunday afternoon and the remains
Inferred in the city cemetery.
A racing association has been Or
ganized and will have its first meet
ing Oct. q, 90 and %. About $4,000
in premiums will be given, which
should bring some first-class stock to
the city. The affair is in the hands
of gentlemen who are determined to
make II big success,
Pembroke Baptist church has ex-
tended a unanimous invitation to DR..
j. S. Coleman 10 hold a series Of
meetings with them beginning the
second Sabbath in October next,
which we learn lie has consented 10
do. All are invited TO attend and a
glorious meeting anticipated.
With the early completion of the !
A. Il 4. II. Il. from GAINESVILLE to
Princeton, II will advance the price
Of lands lying near its line, and we
call attention TO the notice in another
column of sale of the Waller tract
situated only a mile and a half from
this road. Read the notice and buy
a good farm.
Saturday afternoon Jackson Diu-
guild, colored man living on the
| Jacksonville road, four miles from
the city, came TO the city 10 make
some purchases. Immediately OF
arriving he was taken with a fit ant
at once BECAME paralyzed. lie wa
hauled TO his home by his rriend
about night, where he suffered great
ly until Sunday afternoon, when Ii
died.
Mr.. John W. Logsdon, the clevc
and accommodating ticket and freigh
agent at this point, kindly furnishe,
a reporter with the receipts of Au
gust traffic over The l.. Il N. brancl
of this division. Over $4,000 wort
of freight was unloaded in the new
warehouse, recently constructed by th
railroad company for storage pur
poses. This is a healthy increas
over July receipts of $1,000. Tn
traffic forwarded amounted in tn
aggregate to about $6,5C0, a decreas
, of $1,000, owing to the light ship
ments Of tobacco.
DR.. Jas. A. Young aud DR.. Jno. A
Gum have entered into partnership
to practice medicine, and insert thci
card In to-day's paper. The new firm
succeeds the firm of Gish & Young
l DR.. ID. j. Gish has retired from activ
practice after As years of service i
his profession. lie was the pionee
' homeopathic physician in this sectio
of country. As physician he has al
tanned high standing and after sue
a long period of labor he can loo
back upon life well spent, in whic
he succeeded in achieving unusu'
> success, both professionally and I
y nancially. In his old age he cap re-
from the active duties of life, COZ
scious of enjoying the respect, ester
and best wishes of the people anon
whom he has lived SO long. lie is IL
. oldest physician in the city and Il
sole survivor of the doctors who hea
/ cd the sick in IIopkinsville forty veal
l. ago. DIR. Young has been engaged
y practice here for number of year
70 and is well known TO our people {
: one ofour best physicians. DR.. Gun
- has recently moved from Casky
this city, where he has practice
y medicine 10 years, for the last thr
u years according to the teachings
Is the Homeopathic school. He is {
u excellent physician, thorough ge
10 tleman and a useful citizen. We co
daily welcome him to our city al
u commend him to the public.