Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-08-24
HERE AND THERE,

WANTED:-A lady teacher for
small school. Apply to NJ. Adams or
G. r. Caycc, at once.
Robt. Wilson and Miss Clara May,
of Croflon, cloped to Shawnectown,
ILL.,, Thursday and were married.
On September lst, Miss Alice
Hays will reopen her drcssmaking
department in addition TO millinery.
Tommie TIagorty, little son of
Mrs. Joe Ilaegerty, died last Wednes-
dag at the residence of his grand
mother in this city.
The Eugene Ice Co., and the Hop
kiEspihe Artificial Ice Co, have
pooled their issues under the name
Of the Ilopkinsville Ice Co.
Messrs. Forbes & Bro, have taken
contract TO build frame school
house at Church Hill, for $1,000,
which will be done by October LIST.
No. j3, the a. NJ. express train,
was -four hours late yesterday on ac-
count Of being dItchcd five miles be-
yond Evansville. Nobody was hurt
by the accident.
At the late meeting of the Little
River Baptist Association at Ccrule-
an Springs, Rev Il. w. Morehcad was
reelected Moderator and Rev. j. d.
Jordan was elected Clerk.
Mr.. S. ii. Harrison has bought DR..
Fairleigh's garden, fronting on Sew
enth street Go feet and 1855 feet deep,
for s 800 and will at once build a
commodious two-story residence.
Mr.. VIM. J. Jones, of Princeton,
was married last night to Miss Eu-
ncie Wilson, Of New Providence,
Tenn, and they have gone on a bridal
tour TO Old Point Comfort.
Mr.. Jas. Bradshaw has sold out the
Baptist Monitor under a distress
warrant for rent. II brought $3.50.
The paper has not been issued for
several weeks. 1t is not likely that
ii will ever be revived.
The Main Street Colored Baptist
Church hold their services in the City
Court room since their house was
burned. The members are trying to
raise money by charitable subscrip-
lions to aid in rebuilding.
An old negro man named Jas. Had
dock, aged 70 years, wasarrcsted near
Pembroke last Friday charged with
attempted rape on the person OfShel-
lie Moody, colOrcd child only years
old. lie was tried before E>q. Pc
nick and sent TO Jail in default of a
$1,000 bond. The old man protests
his innocence but circumstances are
against him.
DIR. LevingSton Lindsay met with |
a very painful but not serious acct
dent, last Wednesday, while endcav-
oring 10 take the hobbies of of a Tex
as pony. The Doctor got the rope
wound around his leg aud the pony
kicked him, dislocating his knee. AT
present he is resting quietly and do.
ing well, and We hope will soon re-
coycr.-CadiA Telephone.
Friday evening Morris Doaier,
onc-armcd negro, was arrested |
charged with oulraging a l2-year.old |
colored girl near this city, The child
was subjected to the most inhumau
and llendish treatment. The brute |
was tried before Judge Brasher Sat
urday and held over under a bond OF
$50 which he was unable to give
lie should be punished TO the ex-
IRENE limit of the law.
Tom Stewart, a negro desperate,
who attempted to kill his wife at
Clarksville last winter, was captured
in Henderson last Wednesday but
while on his way TO Clarksvillc
jumped from the window of a NOV
ing train near Guthrie and made his
escape. lie was hand-cuiled and had
a pistol-shot wound in the head made
while trying TO escape from the jail
at Henderson. lie made his escape
apparently unhurt, although the train
was running % miles an hour. A re-
ward is offered for his re-capture.
If the l.. & n. completes the |. A. &
7, road to Princeton, it will be the
first branch road she ever scooped
and completed 1t has always been
her policy 10 stop these kind of roads
in the woods. She did this with the
road that runs from Columbia III the
direction Of Florence, Ala. She did
it with the road from Dickson Station
that now terminates a few miles
south of CentrevilIe. She did it with
the Nashville \ Greensboro, which is
cut short at the State line, the nearest
point the Kentucky charter would al
low 1t TO stop.-Chronicle.
Hopkinsville has sold more tobac-
co this season than ever before In one
year, Notwithstanding the /. A. &. 4
Railroad made serious inroads upon
her territory. Over 1900 hogsheads
have been sold and the total figures
will not fall under $4,000 by the close
of the season. With anothcrrailroad
connection and cheap shipping rates
our market will receive a new impe-
tus and this number will be largely
increased next year. Farmers, stand