Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-26

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ANY young gentleman who wants
10 take commercial course in the
. Bryant " Stratton Business College,
oil Louisville, most excellent school
f Of its kind, will do we'll TO correspond
with us as we have a scholarship TO
sell.
Baptist Circle, No. Z, will meet
with the Sinking Fork church next.
Saturday and Sunday. Pastors, dea-
cons, finance committees and others
appointed by the churches are ur-
: gently requested 10 attend with full
reports of collections during the past
quarter. j. W. RusT, V. Pres.
Advertisers should remember that
our paper goes to a class of people
who are able TO pay cash for their
paper, and as consequence are val
liable to the advertiser. We have a
large and increasing list and will
give you value received for all the
money invested with us.
The characters Of the Dickens Fes.
tiVal will meet at the Opera House,
tonight, at 1880 o'clock, promptly. |
Also Wednesday and Thursday |
nights at tho same hour As there
is to be full rehearsal of the "Pick-
wick Trial" tonight, every charac-
ter in that scene is especially request
ed to be present. A full dress re-
hcarsal on Thursday night.
The Fairvicw correspondent of the
Elkton Progress has his item which
is not without interest at this time
~. u. Everett Is candidate for
Jailer in Christian county, on the
Republican ticket. The committee
will meet in Hopkinsville the first
Monday in February to make the
Nominations for all the county Offices"
The entertainment given at the On.
GA iiouseFnday evening for the bene-
lit ofthe Episcopal church was fairly
well attended, Notwithstanding the
lnclemency OF the weather. All of
the young ladies and gentlemen sus-
tanned their respective parts in a
highly creditable manner. The affair
Melted between $50 aud $50.
Edward W. Glass, the colored con-
stable in this district, accepts a call to
make the race for jailer. The call
was signed by six white men and
over a hundred colored voters. The
probabilities are that his candidacy
will receive the endorsement of The
Republican Committee next Monday.
lie is now serving his second term as
constable.
Mr.. C.E. Bacon, of Roaring Springs, a
Trigg county, died on the 18th inst, '
aged about 70 years. lie had been !,
in very bad health for some time but =
the direct cause ofhis death was a +,
stroke of paralysis some days before. h
lie was the father of DR.. G. P. Bacon 4
and Mr.. II. E. Bacon, of Evansville, a
and was a good man, a consistent u
christian and clever, upright gen.
tleman.
Judge Jno. r. Grace returned home
last week, after spending several
days In the counties of Hopkins and 7
Christian, where he has been look
ing after his prospects. Judge
thinks he is all right off his time has
not come"-a Calvinistic doctrine
that voters are sometimes wont to r
apply to a man who has been hold
ing office for period of time.-Tele- n,
phone. -
A man by the name of Mac Wright C
was found dead last week in Trigg to
county, and the supposition is that to
he froze to death. lie went to Frank Ii,
Hiser's store the day before and start OF
I'd home with more "booze" under sa
his belt than he could conveniently tie
larry. Next morning he was found &C
IN the roadside dead. Mr.. Wright bt
vas formerly citizen of this county We
md his friends hear of his untimely fe
md with sorrow.-Princeton Argus. G,
The emigrant fare from New York nc
o Hopkinsville is $l195 instead of al
1I95 and from Philadelphia $ll.65, A
ince JAM. 10, when all the eastern W,
runk lines ofrailroads invited into be
N immigrant clearing house and ev
greed upon new tariff. From Bal to
imore the special emigrant fare is ca
745. The emigrant fare on the tn
cean steamers from Europe varies co
rom 1923 to $25 according to the line. m,
Mr.. I. M. Jenkins, Jr., advance 81
gent for DR.. II. M. Sherman called ~
N us last week. Mr.. Jenkins says
hat the Doctor is Virginian by
firth. A graduate Of the leading
hools of medicines of Germany and
his country. And man not to be
lassed with the most of the trave- sa'
ing doctors and quacks, but a man w. w.
1ho is straight forward and truthful sh
nd one that will gain high reputa- phi
ion in this city, and ifsuccessful will ha
make regular visits to this city as he 70
oes, to Evansville, Henderson and in in
Their places. on