Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-29
KENTUCKY NEWS.

There will be brandance at Con-
ISOLATION June ~, and also one at Crof-
ton July 8.
Miss Ida Mckinney, Of Roaring
Springs, KY, was married Wednesday
TO DR.. w. G. Long, OF Versailles, Mo.
The Methodist Conference OF the
Russellville district will convene in
Auburn, at 10 o'clock a. M, Thursday,
June Sd.
The Sunday School Convention OF
Southern Kentucky convened in the
Ninth street Christian church in Hop
kinsville, Tuesday.
Little Douglas Sypert, infant son OF
L. A. and M. D. Sypert, Of Hopkins
vile, died on Aril 26, 1886, after pain
ful illness of several days.
Mr.. Joel J. Holland, an old and re-
spected citizen Of Simpson county, resi-
ding about four miles east Of Auburn,
dropped dead Monday while eating his
dinner.
The Greensboro Messenger says Col.
Turner is the only Kentuckian who
ever had the honor of living in one dis
trict and representing another in Con-
gress at the same time.
Miss Mamie Killebrew, formerly
one of the leading young society ladies
of Hopkinsville, was married last week
to Mr.. Whit. Lockridge, of Mayfeld,
KY, at her home in Fort Worth, Texas.
The Cadiz Telephone calls attention
to the fact that the Elkton & Guthrie
railroad, which has been in operation
fourteen months, in addition to paying
the interest on the bonds, and the run
ming expenses of the road, has on hand
1877 .94 undivided profits.
MIR. Jno. w. Cooper has been
brought home to Hopkinsville from
Trigg county in very bad fix. He is
totally paralyzed from bis waist down,
and the chances are that he will never
fully recover his health, even if the dis
ease does not prove fatal. gt
--Paducah News: Hon. Jim Nc
Kennels prospective entry in the con-
test for Congressman from the second
district has thrown Hon. Polk I4affoon g
friends almost into "conniption fits. I"
The Lafoonites fear. "Quinine jim"
will out wind their favorite, though
they talk loud about how easy Polk can
win the race. .Yg
Saturday evening near Adairville,
in Logan county, Moses Dawson, color
ed, refused, to pay his fare on railroad
train and was put off at way station.
AS the train moved off he sprang aboard
and began to fire into one of the cars,
shooting A. G. Clinton three times, in
hicting probably fatal wounds. Dawson
escaped in the darkness, but was after
wards arrested and lodged in Jail at
Russellville.
AT the residence of Mr.. E. w.
CARROT, near Longview, last Thursday
afternoon, Mr.. James Limbaugh, Of
Guthrie, was married to Miss Maggie
CARROT, Rev. s. P. Forgy officiating,
The attendants were Mr.. and Miss
Mitchell, OF Guthrie, and Mr.. Walton
CARROT and Mis- Ada Lewis. After re-
ceiving the congratulations of friends
the young couple left Immediately foi
their home at Guthrie.
-Messrs. T. B. Sydnor and and w
R. Browder, of Olmstead, two of the
best and most respected citizens o
Logan county, made assignments las
9 Monday. w. F. Barclay is the as
. signee in each case. The liabilities o
Sydnor amount to about $4,000, Will,
q those of Mr.. Browder amount to abou
Q 10000. Their creditors are mostly
citizens OF Logan and Todd counties
: The creditors generally holding claim
0 Of 81 900 or less. The larger debts ar,
pretty well covered by mortgage.
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