Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-02-23
HERE AND THERE,

1. burned as yet
l. W.J. Graham agent for the Nation
al Fertilizers, office at Wright's store.
The Tube Rose Club will give a
dance at Howe's Hall, Thursday
night.
FOR RENT-A residence on South
Virginia st. Aapply to
FORBES & BRO.
Messrs. Long, Garnett 81 Co. have
settled Mr. II. w. Tibbs' loss by the
late fire. They paid him 500 of his
$500 policy-all he asked in the adj
justment.
Prof. w. d. McCleery will give
lecturer on chronology at the county
court room tonight at s o'clock.
Admission 25 cents. Examinations
80 cents additional.
A grand masquerade ball will be
given at Croft's Hall, Crofton, next
Friday evening, the 2Gth inst. II is
expected to be very enjoyable and
successful affair.
The Crofton Amateur Dramatic
Club will give its first public enter
tainment at the Crofton Academy
Hall, tomorrow evening. Admis-
sion only Is cents.
Mr.. Clarence Anderson took very
correct photograph of a scene on
Main street during the deep snow.
He is selling the pictures at rs and
90 cents, according to the size.
A full attendance of the members
of Y. NJ. G. A., for this evening
Cruesday 23rd) is urged and expected
as business of importance will come
before the Association.
BAILEY WALLER, Sec.
Mr. Il. w. Davis, of Crofton, who
fell and fractured his arm a few DAYS
ago, writes 10 say that he is still on
the track in the race for jailer, and
expects to remain so until the contest
is decided.
All of the banks and public build
ings were closed yesterday and the
usual amount of kicking was noticed.
AS everybody knows Feb. % is
Washington's birth day and nation
al holiday.
During the recent term of Circuit [
Court at GAINESVILLE, Tenn, eight {
gentlemen ( p were elected TO serve {
their country in the Jail and peniten- |
tiary for terms ranging from one (
day to three years. 4
Hon. Jas. Breathitt has qualified =,
as administrator of the estate of the
late Jno. W. Breathitt, Jr. The >
stock of groceries will be closed out
as soou as possible, unless sold in a !,
body to some dealer.
Messrs. VIM. Cowan, F. r. Dryer 4
and Ike Burnett all withdrew from a
The race for Circuit Clerk yesterday v
and the contest for the Democratic I,
nomination is now between Messrs. d
NJ. Day and b. NJ. Harrison. d
The coal thrown out in the recent Il
wreck has been sold at three cents N
per bushel, The purchaser 10 haul il II
away himself. A great deal of lump 4
,oal was stolen and we understand q
he amount realized by the Railroad IL
Company was less than $50. "
Any young gentleman who wants =
o take commercial course in the
Bryant Il Stratton Business College, -
If Louisville, u most excellent school :,
# its kind, will do well 10 correspond y
With us as we have a scholarship to :
ell. "
Il
Mr.. B. NJ. Harrison is announced g,
IS a candidate for the office of Cir q
ut Clerk, subject to the action of q
he Democratic party. His quali6ca- ii
ions are unquestioned and he would Ell
rove strong and popular candi-
ate If nominated.
Mrs. Dilsie Luck, wife of Joe Luck,
well-to-do colored farmer who lives
few miles south of the city, died at III
er home last Saturday, aged 80 III
ears. She died at s 80 O'Clock A. NJ, Ia
paralysis, The remains were in Gu
erred at Mr.. II. G. Gary's, Sunday I'll
t IL o'clock. pc
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The latest joke told on the I. A. & II,
!. railroad is that the engineer stop
ed the train the other day to let pas
'ngers get off and catch a 'possum
nat was seen running along by the II
ack. AS soon as the game was cap
lred the train resumed its journey.
his is said to be a fact.
Mrs. Susan NJ. Calls died of heart pc
Isease last Tuesday, at the residence a.
her son-in-law, Rev. j. G. Tate, of "a, '
lasgow, Ky. Mrs. Calls was until vi
gently resident of this city. She W.
as daughter of Judge Jouett, and "a
as born in Mercer county, KY, in NV
~. She was the step-mother of ioe
Il E. G. Calls, of this city. io'
There were several additions to the wi
aptist church Sunday. Mr.. and an
rs. Ben. Bradshaw and their daugh- tb
rs, Misses Annie and Allie, Joined
: letter and Mr.. L. M. Flack's two
tile daughters, Mary and Georgia, in
ined by experience and will be bap- da
zed at some date in the near future. ", W