Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-06-08
KENT ucKY KNOWLEDGE.

''S annual oCooiOb III LOUISVILLE ldSl
week,
Eddie Tabler, a small boy, was
drowned In Salt River, at Harrods-
burg.
The General Association of Ken
lucky Baptists will meet at Bowling
Green June %.
The BARRIERS of Louisville are
threatening TO strike for shorter
hours for days work.
S. Thad Lydick, farmer, shot and
killed himself in Harrison county,
while temporarily insane.
Jack Carter shot and killed Eliza
Roc at Stepstone while on a drunken
spree.
Ralph Bingham, "a boy orator. is
making speeches in Eastern Ken
lucky at so cents per head.
Rev, S. Y. Hall, of Louisville, de-
clines to accept the Prohibition NOM
nation for Congress.
Thos, B. Furber, a festive drum
mcr of Detroit, Mich, was taken out
'sniping" by some bad young fellows
in Henderson.
Hon. c. U. McElroy, of Warren, is
seriously thinking of entering the
race for Congress in the Third dis
trlct.
Col. Albert Gallatin Talbot, OF
Danville, a gay youngster of rs years,
was married to Miss Caroline Wat
son, of Philadelphia, last Tuesday.
Smith, Mitchell & Co.'S, saw and
planning mill, at Catlettsburg, was
burned Thursday night. Loss $45, OOO.
insurance only 5000.
Frank Bower, a noted desperate
of Jessamine county, committed
suicide at Nichalosville Thursday, by
cutting his throat.
II d. Morehead, aged 10, and Lau-
ra Taylor, aged II, eloped from But
Ter county to Richland, Tenn, and
were married, May 2Sth.
G. Allison Holland, formerly asso-
ciate editor of the Eminence Consti-
nationalist, was married on June l,
to Miss Jean Gillespie, of Chattanoo-
ga, Tenn, where lie now lives.
Lieut., Gov. Hindman is a candi-
date for Congress in the Eleventh
district. There are several other as
pirants in the field. Wolford will
not be candidate for reelection.
"Aunt Betsy" Mckay, of Taylors-
vile, celebrated the Tooth anniversa-
ry Of her birth on the 4th inst. She
was escorted to the church by gen.
tleman 50 years old and the horse
driven was 30 years of age. The ag.
gregate age of the turnout was. 2l2
years. III of her descendants were
present.
| j. Davis Hutchcraft, young law
yer of Paris, went boat-riding alone
on the evening of May 81, and has
never been seen since. The boat was
found right side up and foul play is
suspected. Hutchcraft had accident
insurance policies for $4,000 expiring
June 9th.
Mrs. Charles Riggs, daughter o
Harry Soper, was thrown over the
railing on Lo Young bridge, about
five. miles south of Carlisle, and
killed Wednesday. Mrs. Thompson
her sister, was with her, but was moi
thrown over, and only got slight
bruise in falling from the buggy
The bridge is about forty feet from
the water. She had been married
but short time.
About year ago the wife of Mr.
j. Wesley Parrish, of this county
died. In April his daughter married
Mr.. j. Henry Tnrpin. In May Mr.
Turpin died. In June, last Tuesday
Mr.. Parrish married Miss Annie L
Turpin, sister to j. Henry Turpin
deceased. We're Mr. Turpin alive
Mr.. Parrish would be brother-in law
of Observation-Disclosures law; and il
is yet possible for MI Parrish's child
to be cousin Of his grand-child
This is rare occurrence. The wild
owed daughter is IA years DID,
Richmond Herald.
Twenty years ago, in Grant Coun.
ty, G. w. Osborn and Samuel Ander.
son, sons of prosperous farmers,
quarreled about the sale of some
sheep, and Anderson shot and killed
Osborn. 1t was said to have been an
unprovoked murder and Anderson
fled the State and disappeared. A
short while ago man 40 years old,
and haggard, returned to the scene
of the crime, which had almost been
forgotten, and gave himself up, say
ing he was Osborn's slayer. He was
disbelieved at first, but the matter
was investigated and new indictments
were made out and the case has been
called for trial.
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