Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-04-23
HERE AND THERE.

the day with the farmers.
Found-Lady's gold ring. Apply
to j. c. BrAsher, city court room.
The annual stock sale of Church
Hill Grange will be held on the 10th
of June.
Tobacco plants are reported doing
well, with the leaves as large as
nickel.
"The Naughty Little Girl" in char
acter costume tonight at Bethel Fe-
male College.
Rev. E. N. Dickcn has been called
to the pastorate orthe Baptist church
at Fairview.
One hundred persons have united
with the white churches Of the city
within the last sixty days.
Company d. will meet tonight to
fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Capt. E. r. Cook.
Don't miss the entertainment at
Bethel Female College tonight.
Admission only 10 cents.
Rev. V. NJ. Metcalfe will preach at
Concord, OH the old Canton road,
next Sunday, Apr. 25, at IL o'clock.
Mr.. A. b. Long has served notice
on his opponent that he may be found
in the saddle from now until August.
Mr. II. ii. DeTreville has begun the
erection of a handsome residence on
Virginia, at the head Of Eighteenth
street.
All persons owing the late firm of
Metcalfe, Graham & Co., would do
well 10 read local from w. J. Ora
ham, In another column OF this paper.
The Muhlenberg Presbytery, ofthe
Southern Presbyterian Church, is III
session at Bowling Green and will
continue over Sunday. i.
Geo. Cooley and Miss Cansler, of
North Christian, eloped TO SPRING
field Sunday and were married. The
bride is daughter of Mr.. Jas. Cam
sler, of Empire.
Abe Davie, col, was brought to
jail from the Garrettsburg district
this week, charged with stealing a
mule. lie hal his examining trial
before Esq. Rives.
The Baptist circle meeting for the
circle of churches including Hopkins
vile will meet at Sinking Fork to-
morrow. Prof. J. w. Rust is the
President of the organization.
This is the Passion week of the
Episcopal church, being the last week
before Easter. Services have been
held at Grace church every evening
this week. To-day is Good Friday.
Most of the candidates have bought
horses and have entered upon the
work of canvassing the county and
the people will have to hide them
selves In caves and hollow logs from
now until the election is over if they
hope to escape the seekers after votes.
Miss Alice Hayes, will offer for the
the inspection Of the ladies ON May
Sd, 4th and 9th one of the most COM
p!o;c displays of millinery goods ever
exhibited in this city, including
number of imported patterns d.
rect from Paris. Don't fail to attend.
Mr.. Y. J. Means is now delivering
the second volume of Blaine's "Twen-
ty years of Congress" TO the sub
scribers In this city. Mr.. Means is
the only authorized agent of the
Lewis Pub. Co., for this territory and
those wiSi hng to order the book can
do so through him.
The Metcalfe Manufacturing Co.,
corner Sth and Liberty streets, is now
prepared to repair any kind Of ma
chinery from 4 needle to steam en-
CINE. In few days they will also
have their foundry In operation. Mr..
j.. j. Mitchell is in charge of the
blacksmithing department.,
There will be q stallion show in
this city tomorrow and 1t Is expect
ed that all the stations in the county
will be on exhibition. There are
some very fine horses in the county
and it is desired to get them all to-
gether and let the people see all Of
them and judge of the merits Of each.
Last Wednesday morning an old
darkey who had come to town TO buy
Sl5 worth of fertilizer, fell In with o
slick confidence man of his own color
and the first thing he knew his mon.
ey had gone glimmering. He com.
planned TO the police, who arrested
the sharper, and, after they had made
him disgorge, the old mans heart
melted and he declined to prosecute
the offender. He was therefore
turned loose and advised TO skip
lie skipped.
Mrs. Catherine Gunther, mother
of Mr.. +. T. Gunther, died in thu
Asylum at Hopkinsville last Friday
! aged seventy-six. Her death wal
) the result of old age. The remains
were brought here for interment OF
Saturday, and were inferred in Elm
wood cemetery at p. m. Sunday
Mrs. Gunther was for many years
, devout member of the Catholic