Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-03-19

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close of the present session of Bethel
Female College.
The knights of Moore Command
cry No. G., meet in conclave next
Monday. Business of special impor-
lance will be considered.
The post Office at Organette has
been changed to IIerndon oil the l.
A. IL 7. railroad, and T. II. Major
has been appointed postmaster.
Benz. p, Armstrong and Leona w.
Grissam, and Henry Clay Rogers
and Martha +. Mills have been grant
ed license to wed this week.
A new pump with stone top to
the cistern has taken the place of the
old wooden concern at the corner of
the court square, which was both
unsightly and unsafe.
Mr.. d. L. johnson, who was H.
censed to practice law last week, made
his maiden speech In the Gibson case
Wednesday, and acquitted himself in
a very creditable manner.
The stcp-oifin the pavement on the |
west side Of Main street between num-
bers 8 and IL should receive the at |
tention of the authorities. Several
parties have fallen lately on account
oft.
Marcus Young, the colored barber,
fell through cellar door on Main St..
wednesday morning but was not
hurt by the fall. The door, an old
wooden concern, broke through as he
was passing over II.
Jesse Harper son of Mr., j. T. Har-
per, of Cerulean Springs, whose Sc
rious Illness was reported in our last,
died Monday morning. lie was in
his 18th year. Mrs. Harper is also
quite sick.
Mr.. M. Lewis, the popular landlord
of the Lewis House, has had his
hands full with the juries lodged
with him this month. lie entertains
all ofthe juries that are not permit
ted to separate during trials.
According TO appointment the
committee appointed to draft bill
for a stock law met in the city court
room Monday and on motion the
committee was requested to circulate
petitions and meet here next Monday
to consider and prepare bill. Mr..
L. L. Graham was made secretary.
Messrs. Hancock, Fraser & Rags
dale sold hogshead of black wrap
ping tobacco for F. w. Livingston &
Son, of Hanson, KY, last Wednesday
at the fancy price of $l6.75 per hun
dred. Mr.. G. #. Jarrett was the buy
err. This is the best price received
for tobacco on this market for sever
al years.
The sale Of the personal property
of the late z. 7. Lacy took place at
the late home of the deceased three
miles east of Longview, last Wednes-
day. The live stock brought fancy
prices and most of the articles dis
posed of were sold at good prices,
A good crowd was in attendance.
DIR. A. p. Campbell, a son of the
late DR.. A. p. Campbell, Sr., has
opened dental office in this city as
seen from our advertising columns
IND solicits a share of the public
patronage. DR.. Campbell is a grad
uate of Vanderbilt University and is
thoroughly qualified for the practice
of his profession. Give him a call.
The first number of The Baptist
Monitor, the organ of the colored
Baptists, will appear to-day. Rev.
Jas. Allensworth is the editor. 1t
will be six-column patent outside
and the inside pages will be printed
with the Publishing Company's own
material. The office is located up
stairs over Brent y Phelps grocery,
on East 9Th street.
Large crowds were attracted to the
court room by the Gibson trial every
day this week. Gibson is a beardless
young fellow, rather good looking, !
and sat leaning against the railing
during the long trial. His mother
sat by his side and wept most of the {
time. His brother and sister occu-
pied seats outside the bar and num-
Der of his relatives and neighbors
were interested spectators.
Mr.. S. e. Trice, as previously stated,
has had the old frame stemmery back (
of Hancock, Fraser & Ragsdale's I
warehouse torn down and is replacing !
it with an iron-covered storage room
which will be about 40 feet wide and
extend from 10th TO llth streets, dis
lance of l65 feet. II will be completed
within 80 days and will be used by
Messrs. Hancock, Fraser & Ragsdale
for storing tobacco. |
Messrs. BoIlinger & Mccoy, of
Pembroke, lumber dealers, keep a
full supply of all kinds of lumber and !
builders material. They also keep
a full supply of builders hardware, {