Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-03-02
HERE AND THERE,
f Peck's Bad Boy, March 3rd.

al Fertilizers, office at Wrights store.
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Virginia st. Apply to
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Born 10 the wife of Jesse L. Evans.
OF Garrettsburg, on the 24th inst, a
ten pound boy.
b Weather indications yesterday !:
Local rain, followed by clear, fair
weather, stationary temperature.
There will be a ball given by the
Tube Rose club at Howe's Hall next
Thursday night, which will be the
last of the season. A very pleasant
time is anticipated.
The Governor has re-appointcd
Mr.. +. l.. Waller steward of the Wes-
tern Kentucky Lunatic Asylum,
which position he has acccptably
filled for several years past.
Mrs. Cordelia Fields, wife of John
Fields, who lives near Antioch, about
Three miles from the city, was tried
for lunacy Saturday and adjudged
insane. She was sent TO the Asylum.
Mr. E. NJ. Fack's two little daugh.
tiers, Mary and Georgia, were i'm
mersed In the baptistry of the Bap-
list church Sunday morning after
the regular services were concluded.
The conventions were well attended
all over the county Saturday. The
Democrats seem to be thoroughly
aroused and intent on putting life
and vigor into the campaign this
year.
There will be special song service
OF half an hour at the Christian
church Tomorrow Wednesday)night,,
followed by brief cxhortation after
which the ordinance of baptism will
be administered. The public is in.
vited.
The officers aud men of Company
ID. have just reason to feel good as 6
Congress has appropriated $l5,OOOOO
for military purposes in this state, I
and II is definitely settled that the ]
entire Company will be uniformed
at once. @
MI Jesse Cannon, an employe of
the l.. n N. railroad, located at this !
place, was married last week to Miss
Moseby Hancock, a pretty school, C
teacher of CroGton. They arrived v
III the city at 4;iS Sunday afternoon
ana the engineer announced the ap- II
proach ola bridal party by loud a
ana long continued whistle. o
Gus. Moody shot and perhaps ia q
ally wounded Rab. Rose, in Clarks- N
'ille last Saturday. Both men lived n
n Montgomery county and both II
we're drinking at the time. Rose ~
vas following Moody and cursing =,
lin when Moody turned and fired, a,
he ball striking Rose just under the n,
cit eye and ranging downward. n,
ioody is in Jail and is said TO be l.;
'ad citizen. =,
The DRAINS, "among the Breakers" d,
'lven some time since, will be re- O,
eated Friday night for the benefit 10
I the poor. Miss Lille Waller will 4,
axe the character which Mrs. Rust fir
cted when presented before, and we vi
xpect to see the play greeted with "
all house. The object is good one, Il,
nd the best local talent is represent tn
IN the cast. Go to see il and YOU WI
Ill receive full benefit for YOUR VII
loney. Price 35cts for reserved seats no
ow on sale at Holland Il Rodgers wi
Mr.. McCormac, the well.known m,
photographer of this city, went to
airview, Ky, yesterday to make a Til
Icture of the old farm house near
lat place in which Hon. Jefferson pie
avis was born. The house was me
ought some years ago and presented po
Mr.. Davis. lie recently presented ella
to the Baptist congregation of Ru
who will tear the house tai
'wn and erect church on the site 30
occupies. The picture which Mr..
acCormac made of the historic slit
hiding will be copyrighted is
Iarksville Chronicle. ma
The students of South Kentucky let
ollege held an open session of their
ciety Saturday evening and four
Jung gentlemen discussed the rela- vi
70 merits of male and female minds.
lree young ladies acted as judges F,
I'd decided the question in favor of y
cir own sex, which seemed to meet v va,
9 approval of the audience, judging 'n0
the applause. Messrs. Thos. Net pa
lfe and Scott Martin championed gre
Q female side and Messrs. Geo. .he
lmphell and Clarence Anderson, Jr., lar
opposite or male side. All of the wa
eakers acquitted themselves In a az
,ditable manner. onc
~, any
The Greensboro Messenger gives ron
following information in regard of :
the post-ofilce here, but doesn't tho
! how 1t found out so much: "The of
'uisville Times correspondent Nh;
cathlessly informs the public that one
II Mckenzie is to be appointed wit
stmaster at Hopkinsville, and that tra,
chief qualification is the fact that line
is a first cousin of First Assistant tbr,
stmaster General Stevenson. Mr.. and
,Kenzie is not related to the First tha
sistant P. NJ. g.; his half brother sen,