Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-02-05
HERE AND THERE.

W.J. Graham agent for the Nation
al Fertilizers, Office at Wrights store.
Quarterly Court has been in Sos
sion all this week, Judge Winfree
presiding.
Yesterdays flag NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
weather and slowly rising tempera-
turc."
Chas. L. Davis, the Comedian, will
appear in calvin Joslin" at the
Opera House next Tuesday evening.
Messrs. Jno. r. Green & Co., have
recently bought out Messrs. II. b.
Withers Il Co., the implement dealers.
The l, A. s. T. Engine and trestle
have been repaired and trains will
begin running again as soon as the
snow melts.
Rev. Montgomery May being ab-
sent, Rev. Thos. Bottomly will preach
at the First Presbyterian church next
Sunday morning at IL o'clock.
1886 has started out with the cold
est weather TUESDAY. Jan. l2) and
the deepest snow TUESDAY Feb. p
ever recorded in this latitude.
DIR. A. p. Campbell has been quite
sick for several days and is still in a
condition that causes his friends to be
apprehensive of an unfavorable re-
suit.
We are turning out job work in
large quantities, which goes to prove
that our prices and work give entire
satisfaction. Call in and see us when
you need anything in this line.
Mr.. L. L. Foulks had a snow pillow
driven up several streets Wednes-
day TO the intense satisfaction of
pedestrians who were going to their
homes in that portion of the city.
The l0;3S train arrived from the
south yesterday at noon having
plowed through the snow blockade
and the mails that had been accumu-
lating for three days were received.
On the LIST inst. two couples took
out licenses TO marry, to-wit: Garden
S. Coleman toMary Lou Fox, and
Henry llern to Mollie Brasher. No
others have made matrimonial ven
ture during the week.
Judge j. G.. Brasher is announced
as candidate for reelection to the
office of City Judge Of lIopkinsville,
which Office he has filled for the last
term. lie is Republican, but so far
has no opposition.
Don't let your subscription expire
but either come in and renew or send
us 81 for another year. We will still
continue to give you a large eight
column paper, twice a week for less
than two cents copy postage paid.
The roof of the old stemmery in
the rear of 3l2 Clay street was crush
ed in Wednesday morning by the
snow. AS it is in the fire limits and
the board roof cannot be replaced,
this old eye-sore will have to be
taken down.
A voting precinct has been estab-
lished at Kelly and the citizens of the
new district have also petitioned TO
have II made separate magisterial
district. 1t will have about $50 vo-
ters and will be very close district
politically.
The grounding didn't SEQ his
shadow aud the backbone of win
ter may be considered broken. 1t
will give way to the harbingers of
spring within the next forty days, if
the grounding is a reliable prophet.
Will Parker is tickled almost TO-
death over the fact that he is now
the father Of fine bouncing boy
that put in his appearance on the LIST
inst. 1t is his first and consequently
William steps higher than a blind
horse.
None of the country mails went
out Wednesday. The Lafayette car
rier left Tuesday and returned We'd
nesday by hard work. The blockade
still lasts, not only on the country
routes but on the railroads also to
some extent.
You can find persons who are will
ing to certify that lthe snow is from
2 TO feet deep, but a careful meas
urement in several places, by differ
ent parties, does not warrant the
statement that it is more than 81
inches deep on level, where there
are no drifts.
Despite the Indictment weather
the subscription receipts of the
SOUTH KENTUcKIAN were about 20
per cent greater last month than DUR
ing the corresponding month last
year. 1t has to be colder day than
20 degrees below zero when the
SOUTH KENTUcKIAN gets left.
The stockholders of the A. & NJ.
Association of Christian county met
last Monday and elected the follow
ing Board of Directors; S. G. Buck
ner, President, G. f. Jarrett, B. S.
Wood, w. B. Mason, II. II. Alternately
e. W. Walker and j. II. Caudle. The
Directory will meet next Monday 10