Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-04-06
HERE AND THERE,

Born, to the wife of Lieut.. w. H. IL.
Switzerland, yesterday morning, a
girl.
All persons who desire my services
can find me at my present quarters
for weeks r. II. BOURNE, Dentist.
Rev. ]. W. Bigham will assist the
pastor in the meeting at the Metho-
dist church this week.
The meeting al the 9th st. Presby-
terian church has closed. Twelve
persons united with the church.
A new Chinaman appeared on the
streets Saturday. lie probably came
on visit TO Jou Chiu, the laundry
man.
The work ofcleaning up the streets
is now being pushed ahead by Mr..
Jno. A. Twyman, street inspector, as
rapidly as the weather will permit.
The case of Miles G. Radford, of
this county, charged with murder,
will be tried at Cadiz May 9th, which
is the 9th day of the April term of
Trigg Circuit Court.
VIM. Armstrong has bought the
livery stable property of Geo. w.
Smith ON 7th street, now occupied by
Stth 4 Pool for $500 cash. The
present occupants will continue to
run the stable.
Mrs. Barbara Griffith, dress maker,
inserts an advertisement in another
column, Ladies having work to do
in her line would do well to patron
ize her.
Elkton has voted q tax 10 erect pub
lie school buildings. A hot contest
was waged and the proposition pass
ed by only 80 majority. Our word
for it the people will never regret
the step.
Cyrus Pryor, col, sentenced 10 60
days in Jail, made break for liberty
Friday, while being worked on the
street, and succeeded in making his
escape.
Two or three of the street lamps
have recently been broken by some
unknown scamps who amused them
selves by throwing rocks at them.
This is all wrong, boys-it must be
the work of mischievous boys-and
you ought 10 be ashamed ofyourselveA
The soldiers who were sent 10
Greenwood two weeks ago returned
home Friday, having been relieved
by the Winchester Company. Most
of the boys have had enough active
service to satisfy them for while.
They did their duty and bore the
hardships of camp life like veterans,
but they were glad enough to get
back home again.
Miss Georgia Anglin, long a suf-
fcrer from consumption. died Satur-
day evening at 4 30 o'clock at the resi-
dence Of her stcp-father, Mr.. Langley
Bell, at 30l Liberty street. She had
been in hopeless condition for
months aud death was almost mo-
mentarily expected. Her funeral
took place at the family residence at
2 80 =. NJ, yesterday and the remains
were inferred in the City Cemetery.
Lieut. John Feland, who is tempo
rarily acting as Captain of Co. d.,
commanded the Company during the
burial ceremonies of Capt. Cook, Fri
day. We are informed that it will
probably be a month before the va
cancy will be filled by the election of
another captain. Lieut.. John Feland,
Lieut.. Jouett Henry and Sergt. L,
Grey Lewis are the leading contest
ants for the honor.
One of the most successful young
business men in the city is Mr.. John
I. Wright of No. l South Main st.
His clothing store is always chock
full of goods and he has by close at
tention 10 business, fair dealing and
liberal advertising built up a trade
that many an older merchant could
well afford to be proud of. Mr..
Wright has replenished his stock for
the Spring trade and invites the at
tention of the public TO his goods in
conspicuous advertisement on our
first page. Read it.
The following from the Frankfort
Capital of April 3, will be of interest
to some of our readers:
message from the Governor was
received returning with his objections
bills relating TO the Madison and
Southeastern Railway Company,
Hopkinsville Branch Railway Com
pany, and the Ohio, Kentucky and
Virginia Railway Company"
1t will be seen that the Governor
saw fit to veto our railroad bill after
it had passed the Legislature and
been sent to him for approval. 1t
provided that the city of Hopkins
vile be empowered to vote upon a
proposition to make an appropriation
TO build another railroad either to
the /, A. 81 T. or the c., o. 81 S. W.
The Board of Trustees of the Hop
kinsville Public Schools made con-
tract with a Clarksville firm Satur-
day to make repairs on the roof OIL
the building for the sum of $l75. A