Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-04-30
HERE AND THERE.

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Don't forget tho election of public
school teachers tomorrow.
The livery stables did good bus
mess Sunday.
Mrs. M. E. Rodgers spring opening
will come of May 4th and 9th.
The county roads are pretty we'll
dried out, though little rough.
Corn planting is about over. A
large acreage has been planted.
Several very large wild cats were
killed near Ialey's Mill last week.
Some of our citizens attended the
opening of Circuit Court at Cadiz,
Monday.
All kinds of fresh fish on hand
at Cherry's meat shop. Receives
shipments daily.
1t is said that the crop prospect
was never better in this county than
at present.
Many residences in this city have
received a new coat OF paint IN the last
few weeks.
There is already much complaint
in some sections, about the fly de-
stroying tobacco plants.
Mr.. J. G. Durba's wife died at
Aubry, Kans,, on the oath inst. Mr..
Burba left here about a year ago.
Several gentlemen from this place
attended the fish fry at Steger's
Mill, last Saturday.
Fish are reported as being very
plentiful In the various streams
around here, by the fishermen.
In some places in the reads leading
through the Flat Lick country, the
water is still several feet deep.
Mr.. Alex Campbell, who has just
completed the school census, reports
1852 white school children In the city,
Mr.. L. w. Steger, of South Chris
tian, who has been seriously III with
erysipelas, is now much better and
will soon he out.
The fine weather for the past week
has kept the farmers busy at home
hence there was a very small delega-
ton at the tobacco sales.
A number of tobacco barns are
being built In the county, indicating
preparations for a much larger crop
Of the weed this year.
A firm from Nashville has rented
the vacant store room at No. 8 North
Main street, and will open up dry
goods establishment shortly.
The peach crop will DO an entire
failure IN this section. There we're
no blooms and many trees were kill
ed by the severe cold weather Of last
winter.
The seventh annual stock sale OF
Church Hill Grange takes place Fri
day, May 2Sth. The usual amount
of stock will be offered and plenty oil
dinner will be served for all who at
tend.
Maj. Jno. p. Campbell is making
same internal improvements in his
residence on South Main. A hand.
some front door Of the latest design
will add much TO the outward ap'
pearance Of the house.
Messrs. Forbes Il Bro. have tori
OF the single roof of the frame por'
ton of their planning mill and will
cover 1t with metal and make it as
nearly fire-proof as possible.
The post-oflice at Organette hal
been discontinued and new one es'
tablished at Herndon, on the l. A. &
T., railroad, one half mile north Of
0rganette, with Mr.. Thomas II
Major as postmaster.
Mr.. T. T. Murphy, of Pembroke
was in the city Wednesday making
preparation, to enter more largely in
to the manufacture of his Hair Pro
Queer. He says 1t is selling RICH
along.
Mrs. Malinda ]. Martin died at thu
residence of Mr.. ]. NJ. Hipkins at {
o'clock A. NJ, Wednesday last, ages
45 years. She had been sick for sew
eral months. Her remains will be in
tered in the Cemetery, to-day.
Mr.. A. e. Word, living in tn,
southern portion of the county, los
several head of cattle last week, will
a disease resembling that of distem
per in horses. He has several NOR
affected the same way.
Douglas Sypert, the infant son o
Col. and Mrs. L. A. Sypert, died a
10 o'clock Monday night. lie wa
the only son in a large family o