Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-10-26
HERE AND THERE.

MI. .. %. DOlu HttiO uouSutOi
died of Group on the night of the
22nd inst.
Miss Gabe West, daughter of Mr..
W. II. West, died Oh the 22nd inst,
after short illness.
II. w. Henry will speak on prohi-
bition at Liberty church Saturday
Oct. Both at o'clock p. NJ.
Everybody now smokes the jock
ey Club Cigar. 1t sells well and can
be bought Of II. u. Garner.
Pools to the amount of 300 were
sold OH the races. 1t is estimated
that $1,000 changed hands during the
three days.
The Stewart family gave two mus
ical concerts at the Opera House last
week, in place Of the "busted" Min
ME Castle Co.
The Taylor Brothers spoke al
GAINESVILLE last Thursday night. Sew
eral persons from this city went over
to hear the speaking.
Jas. McElroy, the Henderson muir
derer now IN our Jail, will have his
case attended toin the Henderson
Circuit Court Nov. Goth.
Mr.. Mack Radford, of Longview
aud Miss Annie Radford, daughter
of Mr.. q. ]. Radrord, will be married
at Salem church, next Thursday, at
5 80 o'clock, L. NJ.
There will be 10 election held at
Beverley this year. The precinct
was established only So days before
the election, when the law requires Co.
The voters IN the new district will
vote next Tuesday where they voted
in August.
During the races Friday afternoon
a boy named Eddie Comstock was
thrown from two different horses.
The first ran away and flew the track,
and the boy jumped of and escaped
unhurt. The second also flew the
track aud threw the rider, bruising
but not seriously hurting him. The
intrepid youth reported for duty
again Saturday and won the premium
IN the mile dash.
A number of colored people en-
gagged in free fight near the depot
yesterday morning which resulted in
the arrest of three of them. Jno. To-
rian and John Gladdish were the
principals in the fight and both of
them came out with sundry bruises
about the head. They will be tried
tomorrow morning in the police
court.
There have been so far as we have
heard six barns burned IN Christian
county this season, viz; j. T. Evans,
near Longview, loss $3.50; Wheeler
Il Glover's, near this city, loss 81 800
Mrs. A. j. Walters, near this city,
loss $1,000; Shaw CANDLES, near this
city, loss $500, and Frank Lantrip's
and w. L. lIopper's, in Scales' dis.
trlct, loss not given in either instance,
| We publish in this issue the text OF
the prohibition law TO be voted on
next Tuesday. 1t will be seen that
the law, should 1t pass, will prohibit
all persons from selling, bartering OF
loaning liquor to others. II the oh.
ject of the law was TO prohibit alto
gether the use OF liquor in the coun.
ty, it is defective, In that 1t permits a
man to keep OH hand aud give away
as much liquor as he chooses. Al
least this is the construction giver
the law by some Of the best in
formed lawyers of the city.
A very successful meeting has jus
closed at West Union Baptist church
near Bellcview. The Pastor, Rev. j
7. Barrow, was assisted by Rev. w
d. Arvin, Of Central Kentucky. TIL,
following persons united with tn
, church, viz: WIN. Cravens, Mrs
} VIM. Cravens, NJ. II. Cox, Essie Cox
| Buck Cravens, Bryant Baker, Georg
: Lander, Jr., Lucille LANDER Phi
Roberts, Mollie Blakeley, w. N. Ian
der, Leslie Cox and Mrs. b. L. Cham
bers, the latter Of Henderson, Ky.
Last night was the fourth anniver
sary Of the biggest fire ever seen i
Southern Kentucky, which dcstroyc
seven squares in the business porto
of Hopkinsville. This was regarde
as great calamity, but it was i
reality the best thing that could hay
: happened for llopkinsville as a city
1t cleaned out u lot of dilapidate
II old buildings, that have since bee
;. replaced with the elegant three-stor
n brick blocks that have given IoI
kinsville the reputation of being Il
# neatest, prettiest and most progre
@ sive little city in the State.
y The beautiful thoroughbred sorr
Q stallion, James g., the winner Of Il
% first money in the free-for-all tr,
o Saturday, was purchased by Messr
N w. L. Ragsdale and Frank Lacy,
w ll!. T..s,xs n, q.