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

Mr. j. j. Carton, one of the oldest
merchants of Cadiz, made an assign
ment last week for the benefit of his
creditors. w. G. White qualified as
assignee.
Candidates for county Offices still
multiply. The more the merrier.
Walk in gentlemen-all 1t costs is
$500 bill. We still have room for
few more announcements.
Mr.. Gus G. Singleton has accepted
the call made upon him TO become
candidate for Councilman in the
first ward. lie will run the race
'from eend to eend."-Paducah Stan
dard.
Miss Fannie Barker, of this county,
was thrown from a horse while rid
ing in GAINESVILLE Saturday and
knocked insensible by striking her
head on the frozen ground. She
soon recovered and the injuries sus.
tanned were not serious.
Let all the houses be numbered.
Don't let any of our citizens by re-
fusing TO invest quarter advertise
that they are old fogies. fyou can't
afford to spend a quarter, have at
least enough enterprise about you to
mark the number on your door with
a piece Of chalk,
Mr. John Y. Gray is announced as
Democratic candidate for jailer of
Christian county. Mr.. Gray is
well-known and highly respected
citizen, a sound Democrat and clev-
or gentleman and his candidacy will
add to the complications of a race al
ready very much mixed up.
Despite the Indictment weather
the subscription receipts of the
SOUTH KENTUcKIAN were about 90 |
per cent greater last month than DUR
ing the corresponding month last
year. 1t has TO be a colder day than
20 degrees below zero when the
South KESTucKIAN gets left.
The city of IIopkinsville has a sig
nal service office. If we had a telc-
phone from this place to IIopkinsville
we could know, "a hours beforehand,
what kind of weather we were going
to have. This would be of great ad-
vantage to us in.preparing for bliz-
yards, such as we have recently wit
nessed.-Cadiz Telephone.
Messrs. G. ID. Davis and w. W.
Gilliland, two very worthy young
gentlemen, have formed firm and
will conduct grocery store at No. 90 |
Ninth ST., next door to this office,
having bought out II. NJ. Davis.
They will keep a well selected stock
and will sell as cheap as the cheapest.
Give them call and they will treat
you right.
j. d. Clardy, an old and clever cit
lien, of Lafayette, Ky, died at his
home in that place last Friday of !
consumption. Mr.. Clardy had reached
the advanced age of seventy-three
years. A wife and three children
survive him-Jas. Ii. and Thos. M. |
Clardy and Mrs. Len. II. Howard.
His remains were inferred in the
family burying ground.-Clarksville
Tobacco Leaf.
"Uncle Jimmie" Kennedy, the SEX
ton of the City Cemetery, who was
robbed last week, puts his loss at
$640, instead of 500 as stated. This
amount represented the boarded
earnings of seventeen years. service
as sexton. The thief broke into the
house while the occupants were alb
sent in the Cemetery near by. Mr..
Kennedy and his wife have the SYM
pathy of the community, as they
are an old and deserving couple
who can i'll afford to lose all that
they had laid by for a rainy day.
Suspicion seems to point to a we'll
dressed negro who was seen prowl-
ing around the house just before the
robbery occurred.
Tho proceeds of the entertainment
to be given at Hollands Opera House
Friday night will be used for the
benefit of the poor and needy. We
doubt not that the audience will fill
the house to overlooking, as the OBJ
ject is one in which everybody in the
city is interested, besides the very best
talent of the city has been engaged.
When played before the piece gave
great satisfaction and is now pro-
nounced the best amateur perform
ance ever given in this city, equal or
superior TO great many travelling
troupes. We can safely promise any
one attending that he will be fully
compensated. AT the low prices of
35 and Is cents every seat In the
house should be filled before the cur
tain rises. The entertainment will
commence promptly at s o'clock and
will last only 2 hours. Be sure and
go--"For he that giveth to the poor
| landath IN fha ord