Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-10-16
OUR NEIGHBoRs.


Messenger
Rev. John Reeder, a colored Bap
list preacher, is in Jail at Henderson
for stealing bacon. 1t is not know
whether his ministerial usefulness
among his people will be impaired b!
this pleasant little lapse or not. Iii
does not deny his guilt.
towensboro Inquirer.)
According to appointment, Mr.
George W. jolly addressed an aud
fence at the courthouse and formal
ly announced his acceptance of thu
Republican nomination for Congress
Mr.. Jolly's audience was not large
but chiefly Republican, and he assur-
ed his hearers that he would make an
active canvass, discussing in full the
great questions at issue in this cam
paign. This will DO Mr.. Joliy's Sec
ond race for Congress. lie was a
candidate two years ago against Hon
Polk Laffoon.
Clarksville Chronicle,l
Quite painful accident occurred
late yesterday afternoon at the resi-
dence of DR.. b. w. Herring, corner
of Seventh and Commerce streets,
Little Clemmie Patton aged three
years, and granddaughter of DR..
Herring was playing about in her
childish glee, and in Jumping out a
door, her left foot landed on small
rock which rolled and twisted her
body in such way that the bones
of her left Leg above the ankle joint
were snapped aud broken. She suf-
fered greatly last night, but THE after
noon was resting as easily as could be
expected under the circumstances.
(Ileancr.)
Friday morning about IL o'clock
Claib Mcclure, colored man, after
a short absence, returned TO his home
near the school building in Corydon
and found his wife lying on the cook
stove, her face and part of her body
frightfully burning. She was in bad
health and subject to some sort of
spells, and il is evident that she must
have dropped dead ON the stove, pos
sibly from heart election. There
was no one about the house to give
the alarm, but the odor of the burn
ing body and clothing was apparent
to several in the vicinity, and dense
volume Of smoke was issuing from
the door on Claib'sreturn. In lifting
her off the stove and tearing away
the burning clothes his hands were
severely injured. Claib is known as
quiet and peaceab.e citizen and has
the sympathy of both white and
black in this unfortunate calamity.
(The Hartford Progress.l
The explosion of the boiler of Kuy-
kendall's saw mill, which occurred
q. was of more serious
nature and more disastrous in results
than the associated press reports
would indicate. The cause was scar
city of water and excessive pleasure.
The boiler at the time of the accident
was carrying pressure of 100
pounds, which was far in excess of a |
safe amount. o. T. Wilson, the in
spector of the American Steam Boil
er Insurance Co. of New York, visit
ed the scene of the accident on Wed:
nesday, Oct. 3, and made a careful
of the fragments of the
boiler, and reports that a most super
fetal examination by an experienced
Inspector would have shown the
boiler to have been in such dilapi-
lated condition as to render the use
Of it highly dangerous. 1t would
Ieem that the fact that an inexperi-
snced person has no business TO be
placed in charge ola steam boiler,
Is one that the average mill owner
loes not accept.
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