Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-07-17
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fever.
The Dancing Club had very nice
entertainment at Flcning's Cave,
Friday night.
Mr.. Clarence Anderson went TO
Elkton Thursday to photograph the
Boone family, ten in number.
: The County Medical Society held
an interesting session at DR.. Fair
liegh's Office yesterday.
The Commercial Club met Friday
night and appointed committees on
various important interests of the
Club.
Upshaw Duckner was offered 5000
for his three-year-old colt, Altof,
Thursday, by gentleman in this
city.
| Mrs. Julia Barker, a sister of Rev.
j. w. Venable, of this city, died at
her home in Gallatiu, Tenn, last
Thursday.
Mrs. Alex Overshiner was bitten
on tho leg by a pet dog Thursday
evening. The wound is not at all
serious,
Mr. II. f, McCamy, late of Hop
kinsville, has opened out a carriage
shop at Edwards old siand.-Prin-
ceton Banner.
Logan Feland, who is railroading
in Alabama, has sent in his resigna-
ton as first seargent in the Latham
Light Guards.
Eleven colored teachers applied for
certificates at the examination held |
by County Supt. Renshaw and Ex-
aminer Joe McCarroll, Friday.
The l.. & N. will sell round trip
tickets to Cincinnati on July 2lst and
22nd, good until Goth, on account
of the meeting ofthe PatrlarchS Mill
tant, for IS So.
The "step.on'' in the pavement in
front of Bryan's has been smoothed
down. The removal of this "relic Of
barbarism" is commended by the
travelling public.
We see in a neighboring exchange
the following announcement: "lIon.
James T. Barbce, State Prohibition
Organizer, will speak at Hopkinsville
on the Goth of this month.
Col. d. L. johnson went to White
Plains, Saturday, to represent Elector
Bill Henry in the political discussion.
Col. johnson is "loaded" on the tariff
and is Flip enough on the other ques-
tons to give the rascals tough fight
VIM. Ferroll, of Crofton, Ky, an
old time resident OF Clarksville, is in
the city. Mr.. Terrell is only II years
of age, and his admiration for GER
tain genial widow leads to the belief
that lie would not object TO matri-
monial alllance.-Tobacco Leaf
Considerable interest is manifested
in a trotting race which will come of /
at the Nashville fair in September,
between Mr.. Gill's "Golddusr and
Mr., Bankers Wilkes horse. The race
ia for several hundred dollars, with
big forfeit already up.-Tobacco
Leaf.
Two gentlemen made novel wag- I
er the other day. They both noted
down the majority of the winning
candidate for sherifl,as they believed,
Herewith ten dollar bill
in an envelope. The envelope is not
to be opened until after the election,
and the one making the closest guess
is to take the "jack pot" c
The County Teachers Institute
meets in this city next Monday con-
tinuing in session one week. Among
the outsiders who will make address
es are, G. II, Bush, A. ii. Clark, ID. Il
L. johnson and John iceland, Jr. c
The law requires all the teachers to
attend the Institute or forfeit their u
certificates. This will bring out
big crowd. v
To expel mosquitoes, take of gum u
camphor piece about one-third the !
size of hens egg and evaporate It by
placing II in tin vessel and holding c
1t over lamp, taking care that II
does not ignite. The smoke will h
soon fill the room and expel the mus
quitoes, and not one will be found in
the room next morning, even though !"
the window should be left open at
night. =
The fourth Circle of Bethel Baptist h
Association will meet at Zion church, !,
near Trenton, Todd county, Ky
July 2S and 20, 1888. The following
churches are expected to be repre- d
sented: Bethel, Pembroke, Trenton, ''
Kirkwood, Spring Creek and New
Addresses, music and 81
good preaching will be well inter- +
persed. Dinner on the grounds
Saturday. >,
When the candidates arrived at a
Newstoad, Thursday afternoon, to fill
he speaking appointment at liz