Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-09-18
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playing this week In Evansville.
The L, & N. will locate large shop
at Evansville, Ind.
| A Cleveland and Thurman faj
was boisted at Howell, Saturday
amid the cheering of a large crowd
We learn that Mr.. Il. Mason of thi
county, drew 5000 in the last draw
ing of the Louisiana State Lottery.
The Ohio Valley road earned IL
August, 1888, $l7,623 in 1887 slO,075
an increase of $7,54S.
Rev. p. ii. Lockett, of Trenton
filed the pulpit at the Baptist church
Sunday morning.
Carter Leavell, colored was before
the City Court yesterday on the
charge of robbing Reuben Gordon.
The new church near Overby't
crossing, Trigg county, is about fin
ished and will be dedicated some
time this month, ,
Remember that we are the only
house nearer than Nashville handling
grocery bags and fluor sacks and
guaranteeing competitive prices.
Mr.. Jas. M. Hester, agent for the
Equitable, showed us a check OF
50, 727 l5to be paid to Mr. Coco. Long
executor Of the estate of the late II.
G. Alternately, for insurance.
The sale of the personal property
of the late g. W. Radford last Satur-
day was largely attended. Bidding
was lively and everything brought
fair prices.
During the past twelve months the
L. and N. has been the largest pur-
chaser of the Southern roads In the
way of rolling stock, having bought
thirty-fve locomotives and 1892
cars.
Miss Alice Hayes has just returned
from the eastern cities with a large
and carefully selected stock of MILL
merry goods and will compete with
any one in both price and quality Of
goods. Same location, Jones build
ing, corner 7th and Main.F
The Commissioner will sell on
Monday, September "a, at the court
house door TO the highest bidder, the
tract of land recently sold by b. W.
Owsley 10 w. f. Embry, which land
was a part ofthe Owsley homestead.+
The enrolment at the Public
Schools is larger than any previous
year. A pretty good indication that
our population is increasing. We
had just as well make up our mind
that the next thing TO be done is to
build another school house.
Nothing so much pleases a busi-
ness as strickly frst.class stationery
printed in a manner satisfactory 10
close observer. The work turned
out by the KENTUcKIAN is such as
to stand the test, and all who want
the cheapest and best of work should
send or bring their orders in.
A man named L. A. Baker was ar
rested in Greensboro for obtaining
money under false pretenses. He
claimed TO be representing collect
ing agency in Chicago and had col
lected several So. initiation fees from
the business men of that city. He
was in the act of leaving for Hopkins
vile when arrested.
Thos. J. Fuqua, one OF the Oldest
residents Of Lafayette, KY, died at
his home in that place last Monday,
the 10th, having been In bad health
for quite while. He was good
citizen, good neighbor, and was uni.
versally respected by all who knew
him. He had reared large family
Of children. He will be greatly missed
In his family and in the county,
Tobacco Leaf.
One thing most needed and longed
for in any mans life Is contentment.
It matters not what his position be
or intellectually, If he is
then he is happy aud gets
all there is of life after all. Nothing
adds so much to this feeling Of salts
faction as a good, reliable paper, and
the KENTUoKIAN is just such as to
fill the demand, so don't hesitate but
come in and take IL for a year.
1t has frequently been mentioned
by passengers travelling on this d.
vision of the l.. & N. that they could
not understand the names of the diff
ferent stations called so indistinctly
by hagmen. Mo. w. Walker, re-
Gently put on this run, has proved
himself an expert in this particular
line. He is greatly admired by the
travelling public, as he calls the name
Of stations SO distinctly and 30 often
that deaf man can hear as he never
heard before, and mistakes can not
possibly occur.
There is no abatement ofthe ravages
Of yellow fever in Jacksonville, Flori-
la. Cries for help from the plague
stricken city for financial aid have
been literally responded to from all
sections of the country, but the aid SO