Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-09-14
HERE AND THERE.

A. Il. Wilson has sold his confec.
tionery to Solomon & Co.
a new tin roof is being put on the
Methodist parsonage.
| Mutquito bars are becoming more
and more in demand every night.
There will be a ball at Hamby's
Hall, Sinking Fork, tomorrow night
| Our merchants are daily receiving
large stocks of goods for the fall
trade.
Several of the Main street mer-
chants are repaintlng the fronts OF
their store rooms.
Mrs. Thomas Major, of Cerulean
Springs, died last week after a long
illness, of pneumonia.
Miss Lucy Mcdaniel is teaching a
select School for boys and girls at
Mr.. L. w. Means, near the city.
Street Superintendent Twyman is
putting down new culvert coverings
at the intersection of 7lh and Liberty
streets.
The mercury drops down to about
90 degrees at night and crawls up in
the neighborhood of ninety during
the day.
Miss Alice Hayes will return
from the eastern cities in few days
with large and handsome line of
Millinery Goods
Miss Susie Sublette, of Lexington,
KY, will meet the ladies of the Christ
Ian. Church Tuesday afternoon, the
18th inst, at o'clock.
1t is useless to say that Judge
Grace does not chew or smoke. mo
smoking" is written in the niche
just back of his chair.
j. b. Robb of Trenton, had one
hand so badly injured one day last
week by coming in contact with
saw in motion that 'amputation was
necessary.
Judging from the number in the
city this week, one might think that
the drummers had an idea of making |
Hopkinsville their headquarters be-
fore making their grand move on
Louisville on Commercial Travellers
Day next Tuesday.
The officers of the Driving Park,
anticipating large attendance at the
races next month, are having twenty
six new stalls built. The owners of
equine flyers can bring them along
with the assurance that they will be
provided with excellent quarters.
The ball at Gracey last Monday
night WAS very enjoyable affair.
There were present about fifty coup
les, the various cities around being
well represented. An Italian band
made music on the occasion and dane.
ing was INDUCED In until late hour,
The house Of worship of the Uni
versalist Church, now in process of
erection on North Main ST., is going
up rapidly. The walls are nearly
ready for the upper joists When
it Will be very handsome
building.
Mr.. John o. Rust will speak by in
at the courthouse in Cadiz,
Saturday night, September 22nd
On education in Kentucky. We know
Of no one more competent to
handle this subject than Mr.. Rust,
and we are satisfied that the people
Of Cadlz after hearing him win agree
with us.
Harry Blythe and his mother came
near meeting with serious accident
asst Tuesday. They had been to the
and ON returning to town
some part of the harness brqke as
hey were coming down hill about
/ mile and half from town. The
horse became frightened and ran
away, upsetting the buggy. L
The janitors room Of the white
public schools is being enlarged toll
9 x % feet, and in few weeks will
% used for the highest grade. The
ichool Is SO full that this additional
'oom was found necessary. Every
hing is moving smoothly and sys-
ematlcally In the school, and the
school has now got down to earnest
work.
Mrs. Clarence Anderson and her
little 4 year old daughter. Mary,
while walking about in their yard on
South Virginia street, Thursday I
morning, discovered spreading 1
Idder in the grass. Little Mary dis
patched his snakeship with broom {
while her mother ran for the cook.
3oys, don't wait for "Our Mary An
lerson" for wife If you have any
make in you.