Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-11-20
HERE AND THERE.
Mud, mud, everywhere you go.

The election for Councilmen wi
soon be on.
Tobacco has been slowly coming il
for several days.
Mrs. DR.. B. +. Eager is very II
with erysipelas.
Robt. Stowe, of Church Hill, i
happy. 1t is 10Y Id. girl.
Judge 10 McCarroll is having hi
kitchen built of brick this time.
A little snow fell in different part
Of the county Saturday.
We are glad to see that John Ellis
Ia able to be out again.
Thursday week will be thanksgiv.
ing day-a big one with the Repub'
licans.
Mr.. A. w. Pyle was taken very
sick last Friday but is now some bet
ter.
The two store rooms which were
burned last Sunday night week will
be rebuilt.
There are 7 announced and pro-
bable candidates for the Henderson
postmsatership.
The Clarksville Tobacco Leaf pre-
diets certain reduction in the pro-
dnction of tobacco. Z
The freight rate has been reduced
from II cents to 7 from Pembroke to
Clarksville.
Henderson has eclipssd all the
towns in Kentucky during the pres
ent year in improvements.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Davis died las. Sunday night
II was about two months old.
Lieut.. Graeme MCGOWAN, a Hop
kinsville boy, is now in command Of
the troops stationed in Perry county.
Miss Erie Adams, who has many
friends in this city, was married last
Wednesday in Greensboro to Mr.. G.
t. O'Bryan.
This is the time of the year when
the GAINESVILLE preacher reaps har-
vest from the runaway couples of
Southern Kentucky.
Mr.. T. J. Below, who a year ago
sold the Sebree Hotel to T. b. Ballard,
again became the owner last week
and will make II better that ever.
Next Friday night is the time for
the Republican ratification. They
will snake Rome howl" and "don't
you forget It,"
Mrs. G. II. johnson, corner ofSev-
enth street and Jesup Avenue, has
been confined 10 her bed for several
days with erysipelas.
Mrs. Carrie Hart, who had been
to her room for some time,
can now be found at her store, two
two doors from the Kentucklan Office.
Pomona Grange will hold a meet
ing at Church Hill next Friday. 1t
will be an all-day meeting and all the
oranges in the county are invited.
A few more felts and trimmed
goods at very low prices to close the
season, at Miss Alice Hayes, All
other goods at greatly reduced prices.+
Tonight the younger members of
the Baptist Church will organize for
the purpose of holding regular meet
ings and engagingin earnest Chris
tian work. it
In the protracted meeting which
has been held at the Ninth Street
Presbyterian Church for several
nights the pastor has been assisted
by Rev. Mr.. Spencer, of Princeton.
Robert Louis Stevens, DR.. Jekyl
and Mr.. Hyde" has been dramatized
aud will be put upon the boards at
the Opera House next month by
splendid company. 1t will no doubt
draw full house.
Little Ben Harrison Boyd put in
his appearance at Mr.. John Boyd's
last Saturday morning, at 8 o'clock
He is a stout little fellow, and like a
true Republican, is doing his share
of holloing.
Several families are already max
ing their arrangements to locate In
the city, who, had not the railroad
tax carried, would have located else
where. The boom is not fairly on
yet, but its coming.
James j. Nixon and Miss Lou Har-
kins, of Crofton, boarded the cars
last Thursday and went to Spring
field Tenn. where they were united in
by Rev...J. X. Sears, at the
Ragsdale House. Love laughs at the
Kentucky marriage law.
The Clarksville daily Progress was
a month old last Thursday. The
smart fellow put on airs by coming
out In double size and strutted around
like peacock. We congratulate
the Progress on its prosperity and
wish 1t continued success.
A lot of railroad employees, num-
harinO ahout seventy.fiye. held eey-