Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-03-20
HERE AND THREE,

o The Christian County Medical So
ciety met in the city yesterday.
Mr.. Jas. Bronaugh, who has been
quite i'll with erysipelas, is much bet
ter.
Spring tramps are becoming
thicker every day, much to the an
noyance of our people.
Miss Lille Waller, has taken charge
of school at Mrs. Frank Campbel's
in the Belleview neighborhood
The young people were pleasantly
entertained at the residence of Mr..
Il. II Hopper, last Thursday night
Gardening is now in order, and
several farmers commenced planting
field corn last week. A large crop Of
oat, has also been sown.
The cornice and window trimmings
of the Opera House are being repaint-
ed, which adds much TO its appear
ance.
The foundation for the Crescent
Mill warehouse, of solid stone, has
been completed, and the brick ma
sons will commence work at once.
| The dust was intolerable yesterday
and 1t was with difficulty that per-
sons could get from place to place on
account of the high winds.
| Rev. A. W. Meacham will discourse
on "The responsibilities of young
men in church work." at Little River
Church, next Sunday morning.
Geo. r. Vending will lecture al
the Baptist church next Friday even
ing. His subject will be Saul of Tar
sus. A full house should welcome
him.
| Polk Causlor has sold his fine jack
to Ben S. Moore, of Church Hill. Mr..
Moore Is an excellent stock man, be-
ing fine judge of good stock ana
knows how TO handle them to make
them profitable.
Grand Chancellor Henry IL. Aber-
nathy with several other members of
the JJopkinsvile lodge X. p, went to
Prin ceton last Friday aud assisted in
the organization of a lodge at that
place.
Charlie Lacy who left few weeks
since for Hot Springs, Ark, to be
treated forinnammatory rheumatism,
is much improved in health general
ly, so he writes, and will be able to
return home in a short while.
The ball at Gracey on the night OF
the Nth, was well attended and was
pronounced in every way success
Gracey has the reputation of being a
ball town as quite a number have
been given there lately.
A lot for the erection OF a neat and
substantial dollhouse has been pur-
chased ON the Hopkinsville and
Fairview turnpike, something over
one mile from the western corporate
limits of Fairview, and the cottage
will soon be ready for occupancy.
Last Thursday night thief stole
several very fine hens from Willie
Hamburger. The thief took the hen
house door down so that he would
have no difficulty in making away
with them if he should be discovered
while in the act of stealing and hur-
ried off unceremoniously.
Some of the colored citizens held
an indignation meeting in front of
the Court House Friday night. Sew
eral made speeches and resolutions
denouncing mob violence were read.
The meeting was brought about on
account of the lynching of John
Skinner, colored, last Wednesday
morning.
The prospects for a good wheat
crop in the county are not so good now
as was reported earlier. That sown
on tobacco land and fortified Looks
fair, with promise of making a pref
ty fair crop, while that sown on corn
land is looking exceeding badly and
does not promise much more than ,
the seed sown. Unless the season
from now ON is an extra good one the
crop will fall far short of calculations
made six weeks ago. A great deal :
of corn-land wheat was killed out by
the frequent freezing and thawing,
having no snow TO protect it. i
On the local page in this issue APP
pears an advertisement of A. w.
Phippen, wholesale liquor dealer,
Springfield, Tenn, to which your at
tention is called. He has been in the
business quite while and makes it a
rule to handle none but pure whis-
kies and also makes a specially of
Daniel Woodlands Sour Mash Whis-
ky. Those desiring to order by the
jug, key or barrel can do SO, receiving
liquor same day ordered. This par
ticular class oforders will be prompt
ly filled and satisfaction will be guar
anteed. In age his WHISTLES range
from two to five years.
William Guild, COL, who was ar |
rested in Princeton last week, was
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