Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-01-10
The Frankfort Capital says of Mad

dress Carnival of Novelties: "Now
comes question. This is the case,
One Mrs. Steen is u mind reader; she
can tell you what you are thinking
about asleep or awake. She hired
herself TO Snowman with the under
standing that she was to have notice
before discharged. The Snowman
discharged her without notice, and
she brought suit for three weeks UNI
earned wages, and gained the case.
Now, If sho is possessed Of the facul-
ty claimed, didn't she have notice
that the Snowman intended 10 dis
charge herr All this in Lexington.
DIR. O'Mahoney for plaintiff; ]. Soule
Smith for defendant.
The infant child of Major j. Ed.
Rankin and wife met with painful
and distressing death last week.
Through some means, just how is
not known, it got hold of some con-
centrated lye, which 1t swallowed.
The lye attacked the coating Of the
child's stomach, and 1t at once became
the victim of most horrible suffering.
Physicians were summoned, but
could do nothing to relieve the child,
and happily death came to its release
Saturday, after two days Of greatest
physical pain. The funeral services
were held Saturday afternoon from
the family residence. The bereaved
father and mother have the fullest
sympathy Of every body.-Henderson
journal.
4 Farmers eager to know what ware
Rouse to carry their. tobacco 10, can,
by reference to our advertising col
umns, find the most prominent houses.
Among them lie the popular house of
Cant q Gather Co., located on 9th
street, half square east of the passen-
ger depot. The gentlemen compos-
Ing this firm are affable business
men and any tobacco entrusted to
their care will be properly handled.
Miss Sallie Rhoades has returned
from the Hopkinsville asylum, where
she has been confined for nearly three
fyears, having been pronounced cured
OF her mental trouble by her physi-
clan. Her mother, Mrs. Susan Cop.
page went after her last week and
they arrived at home on Christmas
4 boro meSs~-Rhoades' many friends
Elder E. NJ. Berry, of Hopeilap 10
KY, will preach at the Christian
Church next Sunday morning ant
evening. Elder Berry has been a
, evangelist in South Kentucky TO
several years. He is an able preach
or and should have large congre
cations. 1t may be that he will 10
cate here and take charge of th
: church.-Elizabethtown News.
DIR. J. ii. Prewit, of jacksonville
died OH Dec. 3lst, of an affection o
the throat. The DIR. was we'll know
in this city and his many friend
will regret TO hear of the sad news
He was an upright, christian gentle
man, and will be sadly missed b!
those among whom he moved in HI
daily life.
In this issue will be found an ad
vertisement Of the popular warehouse
of Wheeler, Mills & Co., situated OIL
the corner of 7th and Railroad streets
This is an old and established firm
and each member is thorough going
tobacco man, and rest assured that to
bacco sent TO them will be sold at tol
figures.
We have added quito number o
new names 10 our list since the first
whose subscriptions we value yer!
highly. There are still others VIII,
should take the KENTUoKIAN, and W,
hope they will make up their mint
TO place their names with us at once
Mrs. Thos. Elliott, of Lafayette
who has been dangerously i'll with ty'
phoid fever, 10 reported some better
Her daughters, Misses Pauline ant
Josephine, who have also been very
sick, are improving, but slowly. =
Tobacco Leaf.
Mrs. Susan Smoot, wife of w. G
Smoot, decd, died in Callowa,
county, last week. She moved from
this county short while ago.
Miss Julia Coleman, daughter o
Esq. Jas. T. Coleman, OF BENEFITS
town, is dangerously Ill with pneu
monia.
Report of Chief of Police for tn
month of Dec. 1887:
Breach of the peace. ............I
Injury to property. .............
Concealed weapons. ................
Drunkenness .................
Robbery ................
Disorderly conduct. ..............