Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-05-01
Robert Pierce alias George Ramsey,


ult, charged with robbing the store
of Price u Clark, Dawson, KY, on
the 10th ult, of iewelry and ETC.,
amounting to several hundred dollars,
aud had an examining trial at Daw-
son, Friday. He confessed to having
seen an unknown party emerge from
the store house window on the night
of the robbery, with valise in hand
and claimed that he demanded of the
party what he was doing when the
party dropped the valise and ran.
He further states that lie picked up
the valise and finding 1t partially fill
ed with jewelry, proceeded to enter
the store where light was still
burning and obtaining watches and
other valuables, left for ST. Louis,
his fomer home, where he was ar
rested. He was held over to await
the action of the grand jury, and
being unable 10 give the 500 bond
required of him, was lodged in Jail
at Madisonville to await further &C.
ton. The proof is sufficient to con-
Wet him without his own statement
aud he will certainly serve time in
the penitentiary. lie is painter by
trade and had been around Dawson,
in a drunken condition, for several
days before the robbery occurred.
The valise was secured when the ar
rest was made but has not been
opened and 1t is not yet known how
much of the stolen properly, If any,
will be recovered.
The two coal mining companies at
Darlington and the l.. 81 N. Railroad
Company are having large pond
dug at that place. The pond will be
Is feet deep and will cover about 80
acres of land. Two hundred and fif-
ty hands and one hundred teams are
now al work on IL and II will be fill
led with water ready for use by the
10Th inst. When completed this
pond will furnish water at that place
for the three companies mentioned.
The X. of p. banquet to Grand
Chancellor Abernathy will be given
on the evening of May 9th. The Bird
degree will be worked, after which
the banquet will take place In the
Commercial Club rooms. Neighbor-
ing lodges will be invited and also the
ladies of this city. The Committee Of
Arrangements is Clarence Kennedy,
John Ellis, Will Thompson, John
Feland and Alex Rodgers.
The 9th Annual Stock Sale of
Church Hill Grange will be held at
the grounds of the Grange at Church
Hill, on Friday, May l1th, 1888
Dealers in stock are especially in
vited to attend, that we may have a
good time and grand reunion. All
members of the Grange and the
neighboring farmers and friends are
invited and expected 10 come with
well filed baskets.t
An attempt was made to re-arrest
bud McCarty, col, who escaped from
Taylor Browns work-house gang
last week, yesterday. bud was es-
pied at the rock spring, and as soon
rs the officers hove In sight he took
to the creek where the sleuth hounds
of the law lost his trail. Several
shots were fired at his retreatipg
form.
The Circle meeting at Crofton Sum
day was attended by about 500 peo-
pie. Rev. A. W. Meacham preached
a strong sermon on "Universalism."
We understand it will be replied to.
A subscription of 800 was raised for
a new church building. rr
Mr.. G.. A. Brasher's residence, at
Crofton, caught fire Sunday morning
but the flames were extinguished be
fore any damage was done. The KEN
TUCKIAN desires to thank Mr.. Brasil
err and his excellent wife for kindness
extended to us Sunday.
John w. Faxon, cashier of the
Merchants and Farmers National
Bank, GAINESVILLE, has been offered
the desk In the Controller of the Cur
Office at Washington, making
him chief of all bank examiners, but
has not accepted yet.
Mrs. @. w. Vaughan, of Herndon,
died of consumption on the 18th ult,
after long illness IN the dist, year of
her age. She was member of the
Baptist church and died in full faith
of a blisful Immortality beyond the
grave.
Gilliland & Armstrong will soon
have their girls mill in operation on
the corner of Seventh and Elm streets.
The capacity of the mill will be 200
bushels per day.
Jared Hawkins, col, has a peach
tree loaded down with twin peaches,
and another tree with quite number
of triplets on it. Truly this can be
called "a good year for peaches"
The fine residence of DR.. Grady, at
Trenton, caught fire from defective
hue Saturday and burned, togeth-
er with nearly all the contents.
Loss, $1,000.