Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-11-06
HERE AND THERE.

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Long, Garrett 81 Co. insure tcbac
co barns.t
/. w. A. Wilgus' residence is for rem
!, for the balance of 1888 and $780,
The railroad speaking at Croftor
last Saturday was largely attended
Nearly all the apples have been
gathered, and the crop is an immense
one. af @
Yesterday was county court day
and the usual large crowd of country
people were in the city.
/. Next Saturday is the. day for every
man TO decrease the cost of living by
voting for the railroad proposition.
Wild geese have commenced their
flight southwark. Two large focks
passed over the city Sunday night.
A notice of a public sale on the
Spring Hill farm, by J. G. Bnckner
II Co., will be found in another col
umn.
The President has designated
Thursday, November 25th, as Thanks
giving day. The gobblers, days are
numbered.
The regular term of the Common
Pleas Court was opened yesterday by
his Honor Judge Mcpherson, with a
full docket.
Col. NJ. II. Crump has resigned his
position of Colonel of the 81 Regi-
mcni State Guards to accept the Of
flee of Inspector General. lt
A meat house belonging 10 Henry
Kidwell, Col, was broken into Satur-
day night and about six hundred
pounds of bacon taken therefrom.
Would it pay the county to pur-
chase the use and benefit of $2,2S2,-
500 worth of railroads within its lin
its for s40O,OOO2 That's the question.
Willie Pettus, Col, was thrown
from mule Saturday, near his home,
a few miles east of the city, sustain
ing injuries from which he will like
ly die.
Miss Alice Hayes has handsome
line of ladies stylish hats and bonnets,
and invites all the ladies 10 call and
see them, whether they wish 10 buy
or not.*
Capt. Sam White president Of the
Christian county hunting club, Is in
town, making final arrangements for
their annual hunt in Arkansas.-l
Clarksville Progress.
A letter from one ofthe fishing par
ty near Rochester, on Green river,
gives glowing accounts Of its success
Messrs. Startling and Sebree caught
60 pounds Of fish the first day they
threw in their hooks. tia s.
Mr., Joseph ID. Roberts will offer
for sale to the highest bidder, at his
four miles South OF the
city, on Thursday, Nov. 10, his house,
hold furniture, farming Implements,
a lot of mules, cattle and hogs, $50
barrels of corn, fine crop Of tobacco
&C. Terms win be made known on
day of sale. y 3rtj lUCI |
A German by the name of Sultzer,
who lives on the Fairyiew pike near
w. c. Cook, lost his house and con-
tents Friday afternoon by fire. There
was no one at home, the entire fami-
Iy being out on the farm at work,
The family was left almost destitute
and the neighbors rendered assist
lnce, raised money, and have sue
,eeded in making them comfortable.
From January l, 1883, 10 Novem-
Der LIST the Southern States have
quilt 1903 miles of railway on ninety
line railroad lines, old aud new,
iince last January in the Union near
Y 5000 miles of railroad have been
,uilt. 1t is estimated by the Railway 8
Age that the mileage of now roads |
will be swelled by the end of this
'ear to between 1000 and 5000 miles.
Shall Christian county lag behind at
he tail of the procession in spite OF !
Ter wealth P z ~ 80
lie that whoopeth up his own bust
less in the newspaper shall reap a
'ountiful harvest III golden 'sheckels.
Ie thatIeadeth tho advertisements
nd profiteth shall have abundance
f the worlds good for little money. /,
Iethat ohooseth not to subscribe
or his home paper shall wonder at
he intellect of his neighbour. Who
dvortiseth literally gets the cream
f the trade. Old foiges get skim :,
ned milk llzabothtown News.
We are in receipt of the initial
lumber of the Cutlivator, published
" NJ. 7. Ingram, GAINESVILLE, Tenn.
/ is a handsome eiRht-column folio /,
md is filled with just the kind Of
eadlng matter that suits the farmer.
n fact il is an agricultural paper that
viii find It's way into the homes of
he tillers of the soil, and be a most
Welcome visitor. We cordially ex-
end the hand Of good-willto our new