Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-02-17
eRAcEY LETTER.

GRACEY, KY, Feb. J.-Notlclnt
that YOU have no correspondent IRON
our little town, | have concl uded u
Won will allow me the space in your
Valuable columns, to give you rev
items of news aud briefly mention Inc
wonderful changes that few months
time have brought about u.s.. .,
Six months ago where a beautiiul
herd of short horn cattle grazed upon
one of the finest pastures III WeSt
Christian, without the slightest thlhg
10 modest their peaceful hours, can
now be heard the sLrill whistle Oh
the passing locomotive, as IT pulls IN
10 and out of the most flourlshlng III
tie town in the county. n
We now have in this short length
of time, two handsome store houses,
two dwellings, a large tobacco iac-
tory, black smith shop, elegant depot,
post office, coal yard, stock pens ana
several other smaller buildings used
for storing goods etc, with another
store house and several tenement
houses under process Of erection ana
intact every thing that indicates live
and thorough going little business
Town, DllI Us hlOh lS'' |
valuable | will say no more IN regard
TO our prosperous little town but pro-
coed to give you few items OF news
Misses. Emma Coleman and Allie
Bradshaw, two young ladies OF rare J
beauty, and attractive maB2f56 and
last week. giRlI2f Them the best wish !
es of all, and the hearts of two oil our :
mOat pra,tf sintT VOunU men,
Charley Anderson of your town, ;
spent the past two weeks, with his
friend j. Parrish Meacham in the
neighborhood. ,.,
Phil Il. Roberts our handsome little
masher has grown so fat this winter,
that some of the girls are kicking on
1t, for what cause we are unable 10
say.
Thanks for the leap year, because
II ia a settled fact, that the heart OF
Lee owen has at last been touched by
the tender words and bewitching
smiles of one of the young ladies who
recently visited the neighborhood this
the home girls considered feat hard
TO accomplish.
j. Parrish Meacham, who on &C
vi Ills UCulNl luNOihNN ~
for California about the last of Jan
uary, has owing to decided improve
ment in the condition of his throat
and the persuasion of his many
friends, decided to remain in Ken
lucky for at least another year.
Miss Emma Wall has returned from
Texas, and is keeping house for her
brother Bates Wall here.
A few nights ago several couples
of our society elite, met at the hospl'
table residence OF our popular Belle
view merchant, j. w. McGehee, ant
enjoyed themselves hugely by pulling
candy, burning their hands, and las
but not least, pouring words oil low
into the ever ready ears of their low
ing companions. The young ladie
Gone particularly were making goo'
use of the advantages which leap yea
affords them.
The dance here last night was on
of the most enjoyable affairs of tn
season. 1t was first intended II
honor of Misses Coleman and Brad
shaw, nut from some cause unknowl
10 the young gentlemen who wer
getting it up, they lett the day be
fore hand, whereupon the two youn
gents whose hearts went with them
declared they would have nothing
more to do with it, as they knew
their departure would cast gloon
over the entire community, and con
sequently their best efforts wou
only be crowned with glorious fai
IRE, but the other boys failed TO loo
al the matter through such cloud
of love and seliishness, and proceede
with the dance, and l must say it wa
grand success. OF course as II
roads were muddy, and the nigl
dark and cold the crowd was not {
large as it would have been, SIT
there were twelve young ladies an
about twenty boys present, wi
danced to the music of good striI
band until the "W e. sma" hours bat
them go, when all left declaring II
night had been most enjoyably sper
JAKE.