Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-05-08
HERE AND THERE

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of the 'SS taxes,
Born, to the wife of Capt. NJ. j.
Davis, Sunday, girl.
Full line of summer millinery at
Miss Alice Hayes, corner 7th and
Main, Jones buildings
Excursion rates will be given over
the l.. & N. TO the Evansville land
sale tomorrow and next day.
Rev. Il. L. Tiller, of Louisville, has
been called to the pastorate of the
Pembroke Baptist church.
The Republicans nominated A. j.
Hord as their candidate for constable
in this district, Saturday.
Johnnie Edmunds has accepted
position in the Office of County Clerk
Breathitt.
DR.. Ben S. Wood bought the old
fair grounds at the Master Commits
sioner's sale yesterday for s., 400.
We are glad to state that Mr.. II. b.
Garner has materially improved and
will be able to be.out in few days.
Rev. j. N. Prcstridge will assist
Rev. Il. j. Barrow in protracted
meeting at South Union next week.
II. w, Henry will present Col. NJ.
ID. Browns name to the state con-
vention for elector for this district.
Catlett & Skerritt have just finished
an elegant job of painting Mr.. j. d.
Russells house on South Main Street.
The latest attractions are the Brus-
sells net Lats and French made bon
nets, TO be found at Miss Alice Hayes
The stock holders. of the Driving
Park will elect the directors for this
year, at tho Opera House, at 2 O'Clock
to-day.
The new schedule, making the Il.
& G.. through train TO GAINESVILLE,
will take effect ON the morning of the
18th inst.
We received Saturday a delicious
dish of strawberries from Mrs. Il c.
Phelps, of this city. They are the
first of the season.
Henry Dycus, aged 50, a highly es-
leemed citizen of the lafayette neigh
borhood, died Sunday night, of blood
poisoning.
The children of Miss Arnold's and
Miss Yost's rooms at the public school
enjoyed picnic, Saturday, in the
grove back of the Jewish cemetery.
We were glad to sec Mr.. John
Cooper ON our streets last week. lie
has had long siege of suffering and
is to be congratulated on being able
TO be out again.
Guthrie is TO have fine system Of
water works built by the l.. & n II
II. The water will be run in pipes
from DIR, Merriweather's spring
about 3 miles from town.
A considerable number of our
knight Templars leave this morn
ing TO attend the meeting of the
Grand Commandery of Tennessee, at
GAINESVILLE.
The Douglass Grange is to be in
corporated at Douglass Station on the
[. A. & II. The incorporators are, G.
ID. Bell, j. Nj. Clardy, IL. A. Current,
j. A Keesee, Il. ii. Wallace and Aus
tin Peay.
The city tax supervisors will meet
at police headquarters tomorrow af-
ternoon TO correct the Assessors re-
turns. Those who feel themselves
aggrieved should apply to the super
visors for relief.
Miss Hattie Trice, of this city and
Mr.. VIM. Hawkins, of Pembroke,
eloped Friday evening and were mar
ried. The bride is most excellent
young lady and has host of friends
in this city.
A workman named w, j. Hill met
with painful accident at Livy Buck
ncr's stable the other day. lie was
at work in the mineral well when
some loose brick fell in upon him,
inflicting a dangerous wound on his
head.
Mr.. Chas. Lacy met with serious
accident last Monday. In attempting
to come down stairs he fell, disloca-
ting and fracturing his left shoulder.
1t will DO a month before he can full
ly recover.
Hon. James Breathitt has been in
vited TO deliver literary address be-
fore the literary societies of Bethel
College, Russellville, at the June
commencement exercises. Owing to
a pressure of business he has declined
the invitation.
The residence of Mr.. Pate Haddox,
4 miles from town on the Antioch
road, burned Saturday night. Mrs