Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-10-09

Railroad Co., TO recover 5000
damages. She was regular pa
senger on the train to Hopkinsvil
June q, last, she states, and while {
the way was thrown violently TO Il
lloor of the car on account of the q
legged carlessness and willful negl
gence Of the defendants servant
who were running the train. IL,
thigh was broken and she was mad
a cripple for life. She has been d,
prived permanently. of her power {
locomotion and her means of supper
and she wants damage for her allege
bodily and mental suffering In tn
above amount.-Courier-J Journal.
Willie Miller and Casey Hart, tw
boys 16 years old, were stealing
ride on a Henderson street car las
Wednesday when policeman Jane
Turner chased them away toward tn
river. He shot at the boy Miller
the shot.taking effect in the boy
head killing him. Turner claims tina
the shot was an accident, saying HI
fired over the boys head in order t
scare him. Turner was arrested AM
Jailed. Feeling is high against Turner
and he was removed to the Morgan
field Jail for fear of a mob.
Rev. Edward Cosgrove, a temper
ance lecturer from Boston, occupied
the pulpit at the Methodist Church
last Sunday morning and evening
The attendance in the morning wa
not large, as 1t was not generally
known that he would preach, but the
house at night was full. lie an
nounced that he would lecture Oh
temperance at the Court House last
night and tonight.
Last Thursday Mr.. Thomas Baker
left his horse, which was attached tc
q rockaway, standing near Mr.. d. f
Smithson's house, two miles west OIL
the city. The horse became fright.
ened during Mr.. Bakers alb sence and
ran of, upsetting the vehicle and to-
tally demolishing it. The horse was
not hurt.
In the running race, Saturday, Mr.
s. A. Rosebery, of Rosebery Bros,
Paris, ILL.,, fell from his horse which
ran against the outer railing inclosing
the track, and sustained a serious
of the right ankle, and was
otherwise bruised up. The fall made
him quite sick and he had narrow
Escape from death.
The Greensboro fair is always a
success. 1t ia generally conceded
hat her displays are more varied
Ind fuller than that of any other
air in the State, and that the pre-
mum list Is the most liberal. A
arge number of Hopkinsville people
will go over to Greensboro to attend
he fair which begins to-day.
A delegation of Hopkinsville Re-
,ublicans are making their arrange
nents TO go to Evansville next Sat-
friday to see James G. Blaine, who
peaks there on that day. The trip
will pay the railroad company, but
What remuneration the loyal Reps.
will receive, we can't imagine.
The City Court reaped a rich har-
est from the fair. There were nine
rrests Saturday for drunkenness
he parties were brought up before
Judge Brasher yesterday for trial,
Tho dispatched the several cases
s rapidly as possible.
Messrs. j. p. Braden and Walter
Ielly went over to the Confederate
eunion at GAINESVILLE last Wednes-
ay. They tell us that everything
rent off excellently and all present
njoyed themselves hugely.
Several collisions between vehicles
ccurred during the Fair and good
lany wheels were smashed in conse-
uence. These mishaps in nearly
very case were occasioned by care
'ss driving.
The oyster supper and lunch given
y the young ladies of the Ninth
treet Presby terrain Church last FRI
ny night and Saturday, was sue
,ss both culinairily and pecuniarily.
A full line Of printers stationery
In always be found at this office.
70 will supply every demand of the
ade in the way of job printing, at
ices that cannot fail to please.