Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-12-14
THIS AND THAT.

old stands
There is a swarm of candidates 70
city offices.
Xmas Goods at Gathers, all new
and latest styles
The Milk Maids will 90 to Madi
sonville tonight.
New bulletin boards have been pu
up at the court house.
The First Presbyterian Church Il
receiving new coat of paint.
The names Of the streets on Tho
lamps are nearly all washed of.
The lecture room of the First Pres
byterian Church Is TO be lighted by
gas.
Quite a number of new dwellings
are under contract for erection in diff.
ferent parts of the city.
The meetings at the Christian
Church are grow ing in interest and
are largely attended.
The court house, since securing two
new coats of paint, looks better than
it did when built.
"A memorial service will be held at
the Odd Fellows hall tonight. Adj
dress by Rev. Venable.
All persons should read our free
want column. Bring in your wants,
1t will cost you nothing.
The Christian County Medical So
ciety will meet at the office of Drs.
Blakey and Dulin Monday.
Mr.. S. g. Mercer has been elected
Secretary of the Commercial Club,
vice ii. NJ. Caldwell, resigned.
Born TO the wife of Mr.. G. b.
Coombs, on the 10Th nd
boy. lie has been named Asa Hester.
The Ohio Valley men have had
several days of fine weather recently
to push ahead with their surveying
and prospecting.
Mrs. Clarence Auderson's horse
became unmanageable Wednesday
and came near backing the barouche
into the grocery of Chas. Mckee Il
Co.
The Claksville Chronicle of Tues
day contained a very correct likeness
of Mr.. T. Il. Hancock, formerly of
this city, together with a sketch Of
his life.
Send your orders TO j. S. Brown
Springfield, Tenn, for pure Tennessee
and Kentucky WHISTLES and apple
and peach brandies. Prices of whis-
kies 81 so, 81. rs, 81 90 and ~ %, ac-
cordIDg TO age. Brandies 81 and 81 50.*
John Murphy, living near Days
vile, Todd county, fell into the fire
while drunk and was very badly
burned before he could be pulled out.
One leg had TO be umputated and
there is but little chance of his recov-
cry. The accident occurred on Sun
day last.
GAINESVILLE Chronicle: Hopkinsville
held a local election on Saturday,
and there were two tickets out
one the old fogy ticket; the other,
the citizens progressive ticket. The
vote was for councilmen and the re-
suit showed from ofthe new and three
of the old candidates were elected.
The city will now shake Off some of
its moss, and try and be some one.
abr. Jekyllp was a popular ply
clan, respected by all who knew him,
and the same time he was "Mr. Hyde"
when without his mysterious com
pound, which made him presentable.
abr. Jekyll" is gentleman. "Mr.
Hyde" monster of such "hideous
mien, that to be hated needs but 10
be seem" They will both be seen at
the Opera House on next Tuesday
evening.
In this issue appears an advertise
meut of Hanbery & Shryer proprie-
tors of the Peoples Warehouse, Sit
uated on the corner of 10Th and Rail-
road streets. The gentlemen com
posing the firm are experienced to-
bacco men and any tobacco entrusted
to them will receive prompt and
proper attention, and the highest
market price realized. To those I'M
acquainted, try them once.
The "Jekyll and Hyde" company
will be here on the 18th.
1t must not imagined because Miss
Adelaide ODER is a direct descendant
of Aaron Burr, and Miss Alice King
Hamilton, descendant ofAlexander
Hamilton, who was killed in the IA
nous duel by Burr, that there VIII
be any trouble between them on the
stage. Although they can trace their
lineage back to those historical char
acters. perfect harmony exists be-
tween them at the present time.
Among the prominent warehouses
in the city is that of Cant q Gather
Co.'S. located on Ninth street, near
the depot. The gentlemen compos-
ing the company are all well known
TO the tobacco growers generally as
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