Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-12-25
THIS AND THAT.

at Mr.. d. A, Tandy's this evening.
, Hopkinsville Lodge 81, +, A. NJ,
: will meet at 80 p. m. on the 9th.
The small boys INDUCED in the
first skating of the season last week.
Miss Carrie Breathitt has accepted
a position as art teacher in Bethel
Female College.
To-day being national holiday,
the post-office and public buildings
will be closed.
Wiley Il Parker have moved into
their new building on the corner of
Ninth and Clay Streets.
The County Teachers Association
will hold its monthly session in this
city on Saturday, Jan. 9th.
Mr. j. f. Garnett has let the con-
tract for fine new brick residence,
near Casky, TO Forbes & Bro.
VIM. Cornelius was fined SO Friday
for drunkenness, which he promptly
paid with the usual trimmings.
The wife of Mr.. w. l.. Parker
made him a nice Christmas present
yesterday in the shape of ten pound
boy.
DIR. Il. L Christian will shortly
move into the room vacated by Gil
liland & Kennedy, corner Ninth and
Clay Streets.
The Sunday School children of the
First Presbyterian Church will be
entertained next Friday night in the
lecture room.
Thompson & McReynolds have
just received large supply of fine
rockers and other chairs for tile
Christmas trade.
A bill has passed Congress giving
the Cairo g. Tennessee River Railroad
the right to bridge the Cumberland
and Tennessee rivers.
"Peg leg" Chas. Crutchfeld, COL,
who was sent to the penitentiary in
1887 for year, for stealing,has served
out his time and returned last week.
Henry Poindexter was tried before
Esq NJ dor, at Herndon, last week
aud held over under $3.50 bond, for
injuring cattle belonging to I. V.
and p. d. Dawson.
The "Black Flag Co." repested It's
Thursdsy nights performance on
Friday night to a largely Increased
audience. 1t is good show and
Sim Lazarus is "daisy.'
A little four-year-old daughter OF
DR.. j. l.. Dulin got lost yesterday and
wandered out South Main Street as
far as Maj. Breathitts, nearly a mile
from homo before she was found.
The "Si Perkins Company" gave
one of the best shows of the season
Saturday night. The house was 8
good one and the performance was
received with every evidence of APP
proval.
All reports as TO probable change
of proprietorship or management Of
South Kentucky College are without
foundation. Prof. Scobey will con-
tinue at the head of the school al
heretofore.
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, 50 90 and ~ %, &C.
cording to age. Brandies 81 and 2.50.7
Me-. w. L. Radford has placed 800
boxes of his fine Florida oranges on
the local m ,rket and they are giving
the greatest satisfaction. All of the
dealers are handling them and sup
plying them to the retail trade at
1926 per box
There was never prettier Christ
mas Eve seen in this latitude than
yesterday and the prospects were
that to-day would be equally as
pretty. The weather has been clear
and cool but delightfully."- pleasant
for nearly a week.
The return engagement Of DIR,
Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde" will be played
Thursday night the 9th. Those who
saw this piece presented on the 18th
will testify to its merit and to the
excellence of the company Of which
Mr.. ODER is the leading character.
G. r. Adams, of Beverly, has sold
his crop of tobacco to the factory and
is tying it in large bundles, using
his Irvine binder for that purpose
The bundles are tied with twine and
the machine is operated by small
boy. This is new wrinkle in the TO-
bacco business.
Maj j. w. Breathitt and Hon Jas
Breathitt returned the first of the
week from a visit TO Pineville, Bel
county. Maj. Breathitt has six thous
and acres of land near Beattyville fol
which he has refused $500 per acre
| 1t is in that section Of Eastern Ken
lucky now enjoying s genuine boon
and is rapidly advancing in value
The young ladies' society of thu
| Ninth Street Presbyterian Church
are preparing. to give a sacred canta'
IN entitled "Under the Palms." at tn,