Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-08-03
HERE AND THERE.

their broad -brimmed white hats.
Judge J. /. Landes was confined 10
his room yesterday, but will be able
to be out to-day.
Marriage license was issued 10 j
G. Hall and Miss Mary Jane Cook
Wednesday.
A freight wreck at Edgefeld, Tenn,
delayed the North-bound passenger
train four hours Tuesday.
The express charges on forty
pounds of merchandise from this
point to any point In Csliforniais $40
Col. NJ. d. Brown, of Madisonvillr,
has moved his family TO this city
and will locate here TO practice law.
The Misses IIooser entertained a.
number of their friends last Tuesday
evening in very pleasant manner.
Alex Sharp. colored, was seriously
injured in a runaway accident Mon
day. It's thought he will not re-
cover.
Hon. James A. Mckenzie and Col.
A. NJ. Swope will hold a joint discus
sion at Beaver Dam, Ohio County,
to- morrow.
ii. l.. Patton and Miss Lou Thomp.
son, of Muhlenberg county, came TO
the city, Tuesday, secured license
and were united in marriage.
Oil was struck In small quantities
at the gas well, Wednesday, at a
depth of 1880 feet. This find indi-
Gates that oil certainly exists in large
quantities somewhere in this region.
A negro named Larke shot at an
other negro naTed Edwards Monday |
at IIecla. Larke isnow under arrest,
and has sworn out writ against Ed
wards for selling whisky.
The following young gentlemen
paid Clarksville visit on their
wheels Sunday: Jno. Henderson,
Jerry Tobin, Guy Duncan, Walter
Cox, Bailey Harris, Chas. Bonte and
10 Lindsay.
The State Executive Democratic
Committee has invited Judge g. III.
Bush 10 make some speeches in this
state during the campaign Judge
Bush is a big gun and always fires q
heavy prcjecti!e.
Sam Small, the great evangelist
will preach at Dawson, on Saturday
aud Sunday, August llth and 18th.
II will be a grand treat, and all who
can possible attend should do so. Ii
will be a grand treat TO hear him.
The papers yesterday reported the
approach of cold wave. With the
thermometer at 100 degrees in the
shade, mans credulity is so atten-
ated that II is universally believed
that the weather man had about pre-
varicated.
County Attorney Payne will go TO
Pembroke to-day to prosecute Ellis
Tyler, colored, for shooting with in
tent to kill. Tyler had fight with
negro named VIM. Rawlins and af-
ter shooting at him, severely choked
him and otherwise mistreated him.
We were shown a leaf of tobacco
yesterday grown on the place OF 4lr'
ID. r. Perry which measured IS by y
inches. This is certainly very full
growth, aud If all of Mr.. Perry's crop
comes up to this standard he will be
most fortunate.
Mr.J. G. Metcalfe, of Garrettshurg,
who took the honors at Georgetown
college this year, has been elected to
position in that institution. Young
Me,calfe is well endowed with native
talent and acquired culture, and he
has taken the right line to be most
useful and most happy in life.
Maj. j. o. Ferrell's High School
will open Monday, August 9th. M'j,
Terrell needs no commentator from
us. As an educator he has done ex-
cellent service for his patrons, and
his labors in the past are sufficient
guaranty of his future faithfulness.
There is no bettor school In the South
in which boys and young men can
receive liberal training for the prac-
teal duties of life. See advertise
ment in another column.
A CARD..-Having one month ago
sold my interest in the Photographic
gallery of Bowles & Snoddy, TO Mr..
Snoddy with view to going West, /
have concluded not to leave Hopkins
vile, and have therefore bought the
gallery as formerly owned by Bowles
& Snoddy and win continue the bus
mess in the name of w. II. Bowles.
Thanking the public for past favors,
will say that l am ready to take
your pictures any day.
Aug. 3, 1882 w. r BowLEs.
A difficulty occurred ON Franklin
street, Sunday evening. General
Boyd, negro, and female compan-
ion, met a couple of young men
named Brown and Thompson from