Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-04-24
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See announcement of Gordon Han
berry for sheriff.
DIR. j. d. Clardy went to Trenton
Saturday 10 lecture to the Grange al
that place.
d. A. Tandy Is just In receipt of a
large shipment of the National corn
and tobacco growers
Cal. Mckinney, Todd county
moonshiner, has been released from
the Louisville Jail ON bail.
Rev. T. Il. Tiller, of Louisville,
preached at the Baptist church at
Pembroke, Sunday.
The rate to the Circle meeting at
Crofton next Saturday and Sunday
will be so cents round trip.
Chapman. Hurst, infant son of Mr..
G. ii. Hurst, of Kelly, died Sunday
morning of congestion of the bowels.
Rev. e. L. Powell, of Louisville,
will assist pastor Welsh in protract-
ed meeting at the Christian church
next month.
The Ky. State Teachers Associa-
ton meets at the Mammoth Cave
July Bird, 18th and 9TH. Teachers will
be given half rates.
The local 1. o. o. Il. Lodge has
been invited to attend the anniversa-
ry celebration of the lodge at Owens
boro, Thursday.
Rev. j. N. Prestirdge returned
from Princeton Saturday where he
has been holding series Of meetings
There were II professions.
Octavius Woosley, col was released
from Jail last Friday, having served
out fine of $3.50 assessed against
him for violating the Prohibition
law.
The Metcalfe Manufacturing Co,
has bought out the foundry and ma
chine shops OF Hanna & Crum, which
will be added to the plant of the COM
pany.
The X. of p. Lodge is arranging
to give a banquet in honor Of Grand
Chancellor, IL. ii. Alternately. The
feast will be one of the incest ever
gotten up in this city.
Ben Dawson, col, was brought to
the city, Saturday, from the New
stead neighborhood charged with
WIFE beating, and being unable to
give bond was lodged in Jail.
Mr.. A, S. Gentry will begin the
publication of weekly paper at
Pembroke the first of next month. II
will be four-column, eight-page
paper known as "The Criterion"
On the fourth page will be found
Esquire Warfeld's Grafton on the
"IIorn," delivered before the County
Court last week. 1t will be seen that
the Squire is still on familiar terms
with the MUSES..
Mr.. ID. T. Brown has been appoint
ed Workhouse Manager by the Board
of Commissioner. lie will take all
the prisoners out of the jail and lock-
up to-day and exercise them on the
Greenville road near the fair grounds
On the last page will be found a
biographical sketch of our young
friend Robt. d. Vance, of Henderson.
Bob wants TO be delegate to the st.
Louis Convention and is In every
way qualified for the appointment.
DIR. VIM. M. Euqua Inserts an ad-
vertisement ia this issue. He is a
surgeon of recognized ability, and
has practiced successfully In Virginia,
Kentucky, Arkansas and Mississippi.
We commend him TO the public as an
able physician.
Jno. II. Nugent, who has so ably
ofiiciated as clerk at the Mammoth
Cave Hotel for several years past, has
accepted similar position at the
Gait House Louisville, where he will |
always welcome his many friends
with the same generous hospitality.
The cut worms are committing
fearful ravages in the south end of
the county. We heard of one 80 acre
field of clover which they completely
destroyed in two weeks. Farmers
say they have never known these in
sects to attack clover before.
John p. Rea, Commander in Chief
of the Grand Army of the Republic,
passed through the city this morning
on the early express en- to Nash
vile. He was TO be met at Guthrie
by delegation of Nashville veterans
acting as a reception committee.
Col. NJ. d. Brown, of Madisonville,
was in the city yesterday on legal
business. Col. Brown wishes to be
Democratic elector for this district.
He has no opposition at present. He
is a good speaker and will ably defend
the "star-eyed goddess" from the
"painted harlot."
Six car loads of machinery, tanks,
coils &c, arrived in the city yester-
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