Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-10-26
Htw Things Are At Howell.

HOWELL, KY, Oct. 19-As the
rain prevents me from attending the
protracted meeting tonight, which
is now in progress at Olivet, l avail
myself of the opportunity to write
you letter, though | fear it may be
of little interest. The meeting he gan
last Sunday and Is being conducted
by the Revs. Kendall and Tiler.
Much interest is being manifested
and the church is crowded nightly
with many who come to worship
God, and as many more who come to
worship some of his creatures.
The railroad Is all the theme ofdis-
cussion among our citizens. The ma
jOrity doubtless are against tho road,
but it has friends here who will
make themselves known at the polls.
A Cleveland & Thurman flag about
leo feet high has proudly floated over
our little city for the past six weeks.
II was gift from the Hon. Hunter
Wood, for which the Ben. G. Boyd
Democratic Club is duly thankful.
The last of the wheat crop of this
section is now being delivered at our
depot at 81 03le, Mr.. w. w. Radford
being the purchaser. Whit, as he is
familiarity known, has acquired the
sobriquet of "Old Hutch" on account
of his large transaction in this cereal,
having shipped from this point alone
this season more than $4,000 bushels.
a large crop is now being sown.
The seeding will be practically over
next week. Much of the earlier SOW n
is already up beautifully.
The corn crop will be generally a
light one, though the early planted
and well cultivated crops will make
a fair yield.
Hogs are scarce and high though
the crop of young pigs is simply, at
least as far as | am concerned, i'm
mense. | have SOW that Uttered 10
on the 4th inst all of which save one
are yet alive and thrifty. The SOW is
only one year old and is cross be-
tween the jersey Red or Duroc Jersey
and Poland China. My little six
year old boy went out to see them
when they were quite young and
came back in high state of excite
ment aud said "Grandms, / don't
know how many pigs "Beauty's" got
but there's 5 in one pile and seven in
another, and l reckon that's as many
as a SOW ought to have"
The tobacco situation is an inter-
esting subject of discussion. As usual
| find the sentiment among farmers
far from being unanimous. Srme
actually seem to see starvation star
ing them in the face. Should they quit
raising the weed, while the majority
only see hard work and no profit
should they make another crop.
Another difficulty suggests itself
is the fact that while 1t is desired that
farmers should hold back their crops
until August, 1889, no such provision
is made with regard TO spectators,
warhousemen and others, who it
seems wouldbe free to flood themarket
until then with old nondescript stock,
thereby destroying in great measure
farmers rightful market for superior
tobacco, as everybody knows that
tobacco users will have tobacco OF
some sort. Now am not opposing
what has been suggeted, but am
for charging its application TO the
very fullest practical degree in that
all parties may equally share the BEN
eflts TO which by their action they
may contribute.
The fall trade of Howell is better
than ever before and is being drawn
from larger area of country than
our most sanguine merchants antici-
pated.
The new firm of Boyd & Davis is a
GUNNER" and our older merchants
will have to be wide awake or it will
soon be in the lead. HOWELL.