Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-08-21

\ The Sheriff Of Hopkins county ar.
rested thirteen year old boy, Al
Crofton, Sunday, for stealing a horse
near st. Charles.
Mrs. Annie Pendleton, of Penn.
broke, is seriously i'll at Dawson. II
was reported yesterday that her re.
covcry is doubtful.
Jim Green, colored, was fooling
with a dynamite cap Sunday, when
1t exploded and blew Off the tips OF
three of his fingers.
| Yardmaster S. p. Prince will be
appointed conductor, and given a
good run. lie is a very efficient man
and we rejoice in his success.
The Prohibition Club is requested
TO meet at lords Hall at s o'clock to.
night. A full attendance is desired
as important business is TO be attend
ed TO.
Young Ed lIawlcy, who was as
saulted and severely wounded last
Monday by Quint Tyler, is very much
improved and now thought to be out
of danger.
Bob Withcrs paid Walter O'neil
5000 for his famous PAGER "Gray
Wonder" and will change the name
of the horse 10 "Judgc Grace" The
judge has not lived his life in vain.
Our young friend Green Champlin
denies that he drew anything in the
Louisiana lottery, though ii is strong
ly suspected that Green struck 'em
for two dollars.
j. W. Yancy and VIM. Jessup, col
ored, have been summoned to appear
before Judge Winfree to-day to an
swcr TO the charge of violating the
prohibition law. They are both from
Fairview.
Lieut.. A. j. Dabney has accepted a
position in college at Summerville,
Tenn, and will leave for his post OF
duty in few days. He is an accom-
plished gentleman and an excellent
instructor.
G. w. and S. p. Elgin shipped an
enormous steer TO Louisville last
week, 1t was s feet 4 inches in
length, 8 feet 0 in height, 0 feet 6 in
circumference, and weighed 2l05
pounds. The Elgin boys got 80
cents por pound for the animal.
Mr. Lewis p. Guthrie, late clerk al
Bryant ~ Wallis, Gracey, has secured
a similar position in: the hardware
store of Thompson 81 Moador, this
city. Lewis lisa popular business man
and would be pleased to see his old
friends at his new place of business
A gentleman of veracity says he
saw q whirlwind of moderate dimen-
sions catch up an old-fashioned ban
lana the other day and bear it aloft
100 feet, when it was unfolded to the
breeze and Haunted in the regular
Democratic way. Heaven is with us.
Circuit Court convenes the first
in September. There are rs
appearances, 20l commonwealths's
,ases and 900 equity cases. The COM
non law docket is light owing to the
act that the majority of the cases ,
ave been transferred to the Common
Pleas Court.
A week ago we stated that Hon. .
lunter Wood was going to move his
amily TO Greensboro. This state
nent was based on an item in the I
)wensboro Inquirer. Wohave since
earned that Mr.. Wood has no i'm
Mediate intention of moving and in d
ends always to keep this as his home Il
nd the place of his citizenship. We Il
esire to say this much in justice to Il
ir. Wood. II
Notice in to-day's paper advertise Il
lent ofthe firm ofNelson & Dabney, =,
'obacco Warehousemcn and Grain n
Dealers. These gentlemen have been II
ssociated with tho business interests v
{ this city for quite a number of A
ears and are known as men ofsound
alignment and ripe experience, and
ill doubtless do a large business. nj
Vc commend them TO the farming in II
,rests of this and adjoining counties.
John Young and Dan Taylor went
own to the Dawson camp meeting
st week. While there they went
fishing in Tradewater. John bated az
hook with half-pound sucker and at
minute 20 pound gar caught ca
4 and away IL went. Tho fisher
ZEN were equal to the emergency,
nd finally landed the prize, not be- III
re John had knocked it in the head Vi
it'll club, however. The gar was
Ter four feet long. Ia