Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-06-12
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The Y. w. c. Il. U. visited the jail
Friday.
Born to the wife of Mr.. A. l.. Will
son, Saturday night, a girl.
Children's day was observed at the
First Presbyterian church Sunday.
The Crescent Milling Company
has declared 6 % semi-annual divi-
dend.
Joe Twyman left for Cerulean yes
tcrday. lie is engaged on Mr.. Harp
er's fine residence.
The Cumberland Presbyterian
church is being penciled and other.
wise repaired.
The barbecue of the farmers and
stockmen will not fake place at Guth-
rie to-day as announced.
A new timetable will go into eff
feet on the Louisville IL Nashville
Railroad system next Sunday.
Our dogs are beginning to appear
In muzzles. After Wednesday the
shotgun policy will begin to operate.
Rev. John w. Lewis delivered the
literary address before Logan Female
College, at Russellville, last week.
His speech was literary gem.
Mr.. Wisdom Mimms and Miss
Goochie Dickinson, two prominent
society people of Trenton, were mar
ried last Thursday.
Mr.. C.E. Dicken, of Fairview, deliv-
cred the salutatory at the commence
ment exercises of Bethel College, Rus
sellyille, last week.
The Commercial Club will hold a
called meeting at the hall this evening
at O'Clock toeccive the many new
members who have applied for ad-
mission. Come up and join. -. '
The red bandanna was flung TO
the breeze Saturday, and some of the
merchants made a big drive. The
bandanna will be the battle flag this
campaign.
Rev. j. NJ. Peay, of Russellville,
well known in this county and for a
time pastor of the Pembroke Baptist
church, has lost his mind, the result
of protracted illness.
Mr.. Courier and Col. Townes think
that Clarksville will aid the Chicago
Il Gulf to the extent of 100000. This
ought TO encourage the road to make
break at once.
AT the Baptist church in Fairview,
at s o'clock p. m, Thursday Dist, DIR.
b. Il. Eager Of this city will be mar
ried to Miss Carrie Downer, Rev. j.
II. Eager, of Rome, Italy, officiating,
No cards.
Chas. ID. Runyon has sold his farm,
near Trenton, TO DIR. II. II. Grady and
will go into the warehouse business
at Clarksville. The farm contained
276 acres and was sold for $40, 700.
Editor Robert Crenshaw of the Ca
diz Telephone made a great speech
before the Sunday School convention
last week. His address was the sub
Iect of favorable comment on the
streets. 1900 p.
The rains Saturday and Sunday
afforded a fine tobacco season and il
is probable that all of tho crop has
been planted. There has been no
wheat cut as yet and there is pros
pect for fine yield this year.
James Cabaniss, of Trenton, was
in the city Friday getting plans and
specifications for his hotel building.
We understand he has organized his
stock company and the building will
be credit to Trenton.
On another page will be found a
list of officers appointed by Chairman
Buckner to serve at the Democratic
election, July 7th. AS Mr..
Ellis viii be the only candidate the
of the election will fall on
him. I'm
The closing exercises of the color
ed public school at the court house,
Friday night, was an interesting oc-
cassion' Prof, Payne and his teach
ers demonstrated their adaptability
for the work in the excellent perfor-
mances of the pupils.
Walton Bryan, appointed by the
school board to take the census, has
made his report. There are 922
children of pupil age in the city as
against 90l for last year and 654 for
1881. This affords fair view Of the
growth ofour town.
Mr.. A. G. Lewis, Of Hopkinsville,
who purchased the Stegar property
several weeks since, with view to
converting it into hotel, has declined
to take it. We are not informed as
to whether he has abandoned his no.
tel enterprise at this place or not
Princeton Banner.
W.B. Radford of Longview, KY,
has COW that has broken the record
and is Untitled TO the cake. She is a