Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-09-11
HERE AND THERE.

: very much.
Policeman Wellington sprained
his leg severely last week.
The ball at Gracey last nigh
+ promised TO be very pleasant affair
L On the l7th tickets will be sold Il
the X. of p. Jubilee in Louisville al
80 round trip.
Street Superintendent Twymar
ought to hurry and place gravel OF
South Main Street.
Miss Lille Waller left Saturday foI
Bardstown where she will teach this
season.
Rev. G. A. Barnes will preach al
Lafayette Monday night after the
third Sunday in this month.
Several citizens took Prof. Orion
for Henry Ward Beecher, Friday, moi
allowing for Henry TO be dead either
The young ladies society of the
Ninth st. Presbyterian Church will
serve an oyster supper the first week
in October.*
The new Baptist Church at Crofton
be will dedicated on the second SIM
day in October by Rev. j. &. Bow, of
Russsllvile.
Henry Caudle, col went to sleep in
his express wagon at the depot,
Thursday night, and his horse ran
away throwing him under the wheels.
lie was considerably bruised.
Conductor L. b. Waltz has gone to
Cincinnati. Last week his left eye
began to pain him and became so
much worse that he had to 90 and
consult a specialist on eye troubles.
Deputy Marshal Greer arrested
VIM Jesup and Ida Vaughan, col
ored, at Fairview, Thursday, charged
with violating the revenue laws.
Jesup was about to be married at the
time of his arrest. They were tried
by Judge Landes yerterday.
AT Bowling Green last week the
pacing race was won by p. II. NJ. in
40, purse $3.50. This is the first
victory of Hopkinsvile's "phenomen-
al gray. Nora g. came out second
in the 3 80 trot, and Senator was cut
down in his race.
Aunt Rosa RatlifIe, colored, died
Thursday night in her 10th year.
She WINS undoubtedly the oldest per-
sons in the county. She was perfect
ly well up to the time of her death |
which was no doubt caused by her
extreme old age.
As the north bound passenger
which gets here at 10 p. m. =, was GO
ing over Bakers's hill, Friday night,
the two rear cara broke loose and
started down grade at fearful rate.
Somehow the brakes clamped and
no doubt saved the lives of all those
on board.
Mr.. Geo. w. Graves has been a
record of which few men care boast.
lie lives on Maple street only a few
squares from the business portion of
the city, yet he has only been down
in town one time at night in four
years, and has not been down in the
city but twice on Sunday in Ii years
The Cleaner is informed that there
are now several applicants for the po-
sition of post-T aster at Corydon
When ii is understood that thisIposi-
tion is held by Hon. j. V. Owen, who
is now extremely i'll. aud that the APP
plications are made in view of his
death, the shamefulness of these APP
plicants is most apparent.--Hender-
son Cleaner.
In another column appears the card
Of attorney S. w. Forgy. Mr.. Forgy
has recently reached his msjurity.
After little more than year at the
bar, he finds himself over-run with
practice, rare incident in the lives
legal youngsters. He is sober, in
young man, strictly dutiful
to the interests of his clients. At the i,
bar he has pleasing address and is
fast achieving the qualities of a first
class speaker.
Prof Edward Orion, State Geolo-
gist of Ohio, was in the city Friday.
In company Mike Kelly, Geo. Green,
Prof Lipscomb and Sam McCarley
he visited the gas well, and after
thorough investigation he said he
could not encourage our "gasers".
He also inspected the country to the
North and was profuse in his COM
pliments of the fertility of Christian
county. He thought we were rich
not to need mineral wealth.
Prof Orion is the acknowledged lead
ug authority on natural glass. He
stopped over TO spend the day with
his former pupil, Prof G. III. Dietrich.
Bethel Female College is opening
with splendid prospects. Whilst the
local patronage is well kept up show
ng the good standard of the school at
nome the patronage from distance
some of the best families in
he country. Among the young la
lies from abroad may be mentio ned,
Miss Ada Hunt and Ida Jones of
Miss Mary Miller of Rus
Misses Lizzie Hill and Daisy