Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-07-05
HOWELL.

HOWELL.
HOWELL, June 30th.-This being
the 9th Sunday and no church meet
lug near here, I avail myself of the
opportunity to give you few items.
The rain still continues to pour out
Its torrents almost daily. And the
grass in cornfields and tobacco patch
es seems to welcome each shower
with an inch of added growth,
Should 1t turn suddenly dry now the
corn crop would be materially les-
sened as to tobacco while much of
1t promises to be entirely lost amid
the wild luxurious growth of grass
and weeds, yet I'm inclined to think
1t pity the quantity will not be
greater. Wheat threshing has be-
gun; the first consignment OF the
new crop was delivered to W. w.
Radford by 4. j. Terrell on Tuesday
last; the grain is excellent and the
yield satisfactory. From now on
should the W feather be favorable our
little village will be scene ofbustling
activity as we will have at least three
buy ers and they expect to ship in the
next 60 days at least 100000 bushels.
In my last communication I stated
Howell shipped in 1888 $4,000. / am
since informed that 5000 bushels
were shipped from here. Mr.. Dix
on, the r. r. agent, says he has al
ready shipped 500 hhds of tobacco of
the 1888 crop, which is the largest
amount shipped by any station on
this division &C. &P). This all goes
to GAINESVILLE and 1t should not be so,
and l do hope your city may yet dis
cover some method to re-divert this
produce to its natural channel, Hop
kinsville.
Died, at his home near here few
days ago, w. A. Owen, in the Nth
year of bis age. He leaves widow
and five children. May the Widows
and Orphans God speak to their
hearts that comfort which can alone
come from on High. Bill Owen was
not zone of our wealtliest citizens"
In pecuniary sense he was but a poor
man. But oh who that had watch
ed by his bed of sutfering for months
and seen his accomplishing endur-
ance, knowing that death was newt
able, did not envy him that abound
ing riches of grace which amid the
gathering of it's last thick and ghast-
| ly vapors dispelled its every terror
aud viewed it as but the gateway OF
the soul to that prophetic dawn"
amid whose splendors and joys his i'm.
mortal spirit now dwells forever.
To say that the ball here on the
9th inst was success would be but
family to express my appreciation OF
the elegance of its arrangements or
the beauty and gallantry of its par
Elephants. Among the many towns
and surrounding villages represented,
we're LIST Clarksville, Tenn, by Miss
es Alice Byars, Katie Bringhurst,
Mamie johnson, Belle Kessee; Ring
gold, Tenn, by Miss Annie Ander-
son Lafayette, by Miss Myrtle Will
liams; Trenton and Guthrie by Miss
es Annie Tally and Jessie Whit
fed Longview, Miss Edna Radford ;
Pembroke, Miss Amelia Radfori.
Among the gentlemen from dis
lance were Hon. Arthur Wallace,
Louisville, Ky, Will Day, Trenton ;
Walter Warfeld, Casky, and Messrs
Gerhart, Beach and Cross, Clarks-
willie. Dancing to music of Shelton's
Band was prolonged until 2 o'clock,
when most of our handsome visitors
returned home with our local bellies
who wero out in full force, but whose
very numbers will prevent my nam
ing them. AS have said nothing
about what the ladies wore perhaps
the gentlemen will feel sighted If l
don't describe their coslumes. Well
| then I'll be as brief as possible.
Tom Wallace wore an anxious far
away look as tho he thought Deem
Der was as pleasant as Nay.
John Boddie wore pair of patent
leather slippers (ouD and seemed to
be hummlng "when the Fall time
comes, Gentle Annie"
Jno. Allensworth wore his heart In
his throat whenever he came in ten
feet of young lady whose name is
the same as that of plant which the
ancients considered as sacred 10
Venus.
DR.. A. Il. Baily wore the sorrowful
expression which short time since
belonged to j. s. Quarles, while Jo-
seph wore an expression as happy as
a Hourl in Mohammedan's Para
disc.
Chas. Fox wore freckles and red
necktie.
While Henry Manson winds up the
list with pair of No. IL slippers and
bag of Lachet powders. II these
gentlemen wore other articles which
l have not named, l assure them no
offense is intended by emitting them.
More Anon.
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