Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1889-05-28

DIR. q. III. Strickland, pastor of thu
First Baptist church of Nashville
who Is well known here, has resigned
and will go to Iowa.
Miss Alice Hayes has all the LAT,
summer shapes, variety of tulle ant
lace hats and bonnets. Prices as al
ways-extremely low.+
d. L johnson will deliver the ad-
dress at the closing exercises of Prof.
Beecham's school at Crofton academy
Thursday night June 9th.
Mr. NJ. Q. Lsyne, Of Fairview, los
his fine saddle and harness mare last
week. lie had refused $500 for her 9
short while before she died.
Next Thursday, May Both, is Union
Decoration Day, but II will not be
observed as holiday in this city, al
though the post office will close.
Rufus Crabtrce, formerly of this
city, now a clerk in Louisville gro
Gerry store, fell down an elevator shaft
Saturday and broke his jawbone.
Clint Fsrd's dramatic company
produced "The World" at Pembroke
Thursday evening. II will play a
return engagement In about six
weeks.
Quarterly meeting was held at
Shiloh Methodist church Saturday
and Sunday. Rev. G. III. Hays, Z,
E, was present and conducted the
services.
Rev. Jno. U. Rust will be ordained
next Sunday morning, at the Baptist
church, at 10 o'clock. Sunday school
will meet at 8 a. m. on that day and
DIR. Kerius will preach at ii a. m.
Dr. II. A. Young lectured on "The
Holy Land" at tie Methodist church
on the evening OF the 23rd. lie had
a good audience aud delivered n very
entertaining aud instructive address.
DIR. Hawthorne's address at the
Opera House Thursday evening will
close the exercises of Commencement G
week of Bethel Female College. A
small fee will be charged to pay hall
rent.
Douglas Gregory, an lS.year-old
boy of Todd county, tried to kill him
self last week by taking a bottle of
iodine. A physician was sent for
aud at last accounts the boy was still
alive.
Tom Lyle, son of Mr.. L. b. Lyle,
was the pupil who secured the high
est prize at Prof. j. ID. Fitzhugh's
school examination, at Church Hill
last week. The premium was 5000
In cash.
Capt. Geo. w. Duvall has been
nominated for Reprcsentive by the
Caldwell county Democrats. II. NJ.
McChesney, Republican, and II. II.
Thompson, Wheeler, are his op-
porents.
The rain of Saturday was, so far as
learned, good, general, all-day
soaker. 1t made good tobacco sea-
son and supplied "long felt want"
in some neighborhoods heretofore
sighted by the weather clerk.
There Is no truth in the report ma
liciously circulated by some person
that there will be no horses here this
week for the races. The manage
ment has positive assurances Of the
presence Of 40 or so good horses,
many Of which are already arriving.
Mr.. A. II. Watkins, of the Beverly
vicinity, discovered on his place,
while digging well, a stream Of
mineral water containing iron, sui
phur and potash. The water Is very
strong and has been used by several
dyspeptics and other invalids with
the very best results.
Rev. J. N. Prestridge preached the
annual sermon to the graduating
class of Bethel Female College Sun
day night. The Christian church
held no services and Rev. Mr.. Mac
donald was present and assisted in
the exercises. The audience was
very large, even the gallery being
packed 10 suflocation almost. The
sermon was one of tho speakers best
efforts and was listened to with rapt
ttontion throughout.
The Kickapoo Indian Medicine
Company, after stay ofa month
here, left Sunday for Madisonyille.
They kept an orderly camp while in
this city and did a large business.
Their performances were decent and
entertaining and were attended by
some of the best people of Hopkins
vile. They sold 1,l22 bottles of
"Sagwa" while here. The premium
offered to tho person guessing nearest
to the number Of bottles sold was
awarded to J. W. Boyd Saturday