Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-02-12
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Tomorrow Nights Musical Treat.
The only genuine musical treat oil
the season for Hopkinsville will be
the concert OF the Orchestral Club to-
morrow evening, for which large
number Of seats have already been
sold. In speaking OF this superb
combination, theBoston Home Jour
nal says: "The Boston Symphony
Orchestral Club made Its first APP
pearancc In this city as concert Civ
en- in Association Hall Thursday
evening. A very large audience
crowded the hall, and II inclnded an
unusual number of well-known crit
les and musicisns, yet the success OF
the club was acknowledged with a
unanimiiy and enthusiasm that are
seldom witnessed. Every member
of the organization is manifestly an
artist, and the playing ensemble is
characterized by some of the best
gradations of light aud shade, as well
as purity of tone, and unity Of attack.
The most interesting feature OF the
concert by far was the remarkably
virtuossl, refined, and delightful per-
Torrance by Mr.. Willis NOVEL; OF
Sarasate's Fautasie on FAUST Mr..
Novel; lie the accomplished concert
meister OF the club, and his render
Ing Of the fantasia was simply mar
vel Of artistic finish, the charming
effect Of which was acknowledged In
some OF the heartiest applause Of the
evening; and the cello solos by MIR,
Phillip Roth unmistakably proved
him TO be a genuine artist. The sing
ing ofthe "Jewel Song" from "Faust,"
by Miss Elsa Clark-Cushing, was
warmly encored.'
The New Tax Collector.
The City Council held n special
meeting Friday afternoon and elect
oil Walter A. Radford city tax collec-
tor. There were % applicants for
the office and % ballots were taken
before result was reached. A eau
Gus had been held by the new men,
bers, but for some reason they decided
not TO be bound by ii and the ballot
ing began with all hands on an equal
footing. The chairman did not vote
and the first ballot stood: Polg Can
sler 2, viii Wilhers l, s. G.. Buckner
l, j. s. Ragsdale l, w. A. Radford /.
The voting was very scattering until
on the 18th ballot when the fight mar
rowed down to Walter Kelly, A. M.
Wallis and w. A. Radford, who re-
ceived two votes each. After some
scattering the oath stood like the 18th
aud on the 25th Wallis and Rsdord
had 3 votes each and the chair de-
cided the tie by voting for Radford.
1t is understood that Hill, Forbes.
Dabney and Radford voted for Rad
ford and Campbell, Brown and Gill;
land for Wallis. The new collector
1, at present a salesman for A. q.
Bush. lie Is less than % but a young
man Of good morals aud splendid
character. lie will probably have
his office In Mr.. Buah's store. He
will have to qualify and give boz d
at the March meeting.
Clarksville's City Officers.
lChroncle.
The council chamber was filled 10
overlooking last night by citizens
who had come to attend the meeting
of the Board of Alderman aud Mayor
and to see who they appointed TO the
local offices. The alderman proceeded
at once to business and reelected G.
II. Bailey, Recorder; w. Il. Beach,
Treasurer; J. j. West, City Attorney /;
Clay Stacker, City Marshal Chief of
Police, A. @. Stafford. Several can
didates were presented for police Of
ficers, and G.. lIolleman, and Joe
Murphy were elected day police, and
J.K. Smith and Pat Ginley. night
police. W. W. Warden was elected
cemetery trustee and I. Jackson,
Market Inspector. D. w. Ballantine
was reelected bridge-keeper.
An lncendiary Fire.
Joel Boyd, farmer living near the
poor house, few miles north OF the
city, lost his tobacco barn by fire FRI
day night. The barn contained his
entire crop of tobacco of fifteen acres.
The fite was undoubtedly the work
OF an incendiary, as there had been
no Are in the barn for a month 1t
IS 10 be hoped the guilty party may
be discovered and brought to justioe.
Fortunately the property was insur-
cd for $3.50.