Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-11-12

AT the baptist Cnurcn Dunuhy.
! A wagon load of large hicorynuts
was brought from Canton last week
and retailed at rs cents per bushel.
Brame and Smith are both at large,
although some enterprislng detective
might make 81 200 by catching tine
pair.
j. A. Kone'zka, the new jeweler,
advertises in this issue q matter OF
much interest to the ladies. Read
what he has to say.
Theregular passenger train has
been taken Off the q. & P. division OF
the l.. & N. and only the mixed train
will be run hereafter.
Mr.. Palmer Graves Is building q
dwelling house ON his farm on the
Cadiz pike, purchased this year. He
will try to have II ready for occupancy
by Jan.1.
Rev. Mr.. Holsclaw preached SER
mon to the children at the Union
Sunday School, which met at the G.
p. Church Sunday afternoon.
A. @. Banks is meeting with much
success In getting subscriptions to the
band fund, and the prospects are en-
couraging for band at an early day.
The official call for the Democratic
primary appears to-day. All Of the
candidates seem TO be well pleased
with the time and the manner Of set
Ting their claims.
Officer Sol Fritz went TO Dixon
yesterday to testify before the grand
jury In behalf Of tho commonwealth
and against two colored men charged
with grand larceny.
A slight earthquake shock was
distinctly felt here at midnight one
night last week. The papers of Pa
ducah and other towns also noted
the quake in their localities.
Mr.. c. NJ. Latham has arranged q
list Of valuable premiums and will
have another drawing next year.
Every purchaser Of goods to the
amount OF Sl00 will be given tick
ct. Read his advertisement ON this
page for particulars.
The insurance on the old Episco-
pal church property, burned on Oct.
"a, was adjusted last week at 500.
The full insurance of $1,000 would
have been paid but for a mistake In
the policy, which left some fixtures
uncovered.
Esq. NJ. ID. Davle, one of the best
known and most popular members
of the County Court, is to-day an
nounced as a Democratic candidate
for county judge. He is from the
Beverly district and will prove a
very strong candidate in South
Christian.
The Princeton Banner had draw
ing on the 2nd. Three Of the best
prizes were drawn In Trigg county.
K. A. Sizemore and s. G. Sizemore,
of Cerulean Springs, drew top bug
gy and gold watch respectively, and
Fannie Froman, Of Montgomery, got
a Sewing Machine. None Of the pre-
miums came to this county.
When the square on the west side
of the passenger depot has been
metaled the railroad company should
put up railing on the track side and
let all passengers enter the waiting
rooms from the west side doors and
pass through to the platform when
getting on trains. This would enable
the crowds to be kept back and out
of the way. The expense! would be
trifling and much trouble would be
avoided.
GAINESVILLE is jubilating over the
following proposition submitted last
week:
LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE r, II.
Co, NASHVILLE, Nov. 3D.. N.
Kennedy, A. Howell and M. II.
Clark, Committee Clarksville Board
of Trade-Gentlemen II submit
herewith the following proposition,
subject TO aooeptation within thirty
days from this date:
The L. Il N. r. r. Co., will under
take the construction of railroad
from point on its Memphis line,
between Clarksville and Budd's
Greek, to point on the Nashville,
Chattanooga g. St. Louis railroad, on
condition that the city Of Clarksville
and its citizens will donate the sum
of $4,000, one-half payable when
the track is constructed to the south
ern boundary line of Montgomery
county, and the remainder when the
track is constructed TO a connection
with the Nashville, Chattanooga g
st. Louis railroad.
Yours respectfully,
Ex. NORTON,