Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1889-02-26
WET AND DRY.
Matters Pertaining to the Issue About
Which Everybody is Talking.

''"NV . " ''o""h6 W "c 'oeeS ''~S~
Which Everybody is Talking.
Mr.. Small spoke at Crofton yester
day.
The Vets claim Kelly by l5. 1
gave | majority before.
The Vets claim gains at Belleview
and admit losses at Fairview.
Pembroke is claimed by the Wetf
by 80 1t gave the Drys so before.
Mt. Vernon which gave s. before
is ow conceded 10 the Drys by only
so.
Mrs. Alice Norman will lecture al
tho c. p Church, this city, Friday al
$3.50 p. M.
Birker's Mill, which went Wet be-
fore by l3, is now claimed by the
Drys by 25
The Drys have their strongest card
to play this week, In the speeches of
Mr.. Small.
The Vets claim 4 stand-oG In
Bainbridge, Stuart and Barkcr's. The
three precincts gave Dry majority
of A in 7SG.
Another mass meeting was held at
the NJ. L. Church Sunday afternoon,
which was addressed by Judge Pc
tree and Rev. Sam W. Small.
In 1886 the eight northern districts
gave 992 Dry and 5l7 Wet votes, or
majority of AIS. This time the Drys
expect to carry those districts by not
less than GOO majority.
Mr.. Small stated In his speech
Sunday afternoon that he would will
iugly divide his time with Gen.
Quarles, but would not meet the lat
ter AT his own appointments. He
declined to draw crowd for G Ii.
Quarles, he said, but the speaker Of
the Vets must be the particular
peony of his own bouquet" It'll not
improbable that a joint discussion
may be arranged at one or more of
Mr.. Small's appointments.
Matters are hot over In Christian
county. On Saturday week the peo-
pie there will vote on the question of
permitting or excluding the sale OF
intoxica ting liquors in that county
The W woods are full of bottles, the
country school-houses full Of orators
and the great free voter full Of en-
thusiasm ard things. The "wets"
carried Hopkinsyille by 202 In 1886
and claim 500 for this year; but the
entire county then went "dry" by "A.
Business drsgs aud all other ques-
tions aie without interest there. II
appears TO be an even contest and a
fair fight, and here's lookin' at EN-
Owensboro Messenger.
Mrs. Alice Norman's Appointments.
Laytonsville, Tuesday "a.
Hour OF speaking arranged by local
Sam Smalrs Appointments.
Casky, Up. m. Tuesday 70.
Pembroke, night, Tuesday 26.
Salem, night, Wednesday q.
Garrettsburg, night, Thursday 2s
Lafayette, 9 a. m, Friday, March l
IIopkinsville, night, Court House, l
Anti-Prohibition Appointments.
Judge James NJ. Quarles, a native
Of this county, will address the voters
Of Christian county on the Prohibi-
lion question as follows:
Pembroke, Tuesday, Feb. 20.
Crofton, Wednesday, F. b. 81.
Howell, Thursday, Feb. %.
IIopkinsville, Friday, March L.
Speakingto begin each day at2
o'clock p. IN.
The Central Committee of the Pro-
libilion Party having been asked by
he Executive Committee Of The citi-
.ens opposed to the Prohibition par
" for a division of time at the APP
,ointments made for Mr.. Sam Small
md this request being refused, COM
,els the independent appointments
or Judge Quarles as given above.
But Mr.. Small is respectfully invited
o each and all of them and a fair
livision of time will be accorded
lin. All are invited TO attend