Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1889-01-04
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CREAM OF THE NEWS.
ohautauquan Lecture No, q.

Chautauquan Lecture No. q.
Next Saturday night, the 9th inst
at the Ninth Street Presbyterian
Church, DIR. Miller will lecture on
the ~ SEES of Ugliness." The people
of IIopkinsville may be sure they
will hear a magnificent lecture. The
Detroit Free Press says: "An elo-
quent speaker and made most favor
able impress. ion before large aud
appreciative audience" The Lex
iugton (ky.) Press says; John De-
Witt Miller is one OF the finest lee.
turers that the citizens of Lexington
have ever heard. lie has the power
of moving an audience to the great
est extent of any speaker that it has
been our fortune to listen to-" Fort
Wayne (Ind.) Gazstte; "As hum
orous lecturer, one who can hit the
'follies as they hy', aud leave rub
stantial moral behind at each sally,
he has no hyperion. For genuine
eloqucnce and power TO sway an au-
dience, he is the peer of Beecher or
Talmage.' His subject is a fAvorte
one and all who fail TO hear him will
certakay regret it.
The Boldest Robbery.
Mr.. T. S. Neblett, of Cadiz, ar
rived in the city from Longview, late
in the afternoon of Tuesday last
Pretty soon he met one Tom Vaughan
near tho depot, who proposed TO
trade watches with him and asked TO
let him look at his (Ncblett's) watch.
Neblett handed Vaughan the watch,
asiIver one, worth $40, when Vaughan
took to his heels carrying the watch
with him aud was soon out Of sight
Neblett gave chase but as 1t was get
ting dark he soon returned and re-
ported the matter to the police, who
arrested Vaughan Wednesday after
noon and found the watch IN his
possession. lie was placed in Jail on
two charges, theft and carrying a
pistol, which was also found on his
person. lie will be held over to
await the action of the grand jury.
He Was Not Poisoned.
4 colored man named Frank Cant
died at S. ID. Radford's Monday, and
on Tuesday as preparations were be-
ing made to bury the body, the friends
of the deceased concluded that an
autopsy ought to be held, as there
was more or less mystery about Giants
death. Esq. Davis went out TO hold
an inquest and attend TO the autopsy
but nothing was developed aud a
verdict of death from pneumonia was
rendered by the jury.
The Revival at the Christian Church.
The protraoted meeting at the
Christian church has closed after
having been in progress for three
weeks. There were % additions to
the membership of the church and
several other converts will join In the
near future. Rev. A. =. Cobb, The
able and eloquent evangelist, has
gone TO Chattanooga TO engage in a
meeting.
Found Guilty.
County Attorney Payne went TO
Pembroke Wednesday to prosecute
w. A. Weaver, coloied, for violation
of the prohibition Law. The attor-
ney made vigorous prosecution and
Weaver was found guilty before
Judge Hord, but managed to give
the officers the slip and is now al
large
Held Over.
Phil Hawks. the negro who stole a
mule from Mrs Mary Alexander sew
eral days ago, stood his examining tri-
al yesterday. lie was held over TO the
Circuit Court in the sum OF $500, In
default of which he was committed
to jail.
DEATHS.
On December 81, at the residence
of her parents, Ella, daughter of j.
III. Underwood, aged Z years.
John HUMPHREYS 3-year' old child
died near Bainbridge, on the night OF
the lstinst.
New Cops.
Chief Campbell and Policemen
Twyman, Vinson and West put on
their stars and began swinging their
biilies yesterday at noon. They have
had their measures taken for uni
forms.
Licensed To Wed SINCE The First.
Madison Kelly to Mary Haley.
Thos. j. Watts to Hattie Bronaugh
coLoRED.
Joe Richards to Winnie Lee.
Taylor Bronaugh to Melyina Ross