Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1889-01-01
THIS AND THAT.


Lookout for the eclipse of the sun
at 3 o'clock this afternoon. 1t will
be free show.
A donkey Party" at Miss Ssllie
Wallace's last night, the first Of the
the kind this winter.
The schools all ie.openod yesterday
except South Kentucky College
which resumes to-day.
A meeting of the Commercial Club
will be held this evening at 7 o'clock.
Business of Importance to come up.
Mr.. II. w. Tibbs entertained a few
of his special friends at his home on
North Main, on the evening of the
2Sth ult.
Quite large number from the
city attended the social given at Nj
Lee Kennedy's near Belleview, last
Friday night.
The Post.oflice is taking advantage
of the holiday to-day to establish it.
self in its commodious new quarters
under this Office.
The children of the Baptist Sun
day School had an entertainment at
the church Friday night and enjoyed
themselves for few hours.
"The Waits of New York." n, S
Woods comedy drama, billed for las
Saturday night, did not come to time,
as Wr. Woods is sick with pneumo-
MIA at Memphis
The evening Of the 2Slh was sig
nalized by a social at the residence Of
Me-. Andrew Hall. All who partici.
paied were highly entertained by his
charming daughter, Miss Helen.
Drs. Andrew Sesrgent and Thos
w. Blakey have formed partner
ship which will prove to b. an unus-
ually strong combination. Their Of.
flee will be over the Planters Bank
Workhouse- keeper ID. L. Brown
asks us to say that be has not per-
mitted eleven prisoners to escape as
previously stated. Only eight have
escaped and two Of them were sub
sequently recaptured.
The young people passed a very
gay aud pleasant Christmas. The.
several masquerados and socials were
all enjoyable allairs, those at Mr..
MERGERS, Capt. Green's and Miss
Wallace's being particular enjoyable.
The Iron Hall elected new officers
Wednesday night as follows: John
Moayon, c.; Moses l. Eb, A j
Jno. C. Day, V. j ; FL Ephraim,
Act, Wm. b ,mberger, ii NIX ID.
Mendel, Prclate; Ike Lipstine, VII
dette.
A free fight was INDUCED in at
Christmas tree at the IIubbardsville
colored church one night last week
Thornton Clark was badly cut with
a razor and Alfred Cant was knocked
senseless with bottle. Whisky
flowed freely and the row threatened
at one time 10 become general.
An entertainment will be given al
the Commercial Club rooms to-mor-
row evening for the benefit of Grace
Episcopal Church Prof. Fritz, Of
Kansas City, will take part in the ex-
ercises. Prof Fritz has appeared at
several elocutionary entertainments
IN the city within the last few weeks
and has made a most favorable i'm
preston upon all who have heard
him.
DIR V. NJ. Metcalfe, who has for II
years represented the Michigan Car
bon Works and sold 100000 worth
of fertilizers year, has gone into
business for himself this year. He
will manufacture fertilizers at Chi
cago and Memphis and when the
new roads get to lIopkinsville will
start a factory here. lie thoroughly
understands the business and will
undoubtedly make a success of his
new undertaking.
In this issue can be found the
card OF one oflhe oldest tobacco firms
in the city, Wheeler, Mills & Co To-
Gated on the corner of Seventh aud
Railroad streets. Besides tobacco
warehousemen, they are commission
merchants and grain dealers, and will
take pleasure in handling anything
in the above liuc, assuring farmers
that the highest market prices will
be obtained for ali produce consigned
to them. As to advancements, ect
sec card.
In looking over the new advertise
ments in this issue il will be seen
that Caldwell Il Randle, dealers In
all kinds of stoves, hardware, tin
ware, glassware, cutlery, &c, come
prominently to the front. These gen
tlemen keep full line of the above
goods, and their motto is "never be
undersold." They are also first-class
workmen and make roofing and gut
tering a specially, guaranteeing sat
isfaction in every case. Give them
cali when needing anything in their
line, it will pay you.
At the last meeting of Evergreen
Lodge, knights of Pythias, the Lodge
voted TO have painted life size por-
trait of each of the past chancelors of
the Lodge now in good standing or
who have died in full fellowship
The following is list of them G. &.
Shanklin, decd; II. w. Henry decd