Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1890-03-04
HOWELL.

HOWELL, KY, Feb. 25.-Mr. Paschal
Giles, who has been critically i'll fol
more than two months and whose
friends at one time had abandoned all
hope of his recovery, is at last on the
convalescent list and will soon be
able to be out again.
The grippe" has been among us
and few yet have it, though no
deaths have occurred in consequence
of it. Yet l know from experience
that it is far, far worse than l had
been led to believe.
A pleasant valentine party was
given at the hospitable home of Mr..
and Mrs. G. S. Coleman on the even
ing of the 14th. Miss Jennie Cole
man, the auburn-haired daughter of
the host, was the belle of the occasion.
A candy pulling was given by Mr..
John Gregory few days since. Ed
gar Radford says it was the sweetest
occasion of his life.
No one who knows Jno. Aliens
worth would believe that he would be
guilty of anything unbecoming gen
tleman, yet from his numerous noe
turnal visits to Lafayette he evidently
intends to commit Robbery. Did
you Eval
DR.. Matthews, it is rumored, went
to Nashville Saturday to hold con-
sultation that was not at all profess
sional, with certain gentleman that
shall be nameless. 1t is said that Mr..
j. E. Gosset will hold a similar con-
sultation as soon as circumstances
will permit, not, however, at Nash
vile, but closer by.
DR.. Bailey has recently purchased
a horse that lady can drive, while
Joe Quarles keeps one on hand ready
to meet any emergency that may
arise. Pagan Dixon says he hopes to
have use for such horse in the near
future, but at present is devoting him
self to the study Of the doctrines of
Affinity and Selection.
Farming operations are being re-
tarded by the rains which have fallen
in the last few days. Much planting
was done in the fall and nearly all OF
the plantbeds were burned last week.
Wheat looks well, though as far as l
have examined it, all of it is being
preyed upon by small green insect
as well as a flea bug, the latter being
almost enthusiastically small. The
iamage that they may cause is
Mates for the future to determine, as
,ur oldest farmer have had no prev
Gus experience with them. Mr.. Whit
Radford has already lost a field OF
Yearly twenty acres by them, whole
!cres being bare of even a solitary
talk of living wheat, and all of it so
hin as to be valueless should their
avages now cease. l.
Nearly all of the tobacco around
Howell has been sold to Clarksville !
temmers. |
Young cattle are in brisk demand, ,
.hough prices continue low. Z
The crop of spring lambs is max |
ng its appearance, but the crop prom |
ses to be small.
Hogs seem to be healthy. They :
90 are scarce.
| notice in your last issue that "Self :
Made" novel by Mrs. F. NJ. Grand, I
will shortly be issued in book form.
have had the plsasure Of reading
number of the opening chapters of
his story from manuscript and l can
Dear testimony that its plot is one
hat will create lively interest from
-he very beginning, while the gifted
authors keen sense of the pathetic as
we'll as the ridiculous, and her fine
of the passions and emo I
ions of the human heart will increase !
md intensity to the end. May that
'uccess which should ever be the re-