Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-11-28
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r. NJ. Woodbridge, livery, feed & sal
stable, Fritz stand. Telephone 144.
Candy pulling at Ragsdale's ware
house this evening at o'clock. Ad
mission Is cents.
Thanksgiving services were helt
yesterday at the colored Baptis
church, on Virginia street.
1t took eighty turkeys to feed tn,
patients at the Asylum yesterday a
the Thanksgiving dinner.
The first freeze of the season
changed the mono.ony of Indiar
Summer yesterday morning.
The long expected "hog killing
spell' came this week and the farmer,
are availing themselves of it.
For Sale or Rent.-A house and lot
on corner Bird and Virginia SITS. Ap.
ply TO b. +. SIMMoNs.
The public schools adjourned
Wednesday evening until Monday
morning, on account of Thanksgiving
day.
Moseley & Tribble are still paying
highest market price for all good, fai
hogs. Office, WHY g. Burnett's drug
store.
Rev. A. w. Meacham has been con
dncting protracted meeting at
Little River church for the last two
weeks.
The young ladies OF the Christian
church will hold n reception at the
residence Of Mrs. Mamie Moore this
evening. The public is invited. Ad-
mission 10 cents.
Largo numbers of turkeys were
brought in from the country this
week and sold at prices ranging from
5Oc to $l.00, according TO size and
condition.
Cliff A. Clark hos opened stock
OF groceries and general merchandise
at Belleview. He will occupy the
Clark store house, the former stand
OF Clark g. McGehee.
The first reception OF the young
ladies' Matinee Club will DO held al
Mrs. E. V. Giants next Tuesday even.
ing and promises to be n very toney
affair. More than one hundred invi-
tations have been issued.
AL Fields minstrels more than met
the expectations of the public. His
show is decidedly the best of its kind
that has ever been here and contains
more and better original features than
any minstrel company on the road.
Rev. Chas. II. Nash, who is still at
Bowling Green, will return again
Sunday to hold his regular morning
and evening services at the Baptist
church. The meeting in which he is
engaged at Bowling Green is proving
a very successful one.
The Belleview property Of McGehec
Bros, consisting of 2S acres of land,
dwelling house of six rooms, black
smiths shop, stable, two cabins, ice
house and other buildings, is offered
for sale. 1t is a splendid location for
a doctor. Eight miles from Hop
kinsville. Call on or address McGehee
Bros, Clarksville, Gracey or Penn
broke.
The manager of the Peerless Min
strels has received q proposition to
play the towns Of Cloverport and
Hawesville, KY, and Cannelton. Ind,
on a guarantee during Christmas
week, to show six nights in all. 1t is
not likely that the proposition will be
seriously considered, as the boys will
all be too busy during the Holidays
to quit their business.
Mine Host Cooper, of the Phoenix
Hotel, spread one Of his "big dinners"
yesterday and not only feasted his
regular guests but large number OF
invited friends. 1t goes without the
saying that the dinner was good
ono. In fact Mr.. Cooper serves 1866
good dinners every year and when he
adds q few extra touches his meals
become banquets Of the most sump-
tuous character.
Mr.. George Wills, of the firm of
Davis & Wills, of Beverly, and Mr..
NJ. A. Mason, of Newstead, have
bought the McGehee Bros store
and stock of general mer-
at the later place. Messrs.
Prentiss and Clarence Sallee, who
have been clerking for McGehee
Bros, will remain with the new firm,
which will be known as Mason g.
Wills. The business will be con-
Quoted by the junior partner, and
his eight years experience in mer-
chandising and Mr.. Mason's popular
ity will, no doubt, cause the new firm
to receive lucrative trade. Posses
sion will be given Dec. LIST.
A breach OF promise suit was filed
this week by Miss India Hays against
E. W. Merritt, asking $4,000 dam
ages. Plaintiff in herpetition claims
that she was seduced by defendant,
under promise of marriage, in Febru-
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