Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-02-07
HERE AND THERE.

Of June 81, 1889.
Come to this Office for paper sacks
for putting up hams.
Samuel L. Chastain, OF this city, was
this week granted pension.
Buy goods Of 5-McGehee Bros.-b
Clarksville, Tenn, and save money
Buy Eureka coal of Wheeler g. Ed
mundson. Wheeler, Mills g. Cos ware
houses
Gorton's minstrels held the boards
at the Opera House last night with
splendid show.
Mrs. Carrie Hart has moved her
stock of millinery into her new store
room on Ninth street.
Moseley g. Tribble are paying high
est prices for all cattle. Headqusrt-
ers at WHY g. Burnett's.+
Nine applicants for pensions were
examined by the Christian County
Board of Pension Examiners We'd
nesday.
r. II. Poindexter has been elected
Cashier Of the Franklin Bank, Of
Clarksville, to succeed his uncle, the
late Col. w. S. Poindextsr.
Rev. j. G.. Kendall, pastor Of the
Olivet Baptist church, and Rev. ]. D.
Jordan, pastor Of tie Baptist church
at Madisonville, exchanged pulpits
last Sunday.
A formal call to the pastorate was
made upon Rev. b. D. Gray, Of Hazel
hurst, Miss, Wednesday night by the
Baptist Church. The church has
been without pastor for some time.
Messrs. N. Tobin g. Co. ore constant
ly receiving new goods for their tailor
ing establishment and you cannot
fail to find something to please you in
their stock. Place your orders now
for spring suit.
One firm Of doctors in the city has
treated moro than 100 cases Of ls
grippe. There have been not less
than 1000 cases in the city, but most
of them were Of q very mild type.
The disease is rapidly disappearing.
The Spring term Of South kentucky
College began with still better pros
poets than the former session. This
excellent school is now in the best of
hands and is an institution OF learning
deserving the most liberal encourage
ment.
John Griffin, young man from
Owensboro, who became insane on the
subject OF religion, was brought to the
Asylum this week. He had been at
tending sanctification meetings and
became 50 worked up that bis reason
was dethroned.
A meeting of colored Bsptists will
be held here to-day to consider the
question OF locating a colored denom-
national normal school st this place.
Princeton and Madisonville are also
applicants for the proposed school.
Rev. E. Williams has the matter in
hand and will try to raise guarantee
fund by subscription.
Perhaps those Republicans who are
calling the Ward Bill o Democratic
do not know that most Of the
leading Republicans in the city are
,n record as favoring the ward sys-
.em. We can, il the yeas and nays
are demanded, produce Q very inter-
ssting list Of them, embracing . ma
ority Of the present board Of council
men and several of the Republican |
for county Offices.
Fairview Mills, Ross A. Rogers,
agent. Wareroom at Randle & Ely's,
opposite Phoenix Hotel. Telephone
The chapel at the Asylum, which
las been in disuse for some time, has
recently been furnished with comfort |
able pews, neatly carpeted and a
stand and organ arranged and SER
5ices are now being held every Sun
lay afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. W.
L. Nourse preached last Sunday and |
Eld. Macdonald will, if here, conduct |
he next services. The room has a
seating capacity of about $50 and the
patients take great interest in the
weekly services.
Col. S. NJ. Startling, who lives few
niles north of the city, has shattered
he record in "quail eating" On the
irst day Of October last he began eat
ng a bird day, and up to the pres
mt time has not missed eating one q
lay and some days two. He claims
hey rather improve in flavor each day
md he has experienced no nausea
Iince he commenced. Col. Startling is
4 his eighty-fourth year, and in deli
,ate health, which is given as reason
or his having dieted himself.
The city Of Hopkinsville. now owes
out $25, 900 all told. This debt is for
street bonds which mature next Oc-
tober. Mr.. Clark has had the Legis-
Iature to pass a bill to reissue $4,000
Of these bonds and the city expects to
be- able to redeem the rest at maturity.
But for the decrease in the liquor
revenue and the increase in police ex-
penses by the present council, about
1880 more money would have been