Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1890-03-28
CREAM OF NEWS.
An Elopement.

Mr.. Mack S. Perkins and Miss
Ellen Williamson, the pretty ant
petit daughter Of Mr.. w. T. William
son, eloped to GAINESVILLE and wer,
! married in the parlor Of the Arlington
Hotel by Rev. DR.. A. d. Sears. They
returned home the same afternoon.
penny" Turner's Enterprise.
Mr.. S. II. Turner, of the Soutf
Kentucky Telephone Co., which al
ready has line to Cadiz, is soliciting
the subscription of stock to connec,
with Trenton, Fairview, Casky and
Pembroke. He is meeting with en-
couraging success and as he succeeds
at everything he undertakes the lines
will probably be built. These towns
ought by all means be connected
with this city, in fact it is but a
question OF time when all of the coun-
try towns will have telephone con
nection. The Cadiz line is making
50 per cent. annually ON the stock.
Gracey Hunting Club.
About dozen yonng men of the
Gracey neighborhood have organized
themselves into hunting club and
will take regular practice shooting at
clay pigeons to make themselves
thoroughly proficient in shooting
birds. They have ordered a trap and
a large consignment of pigeons and
are ready to begin practicing every
Saturday afternoon. The member
ship is as follows: ii. II. Bryant, j..
j. Reed, p. w. Baker, r. A. Baker,
Geo. Harrison, Jno. f. Clardy, John
Gaines, Jr., Herbert Cox, T. n. Wad.
lington, VIM. Page, w. T. Wadling-
ton and ~ Mathews.
The Commercial Club Meets.
The Commercial Club met Tuesday
night for the consideration of several
important matters.
First and foremost another railroad
was discussed. The sentiment was
universal in favor of taking active
and decisive steps looking to another
line. II the o. V. intends to submit
another proposition, il must be done
at once and not after months OF dilly-
dallying as heretofore. Any reasona-
BILE proposition that looks like bust
ness and promises quick work will
be accepted by our people.
II the o. V. fails TO act the people
are determined to have road and a
local company will at once be organ
lied and work set on foot.
The matter OF getting a free post
office delivery also came up. Hop
kinsville has largely more than the
necessary population and last year
the cancellation Of stamps only fell
800 short of the requisite sum, we
are informed. 1t is safe to estimate
that at least 81 900 worth Of stamps
on letters mailed here are cancelled |
by the railway mail clerks and il this |
business could be credited to Hop |
kinsville we would most assuredly be
entitled to the delivery, even under
the old law.
The question of making application
for a government building was also
decided upon.
A Venerable Couple.
Sixty-two years ago to-day March
25th) Achilles Degrasse Sears and
Miss Annie b. Bowie, one OF the
brightest and most charming ladies
of Bourbon county, Ky, met under
he flower bell and plighted their VOWS
N holy wedlock. 1t was beautiful
bright day; all nature put on her
sweetest smiles as il TO lend a charm
o the occasion.
DR.. Sears past his eighty-sixth an
iiversary on the first day of last Jan
iary, and also commenced the twenty
bird year OF his pastorate of the
First Baptist church in this city. DIR.
Penn in his sermon Sunday incident
lily referred to tho short life OF preach
rs. and said in all OF his travels in
his country and other nations he had
lever met preacher who had attain
d to so ripe an old age and maintain
d SO great vigor as DIR. Sears, and we
ere add that his ministry seems to {
TOW stronger as he grows older, q
lways up and going to preaching as t
egular as any minister in town. /
Mrs. Sears is his senior in years.
he will be ninety-three the twenty ]
fifth of next July. She has suffered
'reat affection with her eyes and has !
ost the sight of one, but she is still s
BILE to look after her domestic affairs, j
Ter flowers and attend church regu- s
arly. She is quite fond of company 1
nd is bright and charming in con- {
and repartee. -Clarksville
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