Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-09-05
HERE AND THERE.

RIM. Woodbridge, livery, feed g. sal
stable, Fritz stand, Telephone IA,
<. Mr.. Rufus Stewart is quite sic
/ with fever at his home near Gracey
Hooser Fertilizer Wheat Drill 70
t sale. Apply to WI. Withers & Son.
Edward Fades and Leola Cotto
were granted a license to wed Tres
day.
Born to the wife Of DIR. j. l.. Duiin
a ten pound boy, Wednesday morn
ing last.
Quito number of IIopkinsvill'
people are attending the Bowling
Green fair this week.
An Intellectual attempt was mad,
one night this week to burglarizc the
house OF Mr.. L. II. Sivley, on the
Canton pike.
The Hopkihsville Public Schools
opened the eleventh annual session
Monday with Az pupils-20 boys
and 270 girls.
iettie Bernard Chase appclred at
the Opera House Wednesday evening
in "uncle's Darling" and played to a
very light house.
The rumor that one of the Latham
cottages is to be occupied by a bridal
couple is settled fact. The furni-
ture has been purchased and the date
is not far of.
Don't fail to visit at once Rogers &
Elgin's store and see the finest line OF
Perfumes, Toilet Goods, Stationery,
Pictures, School Supplies, etc, ever
shown in Hopkinsville.*
The Leaf Chronicle says Mr.. w. f.
Buckner has received the full insur-
ance on his horses and stable recently
burned $500. He will re-invest in
another lot Of fine trotters at once.
Jailer Long filed his new bond
Monday aud it is tho longest paper
OF the kind ever produced in the
county. 1t contained the names OF
Geo. w. Long, VIM. r.. Long, VIM.
A. Long, VIM. Long and A. b. Long.
Albert and Herbert Cox, brothers,
of Belleview, carried off the two gold
medals shot for at the Driving Park
by the Hopkinsville and Gracey gun
clubs last week, mention of which was
overlooked in our last issue.
The Comiel'-Journui OF Monduy
contained a synopsis Of the farewell
sermon of Rev. John O. Rust, pastor
OF the McFerran Memorial church,
Louisville. Mr.. Rust goes TO Bards-
town to take the pastorate of the
Baptist church there.
DIR. A. l.. Butt has opened an office
in this city, and will give exclusive at
tention 10 the treatment OF the dis
orders OF the Eye, Ear, Throat and
Nose, and the fitting of glasses.
Office with DIR. Blakey, where he may
be found on Fridays and Saturdays"
9-2 I'm
Democratic mass conventions have
been called to meet in every voting
precinct in the State tomorrow at 2
p. m. TO choose county committeeman,
one from each precinct. Let Chris
tian county Democrats see that good
and true men are elected in every |
district.
The Princeton postoiiice was en-
tered by professional burglars one
night this week and about 5000 in
stamps and 500 in money was taken.
The safe was drilled into and the
lock destroyed. Mr..
Mitchuson is the postmaster upon
whom the loss will fall.
DIR. G.. L. Medley aud S. G. Mercer,
Jr., have exceeded all former scores
in dove shooting, having bagged 1893
in three afternoons of last week,
spending only one hour each after
noon in the field. Mr.. MERGERS mum
bers were 80, 80 and 45, DIR. Medley's
were 36, 80 and 3S. This is fine
il we are judges of the sport.
"Uncle" Joe Hight, Of Stuart's dis
trict, who has one OF the largest fam
lilies in the county, was in the city
and took out renewal Of
his news policy with the KENrucKIAN.
He is the father of eleven children
and his immediate descendants mum
Der eighty grandchildren and seven
teen great-grand-children. He is
hale and hearty and looks many years
than be really Is,
Geo. Wilson's Minstrels filed the
Opera House last night and gave a
that pleased all admirers
of negro mipstrelsy Geo. Wilson,
Lew Benedict and others in the
troupe are old favorites here and they
drew like porous plaster. The
has just started out and all
of the costumes are bright and new,
and the performance throughout is
.eritorious and entertaining.
Judge j. e. Kelly has appointed
NJ IL Il WilLinson 10 nuncood tho