Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1894-11-23

Federal Cd,srt is in session at Pa
ducah this week.
of a freight train and fireman T. II
Mathews was killed
N An open switch on the G. o. & 5.
w. near Memphis caused the wreck
\ CDr T. j. Wallace, aged SO, dropped
dead near Paducah while walking
In his field.
The L. a. ~ earnings for the sec
ond week Of November show an in
crease over last year.
Two prisoners confined in the
Henderson county jail, charged with
murder, professed religion Sunday.
The Sunday School room Of the
new Baptist church was used for the
first time Wednesday night for
prayer meeting service.
Captain Shreeve has been put back
on his old run between Nashville and
st, Louis. He has been off this di-
vision for several years.
The young men of Hopkinsville
High School have adopted black and
gold as their school colors, which
they wear ON theft lapels.
Mr.. w. S. Elgin has purchased
lot ON Virginia street, between Sew
enth and Eighth, and will erect a
large brick building TO be used as a
cigar mandatory.
Mr.. Ben MCGEE decided not TO con-
test the election OF Esq. f. |. Fraser
in the Lafayette district. The time
for filing lSSontests expired Tuesday.
Esq. Fraser has been appointed TO
the vacancy caused by the, death OF
Esq. Stevenson and is already in of.
Zee.
The Bowling Green Board OF Ed.
lucation has now under consideration
i proposed npouument to the late w.
b. Wylie, superintendent of the city
schools. II is proposed to erect
Niitabie memorial on the beautiful
lawn at the College street building.
The movement is endorsed by every.
body and it will certainly be carried
10 success, Such tribute was high.
ly deserved by the deceased -Bow.
ling Green Democdt.
The old Washington hand press
that had been in use in Hopkins
Vile newspaper offices since the days
OF the kentucky Rife, when "Qui-
nine Jim" Mckenzie was printers
devil, /" has at last ceased to be relic
OF the journalism Of the past. After
having been a proof press in the
KRSTucKiAs Office for Is years, the
old heirloom has been sold to finn
in Chicago.
Prof. Samuel L. Frogge, late su.
perintendent Of schools for Christian |
county, is an applicant for the super.
intendency of the Bowling Green
public schools, made vacant by the
death of Prof. W. b. Wylie. Prof
Frogge is one OF the most capable
educators 10 be found anywhere and
made the best superintendent in the
State for the -four years in which he
filed that position. The Bowling
Green people will be fortunate in.
deed il they secure him to take
charge OF their schools. The public
schools Of Bowling Green have 800
pupils and the superintendent's sal
airy is 81 800.
"a s.Santa Ana, Cal, Blade Of No
yember 8, contains an account Of the
celebration OF the wooden wedding
of Mr. and Mrs, G. d. 0yershiner on
November &, from which this is an
extract; "One of the most pleasant
social events OF the season was that
Of the celebration of the fifth ami
yersary Of their wedding by Mr.. and
Mrs. @. ID. Overshiner yesterday af-
ternoon and evening, The dawn of
yesterdays morn broke in with the
couple as happy and contented as on
the eve they took the solemn vow
that made their hearts beat as one,
with smiling little baby boy and
han@y5me and cosy little home to
bless their union. la response to in
the older Of their married
friends gathered at their home in the
afternoon to congratulate them and
enjoy their hospitnlity for a few