Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-07
AROUND AND ABOUT.

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Walter Boyd was found dead in hi
bed at Bardwell
The County Clerk at Bowling Green
lis still busy Issuing marriage licenses
The Rev. L. H. Slime has resigned
the pastorate of Georgetown Chris
tan church.
Miss. Eliza Craig, aged thirteen,
became the bride of Preston Gray a,
midway.
| Mrs. Robert j. McMichael died Al
Lexington as the result of a strike Of
paralysis.
The belled buzzard is now exciting
the super5titious in the RenfroW
Gcighborhood.
The Leadville (Col.) ice palace wa:
opened to the public last week. The
carnival will continue three months
Ruth Jane Henseley, of Bod
county, celebrated her l06th birth
day last week.
The Lexington Press-Trauscript eel
ebrated it's 10Th birthday by chang
ing it's name to the Morning Herald.
1t has changed hands.
Gov. Morton, of New York, has for
mally announced his willingness to
accept the Republican presidential
nomination.
Jno. B. Williamson has been ap-
pointed to succeed Frank A. Nc
Corkhill, deceased, as city clerk of
Louisville.
Three persons were killed, two ia
tally injured, four more are missing
and 81 received injuries more or less
serious as the result of an explosion
that occurred in ST. Louis.
At Winchester there are AL Bap-
fists, SOB Christians, 1852 Cumberland
Presbyterians, As Episcop alians, $50
Methodists, 22l Presbyterians, 223
Catholics and 20 Jews.
The negroes are booming Auditor
Stone for Governor because he has
Richmond colored man
Auditors messenger at a salary of
$50 per month.
Young Darling killed a man in
Washington county, KY, the other
day, and Love Divine stole wagon
load of tools in Fayette county. Truly
there's othing in name"
Representative Isaac Wilson, of
Nelson, who recently returned from
st. Joseph's Infrmary, is again criti-
cally ill, and will be unable to attend
the Democratic caucus, Unless his
condition improves he may not go to
Frankfort during the session.
JEFF Carr, of Russellville, was fined
81 $50 Friday for violating the pro-
hibition law. There are other war
rants against him, and his total fines
will probably reach $1,000. Carr is a
man without means aud will likely
have to work seven years for Logan
county without compensation.
The 60 suits against the Rocky
Mountain Coal Company, of Chey
enne, Wyo., on account of the killing
of 60 men at Red Canon some months
ago, have been compromised by the
Company agreeing to pay il each
case 81 900. The suits were for Sl0,-
600 each.
In the Senate it is said that Mrs.
Frank B. Richardson will again be
chosen as enrolling clerk. She is
thoroughly competent and is very
popular with all the old members
and a good Democrat who doesn't
vote right under the rooster, only be
cause she can't. Mrs Richardson will
probably poll eleven votes, and poss
IDLY thirteen, on the first ballot.
louisville Commercial.
Representative Stiglitz, of the
Eleventh and Twelfth wards, is still
confined to his home with muscular
rheumatism, and it is a question
whether he will be able to go up 10
Frankfort in time for the caucusMon-
day. He hopes at any rate that he
will be at the Legislature in time to
vote in the Senatorial ballot. Some
one is to be sent ahead to prepare
lodging for him and it is certain that
he will be in Frankfort in time at
least for the Senatorial ballot-Com