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Lafa4ette Lodge, K. Of ?.

Pine Bluff now has three Pythian Lodges, all in q most tiourishing condition. The third, which will be known as Lafayette No. 10l, was formally instituted Friday night, under fiattering auspices. The ses- sions of the new lodge, for the pres ent, will be held in the Castle Hall of Juliet Lodge, on Friday night of each week. The following officers were elected:
 Past Chancellors, c. H. Barns, I. J. Moore, E. l.. Hancock. and $. B. Altheimer; l.. D. Mitchell, c. C.; D. L. Hancock, " C.; c. H. Burns, Prelate; 1. J. Moore, NJ. w.; A. NJ. Walls, M. A; G. E. Moore, K. of R and S.; A. w Mills, M F.; Leo AL theimer, M. E.; W. T. Williams, I. G :; ". F. Brewer, 0. G.
 There are over eighty charter mem- Ders in all, nineteen of whom were initiated.
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TIE COUNTY SUED, TX TREASURER KENDALL IS
 THE PLAINTIFF. V Claims $1,41O Due Him as Con- missions on the Refunding
 Bonds.
Bonds.

The great county of Jefferson is the defendant in a civil suit soon to come up before His Honor, Judge J. M. Elliott.
 Ex-County Treasurer R. T. Kendall is the plaintiff, who seeks to recover S1.41O which he claims is due him as commissions on $70, 0,500 refundin9 bonds.
 Those who are familiar with the financial history of the county Will remember that during reconstruction days S]OO. 900 in bonds was voted for the construction of the Little Rock and New orleans railroad, which is now a part of the Missouri Pacific system.
 These bonds matured during the year 1895 and the county was not financially able to pay them off and cancel them. Therefore the idea was conceived of refunding these bonds at a lower rate of interest but for a longer period of time. With this end in view special act was intro- duced and passed at the regular session of the General Assembly Of 1895.
 Under the provisions of that act County Judge Jones succeeded in re- funding the county's indebtedness. During last summer the new bonds were printed and turned over to the County Judge Jones for his signa- ture. Judge Jones signed them and then placed the bonds in the vaults of the county treasury to await the return ofGounty Clerk Flanders, who was then sick and absent at Knoble, H., and whose signature and seal was essential to the legality Of the bond3.
 The county clerk was absent long CT than expected, therefore Jones took the bonds out of the treasurers vaults and forwarded them to Coun- ty Clerk Flanders at Kuoble, VI, for the iatter's signature. Clerk Fland- CTS there signed the bonds and for warded them by express to the American Exchange Bank at St. Louis. The old bonds were then re- turned to the County Judge andcan celled.
 All of this happened during ex- Treasurer Kendalrs term of office, and the -Treasuser claims that un- der the law he is entitled to per cent commission on $70,500 worth oi bonds, or $1,4l0.
 He applied to the County Court iol this allowance, which Judge Jones declined to make, whereupon ex- Treasurer Kendall appealed his case to the Jefferson Circuit court.
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Died.

WRIGHT-In Jefferson county, Saturday, January 30, 1897, MT. H. T. WRIGHT.
 The death of the above well known gentleman occurred at his home, about three miles above the city. For many years the deceased was one of the largest and wealthiest planters in the State, but was over taken by diversity and died a poor man. He had many good traits, and his worst enemy was himself. In his affluence no one in need ever appealed to him for help in vain, and his misfortunes, finally, were largely due to his big heart and his unlimited confidence in the goodness and honesty of mankind.
 His funeral will take place Sunday afternoon from his residence. May his ashes rest in peace.
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Guess vyhic,, Hat.

This trick will take the breath away from your friends wien you try it On them. It is called the wonderful hat Take three pieces of bread, or any other eatable, and three hats. Place tho three pieces of bretd on table and place a hat over each one. Now lift up each hat. and. taking the piece of bread which it covers, eat it before the com pany, replacing each hat, opening down, as you do so. Then ask those who are watching you under which hat of the shree they would like to find th bread Whichever one is designated, place thas bat upon your head and say that you Nave done as they requested. Chicago Record.
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The Locher Invincibles are not in vincible. After long series of vic tories over the Little Rock Y. NJ. C.. 4. basket ball team, their scalps are now dangling at the belts of the Rose City team. The game Friday night resulted in a victory for the Little Rock team by the score of l6 to E, and our boys returnes home Saturday crest falien 'Tjas fH'' teams will play anoth ar -s'fuie in the Pine Bluff gymnasium ou February r, at which time our boys siil, no doubt, redeem their reputations as athletes
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Lieutenant Van Frank, a United States civil engineer, is here making an inspection of the Government work that has been done to protect our river front, on Monday, with a view, II iI thought, to making iurthrr improvements. which are SO i,;.,iiy needed, as the hunks above the city are now caving rapidly and the destruction of much valuable property is threatened.
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Convention Woodme7. 0f tho

Convention Woodness of the World. at Vicksburg. Miss, faebru- ary ?, 1897. For the above occaaion the Cotton Belt Route will ssli tick cts, Pine Bluff to vieksburg. Miss, and return It one and one-third fare on the certificate plan. Passengers have choice Of Route via Memphis or. Shreveport. Tickets on sale Jan 90, 3l and Feb. 1. Return limit Febru- ary ,, 1897. J " FARLEY,
 2S At Aren't.
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SOLAR ECLIPSE MONDAY
Celestial Phenomenon oshers 3a the
 Month.

4 Celestial PnenomeDon oshers ia 1he
 Month.
 The month of February will be usnered in this year in q rather un- usual way, by an eclipse of the sun. X second eclipse, July %, will also be partly visible in this part Of the world.
 The first eclipse of the sun takes place on the 1st day of February. 1t is what is known as an annular, or ring eclipse, which means that the moon will pass across it's center in such @ way that if an observer were in a favorable position he would see large black spot on the face of the chief luminary, with a wide ring of light aboutit.
 The eclipse will be visible to North America south of line drawn tprough gBoston, Memphis and Le Pas, Lower California; to South America, with the exception of Pat agonia to the eastern edge of Aus tralia and the Southern Pacific Ocean.
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A Sad Death.

The dispatches in Fridays papers chronicle the collision ofa steamship with yacht in the Mississippi river, about twenty miles below New Orleans, which resulted in the death of two persons, one of whom was Mr. H. P. Hester, Of New Or leans, a reporter on the New Orleans Times Democrat.
 Mr. Hester, only 8 few months ago, married Miss Veva Kephnger, of New Orleans, the young lady who for several months was the guest of Col. and Mrs. Met. L. Jones, Of this city, and who made so many friends while here
 Mir Hester was detailed by the editor in chief Of the Times Demo erat to go down the river to the quaran tine station to meet and interview a Committee of Congress- men, who were to visit New Or leans, and get report for his paper The trip he attempted to make on the ill-fated yacht, which was sent to the bottom by a collision with a larger vessel. MT. Hester and a companion lost their lives by the accident.
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Harvard Quartette.

Seats are now on sale at G. N. Hart's for the Harvard Quartette, which appears at Merrill Institute Monday night. This is one of the finest musical anizatiots on the road. and a full house is expected Admission, ;,0 eents
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Little Rock Conference nf. E.


 Church, at Forrest City Ark. Jnn- uary 26 to February ,. For the above occasion the Cotton Belt Route will sell tickets Pine Bluff to Brinkley at one and one-third fare on the certificate plan. Tickets on sale Jan 24 to Feb. 1 Return limit, Feb 5 1897 Delegates can secure reduced rates from Brinkley to For rest City via the Little Rock and Memphis Railway. ]. " FARLEY, 2 5t Agent.
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Y. M.C. A. NOTES.

The regular mems meeting will be held at Merrill Institute at o'clock this afternoon, and will be addressed by MT. $. S. Dixon, the physical director.
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The usual services will be held at the First Presbyterian Church today, Rev. J. l.. Caldwell officiating.
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Meeting Southern Lumber.

Meeting Southern Lumber- men Manufacturers Association, at Memphis, Tenn. February T. and IS. 1897. For the above occasion the Cotton Belt Route will sell tickets Pine Bluff to Memphis and return at one first-olass fare. $5I0. Tickets on sale February l5 and l6 and for train arriving 1t Memphis the morn ing of Feb. r. Return limit Eeb- .ruary 9, 1897. J. ". FARLEY,
 Agent.
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The most fashionable hat now is the one that does not resemble any other.
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A MANUAL AND REGISTER
Issued for the First G'resbyterian Church.
 of shis city

Issued for the First Presbyterian Church,
 of ehis city.
 Today at the First Presbyterian Church, after the services, will be distributed among the congregation very neat and attractive manual and register of the membership of the church for tie year 1897.
 The manual contains, in alpha betical order, the names of all the members of the church and their number and address, together with short historical summary, list of the officers and societies of the con- gregation, and directory for wor- ship.
 The manual is in pamphlet shape, printed on high quality of book paper. On the first cover page is a large and handsome half-tone en- craving of the new church edifice which stands at the corner of Fifth and Walnut, and 8 very striking likeness Of the Rev. J. L. Caldwell, pastor, aso adorns one of the pages. The publishers of the manual and register are Messrs. Sam L. Jones and B. ". Stewart, who are ex- perienced in that class of work, and they have every reason to feel proud of their recent labors.
 The printing is the attistic work of the Adams Wilson Printing Co, of this city, and MT. Jones was com plimentary enough on yesterday to say that it was the prettiest job he had ever had turned out of print ing office, not even excepting the larger cities.
 The manual shows that there are 340 names registered as members of the First Presbyterian Church.
 The historical summary IS as follows:
 RHETORICAL BRIEF.
 h 1859 Rev. J. ]. Beozar came to Pine Bluff as a Presbyterian Home Missionary, During that year he organized the First Presbyterian Church. It consisted of only eight  members. Mrs John F. Gillespie is now the only surviving member of the original little band.
 After Worshipping in Q school house in the woods, about where the residence of Mr. c. Voss is now situated, then in the Court-House, and occasionally in the Methodist Church, frame building was erect cd in 1861. Though this building stood on what is now the corner of Fourth Avenue and Chestnut street, it was then on the extreme edge of town. Mr. Boozer continued to serve as pastor until he died in 1864. He was succeeded by Rev. Evander McNair, who was pastor from 1866 to 1878. Upon his removal, Rev. Wm. Dabney served the church until 1880. Rev. J. A. Dickon D. D., became pastor in 1880, and faithfully served the church until the Spring of 1893. The church had so increas- ed in membership that it became necessary to enlarge the building, , Ia the summer of 1893 this building was burned. Rev J. L. Caldwell, D. D., became pastor that Fall. In the Spring of 1894 the congregation purchased a new lot, on the corner of Fifth avenue and Walnut street, and built it's present commodious edifce, which was dedicated com. plete and without debt in the Spring of 1895. In November of the same year the congregation began the handsome parsonage, which now stands on the corner of Sixth ave. nue and Pine street.
 God has blessed this church. From a very small beginning it has stead ily grown until it is now as strong as any Presbyterian Church in the State.
 --------- !, Y. .M.C. A. NOTES.
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Glace kid gloves are superseding u suede ones, as they have been found be more durable.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-31

Neckpieces made entirely of pink flowers. if shed with lace ends, are much worn with evening gowns.
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It is believed that the temperature Of the earth at depth Of 200 miles is no less than IS, 900 degrees F.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-02
where 30 VOC in Town.


Precinct No l, is bounded by the
L. & N. railroad North and South
and 7th street East and West. Voting
place in the Court House.
No. 2, embraces all Of the territory
East of the l.. q n railroad and North
of 7th street. Voting place at
Wheeler's storage warehouse, corner
sixth and railroad streets.
No B, twas last YEAR, is South of
Seventh street and West of Clay from
18th to 18th. The line then runs East
with 18th to the L. & N. railroad, and
thence with the railroad to the city
limits. The poll is located up stairs
over the post Office.
No. 4, twas 3 last year, is South of
7th and East of Clay, and the line
described above. The voting place
has heretofore been at Gather &
Vests warehouse, but this year it
will be in Center's vacant store.room
on the corner of 9th and Clay streets.
There are no separate polling
places for the ward elections. There
are only four places to vote in the city.
You will be furnished a separate
ward ballot at your precinct poll.
Stamp under both ROSTERS.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-02
stage Coach Overturned.

Denver Oct. 2S.-A stage drawn by
six horses and having eighteen pas
sengers aboard was overturned while
rounding curve at Gallop, near the
new mining town of Grand Encamp-
meDt.
Three men are reported at the
point of death and dozen more are
injured. Among the injured are:
Judge N. D. Heiser, of Colorado
Springs.
Major o. S. Alers, of Providence,
r. l.
W. w. McGill, of Cleaveland.
W. W. Kirby, W. F. Rock, j. p.
Murray, j S. Luckraft, j. P. Rear
don and W. @. Henry, of Cripple
Creek.
The accident is due to the reckless
Among the victims were several
consumptives who had come West for
their health.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-02
Pom News

Pom, Ky, Oct. 30.-The protracted
meeting at Pleasant Hill closed last
week. Bros, T. E. Herndon and P.
A. Thomas didlgood preaching. The
church elected Bro, T. Z. Herndon to
serve the church for another year.
The protracted meeting at the
Christian church at Kelly station
closed last Sunday night with one
addition to the church.
The candidates are very thick
through our neighborhood this week.
They all think they will be elected.
Some of them will be very sick next
Wednesday.
Mr.. L. b. King and wife attended
the Centennial at Nashville this week.
They took their oldest daughter,
Miss AIbina, with them.
HONEY BEE.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-02
THANKSGIVING DAY.
First Proclamation Issued by President
Mckinley

Washington, Oct. 29.-President
Mckinley to-day issued his first
Thanksgiving Day proclamation as
follows:
"In remembrance of Gods good.
ness to us during the past year, which
has been so abundant, let us offer
unto Him our thanksgiving and paw
our vows unto the most high I'm.
der his watchful providence industry
has prospered, the conditions of labor
have been improved, the rewards of
the husbandman have been increased
and the comforts of our home multi
piled. His mighty hand has pre-
served peace and protected the ma.
ton. Respect for law and order has
been strengthened, love of free con.
stitutions cherished and all sections
of our beloved country brought into
closer bonds of fraternal regard and
generous co operation. For these
great benefits it is our duty to praise
the Lord in a spirit of humility and
gratitude and TO Offer up to Him our
most earnest supplications. That we
may acknowledge our obligation as a
people to Him who has so graciously
granted us the blessings of free gov.
eminent and material prosperity, 1,
William Mckinley, President of the
United States, do hereby designate
aud set apart Thursday, the 18th day
Of November, for National Thanks
giving and prayer, which all of the
people are invited to observe with APP
propriate religious services in their
respective places of worship. On
this day of rejoicing and domestic re
union let our prayers ascend to the
giver of every good and perfect gift
for the Continuance of His love aud
favor to US, that our hearts may be
filed with charity and good will and
that we may be ever worthy of His
benefcent concern. In witness
thereof | have hereunto set my hand
and caused the seal Of the United
States to be affixed.
sDone at the City of Washington,
this 18th day of October, in the year
of Our Lord, 1897, and of the indie
pendence of the United States the
l22d. BY the President,
WILLIAM Mckinney.
John SHERMAN, Sec. of State.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-02
Rain and Cold NYave.

Hicks, in his November forecasts
says that Autumnal rains will pass
eastward from the 1st to 4th. Fol
lowing these storms, high north.
westerly winds and cold wave for
the season may be expected. Frosty
weather will then prevail in all sec
lions for three or four days. From
about the 9TH to the 10th more rain is
promised to be followed by another
cold Wave, with snow and sleet to the
north. Several hard autumnal storms
and some rough, early winter is
booked for the month.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-02
HnnkInsvllle Mnhe Hnnnv

j. H. Hopkins is here representing
D II. Baldwin q Co., the celebrated
manufacturers of high grade pianos
and organs Mr.. Hopkins is a very
congenial gentleman and hail fellow
we'll met. Call to see the handsom-
est and best selection of pianos and
organs that has ever been in our city
The sale he is conducting at Hotel
Latham can not fail to justify D. II.
Baldwin 81 Co's claims as to quality,
beauty and artistic merits of the pro-
ducts of the five factories owned and
controlled by themselves. The object
of this Is days sale, commencing
Nov. LIST, is to dispense their instru-
ments in large quantities as an adver-
tisement, at absolute factory prices
at retail, depending for profits on
future sales made in this territory at
regular prices. If you want to give
your wife, daughter or sweetheart, a
real musical treat, or want one your
self, come to Hotel Latham sample,
rooms. Factory price sale is from
Nov. LIST to 18th inclusive.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-02
Crushed TO Death.

Archie Hicks, aged sixteen, a son of
Mr.. Milton Hicks, of the Pond River
country, and nephew of Rev. Austin
d. Hicks, of this city, met with hor-
rible death last Thursday. He was
driving wagon loaded with cross.
ties, and as the team was ascending a
steep hill few miles from Manning
ton, he slipped from his seat and fell
in front of the wagon. The wheels
passed over his body, crushing his
chest and causing instant death.
parties witnessed the accident, but
were powerless to help the unfortu
nate youth. The funeral was held at
Flat Rock church Friday afternoon
and the remains were Inferred in the
family burying ground.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-02
AnotherLIght Rainfall.

Rain began falling Sunday after
noon and continued in a drizzling
fashion all night and part of yester.
day morning. Up to noon about ,S5
of an inch had fallen, but it was still
cloudy and more rain expected last
night The Waterworks Company
has not increased its supply more
than an inch in the reservoir and I'M
less there was rise last night the
service cannot be resumed in the city.
The company must have at least
eight inches more before it can turn
on water.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-02
Suspended Exercises for a Time.

A negro baptizing at Aliens Pond,
near GAINESVILLE, was broken up in an
unusual manner, at least for the time
being There were twenty-three can
didates standing at the waters edge,
when suddenly loud barking was
heard in the woods near by, and a
large portion of the crowd left to see
what was the matter, when it was dis
covered that dogs had freed some
thing. 1t proved to be two big fat
coons. They were captured and then
the crowd returned to witness the re-
ligious exercises at the pond.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-02
Sent to the Mork House .

The last Commonwealth case tried
in the Circuit Court was that of jim
Green, COL, indicted for malicious
cutting. Green was jointly indicted
with Roy Boales, col, who was given
six months in the work house. Green
learned of the bill found against him
and went to Hopkins county, Last
Thursday he was arrested in Earling-
ton on charge of petit larceny. The
Hopkins county officers learned of the
indictment here and sent the prisoner
back. He was tried Friday and given
ten days in the work house for breach
of the peace. On completion of his
sentence he will be sent to darlington
to answer the larceny complaint.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-02
Doctors at BowItng Green.

The Southern Kentucky Medical
Association will convene at Bowling
Green Wednesday and Thursday of
this week. Drs. j. B. jackson, E. P.
Russell, T, w. Blakey, F. 2. Thomas,
Austin Bell, q. g. Moseley, w. H
Forgy and Geo. N, Campbell will at.
tend from this city and county, leav
ing tomorrow morning. DR.. Blakey
is the President of the Association
and Drs. Jackson and Forgy have
places on the program.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-02
HENRY GEORGES FUNERAL.
Body Lay In state and Thousands
Viewed It,

New York, Oct. 3l.-A mourning
city, a grief-stricken people, to-day
showed honor to the man who had
fallen in the battle for what he be-
lieved to be right Henry George,
apostle of the single tax, leader Of the
New Jeffersonian Memoir Society,
stricken on the eve of election, was
honored as no private citizen of
America was ever honored before.
Public griefs have been many in
the great metropolis of the Western
Hemisphere; many have been sim
cerely mourned, but none, save be
who went to eternal rest after having
ssrved his people az leader of sol
diers and as a chief executive of the
land, bad laid at his bier such evil
dences of public grief, widespread
sorrow and mourning az was laid at
the bier Of Henry George.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-02
Ala More seasonnhIe Hnnr.

Since the closing of the Tennessee
Centennial several changes have been
made in the time cards of the various
divisions of the L. & N. leading into
Nashville. None of the trains on the
Henderson division are affected by
the change except the Hopkinsville
and Nashville accommodation. This
train now leaves this city at 7;30 a,
m., instead of $50 a. m.-two hours
later. The new time card went into
effect Sunday.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-02

Albert Gilkey, a young farmer of
the Crofton neighborhood, Tell from
his coal wagon Friday, and sustained
very serious injuries. 1t was first
thought that his back was broken,
bat an examination showed that it
was ouly badly sprained. The fall
rendered the young man unconscious
for some time. He was reported
better yesterday and it is now thought
that he will recover,