Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-07-13
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
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crop Of mosquitoes. for which Jupiter
Pluyius has the thanks of no one.
What has become Of the gymna-
stun about which there was consider.
able talk month or so ago? Died
abornin'? We hope not
Why not have a series of open air
concerts this summer? The people
never enjoyed anything more than
those we had two or three years ago.
Virginia Park is the place and the
Third regiment band are the boys
that can furnish the music, and that
Of the beet.
Mrs. ]. c. Quick began moving in
to the Anderson house on South
Main street last Wednesday. The
house is roomy enough for the &C
commodation Of fully as many
boarders. if not more, than the
house she has so long occupied 90
East Ninth street.
The long continued wet spell was
by no means a feeder for Salubria
and Cerulean Springs, but a few
days Of straight out, continuous sun
shine will soon put the waters of
both places in good condition and
start invalids and those desiring the
rest cure" for the places where
spring chickens are slaughtered and
outrageous trees invite them.
Stone masons began Thursday
putting in the foundation of the new
Office building to be erected at the
northwest corner of Main and
Eleventh. streets. When the build
ing is completed the entire "Hopson
lot" extending from Eleventh to
Twelfth and west to Water. will
be covered with modern brick build
lings. South Main is surely "goin'
some"
The new eight room residence o!
,, Thomas W. Morris, manager of tn,
Hopkinsville Water Co, at West
18th, and Canton streets. will bt
ready for occupancy in a month oil
more. Mr.. Morris new home will
be heated by furnace. lighted with
electricity and furnished with every
convenience of the day. He is build.
ing it for his future home and not
to put on the market.
If anybody is wondering why trade
is good here all the year round, if he
will take day off" and visit the
passenger stations he can soon see
how the railroads are doing tReil
share in keeping Hopkinsville out OF
the "dull times" list of Kentuck,
cities. With three railroads as feed
ers-about twenty-four passenger
trains day-how can this be dull
town at any time?
An exchange says that in France
the people feed the English spar
rows. Here in Hopkinsville the lit.
tie pests are so numerous and pug.
\ nacious that they have almost com.
pletely driven out the singing birds,
but very wisely never raise a row
with the black BIRDS. which probab-
ly outnumber them.l AS to taking
care Of themselves. the sparrows are
industrious little fellows aud never
go to bed hungry. Nobody has yet
found out what they are good for.
| A New York artist is working on
a design for the new five cent piece
and the Goddess of Liberty is to step
down and give place to the buffalo
Hope the Goddess won't tear her
hobble skirt in getting out of the
way Of the now almost extinct deni.
den Of the parks. The old nickel ID
good enough for Hopkinsville PEG.
pie. for not many Of them are held
long enough for a fellow to see what
is on them. The register OF the soda
fountain or the ticket seller at the
picture show get most Of them by
the time the week is gone, anyway
IL is said that the modistes of New
York recently got together and de.
cided to bring out new style skirt.
The new gown is said to be a combi.
nation of the hobble and shield mon
stroslties and "embodV" all the COM
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