Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-09-27
WITH THE
BUILDERS
Finishing Touches Are Being
Put To Many Pretty
New Homes.
The NEW SETTLING BASIN.
Concrete Walk On West 18th
To Extend From Main
to Canton st.
The NEW SETTLING BASIN. \

Work on Mr.. R E. Cooper's mod
ern pressed brick home, with stone
trimmings, is moving along nicely
and will be ready for occupancy
about the 1st of December, should
the Indianapolis firm get the terraz-
20 floors down by that time.
This is indeed a model building
and has every imaginable convent
ence. 1t will be heated throughout
by furnace, has three bath rooms,
the china closet and refrigerator are
built into the walls, has an open
sleeping porch on the West side and
pretty closets for clothing, etc are
on every floor and at every turn. In
many respects it is the most modern
home in the city,
Mrs Calvin Layne's cottage that
was partially destroyed by fire July
21st, has been made new and looks
better than ever S ON e needed
changes were made in the interior
and pretty North porch has been
added Mr.. Geo. N. Duffer who
was living Is the house when it burn
ed, expects to move back.on the first
of October.
Alex W Henderson not long since
purchased from E M Flack a pretty
building lot on South Virginia street,
adjoining the premises now occupied
by Mrs l. Nash Mr. Henderson
has just let the contract for hand
some residence.
V. Williamson, who a few days
ago sold his home on West Seventh
street, Wednesday bought what is
known as the Buckner Leavell lot,
on South Virginia street, and will
erect modern up to-date residence
as soon as possible
r M. FairIeigh's pretty new home
on North Main street, adjoining the
premises of Mrs, j. |. Landes, is re-
ceiving the finishing touches. AS
soon as Mr.. and Mrs. Fairleigh re-
turn from the West they will move
into one of the prettiest little homes
in the city.
Walter A.. Radford, who has been
living in the DeTreville home on
East Eighteenth street for several
years, has purchashed a lot adjoin-
ing the premises of 7. j. McReynolds,
on South Virginia street. and has
let the building contract for quick
completion
There has not been a cessation of
work at the Jennie Stuart Hospital,
but the contractors have been hamp-
cred by their inability to get suffici-
ent stone to complete the wall of the
basement story. Half a dozen or
more men, however, are kept busy
doing other work.
H. w. Linton s new home on South
Walnut street, next to DR.. Harmed,
is going up and Mr.. Linton hopes to
move into it by the first of Decem-
Der 1t is a semi bungalow and will
nave all modern conveniences, and
will be one of the most attractive
new homes in that part of the city
The basement of the Waller &
Trice building at Main and Eighth
streets has been completed and ii is
beautiful piece of concrete work.
Carpenters are placing the joists for
the first floor and as soon as the large
steel beams arrive they will be put
up. Then the real rush will begin.
Thos. l. Morrow. local agent of
the c. r r., got into communica.
ton by wire with the officials Thurs
day in regard TO the umbrella roof
over the stopping place at the fair
grounds The fair officials have the
promise that it will be completed by
the opening day of the fair
The large settling basin being built
| for the Water Company is rapidly
nearing completion and in short