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Now, Mr. Editor,havingaccounted as 1 hope, satisfactorily for tho unmerited criticism of our town, I shall proceed to give you the boundaries, population, etc., of llowell. It is hounded 011 the west side by one cherry tree and a dead locust, which was killed by ahorse which is said to have ouce been tied there, you may accept that part of tho story for what it is worth. On the south by three plows set up against a shed room ; on the cast by a set of old goods box steps and Mrs. Wilson’s new barn (if you go there on a tour of inspection, don’t go in tho morning for every morning tho town sutlers from an eclipse caused by the shadow of Mrs. Wilson’s barn and it is hard to find, besides it don't show up well); ou tho north it is bounded by a queens ware crato and one of the Barnutn and London shows small bills; this is a faithful boundary and can be vorified by any one doubting it. Its malo population cousists of two most excellent gnutlemou, from the “State of Calloway,’ who arc contemplating removing to Herndon, I understand, as they both arc fond of the socialities and festivities of city life and they get so lonesome, that if it were not for Whit Radford’s occasional visits together with the excitement caused by Combs’ Star Route Mail Carrier’s daily passage on his way to Beverly, they surely would die of ennui.Come over gentlemen, you will find lots plenty aud cheap but not a vacant house in the place. Mr. Editor, I could tell you a groat deal more about Howell but thcro is a maxim which reads “Nihil nisi bo-uum do mortuis.” so I forbear.As to tho politics the caudidates are like tho Bible says of tho poor, “wo have them always with us.’’ But I give it as my belief that South Christian will givo such a Democratic majority ou the 1st Monday in Augustas will put tho sleep of doath on tho hopes of Christian county Republican aspirants for political proferment.As to the love affairs of this city and vicinity (a theme which must
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Hopkinsville Semi Weekly South Kentuckian
Hopkinsville, Kentucky, US
Tue, Jun 15, 1886
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