Local News.

Large fine Carter watermelons were selling from wagons to-day at 15 cents each.
There is no city of the size of Bowling Green where more private carriages can be seen.
The stove trade is booming. Fleming sold five cooking stoves early this morning to go to the country.
The prospects are that we will have a finer fair in this county next month than was ever held in this county before.
That luscious fruit damsons was brought to the city to-day in great abundance and sold for 20 cents per gallon.
Percy Moss, with his game leg and crutches, is the attraction at the court house during this pleasant weather.
Mr. John Perryman, of South Union, reports good rains Monday at that place, also in the direction of Auburn and Franklin.
Messrs. Carr & Wilson sold yesterday evening to Dr. Parker the druggist, one four-year-old saddle and harness mare for $160.
The primary election which will take place in a few weeks, promises to be the hottest contested one ever witnessed in Bowling Green.
A small party of young ladies and gentlemen are contemplating a visit to Diamond Cave, in the vicinity of Glasgow Junction, owned by Mr. Larkin Procter.
Prophecies are freely hazarded that after the first general rain, cool weather will set in. May the prophecies be true and may the general rain hurry its appearance.
The sale of privileges at the fair grounds brought about $500 more to the company this year than last. A sure indication of the prosperity of the annual fair as an institution.
I.D. McGoodwin, the genial and accommodating grocer, has a bran new delivery wagon which will enable him to the better serve his many customers. The wagon's a beauty.
The Alumni Association of Ogden College held a meeting yesterday afternoon and elected the old officers for next year. They decided to have a banquet a week from next Saturday.
The new real estate consigners' firm, mentioned elsewhere, is composed of as reliable men as can be found in this section. The movement is one absolutely necessary to the success of the Immigration Society, and will aid that Society in more ways than one.
All who attended the dance at Stone's store, last night, report an admirable evening of enjoyment. The platform for dancers there is one of the most complete to be found anywhere, and everybody tripped the light fantastic and the heavy elephantine toe to their hearts' content.
Miss Mary Leonard, of Michigan, has been secured to fill the vacancy in the faculty of Cedar Bluff College. She comes with the highest testimonials as to her proficiency and standing as a teacher. She has filled the highest position in the schools of her own State - having been connected with them for over 12 years.
R. B. Hines, while blasting in his cellar the other day came unexpectedly upon a vein of fine white limestone, known as the Portland variety. The vein is about two feet thick and several wagon loads of it have been gotten out. It is a remarkably white and useful stone and the same variety that is so extensively used in ornamental buildings.
Under article 1, section 10, of the new school law, all pupils in the county, who have completed the common school course and who may desire to be examined, can do so. Superintendent Simmons has set the 4th Saturday in this month for the examination of that class of applicants. Certificates will be granted to all who pass upon that occasion.
A case of Commonwealth vs. W. E. Runner, charging him with trespass upon the place of Mr. Young was brought up before Judge Cooksey for trial this morning. The case is a very old one. The contention grew out of a cow owned by Runner and loaned to Young and the bone of dispute has been tried in about four cases all coming from the same circumstances. It is one of those little, unimportant, but seemingly interminable cases that seem to arise for no better purpose than to fret the parties and the court. The case was dismissed at defendant's cost and the result appeared to be satisfactory.

Rocky Hill News.

H. T. Bowles lost a good mare from same cause.
Prof. F. Willis is teaching a singing school at Hanging Fork.
E. B. Kinslow lost a good suckling mule Saturday night from lung fever.
We are having nice showers here now and corn and tobacco are coming out of the kinks.
There will be a big barbecue at Mammoth Cave August 15. Everybody is expected.
Mr. Joe Butler, of Texas, bought E. W. Redford's land and crop last Tuesday for $1,150.
Hamlet, of Glasgow, is building a bridge across Beaver Creek, on lower Bowling Green road.
Willie and Lollie Hackney, of Oakland Station, are visiting Garland and Henry {?}age this week.
Hayden Edmunds, of Burton, Kans., who has been here on a visit for some time, left for home Friday.
Masters Garland and Henry Page gave a moonlight picnic at T. G. Page's Wednesday night. It was a lovely affair.
L.K. Bobo's school at Hanging Fork opened out last Monday with 48 in attendance. The district numbers 118 children. No teacher for Mt. Ayr yet.
Miss Georgia Spillman, the belle of Rocky Hill, returned home last Wednesday from a visit of six weeks to the Hiseville country. She was accompanied by Mr. Ed Winlock.
We to-day announce the death of Mrs. William Lewis, who died at her home, near Hanging Fork, August 6th of consumption. She was buried at the old Settle burying ground at Settle's old mill. She was a sister of Tom Settle, who died in Bowling Green. She leaves a husband and several children, two of them are deaf and dumb, and many relatives and friends to mourn their loss. Peace to her ashes.

Paris Green Which Lasted.

James Thompson, who is a railroad man and lives near the Catholic Church, last spring, or rather in the early summer, when the tomato vines bloomed, was very much troubled by his neighbors' chickens, which came in his garden and picked off the blooms nearly as fast as they appeared. To protect himself and property he got some paris green and sprinkled the blooms. It had the effect of disposing of several chickens. Time passed on. The blooms changed to tomatoes and they from green to red. Yesterday Mr. Thompson at some ripe tomatoes pulled from his vines. He was taken violently sick a short time afterwards and a physician was called in. The illness is ascribed to the fact that the plants were impregnated by the poison put on at the time mentioned.
The Rev. Dr. Ford, presiding elder of the Bowling Green District M.E. Church, South, held a Grant memorial service at Hiseville last Saturday, it being the time of his regular quarterly-meeting at that place. The service afforded equal gratification to all parties and showed how completely personal prejudice and party animosity can be buried in the grave of one who was alike beloved by the whole Nation.

Barren County News.

Hiseville, Aug., 17th, 1885.
Mr. J. M. Quisenberry, one of our enterprising merchants has gone to Cincinnati to replenish his stock of goods.
Mr. Taylor and wife from Tennessee, and Mrs. Henry Bryant, of Slick Rock, are the guests of Hon. W. J. Strader, this week.
Mr. Dick Mayfield lost a little child last week, near Slick Rock, and his wife is now lying in a very precarious condition.
Dr. E. M. Berry, an able divine of the Christian persuasion, is conducting a protracted meeting at Mt. Zion church near here.
Mr. James Gooden, of the Slick Rock Country, drew $1,546.00 premium money some days since. Mr. Gooden will in a short time try his fortune in the West, where he will invest money in good land.
Mr. A. L. Freeman and family and Mrs. D.C. Walton and daughter will leave this county in a few days for Wellington Kansas, to live. They are all good citizens and we regret very much to give them up.
Mr. Sam Wood had the misfortune to lose another of his little children last week. He has buried four in the last few years, all little boys died from 3 months old up to 18 months. He has buried all of his children.
Mr. Dave Alexander, of this county, and Mrs. Frank Parrish were married some days. Since the groom is about 25 or 26 years old and the pleasant bride about 40 or 45 years of age. We extend our best wishes through the rugged path of life.
Mr. William Oldham, Deputy Sheriff, of Metcalfe county, met with quite a sad accident, last Friday night during the thunder storm. The lightning struck his large commodious barn, killing several of his horses and sheep, besides demolishing his barn completely. Mr. Oldham's loss will amount to several hundred dollars.
Mr. Thomas Morton, a good old man of this county, died last Sunday from a stroke of paralysis he received some two years ago. He was about 80 years of age, and has been a consistent member of the Christian church for several years. He leaves a wife and several grown children and a host of friends to lament his death. He was interred at his home Monday evening in the presence of a large concourse of friends.
Mr. Louis Shirley, of this county, has been buying a carload of lambs to ship some at 2 ½ cents, for number one good lambs.
The present growing corn crop through here is very much better, looks splendidly indeed. Some few hogs have been sold recently on the strength of it for 3 ¼ to 3 ½.
Dr. O.T. Summers and family of Franklin, Ky., who have been visiting their old friends and relatives in this county for some days past, returned home last Friday.

Allen County.

A New Enterprise to be Established -
Judge Bowden's Visit - Return of Former
Residents after a Long Absence - Serious Accident, and
Other Matters of Interest.

It becomes my painful duty to announce the death of Mr. Teasy Williams, of this county, who died recently, of softening of the brain.
The President of the C. & N. Railroad is expected in town on Monday, the 24th inst., when he will address the people in the interest of the road.
Rev. Randolph Wright, formerly of this county, but now of the Lone Star State, is back on a visit to this section and will preach to the people during his sojourn, among them.
A very successful revival meeting, which was conducted by Rev. Chandler, of this place, has just been closed. Much interest was manifested in the religious services and resulted in much good.
Mr. George Dodd, who is recently from the Feejee Islands, whither he went from Australia where he located after leaving this county, is here at present on a business visit and to see old friends.
Railroad laborers who are out of employment need not remain idle any longer, as there is a demand for them now, and if they will apply to the contractors they will be able to secure work for some time.
Sheriff Calvert has purchased one half interest in the Scottville Hotel, and that establishment will be put in good order to receive the increased travel expected after the completion of the railroad to this point.
We are probably to have an accession to the ranks of the medical fraternity in this town in the person of Dr. Black, of West Virginia, who has been here looking around with the view of locating permanently among us.
A serious accident happened recently, to Rev. Thos. Jackson. he was so unfortunate as to receive a severe cut on one of his thighs from which much blood flowed. His wound was dressed, and he is now doing as well as could be expected under the circumstances.
Rev. S. T. Garrison, of Morgan County, Ala., after an absence of two score years and four from his native home in this county, is here on a visit to old friends and will spend some time in circulating among them. He is warmly welcomed by everyone.
Hon. Benjamin Perkins who is spoken of as a candidate for Congress from this the Third Congressional District, made s a flying visit a few days since. He is a pleasant gentleman and, no doubt a man of ability, but he can't get there, Eli, if he depends upon Allen.
Since the railroad is to be built from here to Gallatin there has been some little spirit of enterprise aroused among our citizens and a few of our neighbors across the Barren County line. There is an opening here for a good planing mill, and some parties from Glasgow, who contemplate establishing such an interprise, have prospecting that view.
Judge Bowden, of the Superior Court, who is a candidate for re-election, was in our village one day last week, and addressed a fair-sized audience presenting his claims for that position. The Judge was fully up to his reputation as a sound lawyer and able jurist, and has many friends in this county who will support him in the next canvass. He showed the people very plainly the necessity of continuing that court in order to be able to clear the large docket of the Supreme Court.