The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-06-02

Remember the citizens meeting at
City Hall, Wednesday evening next.
The gentle, continuous rain of
Wednesday was greatly needed by our
farmers and gardeners.
\ Hickman hen is setting on nest
of Irish potatoes. What viii she hatoh2
Some of the negro element on Jack,
son street are industriously noisy.
Hickmanites have been luxuriating
in bouutifuIly supply of strawberries
and cream, the past few weeks.
The Episcopalian congregation of
Columbus have asufIicient sum subscribed
to build church house this summer
The Combs Springs, near Hickman,
are again becoming popular place of re-
sort These waters are said to possess
great virtues.
Card playing now at Hickman and
at most of the river towns, is numbered
with the lost arts. What difference be-
tween now and ten to twenty years ago
The Methodist congregation, some
of them, are discussing~the idea of enter
tanning their visiting brethren at the
next conference, which is to meet in Kick
man, to a new church building.
The merchants of Fulton give the
Tines 4 columns of attractive, business
like advertisements. Merchants, profess
sional men, mechanics, real estate own
ers, all represented.
Some of our young folks are ma
neuvering for a moonlight picnic. 1t
will be romantic, no doubt; but hold on
and blend it with the Fulton County Cen
tennial 4th of July celebration.
Young 10. Walgamott, near Lode
ton, in this county, was snake bitten on
Friday. run over by a pair of mules and
badly bruised on Saturday, and stuck an
ak in his foot on Sunday, and is withal
doing well and able to plow every day.
The next annual session of the
Methodist Conference, Dresden Districi),
is to be held with the Hickman church
Tiptonville was first selected, but mag
unanimously yielded to the we'll establish
cd hospitality of Hickman
We have just learned that our wor
thy and gallant friend. Capt. VIM shuck,
was recently married to Miss Tabitha Al
exander, daughter of VIM. Alexander, ST.,
of this county. We wish him all manner
of happiness. The happy event occurred
some weeks since, but being news TO us,
we hope it will be to others.
Bishop Dudley, of the Kentucky
Episcopal church, is urgently urging con
gregational singing. He says: Il believe
in all the people praising COP, and | do
not believe in vicarious singing by any
number large or small
The Bishop will not fill his July APP
pointments, being called to Virginia.
The County Court of Fulton county
will be called upon this year to build some
lcvees across the slashes and CULTS on the
lower river road Levees are thought to
be preferable to bri lges, on account Of
the bridges not standing the overfiows
and the protection which such levees Will
give the whole bottom country rum "a u
nary rises.
A COUNTY FIsnING CLUB.-Wt
have received handsomely gotten NJ
work containing the Fish Law OF Ken
lucky and extracts from various State re
ports on fish culture. 1t is interspersee
with numerous fine Autographs illustra-
ting the New York State Matching house:
and other matters connected with the
great and successful scheme for stocking
our rivers with food fish, 1t is propose
that the different counties, those who fee
an interest in the proper enforcement o
the law. organize fishing clubs, to rePor'
violations of the law, otherwise il vii
prove Of no tcnetit.