The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-06-30


J. H, DAVIS, Mayor.
The Post of Honor at the Centen
NAL Celebration at Hickman next Tues
day, is to be awarded to the pioneer who
has cleared the largest number of acres of
ground in Fulton county, and not to the
one who has accumulated the most wealth.
The Russellville Herald says that
the tobacco prospect in Logan county is
improving. Many farmers now estimate !.
that the half of an average crop will be
set. -
A Mr.. Morris, of Kentucky, has I
instituted the Royal Soloman Mother 7
Lodge of Masons, at Jerusalem, in the
holy land. Does any of our people re-
member Mr.. Morris. He is said to have
lived near Lodgton, in this county.
There is a sect rising into some pro-
portions in Iowa, which proclaims boldly
as its cardinal doctrine, that man is
'entitled to and should marry two wives
and two only" If they want to popular
ize this sect, they ought to amend by re-
curing the man to select one white and
one black.
Mclean County Progress 1t has
taken the proprietor and one or two
clerks at each of our business houses to
walk up and down the street to keep up
the appearance of bushes the past few
days The provident farmers have been
busy at home. and consequently, things
have been dun in town.
The attention of the immense
crowd of people to attend the celebra-
tion at Hickna en- next Tuesday, is di-
rected to the advertisements in the Coz
RIER If you chance to want to buy any
thing while here, read the cards OF those
Offering inducements before you leave
home. If you trust yourself trading in
the houses not advertising, and bad
luck befalls you, remember your trading
there was not of our suggestion. Men
who sdvertise literally will give you
liberal bargains.
I Local ITEMS FOR THE LADIES
/ All observation attests that the healthiest
/ people IN the world are those most en-
tirely employed. The fact is true with
regard TO women as we'll as men, and in
respect to mental as well as physical.
/ The adage 1T is better to wear out than
rust OUT is true in the ordinary sense
| in which it is quoted; but it should always
| be remembered that rusiing out is a more
rapid process than wearing out. The
| CHASTITY goodness of illhealth delights il
sluggish blood and indolent muscles.
Mr.. Drewry, of the firm of Bonda
rant s Drewry. has been canvassing the
country along the line of the Northwest
ern road in the interest OF tobacco mar.
ket at Hickman. He canvassed as far W
as Holly Rock, and reports the growers
and buyers of all that section thoroughly
alive to the enterprise, far more so thai
he anticipated. He thinks he can count
on 5 900 or 5000 hogsheads the first sea
| son; and thinks all that is needed to Sc
cure such market is for our home people
to goto work, and get ready to buy.
This is the golden harvest time-ths
busiest time of all the year with the far
mers. There are but few Of the syeoman.
ry seen in The city now and those who do
come to town make flying visits to the
implement dealers to procure facilities
for harvesting their crops They have
not to depend upon the old, slow and la
borious process Of hsnd-reaping and era
ding the W heat. The genius, the mechanic
and the capitalist have combined to pro-
vide labor-saving machinery for the far
mer. so that the harvest time is not what
it once was. Powell Bro, are the men
of this section in the implement line.
The L. N. & r R. Co, offer the fol
loving rewards: SOC for the party who
: fred pistol into a sleeping car windo@
near Bowling Green on the night of the
10th inst; $50 for the party who threw q
rock into sleeping coach window on the
: night of the 18th inst, at Noiynn, and
SlG0 for the person who placed obstruc-
tions on the track near Cumberland sta
ton, Tenn, on the 14th. These outrages
have become so frequent and malicious
1 that the company in justice to itself anC
8 its patrons feels in duty bound to aid il
bringing the offenders before the prOpei
S tribunals .-Bowling Green Pantagraph
> There is a report, which we have no
had time to investigate, in regard to TIM
burial of the little negro child, drowned
in a Sistern, Saturday last, which, if true
demands the attention of the coron er.au.
proper officers 1t appears that the col
cred people have combined together an,
purchased plot of ground near the eity
graveyard, and are selling lots to then
own people. The mother of the drowned
child was not the owner of lot, and The
report as it comes to us, from colored au-
] thority, has it, that the body was permit
/. ted TO remain in the graveyard some days.
: without burial. We know this would not
have been permitted if the proper officers
: had had knowledge of the facts If there
be any truth in our report it should be
1 investigated.
. A New ENTERPRISE In answer
to the suggestions of the COURIER, relative
to the establishm emit of manufacturing
establishments at Hickman, an inteln.
gent farmer has called, with the view If
inaugurating much needed business
and that is a fac tory for the manufac ture
of hubs, spokes, handles, etc. The vast
amount of hickory timber in this vicinity
renders the location of such an establish
ment at Hickman peculiarly eligible and
desirable. One of Ithe gentlemen has
practical experience, some money, and
the other vast amount of the required
timber They can borrow the money
Mt per cent. but prefer a partner with
mutual interest like themselves. Here
is an opening for some young man, with
q small means. A factory of this kind al
Mound City, pays from Sl2 to SIC cord
for hickory, whereas it can be obtained
= here in abundance at from 81 to So
: This is considerable margin to begin
$ with. Are there any who want to invest
= They must speak quick, or the oppor.
3 tunity will be gone.