The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29
a FROM FULTON.
I.vs with Variations.
FULTON. KY June % 1s7-

iiOA Si yOuuSet SISTER VINO, perhaps II
more lively and is doing as well ss could
be expected for one of her age. Our town
is called at home Twin Villages, 50 named
by U. n. o., Tennessee correspondent OF
the Times0bseryer. l suppose he gave
IL that name from the fact that il is situ
ated in two different States and couniies
by the way, we have seen nothing from
his variety pen lately. Perhaps the
Times men have new field in which lr
does not like 10 enter. see an. occasion.
al newsy letter from him in the Missouri
Republican.
Our newspaper men having moved their
Office 70 the Tennessee side do not look
after Kentucky interests much outside Of
paying locals They keep one on the
public printing of Obion county, Tenn.
and the other on the the new fell | sup
pose. A man shou look well to his in
lerests, but nj the same time have his
boat built more on the style of the Great
Eastern, than on the style Of "a cnnal
boat, 50 he may have room for fellow N l.
sengers. While .Gking OF boats. | will
mention that the &C. lam.ty Jane" the
sterhwheel CT 1t that has been running
he trade from Utter River to Pierces
Station, is laid mp for repairs-boiler
burnt out and pie ~ rod broken. The
stockholders in above named boat com
plain that their trade is Injured by the
brOad-guage road that has n depot in East
Fulton, and one in Poverty row.
business in the Twins has been dull
during the past few weeks, but not more
SO than common in the working season.
-l4se sprin.g trade has hsen goods much
better than was anticipated early in the
season. The credit system has been u
great injury TO many, bdtit is now being
nearly entirely wound up. Me. chants
are not desirous OF selling otherwise han
cash down. The farmers are now busy
harvesting the largest and Dest crop Cf
wheat ever grown in this etion If they
can succeed in getting lae surplus in
market without damage, money will be
more abundant than II has been for years.
large acreage of corn and tobacco has
been planted @nd is in fine condition
Our farmers believe in having plenty TO
sell-they don stop and speculate about
what the price Is going to be next year.
Considerable Improvement is going on
in our town, in the way of substantial
buildings Brick and mortar men, car
pehters and painters, all seem to be busy.
We have few men that are trying to
get living without employment, aud
few that have time to loaf around saiOOus
and billiard tables, such men had better
have been made into coon dogs or rat ter
r.ers-they wogId certainly have been
more Useful to any community. Two Of
our best mills are being overhauled and
put in first class running order, so as 10
be ready for the new wheat
Our citizens are becoming familiar with
the new tobacco warehouse, and the swell
ling caused by its beng located in our
town is beginning to swHge. We notice
an inclination 10 puff, when the proposed
bank is SPOKEN Of. The Kentucky twin
out grows the Tennessee twin. Owing
suppose 10 the fact that our State laws
are better; however they beat US in The
number Of houses after the style e. he
Argyle in London, but think our twin
furnishes most Of the funds 10 run said
houses. /
The lightning roi and pedlar foolom e. I
'rs have been bIsy the past month guag- 7
1& the country, They report large in
'rSase in this section over any other +
.oLntry through which they have trav-
led, and can only account for IL by the
deficiency in good schools That is
omething We are more deficient in than
nytbing else; We can beat any place OF
ar size IN number. but alas in kind We
annOt boast. 10 is said, our trustees are
1Oking around for solid man. who is
rst- class teacher, for n foundation TO
ujld on. No house will stand without fl
ood foundation; and no school viii sue
eed without good leader. man who
res 10 10 the way everybody advises
i'm will seldom succeed at auvthiug.
rom few remarks I heard it will be
seles7 for man TO apply for the situa-
%" that has % carry a gun wtd TO keen
i'm buiauCcI
We have "a few q ho can aforI leisure
me, those few are putting il their time S
fishing and cro4uct. c
There Is ratLsrH religious feeling COM &
Z over some OF our ciIizens in nnticipa- L
'n of basket meetings that usually come q
rs soon As crops ARE ..'laid by Some J
the brethren need fcviYiug wy ,Juch; {
g past wear has bceu very trying ou c
l1ts rs well as -iaue.s. and will il be :
cut Tie sasse as commencing new with Il
me Of the "tab re. Those in favor s
much water, eve looking around for
nds suitable, while those in favor of o
lch straw are speaking in time. Those Y
20 think, what is to be, will be are Il
iting for the spirit. or some friend to q
ne along and give them n kick, so that h
> may be landed in the happy land OF n
s.. A true christian that has his re n
ion with him every day, | should think a
uld feel very easy at all times Il
But think IT better to be a sincere b
ner than an iusIncere saint The
lat trouble with most church members II
hat they keep one eye on the almighty
lar, and the other Oh heaven, and if n
her is Withdrawn il is the one turned g
,venward. RI
)ur prince of grain II hants. Mr.. E. to
Eddlngs, is enlargir- - warehouse, %
as to enable him to handle large guam pi
es OF grain tins season. / have heard 4
'aid that he could buy grain cheaper OF
n some others, from the fact that he is 81
ictly fair dealer, and never fails to pI
re the cash. lie is doing a large bus a
50 IN reapers, mowers, and wheat
eshers. b'
Iel's half acre place we'll known to p
citizens OF this community, is again RI
ming AZ its full capacity. IL is thought h
our citizens, that no man with the d
81 spark OF deceney in him, would al a.
lpt to do business, even of Satans tc
ling, at such an accursel stand. 81
A pollution shop has been opened in a
verty row. The decent citizens of that a
ghborbood are in trouble about it. The o.
operty holders should put the law in e
'cei our corporation has good laws u
d fearless men 20 execute them. Pow p
y row is situated on the Tennessee side, b
the west END of town. s.
rhe drummers retreat, in East Fulton, a
said to be in good running order. I
Ii is expected that the grand jury will 7
We plenty TO do at the next courts on II
ch slde of the line. The batter class Il
citizens are getting tired OF nusances s
The man who can eat early potatoes out d
his garden, swap horses, and eaten fsh
thout telling lies, was in town this II
;ek-he was deaf and dumb. L
large new bell hosted upon the Y
lex church this week, and three hundred y
liars subscribed to complete the inferior e
the building.
The members Of the Methodist Church /
e trying to raise money to build par Il
mage. q
Two colored churches in town, both {
EN- 10 be doing a good business d
About fifteen places where whisky is j.
Id, and no temperance lodge of any 6
nd. I
We very much need n live true man, c
tia moral courage to denouuce all moral Il
-ong, and ever be on the side vi right. a
the head of a paper, such man would "
well sustained in this community. n
" ell, Mr.. Editor, the above lines were &
nned to nil up the time 'Idieness i
eeds vice, you know Is the old true
ying. and | thought l would protect =
self by writing 10 our county paper.
you think the variations worth pub II
hing do so, if not, no harm viii be u
ne. INO
+. S.-Sinee writing the above, ameet-
z was held composed of the solid men