The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-02-16


crops, etc. II your neighbor has larg
hog, or fine:cow, or good crop of col
ton or corn, let as know it.
Local News.
Horse and Jack9.bills printed i
good style, cheap for cash, at the CouRiEl
Office
Circuit Court is in session this week
Judge Robinson presiding.
We direct attention to the new ad
vertisement of F. samse, in this issne.
They talk of reviving the whipping
post 10 apply only to wife whiPpers.
DIR Nat Morris and Mas Sue Debow
we're married. near Fulton, last week
Our streets present quite a livcl,
appearance this.wsek.
Many citizens from the upper por
ton OF the couuty:are attending court.
Business was quite lively ut thu
wharf during the past week.
Several Of our citizens left for Mem
phis on the Andy Baum, Sunday morning
90 witness Mardi Gras.
The Bapti-tof Hickman are making
arrangements to isupPly The vacancy in
their pulpit.
Fulton ia without city burial
ground. and the Times berates the enter
prise of its people for the neglect.
The lowest quotations of Kentncky
National Rank stock is 81 Il. This shows
what business is profitable.
The Murray Gazette il being re
moved from Murray 10 the rival town,
Paris, the lattss Offering better patronage
Notwithstanding the universal CRY
OF lhard times We notice many i'm
provements, of various kinds, going on
in Hickman.
JOHNNY Ba'tzell. former proprietor Of
the Southern Hotel. but now Of Trenton,
Tenn, va. in town last week.
The time for shooting partridges
WAS ny on the lst, and it will be unlawful
70 Kill them until the 18th OF October.
Sportsmen, beware
The Fulton Councilmen when they
meet, and hnd nothing to do, adjourn.
This is an example worthy OF imitation
by larger and higher Legislative dodies-
10. Steagals, has presented the
CorRIER Office, with composing chair.
For disinterested liberality and kin iness
TO printers, 10 wears the premium belt,
and such we vote him.
The Clinton: Democrat, only in it's in
fAncy, is already calling for money nom
it's Subscribers. Next.-FUitoH TfrIcf.
The COURIER is the oldest paper In
West Kentucky, and yet re-echos the sal
refrain.
A young Canadian, was killed by
the care, at Fulton. one day last week
lie was intoxicated. went 10 bed on the
track, with the above result.
II is astonishing to note how many
sncn we meet who knew exactly how Flor
ida would De esunio,l. Why dill they no'
give rs the benefit Of their forethoughr
and save all this trouble? Itol you 50
Some nieddlrsame fellow. who nigh
have been otherwise employed. wandered
into the COURIER office, last Sunday, and
hr accident. or with malicious intent pro
~eeded 10 .-pia1 galley Of type. We
don't know who done IT, and well for him
IA
YIN Trdfnrd. the wandering mend
icant. spent few days in town last week,
and then DEPARTED for Missouri. Bin was
in good spirits and looked ~ well ~ ever.
We noticed some little boys throwing
rocks At him on the street. The boys
should not modest him.
Some of our colored citizens. living
in Fast Hickman, were on the rampage
Saturday night last. making the night
hideous with their yells aud fearful oaths
We suppose they were exulting over the
prospect of scountiug in" Hayes Per-
hans it would swell for them IL desist,
as there is a limit of endurance beyond
which forbearance ceases to be virtue.
The surveying party appointed by
the government TO survey tho MississiP-
pi valley to New Orlssas frafh Cairo, ar
rived at this point last week. The gov
eminent. in making this survey. wish to
ascertain what it will cost to levee the
bunk of the Mississippi liver wherever
IL overfiows, between thS above named
points. This. we think. good move on
the part Of the government, and it Ger
tainly will be great benefit to farmers
living in the Mississippi valley. If these
levees are built they ON then plant with
she expectation of reaping.-Columbu
Correspondence Clinton Democrat.
The Hickman Cornet Band, under
the leadership of Pfof I. L. Garrett, made
its appearance OF the streets, Tuesday
evening. and discoursed some excellent
music. Mr. Gariett deserves much praise
for the rapid progress made by the mem
bers of his bani The hoys deserve much
credit for the manner in which they ap-
ply themselves. as well as for their judg-
ment displayed in securing SO competent
an instructor. The band is composed.
principally, of new beginners, with but
few months practice, but we doubt not il
there is band in all this section that will
compare with them. aud certain we are
that hut few can excel. Mr.. Garrett is a
thorough musician and knows exactly how
10 instruct band They favored the
CoCRrsR Office with tune, for which we
returti thanks.
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