The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-03-02
Local News.

advertise in the Hickman COURIER
A large portion of Dexter, Mo-, was
destroyed by Gre, last Tussday-some
seven or eight business houses.
Sheriff Walker will leave Monday
fer frankfort, with four prisoners, for
the penitentiary.
Call and see Bob Davis-he sells
goods cheaper than Jake.
The steamer Belle Of St. Louis has
been raised for repairs, and will re-enter
the Memphis trade in the spring
Keep money moving if you want to
make times easy. Pay IS far as it will
go. Money is useful only as it is used.
"Jske," is uuliked by all in Union
City. Why? Because he sells Dry Goods
30 cheap.
The prospects in this county for
good craps are now very hattering, the
ground being in 8 fns condition for till
Ing.
Some who pstronige up river manu-
lecturers to the exclusion OF home me
ehanies, ought to send up the river for
customers in their lines.
We now have it again that the Rail
road Company is to build an elevator at
Hickman. We shall believe more Of it
when We see it under construction.
Gardening will soon be in order, and
many Of our citizens have already com
msnced preparations therefor by burning
weeds andelesRing up their struck patch"
The Hickman Store at Union City,
is large two story bull iing-but we are
examining it full of Spring Stock of Dry
Goods-Cheap for Cash.
Geo. Bishop, col, tried for hog
stealing and allotted five years in the
penitentiary, was granted a new trial by
Judge Robertson, en- the ground THAI the
puhis hment was excessive.
The residences of Rev. J. J Smith
and Dir. NJ. NJ. Davis, at Hinckleville,
Ballard county, were destroyed by fire
Wednesday night, 14th inst. II is not
known how the fire originated. Loss
about 81 900.
The Directors of the Fulton County
A. S II. Association meet Tomorrow, to
prepare for the Fair this fall. There
- few more stockholders needed, and we
trust this euterpriEing public will look
So this matter. Business Of Importance
20 be transacted.
Rumor has it, that an enterprising
company of home GerIusn mechanics, are
organising TO start . steam furniture fac
tsry, in the Amberg stemery building, to
be headed by J. Amberg. The latter name
Is suzrantee of ample capital, and We
only hope the rumor may be correct.
We learn from the Clinton Democrat
that the residence of Rev. A. J. Hess,
near Columbus, Ky, was consumed by
are, together with the entire contents, on
Sunday morning, 10th ult. Mrs. Hess
was considerably burned in attempting
~ save some articles OF clothing.
Pettengill says that the first "re
turning board OF which he has shy re
collection was - slsingle in the hands of
his father. The --thrce-father, son, and (
shingle-used to hold frequent committee /
turns came in so swiftly that fair count
MAS impractiesble.
The Grange organizations 10 the I
upper part Of the county are receiving /
new life, that is 10 say, the weather
growing more suspicious, meetings are /
more frequent and regular. The expert /
nent Of grange store and commission /
house, at Fulton, it is said will yield a
very handsome dividend in the way OF
saving TO the stockholders.
The prospect is more encouraging
for the Mississippi bottom farmers, than
il has been for ten years. No trouble
from water so far, and no present danger
spprehended IT. this thing continues,
che bottom farmers will have more mSney
than they knew what to do with this fall
Friends, who have been travelling
through the back country, report that
farmers generally are preparing for work
with more vim and energy than any year
for - past ten. The hard times have
pressed SO heavily and so long, that they
have Determined TO conquer success aud
prosper Gritty. So may il be. The whole
country languishes when the pillow is idle
1Inducemeuts TO trade" is traif<
whie8every merchant should study daily.
Why do Hickman merchants go beyond
Nashville TO louisville, and beyond
Louisville to Cincinnati, and beyond
Cincinnati to New York and the Eastern
cities, TO buy goods? Why, because the
one place koffers inducements" oveSthe
other. The same rule 10 applicable TO
home trade. If Hickman would extend
1rade over and beyond smaller trade
points and towns. why 'inducements" in
abe shape of prices, style, quality, or
something else, must be offered to justify
and tempt citizens to leave convenient
home markets.
Two years ago. the enterprise OF
building ievee from Hickman TO the
highlands OF Madrid Bend, was suspend
ed. because of the general hard times.
Everything coming favorable, the Presi-
dent and Directors of that company, will
renew this work this summer and fall.
The Government engineers now engaged
in surveying the Mississippi, will be able
20 give us valuable assistance. Besides,
the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis
Hallway Company is giving evidences OF
being alive to this enterprise. Capt.
Tyler, the President of the Levee Compa
nv, can command eminent leisure, in the
interim of his Senatorial term, and We
hope the public will encourage him to
push the work. He is the right man in
the right place, if anything can be done.
DESTROYS OF
Closing out my business at Hickman, KY,
by May Ist aud having on hand large
->l LII aesa.tad stnck Of Wines I.inunrs