The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-05
New Orleans has not had case of

yellow fever this year.
They have commenced gathering
corn in Madrid Bend.
The merchants have their fall and
winter stocks in, and are now waiting
for the winter.
The CLIFTON Democrat says there Is
n rig at Moscow that has the regular old
every-o,her-day fever and lager.
Old Aunt Patience Roberts. coloredr
died at her home near Clinton, Tuesday
nged lO2 years She was the oldest in
habitant of Hickman county.
A man fooled into huving a pinch
beck watch called it Faith. because i, was
without works, aud therefore dead
TUE Oldest iuhabitant says there
never was the vast number of squirrels
hereabouts as now.
THE doubling Thomases are now
satisfied. Mr. Knott did come to Kick
man and did speak.
The Paducah News SAYS Judge
Grassland has announced his intention OF
becoming a candidate for Congress at the
next election.
From men engaged in every branch
of business. aud fron every part of the
country comes the cheering news of heav-
Ter trade and better prospects than at
any time for the last four years.
TIE lecture campaign of Messr-.
Balm and Demaree, has been productive
of much good in this city, 50 we are in
formed.
SOME robbers, having broken into
centlemans house, went to the bed OF
the footman and told him if he novel he
was dead man CHATS lie, said he,
''for if Imove am sare that am alive.
Mrs BREckINRlDeE Of Shelby, y
Y, who is over nifty years old, and whose
husband is fully ninety, very much as
tonshed her neighbors aud friends few
weeks ago by presenting her liege lord
with fine boy.
The FIRST bale Of cotton Of the sea
son, was received by our worthy commits
sion merchant, VI. b. Shaw, aud which
was bought by the enterprisius firm OF
Buchanan & Barnes, at il cents, which il
fun up to New York quotations.
TIE owners of the Mammoth Cave
now search visitors, to be sure that no
Instruments are taken in by wheel the
bearings Of the cavity can be ascertainei-
They fear that an entrance may he made
on somebody else's land, and he proft Of
the cave be thus divided
= For "a Michel.
no not smoke the Trump bnt get the
4 Continental, the hes, in he city for
the money-st HOLCOMBE ).
Three moonShiners asleep in their
sGIlhouse we're captured the other i,v in
Galloway county The Mayfell Democrat
says; The still whieh had a capacity of
one hundred aud twenty 1--WE gallons, was
brought to this city. Sixteen large TO
menting tubs. containing three thousand .
gallons of mash, were destroyed.
The Pa1ucah fair sold the privilege
Of running a "wheel of Fortune to FL
mire Hagan * Reckner. bat on Veaues-
day Deputy Sheriff aad city Marshal
captuted the entire concern, including
SIgs The examining court held the three
m N to answer in the sum of $500 each.
One gave bail and the two others were
released on their own recognizauce.s
Prescriptions.
n EFT vonr prescriptions filed and nell
II ieines al Holcombes Drug Store-ie
has had more than - years experience
in The drug business,
was Slowing my watch to my
nephew, who was about six years old
lie pointed TO the face Of the dial and
said, .why. there is another li'tle watch!''
l said. THAT is called the second hand"
He tossed his head coniemptuously and
walked off, saying, Il wouldn't own
second hand watch
HARRIET MArsoN, (eol wife Of
Vol Matson. died at Evansville, the 26,h
ult Aunt. Harriet WAS one of the
oldest residents of Hickman, and a great
friend with the white people. Her re-
mains we're attended to the Cemetery,
from the Baptist Church, (white, by the
largest procession, ever given to any col
ored person in Hickman.
DEST wfTTENBURG FLOUR. at
ID aug24I JOHN WITTINGS-
4 railroad of considerable local i'm
portarce is being built from New Madrid
into New Madrid aud Dank-
lin counties. 1t was commenced a year
ago. and has been so energetically prose
cuted that the road-bed is completed aud
the ties placed for distance of twenty
miles out, and the rails are now being
laid down. 1t is intended to have the
road in operation nearly to the Dunklin
county line by the first OF November.
The Ladies'
II IKE for J. r. BROWN to sell the
l Trump, for the men will smoke, and
they get nearer the worth of their money
out of it than any other. aug3l
AN Irish clergyman once broke off
tie thread of his discourse and thus adj
dressed the congregation. 'My dear bre,h-
rem, let me tell you that | am just half
through my sermon; but as l perceive
your Impotence. l will say that the re-
mining half is not more than quarter
as long as that you have heard"