The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-03-16
Local News.
Local items scarce.


egt in our midst.
Sheriff ID. K. Walker, returned from
RrsakrOrt, Monday last.
County court was in session MonAay
LAST. Judge J. II. Montgomery, presiding
Our editor was called off on bust
ne,s this week, konce the scarcity of To-
cal items.
Ia order to keep the German popu
latfon in lager beer. Kentucky has no.
IN. a.sr Nm. 1xs .ess ssstsei. q hsert~s 80.
TM city authorities of DyersbuN
= have determined TO enforce the vagrant
Law against loafers and tramps.
The Christian church revival at
Psduesh has closed with twenty two sd-
sisisRs.
Again is there talk Of the hymEuial
tie being performed at an early day in
our burg. Go ahead, folks, never mind
lie tsik-
On Wednesday last. we we're faSored
with visit from SIR. T. P. Fortune, for
sasrIy Of this place, bat nov OF New
Grand Chain, Ill.
The regular March term OF the HEX
man Circuit Court convened in Clinton
lest Monday, his Honor Judge Robertson.
prssiding-
The Hickman Cornet Band was out
en- the streets Monday night last, discours-
sns some excellent music. We are glad
10 know that the boys are making such
rapid progress.
The Ladies Aid Society Of the Meth
sdist Church, continues to hold it's mite
Aeesings every Thursday night, and is
doing much 10 relieve the wants Of the
poor.
We are in RECEIPT Of one of the
most popular songs Of the asy, entiiie1'
HGatheriug Shells from the Sea Shore
eenp posed and sold by VIII L. Thompson,
Eas, Liverpool, Ohio.
Don't be in TOO big hurry about
planting your garden. We have tie
promise of two more SHOWS yet-cne about
the middle OF this month, The other on
Easter Sunday, 1st day Of April.
DIR. William =. Ma-sengill, formerly
Of jefferson soanty. East Tenn, died at
Union City. Tenn, on the 9Th inst, and
&ss buried with Masonic honors. hAYink
long been member Of that order.
We learn from the New Madrid
Record, that Ar. W. S. James. formerly
Of this place, WAS msrried 10 Miss Je nnie
Msyes, Of New Madrid, Oh ne i.h inst
Misc Jennie is daughter Of our former
iewpsmau, J. W. Nayes.
We learn that men by the name Of
T. ". Risen. who attempted to sssassiaAte
Hr. Mcdonald, Of Columbus a short time
sgo, aud who made his escape, was cap
tnr.d near Upton vile, Tenn, last week
Worknen have commenced work op
Frank Thompsan's brick building IN
Fast Hickman. Frank is a worthy colorei
nsr. and has proved himself a good hnau-
eIer. and deserves much credit for his
sondaci lie intends opening store in
his now building.
Some time ago we advertised a
=
erect and banded in with the request
that We advertise il, which we did, but
a, set tho owner hiss not called, for it,
lf,he 81 d. who lost it doesn't call for IT
pretty soon we will 60 10 prac'ieing
pAysic ourselves.
We learn from the Paducsh Ne,es
that Mr.. Tom Landrum, of Mayfeld, has
been appointed Deputy Collector Of In
terual Revenue for the counties OF Graves,
FULTON and Galloway portion OF the
Sstriet formerly under charge OF Mr..
=. Paxton.
river has been rising steadily
,st week, and while We do not
- syerfiew, yet it would be we'll
- tton>triends to be prepared for
Hs worst The neper rivers, ateast ac-
souh's. were anvisin.
Last week we wrote an article on
Spring. and commenced by s.v;nr that
Spring had come in beautifully, ,sat be
fore we went to press the weather made a
sudden chnnge, and long before night the
ground was covered with the beautiful
snow We were compelled TO leave the
article out, but we have lost all confidence
IN ear grounding.
Erom every section Of our Strive
learn that the farmers have gone TO work
earnestly, and with more system than
they have any previous year. having
svailed themselves Of the latest improved
agricultural implements and farming ms
chinery, and seem determined - live
more at home than they have in the past.
Good indications,are these.
Occasionally our town is visited by
4 s.rolling troupe Of dead beat procession
ale, who advertise to give away various
and sundry articles of furniture, queens
ware Sc, the object OF which is to draw
crowd, and who generally manage TO
light out" leaving their printers bill un
paid. We are glad to know that our cti-
zsns do not patronize such characters.
Hog cholera is still prevalent in thi.
stste, md is destroying a large number
Of fine hogs. A farmer writing 10 the
frankfort Yeoman gives his opinion that
this disease is nothing more than pneu-
nonia. aud he has discovered that it can
be cured with linseed oil. lie ascertained
this by letting his hogs run in a field
where fax had been grown. lie found
that eating the iaxseei was beneficial,
90 he tried the oil, and~says it is the true
remedy.
We publish the following in order
tina. some of our merchants may sec the
propriety of advertising their business:
There was n man In our town,
And he was wandrous wise, sir;
He jumped right into lively trade,
For be was an advertiser.
And when the term of his lad" expired,
He ran with might and n ain, sir,
To all the papers OF the town
And ordered il in again, sir.
Morale thou and DO likewise.