The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-07-26

over at HICKMAN Monday night 10 be ready
and also to assist in offering the vessel 10,
the trip.
The editor OF the Union City Chron-
iele. We understand, is in favor of paying
every dollar of the Tennessee State debt
Wen. why in the deuce, don't the people
let him pay it? 4 Tennessee neighbor
tells Us that the Dyersburg Gazette is OPP
posed to it. Shame on the Gazette, let
the young man pay i'll
Mrs. Oscar Turner. who has fer sew
srsl weeks been seriously i'll st her sum
ner residence, near the city, is now
steadily Improving, information that will
be extremely gratifying to the hosts of
friends of the excellent LADY, Louis.
Vile Cour-Jour
THc Chairman of the Fulton Coun-
~ Democracy, viii issue a request for
the assembling of Democratic County
Convention. on the ID Monday in August
the fret day Of Circuit Court This is
our understanding and we presume reg
ular notice thereof win be published in
the COURIER next week
WIrHDRAws.-We are authorized
20 state that Mr.. Robt 1Ge'beny has with
drawn from the race for jailer. He is an
cxesllent man, would have made a good
officer if elected, and would have made
good race if he had remained candidate.
Let the public now give him helping
hand at his store, where ne is prepared to
sell groceries as low "a the lowest.
On LAST Friday the Committees ou
the State Agricultural AMI Mechanical
Colle-e. ueor Lexington, met in Louis
Vile and decided TO continue the college
ct Lexington. That portion OF the
estate is to be devoted to the college viii
be determined by the Board of Visitors Of
the University. What Is 70 be done with
'he college after two years is 70 be deter
mined az some future time.
The catalogues Of tho Hickman
Dlsie College were issued from the CouR-
IEs Office this week The Pail session
commences Wednesday. Sept q, ami we
learn the prospects for patronage are I
much more favorable than first auticipa,
ted IS Faculty or Trustees. Il starts in
with advantages possessed by no other
Institution OF learning IN this section.
See the advertisement OF this College in
,o-days CouRIER.
SPEcULATIxG - FEATHER BsDs =
Some Of the citizens along the Dresden
road, were recently victimized by some
sharpers specializing in old feather beds
They went through the country IN two
two-horse wagons. and proposed trading
new feather beds for oil ones. This kind
Of a trade captivated the average house I
keeper. and the women all eagerly jump I
ed at tie bargain. The parties were 10 /
take the OH beds aud return in a week OF I
two, bringing bran new ones in exchange
There any distrest was manifest, they
readily proposed to leave one or two dol
lars in money as & guarantee. Strange I
70 gay any number fell into the trap, and 1
the whole neighborhood was cleaned up
Of all the old beds. As might have been
expected the parties have never returned /
and The women are clean minus their old
beds and no sign of new ones ia their
stead. or the dozen or so families thus 4
victimizei. IL is remarkable that not one 4
ever inquired the names Of the parties.
where they we're from, or wbers they
were going.
SOMETHING THAT CAS- BE IADE
fNrEREsrISG.-The management CT the /
Fulton County Fair. have mapped out
programme for their Fall exhibition,
which can be made useful, instructive, /
Interesting and entertaining, If the peo-
pie will co operate.
They have invited the Hon. JAS /
Beck, Kentuckys Idol Senator, and the /
great stat esman hero favorite of the |
Southern States, aud il he comes. which /
- favorable, his speech will he not only !
Interesting Int valuable TO the people
He is a living, walking encyclopedias Of
information.
They have made efforts TO induce )
magnificent display of Agricultural ma |
chinery aud farming implements, and to /
have the contesting machinery operated
by steam on the grounds. This IS new
feature. and it will be splendid and
attractive one If our implement AMI me- I
chine men will take mold Of il. The pre- /
MUM offered viii not Justify the display, |
but it will be worth something to them as
an advertisement, and it being the first
dash in this direction, succeeding years
may bring jnsifyinz premiums. IL IS a
splendid part of the programme
They have also arranged for a grand
Knights Tournament, which will give the |
galIantry and chivairy of the country
chance to display itself in courtiy cos
tunes, at the same time cultivating a
noble sentiment in he minds of our young I
people
They have also arranged for grand |
Shooting Match, in which the shooting
clubs OF this and neigh boring towns, will
compete. This always does, and will,
excite great interest.
This is part of the programme this |
year, ia addition 10 the regular exhibi-
tiors. The Board of Directors have acted :
we'll their part in mapping out that which
can be made useful, profitable, instruc-
i've. and entertaining 10 the people and /
TO The stockholders. Success depends
upon The cooperation and patronage Of
the people We ought 10 have one live
county affair in the county OF Fulton.
Shall We have i'll Ii so. let each mer
chant, farmer, mechanic. and sirizsn.
lend as much Of his help as possible, and
i nothing Else give your county Fair a
pessing zeal vord and ~isn.