The Hickman courier., 1878-06-07
Don't Fall Behind the
ESqaG E.ine


bead Line
HITI2EN Tax payers. the first Of April
" Is fast approaching This is the
Sheriffs Dead Line. If you fail 70 pay
your taxes until then. ron involve him
and his securities in 80 per cent damages
above the taxes due You have been in
duIged ms long as ,he nature CT the case
will admit You must now pay or take
the Consequences Of the failure upon
yourselves. Dearectfullv.
marsl B..R. WALKER. Sheriff.
-.
Rn- Short communications on public
questions prinied-hut not responsible
for sentiments or expressions Of CORES
pondsnis-except where We refuse 0 give
name of author.
The Sassalras Ridge school di-irict
voted 20 cents local tax for free schools.
The colored people Of this county
are preparing to celebrate the 4th Of July,
at Hickman.
D @ S. Miles has heen attending
Middle Tennessee stock sales and returns
with several head of biooded cattle to ada
TO If, already well wone reputation as a
stock breeder.
MR Thos NcMahan presented US this
week with a basket FUN of nice, luscious
uw>.nesehss- To see--mskes the
Il1le1th wafer for one. They ere the
ssrlest peach known in this la,itude-the
Ammerson June peach. Thanks
Henry Paul was arrested and tried
before Judge Montgomery, Tuesday
charged with shooting a horse belonging
90 Mr.. J W. Lester and bound. over in
4 500 bond.
Mrs. MahOney desires on The part Of her
self, pupils aud patrons. 70 return
sincere thanks to the Hickman Cornet
and string bands. for their most excellent
music .on the occasion Of her school
exhibition.
Carlsbad Salts.
Can be recommended in all billions afTec-
tions. chronic diseases OF the liver. gall
stones, veuai ca'cuIi hemorrhoids, sc
For sale at BUCK s C0WGILLS,
nay24-St] Drug Store
When you take letter from the
pbst Office and change the address. il in
wolves a new stamp. II this ia not done,
it ia treated as letter without
stamp, and sent to the dead letter ofiee.
TIE race for Appellate Judge has been
50 one sided that it has ceased to be inter
esting. Judge Thos. r. Hines has already
secured large majority Of the votes, and
will undoubtedly Be the nominee, and viii
be elected by rousing majority.
hon. r A T,ier. attended some Of
the Middle Tennessee stock sales. last
week, and purchased some blooded cattle,
horses and hogs. Some ef our olf stock
raissrs mus, Iook to their laurels at our
approaching Fail Fairs.
LESS THAN CosC-In order to close ont
his present large stock, AIr. F. Samse, ad-
vertises in this issue, 10 sell furniture at
cost and less than cost Hehas an immense
stock Of all kinds Of furnirme-bod room,
parlor ana o.ice sets--no doubt some OF the
firest parlor sets this sale the large cities
lSow Is ,;ae time 70 secure b.-rgaiils--at cost
and less than cost.
EiEzcn Ssss1s.
: MOTHER new line Of those elegant
"A ladies' Ready Made Linen suiIs,
fates; srytes ~ tower prices 'hnH can be
bought in any other house, at the Fash
iouable Store OF
mavl0l HENRY BUCHANAN.
STORM DESTROYS WHEAr-The storm
OF Monday night was fearfuIly ruinous to
wheat in some neighborhooIs-thi section
was damaged to the amount OF thousand OF
dollars. The ac-eage Of wheat IS the largest
ever known, and the harvesting was about
halt through Whole fields We're blown
down, and virtually ruined.
The schools everywhere are drawing to q
close, and all orr contemporaries contain
notices OF the commencement exercises OF
their local colleges, and name the number
OF young ladies ard gentlemen turned loose
to battle with the realities Of lie. How
soon viii they learn they have passed the
happiest days OF their life.
THE closing exercises Of TIE Hickman
Public School, under charge OF Prof. 3.
Caldwell and Misses Adele Allen and Mat
tie Ellison, was witnessed BY an immense
audience, and was highly applauded- Our
reporter, owing to the house being packed
and jambed, was unable TO get within hear
ing or seeing distance, and hence is unable
70 make such report, as the CoURIER would
be pleased to publish.
Better Times Coming,
If we can judge from the large crowds
that are daily to be seen at the Cheap and
Fashionable Store of HENRY BUCaAN-
AN This house is doing a splendid bust
ness and Mr.. Buchanau.is looking closely
after the interest of his pasrons-they all
go away pleased.
The school election on last Satur-
day, in the Hickman district, resulted in
the choice of W. L. McCulehen, W. u
Gardner. and Otto Heriweck, as trustees.
for the ensuing twelve months The 10
cal tax of 25 cents was defeated by %
votes, which leaves the public school
solsIy dependent on the State tax Hence,
the free school. the ensuing year. will
only be fve months session, instead Of
ten. as heretofore.