The Hickman courier., 1878-07-05

oh. the rains, TIE rains, the terrible
rains. How it ruins the farmers grains !
The candidates are at red hot heat
The people calm
schare. Of the St Charles Hotel
Hickman, has been enjoying ripe toma-
toes for month.
The Fulton Times supports Mr- II
G Bailey for County Judge. and predicts
his election over all opposition.
Mr. Pat Balm, formerly of Iiiek
man Il nov in business in 81. Louis, on
lisown account. We wish him success
Elder Jos. Roulhac, (Campbelliie)
ana Elder t. II. Petit, are having a reii-
a;ous discussion at Martin, Weakiey
county. this week, which IS attracting uh
usual attention
The great race between Ten Brock
and Mollie Mccartney, at Louisville ou
,hs 4tb. has been the all absorbing topic
Perhaps a million dollars changed hands
on the race.
a householder 10 Troy, in filing up
his census schedule, under the column
headed "where born, described one OF
his children as '-born in the parlor, anu
the other sup stairs"
kbg Z -. y - :.
"saw .tO..the line, let the dust fy n whose
eyes it WILL
IED-On the 22l uIt., at the foot
of Island No s, in Missouri, of hemor-
rhage of the lungs, Mr. Chas c. Clark
Mr. Clark only lived about fifteen min
utes after he was taken sick.
Dan Baldridge gives notice request
ing candidates to cease their trips through
the .cOunty eleetioneering, for some
weeks, allowing the farmers time to muz-
zle thier dogsl
The wheat in Madrid Bend, Ky,
averaged 20 bxshels to the acre. Mr..
Bob Lewis turned out an average of 80
bushels The section around Hickman,
and in fact, ali over Fulton county. aver
aged perhaps not more than 8 bushels
and that an Indifferent quality.
ANOTHER CANDIDATE FOR SHER-
Irr.-We are authorized to announce Mr..
r. T. Tyler as a candidate for sheriff. He
Is one of the cleverest and most gentle
manly young men in the county, of fine
capacity, and thoroughly responsible. He
would make an excellent officer, and will
make a strong race.
The Star Dining Rooms is the place
to get cheap board by the week or by the
day. If you see anything vot you like.
speak out. If you don't like anything
vat you don { see, speak not a word If
you got no money or package you get
yust so good sggomodations some odder
blace. FRANK sEGRIST.
The MeKeuzie excursion, Sunday
evening last, was one eff the notable
pleasure everts of the season. There
we're between two and three hundred ex-
cursioais;s on board, gathered up from
Hickman, Union City, Gardner, Martin,
RaIston and Dresden, and under the al
mirable conduetorship Of the ever affabie
and polite Col. Harvey Caldwell, every
thing passed off delightfully."-, and no acci-
dents 20 any excursiouists- The excur-
sionists will all vote Harvey Caldwell the F
prince of conductors and a clever gentle +
man.
On Sunday night, two men, one Of .
them very much wearied lay down on .
the railroad track, making pillows of the 4
iron rails, the Mckenzie excursion train (
came along while they were thus sleep
ing, tapped one severely on the face and
head and tossed the other over in the
cornfeid. It is the greatest wonder both
were not killed and they wonld have been
but for the cautions, watehfulness and
quickness. Of Engineer Pond in reversing
the engine. The accident occurred sevral
miles from Hickman Horal-Do not get
veary but if you 10 make yonr bed else
where than on a railroad track.