The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-12-27
Local Items.
Christmas week.
Duh Christmas in Hick man.
City election, N ondsy. January 9Th
No candidates. for Mayor.
Christmas week

City election, NJ ondsy, January 9Th
No candidates for Mayor.
Some friends say they intend voting
for Capt. Jim Overton for Mayor. any
how. II would be deserved compliment
so the cid man. He is no candidate
The names of Judgs Landrum Fl
A. Tyler, John ". Cowgirl, John A. Will
con. Chas. 0altEer. W. L. MeCutchen, and
G. L. Rsndle are also spoken Of for May
or. They are all good men.
TO settle the scattering" names for
Mayor. let one or more Of them become
sandidatss-
The name Of West Powell has
been favorably spoken OF for Mayor. He
LA Ie business man, and would make
The Mississippi is frozen just above
Cairo.
The Kentucky militia are In Breath
itt County. camped in the Court House
The Circuit Court is in session, and pros
poets peaceful. The troops arrived just
.sin time to prevent another bloody tragedy
Service was held at the Episcopal
shurch Christmas day. The church was
beautifully decorated
IF a white Christmas is favorable 70
healthy summer, 1879 will surely be
healthy.
A young lady Of May6eld. proposes
In the Monitor, to give concert for the
benefit Of the Hickman poor" In The
name Of said poor. Of whom We are Eve or
six, we say God bless her"
A NEW ESTABLISHMENT - Mr.
John +. Griffin, tailor or large expert
snee and said 10 he one Of the best 10 'he
STATE. has located in Hickman for the pqr
poe Of carrying on the merchant tailor
Ing business. He is up stairs over Hol-
combs drug store.
The Laclede House gave Cbrist
mss dinner Wednesday, and q number OF
invited guests we're present The table
fairly groaned beneath the weight Of
shoiee lu1uries and subsiantjals Mr.
Turner, The proprietor, gives promise OF
L sping the best hotel ever kept in Hick
Aa7.
The Hickman CoURIER commenced
SIS 2oth year on Christmas day. when
-s have conducted it through its 2Isi
J.sr, God willing, We hope TO get our
-'freedom papers" and retire from news
paper life-and go 10 Congress-
The Courier journal tells this ruth:
Hickman has = game town y arsbal. Jas.
Warner. River pirases robbed Jas. r.
Browns store OF 500 worth OF goods,
and went Into camp on an i-lznd below
sewn. The Marshal dropped down on
.hem Thursday night, capturing the goo Is
aai two OF the three pirates.
Beutoo Joue-. we'll known herra
Bouts, is accused Of having murdered a
nan, named w. Grow, at obion Station.
Isst ~eek.; The killing was done at the
house Of widow Moss, = prostitute. No
arrest.
Report Of school at Rural Academy
fsr quarter ending Dec. %: EA1ss Of
G~O having hi ghest general average ia
each grade. Grade A, Antie Mills; Grade
-B, John lehman. Watts Saunders; Grade
c. Thos. McMurry; Grade Z, Jennie Car
ar, James Alexander. Highest grade in
school, An,ie Mile. JAA- II. SAUsDERs,
Teacher
-. Lasts week, DR.. G. s. Miles. vas
elected President OF the Uuicz- City Fair
Company.
II yOur liver troubles you buy Sim
mons Liver Medicine, in green wrapper,
As Buck Cowgirl.
The following paragraph may give
some idea As TO the very great value of
Psducsh printing Offices:
The remnants Of the old Tobacco Plant
Office. saved from the fire which burned
che Enrers building on Main street. aud
ever which there has been several law
suits. was Sold Saturday by Commissioner |
I. ID. Wilcox, and was bought ia by Mr. |
Geo. Warren. Of the Hickman Courier. |
Tor $39 80. The devil Of the Courier can
get all the pie he wants by tackiing Mr.. |
HsrreHs purchase
San Francisco, Cal. is quaTaniining
against vessels from China, on account
Of cholera
according to tine houored Gus
toms the COusIER will be published next
week
Several communications intended |
for this issue will appear next week.
The Mississippi is falling at this
point, and the indications now are that
Il tho present cold weather continues, il
.sy be blocked
The recent snow storm has been one
sfunusuN extent and severity. IL has
COVERED this country from New Mexico
60 the Atlantic, aud has swept all over
Forthern aud Central EunPe-
" 9th GEE
NwING To THE DEATH OF TWO OF
The firm, Of Hertweck. BsltEer Co.,
81 becomes necessary to close up tie old