The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-11-28

Episcopal church, Thursday.
The May6eld warehouses are re
eeivins the new crop Of tobacco.
new lot Of the latest STYLES calicoeS
just received at J. AMBERGS SONS.
Rev. J D Bush preached thank--
Swing sermon at the Methodist church,
Thursday.
The repairs to the county iril are
completed, and tina, institution now ought
TO be good for 25 years
Our town people are about starved
out for butter, eggs Sc Why don't You
bring such things TO market
Five No. ? mackerels for - cents At
F.E. CASE 8 cos
Some Hickman merchants ore talk
ing OF backing Mr.. Fuller, Of Obion, in an
immense steam cotton gin.
Several government engineers have
been engaged at Hickman and vicinity
the present week making surveys Of the
Mississippi.
10 the absence OF any REGULAR pack
ers, good number Of Hickman merchants
are packing pork. \ good idea, and We
hope it will pay,
All the regular ST. Louis. Mem phi@.
Cincinnati. Now Orleans. ana VicksburE
packets, are now on regular duty. They
have generally been laid up" the past
summer.
For mince meat, apple butter and can
goods, 60 10 F. L. CASE < co.
Now is the time TO start new lines of
business. Everything is tending upward,
and there is very little risk a. to real
hing sorae profits. Re not drone. Do
something.
The Times predicts that Fulton i to
come an important cotton market. The
merchants Of that town purchased l50,-
O00 pounds OF seed cotton from mel ghbor-
ing farmers on one day last week.
Found!
On the State road, pair of black sad
dle-bags, containing family supplies-One
dollars worth Of coffee, and one dollars
worth of whiskey. The owner can get
tbs same by calling at this efiee and pay
ing for this advertisement.
Immense stock Of fancy groceries al
bottom prices. at F. Z. CASE \ cos.
Says the Nashville American: Two
thousand tons OF cotton seed will be
brought 10 Nashville this season of tn,
Mississippi river, in consequence Of the
running OF the steamer from Hickman,
ny, up and down that stream. Other
produce. and especially cotton, ought also
be brought to The Nashville market.
CHILDREN's SHOES AT AMBERG'S
from p cents 20 Sl2j.
The immense number Of visitors
docking to Reelfoot Lake every season is
inducing the idea Of erecting a magnif-
cent hotel At some point on the lake. Il
would pay. The vast number Of sporting
men which so there every season is as
tOnishing. They come from England,
Canada, New York, Boston, PhilaielpAia,
ST. Louis, and all the larger cities.
The Clinton Democrat says thar lass
week dead tree was blown down, strik-
ing boy who was driving team, and
badly crushed his skull. The horses es
capped, bat the tree struck another team
near By, perhaps fatally injuring The two
horses, while the driver was unharmed.
The boy first mentioned has had good zur-
gical aid, snd is expected TO recover.
New York buckwheat aour, at F. E.
CASE 4 CO.'S, at . cents.
The ladies Of the Baptist church
s.vo a supper and entertainment Thurs
day night, to raise money TO help com
plete their church building. They had an
elegant and most bounteous supper pre-
pared, and we trust were well patronized
Yesterday promised ugly weather. and we
fear en- this account they were not as sue
cessful as they deserved. These ladies
deserved success, they worked faithfully
and had spread one OF the snest suppers
ever given in Hickman.
Don't 20 away from home to do your
trading. Buy every thing you can from
your neighbors aud thus keep as much
money as possible in circulation at home
II you are doing business here you are
dependent upon the people here for a
living. But if you make business of
going elsewhere to trade how can you
expect others to trade with YOU If you
are farmer, cemc to Hickman to 10 your
trading as we are satisfied you will make
money by so doing. Our merchants will
soil you goods as low as you can get them
rlsow here.
The steamer Nashville, new from
Stem 20 stern, and built expressly Tor the
trade, viii enter the Hickman corn trade
on Dec. 10, and will thereafter, make reg
ular trips from Hickman TO points up and
down the river. The Nashville merchants
are building great expectations on this
direct connection with the Mississippi
river trade, and their expectations will
no doubt be realized if properly cultivated.
Hickman merchants, ii they viii try,
ought TO get good trade by this new ar
rSngement. At the same date, the rail
road company viii place splendid new
wharf-boat at Hickman.
We have nice line of ladies' eloaks and
shawls, balmorals, cotton and wooden
hoee, nubias, hoods and furs, which va
will sell very low. Call aud examine.
3tf. J. ANBERG'S SONS.
FAIR OFFIcERs.-At the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Fulton
county Agricultural Society, on last Sat-
urday, the following board of directors
were elected TO the ensuing year.
u L. Randle, u. W. Tull, A. y. Scarce, S
W. Lauderdale, A. A. Faris, Geo Warren
2. J. Oliver, f. NJ Usher, NJ. 3. shaw. ]
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