The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-10-24

The knowing ones predict frost Of
or about November lst. Prepars now fot
bad weather.
Judge kingman is tbs secretary OF
the Fair and to him all applications 70,
entries, &c, should be made.
Wheat is on a boom again ST
Cincinnati, SI8Ol; Louisville $40,
Milwaukee. sl.2lii Chicago, sl.2o; New
York, Sl524.
Oah ana look at the new-style furniture
az kISFNER S GARDNER.
Jack Weaver, negro boy, confined
in Jail for grand larceny, escaped, Tues
day night When the iailOr passed in to
feed the prisoners, Jack, unobserved
passed out, and is still at large
We have nice line of ladies elOaks and
viii sell Refy H SS end a f1 SaBsh
Stf J. ANJBERG'S SONS
Everybody-aud their sisters and
their cousins and their aunts will be
present at the Fair Ground on next
Friday merning to witness the match
game of base ball between the club OF
Fulton and that Of Hickman.
Hon. Henry A. Tyler has been an
pointed, by Gov Blackburn, one of the
three special judges to try the Buford
case. three of the sitting Supreme Judges
having declined to sit on the case. If the
report is true. the Governor has made one
good appointment.
a cake is to be voted to the hand.
soonest young gentleman present at the
Fair Grounds next Friday. Ladies. when
you vote, remember that the 'dev-V-
we mean the "bIood" of the CouRtrR
office will be on hand. He is a beauty
Of the Roman type
CoTToN MARKET The market w.s
very active with considerable excitement.
prices advancing from J to ! cents per
pound on our previous prices. The re.
ceipts, about 80 bales, sold at the blow
ing quotations: Good ordinary, "a: Low
middling, 93i Strict middling, lot.
Corn Since our last report the
corn markets have taken an upward turn
with considerable foreign demand, and
we look for higher prices. We can but
warn our farmers to be careful in putting
up their corn, corn the slightest dam
aged will be entirely thrown aside this
season, while sound, good merchantable
corn will bring the top Of the market
We learn of a farmer at Wolf Island /
losing eleven hundred bushels by gather
ing too early.
n SPLENDID TEACHER - We con /
rratulate the educational interests of
luton county that the trustees Of Rural
academy have secured the services Of
-'oer K. W. Norton to take charge of thar
Institution Of learning. This academy
las Tor years been esteemed one of our
est schools, and under Mr.. Norton win
ot only not suffer in reputation and
'orth, but will take and maintain y g..
ank as such. Mr.. N. is a ripe scholar
eacher OF large experience, and ealcn.
'ted to attract additional PATRONAGE and !
1fiuence. We wish him and his sobooI
Iccess.
FASHIONABLE BALL-THURsn,x
IeHr.-A welcome ball and receptio, L
Ill be given by the members of the
iekman Base Ball Club to the nembors II
the Woodland Mills and Fulton bass
III clubs, on next Thursday night a.,
cCutchen Hall. The best music has her
gagged, and every arrangement mada !.
polite, fashionable and reebsrcbe s.
air The programme of the dances 70
IL be announced by the floor manasars h
no exertion spared to make the occa.
n not only pleasant and agreeable. bpt
'sitable to Hickman society. The hall nc
we'll arranged for the dances and Tho Ell
'seuce of the beauty and chiyaIrv of ~
.goung society will make the recentior m,
cyful occasion. Several hundred invi-
'ees have been issued, and large and
bsenable crowd will be in attendance