The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-09-30
Local Items.

DdfAeIi were On the market w cine sday
TIE DOMESTIC,
The finest and best Sewing Machine If The
age, at FORTUNES DRUG STORE.
In the course of two or thre, weeks
ReeIrOOt Lake will be the ter o a,trao-
ton.
A. NJ. BROWN & co, make socially
of Cigars, Tobaecos and Snuff If
Do you anything to wear? Co 10 the
Outftter for all mankind. H. PLAur-
the original.
Memorial services in honor Ct "our
dead President were held al tie Baptist
Church. Hickman, Monday The funeral
discourse was delivered by Elder Butler,
of the Christian denomination.
GO to Fortunes Drug Store and get you
bottle of 'LLERBINE,' the great chill,
Fever and Liver Cure. T5c,s per ~ Ie.
FORTUNE & CO, Ageats
TRUNKS, vALISEs, TRAVELLING
BAGS, of all kinds, at PLACT BROS.
< cos. If, you are going anywhere, stop
in to say gGod-bye 20 them, and pure chase
one to take along.
Hickman can soon boast Of oue Of
the best solid rock wharves on The Miss
issippi. 1t is a grand improvement aud
in addition to its great advantages to the
shipping interests, will prove, in our
judgment, permanent protection TO the
lower part of town, in preventing the
banks from falling in. The work Is pro-
crossing rapidly.
Our stock of Ladies Cloaks and
Dolmans is now on hand We can show
any one who calls choice assortment.
PLAUT BROS : co
The Willard Hotel lottery, Louis
VILE, comes of, Nov. 10th 1881. This hotel
and fixtures, valued at S25O, 600 is offered
as the capital prize. Whole tickets S.,
quarter ticket 3. Address W. c. D.
Whips, Louisville, Ky. It is authorized
by the Kentucky Legislature, managed by
by i've prominent KentucAians, rnd they
say it will be honestly managed
Do you want a dress fer your sister,
your cousin, or your aunt2 Go to Piaut's
NEw STORE.
40 per cent. discount on regular prices
for cash purchases, at
FORTUNES DRUG STORE.
A Trigg county preacher inciines to the
opinion that the present drouth is inhict-
ed upon the people for getting up the
Revised New Testament Trigg Demo
crat.
But the people didn't get it mp. It is a
fact that the work was suggested aud
carried out by the preachers; and it would
follow, therefore. that punishment should
only be visited upon tie preachers, if on
any.
We want our country friends - -
member that we are paying the very
highest cash prices for COTTON aud all
COUNTRY PRODUCE
PLAUT BROS. & CO.
4 sad. sad misfortune befell Mr. and
Mrs Harry Isler, Of Lake county, Tenn
Saturday, in the sudden death - their
little TWO year old child. They were Wis
iting relatives in Hickman, when their
little idol was seized with a congestIve
chill, and died before physician could
be summoned or It's mother called from
town where she had gone shopping Such
a stroke was heart-rendiug to the loving
hopeful, unsuspeeliug parents, but such
comfort as there may be in the sincere
coincidence of community is sincerely
extended.
Do yoI want to get humbsssea Well
then, don't 60 to Plauts new store-only
square deal there.
SHAKERS non-secret preparations, sucl
as Curative Syrup, for Alternative, Tonic
ana Cathartic ehect-GOcts per bottle
Shakers Liver Pills, and King of Pain
We are their agents for the above prepa
rations. FORTUNE & co.
The storm, Tuesday night, did som
damage, and caused considerable ALARM
hereabouts. a portion of the roof of th
county Jail was blown off. The roof Q
the room in which jailOr Thomasson'
/ little daughter was sleeping fell in, bui
strange to say, the little girl was unhurt
The tent of picture gallery, East HEX
man, was capsized, and the artist himsel
hurled some distance through the all
: He was slightly disfgured, but is still i
the ring. With the storm, however, cam
splendid rain, which will prove Of grea
benefit to the farmers.
Sportsnnen. Attention.
WE have on hand and arriving, an i'm
mense stock of BREECH and MULZL
LOADING GUNS, brass and paper 81 eii'
Primers, sc. Pistols Of all a<iuss. frov
: the cheapest to the best. Cartridges
, great variety
Hunters Gum Boots, Hunting Coats, s.
, PLAUT BROS & CO.
The pavemeuts in Hickman are II
subject of universal complaint. I'll
Council, otherwise active and eficien
are strangely negleetful on this poin
There are but few decent pieces of paw
ment in the whole town, and many pro-
eriy owners are retarded from improviu
their side walks because their neiehbo
do not, and it appears comparatively US
less for one to move when those Adolf
ing will not. No one would ask Il
> Council to force unnecessary expenses {
| the owners of property, or to force paw
men;s on unfrequented ways, but on Il
= principal thorOughfares some regar
should be paid to the protection of Ii
! and limbs.
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