The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-06-17
Columbus voted the % cent increas

Columbus voted the % cent increas
ed school tax by to 1.
FOR the cheapest Canned Goods in
town go to J. W. ROGERS.
Ice cold Lemonade aud cider at the
Misses Miller Ice Cream Parlor and Con-
fectionery.
No. ? wheat will open in Hickman
market at 81, and the opinion prevails 1t
will stand firm.
A. NJ. BROWN & CO, make speciality
of Cigars, TObaccOs aud Snuff. If
The building committee of the new
Methodist church, Hickman, are inviting
bids for the building, SC.
Hickman Furniture Factory has
received orders for % car loads of Furni-
ture froiu Texas, the past two weeks.
Rev. Mr.. Harrison writes that he
cannot ell the Hickman Methodist pulpit
next Sunday. The pastor, Mr.. Bransford,
will officiate as usual.
Mr.. Pleas. Taylor, of Fulton, a
semi-authoritstive candidate for Clerk Of
the Fulton County Court, was in Hickman,
Monday, mixing with the people.
GOOD GRAHAM FLOUR, Dat Meal and
Cracked Wheat, at J. W. ROGERS.
The COURIER steam job rooms, this
week, is executing a fine lot of job print
ing for Mckenzie, Como, Cottage Grove,
and other Tennessee business points
Bring on your orders.
DR.. G. S. Miles, this county, weigh
ed one of his shor, horn Durham calves,
last Saturday, 81 days old, which weighed
30 pounds. How much can the blue
grass section beat this9
Troy has passed a town ordinance
which prohibits horse swapping, which
the Bonner thinks will injure the trade of
the town largely. This ancient land
mark of Troy ought to be preserved.
If you want any kind Of tinware, GO to
J. W. ROGERS. If.
Elder Jos. Roulhac having read
and compared, critically, the revision of
She new testament with the old version,
pronounces the new translation correct
and good, and comnends il TO the people
The corn growers of this county
will suffer great loss this year by reason
of having to replant so many times.
Some charge the failure to get islands to
bad seed corn, and others to the black
ant
II, Ii. Harding, Of Pine BluE Ark ..
died, in that city, one day last week, of
pneumonia. He was formerly citizen of
Hickman, aHd leaves quite large family
of children, residents here, to mourn hi $
death.
CURRANTs, PRUNES and MACKA-
roni, fresh at j. W. ROGERS.
STEAM jon OFFIcE.-We are pre-
pared TO furnish Letter Heads, Statements,
Bill Heals, Pamphlets aud all kinds of
Job-werk in city style and at city prices
Our friends ia small towns should send
us their work
The steamer Silverthorn, after lay
ing up at Hickman for several weeks
being repaiRted, &C., is again upon the
waters, in the trade between Cairo aad
New Madrid, Capt. Turner in command,
and 10. Muse in the office
Some malicious person drove raj
into the frog at the Junction one mile
from Columbus, KY, and braced it with
wood, last Wednesday. in order to throw
the train from Nashville off the track
The drivers of the locomotive left the
track, but jumped on again. Fortunately
the train was running slowly at the time
We have received the initial number
of "The Country Times" q new paper pub
iished in this county, by Mr.. A. Pewitt, q
young school boy. 1t is ruled Into pages
columns, and paragraphs, and every worlt
and line written with a pen. This Lac
is q genius, and if placed under gooC
training would make his marks as an edi
cor.
IF You want No. Mackerel, for CSC
or Mackerel in kits sin cars. f-~-- 80
70 sl.l0 apiece, go to j. W. ROGERS.
ANNOUNCEMENT-DR LUToN.-Iu
this issue, we are authorized to nnnounce
DR.. Luton, of Fulton, as a candidate tC
represent the counties OF Hi ckm an and
Fulton in the next State Legislature. He
is native and to the mannor born; and
withal tip-top clever gentleman. lie
is a strict democrat, upright and honor.
able, and would faithfully and capably rep
resent the interest of the people if elected
We shall probable take occasion to notice
him and his candidacy further on during
the canvass.
WE would call the attention of the la
dies TO the line of fine Shoes for sale at
II. Buchanans. They ore all made ex-
pressIy for this house, and at very low
prices. Call and examine them. If
The District Conference of the color
ed Methodist church was in session in
Hickman, Saturday and Sunday last,
Bishop Holsie, of Georgia, presiding
There was a large number of visiting
preachers and laymen in attendance, and
Hickman colored people entertained them
Hospitality. Sunday night, Bishop HoIsie,
preached to the white people at the white
methodist church and there was very
large audience out to hear him. The
Bishop is good preacher, said TO be the
ablest one of the four colored Methodist
bishops, and his white auditors Sunday
night were high in compliment of his
effort.