The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-01-07

sissipPi river was closed by ice as early
in the season as this year.
The Methodist Sunday School will
have an interesting Quarterly Review at
the church, ts-night. Everybody is in
Vited.
The continued severe winter has
worked hardships on many families in
Hickman, because OF the scarcity of wood
aud coal.
Dir. James w. Shepherd has gather
ed . fine crop OF ice ia his new ice house.
Plenty to amply supply this market, is it
keeps well.
We enjoyed splendid New Years
dinner. by invitation, at Nichols restau-
rant. lie knows how to entertain. Give
him . CALI
The upper rivers are frozen over, and
navigation suspended. We have an open
river at Hickman, but moving steamer
Is rare sight.
Whole droves of cattle aud birds
have been froSen to death during this
winter in the far West. Deer, &C., are
easily captured.
The Hickman order of the United
Brothers of Friendship, colored benevo-
lent institution, has arranged to build
new hall for their society.
The Powell & Bro. new saw mill wi |
be started in the early spring Their
-four mill will be completed in time for
the wheat crop of this year.
Some barges loaded with valuable
saw logs were wrecked on the river above
Hickman, last week, by the ice. They
belonged to st. Louis firm.
The firm of Buck & Cowgirl has
been dissolved, and the business Of that
excellent drug house will hereafter be
conducted by Mr.. John W. Cowgirl.
Il is talked that the present Council
will establish a fire district, allowing no
more frame houses to be built on certain
streets Of the town under the hill.
The greatest cold endured by Amer
leans in the Arctic regions was II degrees
below zero. Stout hickory sticks popped
Ike glass, azd needed no OK to cut them
The Hickman Furniture factory is
selling furniture rapidly. In the finish
ing department they are month or SO
behind hand, and orders coming in every
day.
Capt. Overton is to move the city
wharfboat higher up the river, and will
sigaAIiIe the event by grand steamboat
bop to the young ladies and gentlemen of
Hickman. His boat is well adapted to
such occasions.
Some of our best farmers predict
large crops this year, and therefore pros
porous times. The wheat yield may be
splendid, but the acreage will be short, /
because few farmers were able to get in
their fall crops
There seems to be a real movement
on the part of some of the leading
railroads to reduce the cost of passenger |
travel on railroads. Cheap rates means
more business, sc. SO far we've heard
OF no reduction from or to Hickman,
The Fulton County Court meets
next Monday, at which time the Board of
Magistrates will be present. Parties hav- !
ing claims against the county had best
bear this in uind and present them for /
allowance, or they will have to lay over
until next October.
Hickman prospered more the past
twelve months than the five years previ-
GUS 1t is in tie hands Of our own peo- |
pie to double this the year 1881, if we |
will. The only road to collective or in
dividuaI increased prosperity is to estab-
aish more manufactures.
The Hickmas young people enjoyed |
only q few dances and holiday entertain !
ments, but our country cousins, in every |
neighborhood we can hear from, have
been in perfect round of amusements,
dances, marriages, &C., and the happy 4
hours continue with them.
Our city election, Monday, was sin
gularly quiet and unexciting. There
were several candidates, but as rule the
parties voted for were not solicitous for
an election. Attach one or two thousand
dollars salary to each place, and see how
the contestants will warm up.
T. s. Baxter, Grand Master of the
United Brothers of Friendship. a colored |
benevolent institution, has been visiting |
Hickman the present week, lecturing in
the interest of that institution. We hear
this order highly commended, and it is
said is accomplishing much good among
the coiored people.
The city election, Monday, resulted |
In the election Of the old Mayor and Board |
without any exciting opposition. They |
may consider their endorsement an ex-
preston of the people saying, "well done
good and faithful servants" SC. OF course
there were some things dsns during their |
term Of service which did not please
everybody, but, in the main, large ma
jority endorsed them. The ticket elected |
stands as follows:
Mayor-H. A. Tyler.
Councilmen-A. A. Fsris, T. NJ. French
w. b. Plummer, G. L. Randle, II. s. Camp
bell, and W. 7. Buckner.
VICK's FLORAL GUIDE.-This well
known publication for 1881 is on our ta-
BILE. II contains liz pages of choice read
ing matter, descriptive of plants and
flowers, the whole profuseiy illustrated
with elegant engravings. It's colored
plate is worth more than the price of the
book. IL is printed on superior tinted
paper, and the general get-up of the book
Is in the highest degree artistic and ele-
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