The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-09-01
Local Items.


Mr.. w T Buckoer. OF Charleston,
Mo-, is visiting Hickman
Miss Lou Powell left NJ 1nday Cor a
visit to Cairo
Mr.. i. j Atkins, Grand Patriarcl
of the |. o. F. Of Kentucky, visited
Hickman this week, in the interest OF
that order.
Elder Clark. Of the Hickman Bsp-
list church, has been holding a protrac,ed
meeting at Troy, Tenn.
The Dyer County Fair will begin al
Dyersburg on Tuesday, October the 10Th,
1882, and continue five days.
Mr.. james Nicely and Judge Steele,
OF Fulton, each lost a little child las,
week.
Mr.. Williamson Price, one Of the
hrst settlers Of Lake county, died, at his
home in that county, July oath.
Seventy two new cases of yellow
fever at Brownsville, Texas, and two Mt
Pensacola, is the latest news.
A Georgia firm sells watermelons at
cent pound. They ought to always be
sold BY weight.
Mrs. llollie Turner. returned home
Wednesday, from an extended visit to
relatives in upper Kentucky.
Mrs j. y Roberts, Of Nashville
and Miss Matte Winnie. of Murferesbdro,
Tenn. arc visiting the family of Mr. John
Cassiday-
The Campbell brothers, desperadoes of
Caldwell county, Kentucky, were smoked
out Of house by mob and rid He'd with
bullets One Of the besiegers was killed.
Every Pump warranted to be effect
i've and not TO taste or spoil the water
RICH s LOWE WOOD PUMP co.
Hickman, Ky.
-Four bushels and thirty pounds are
ordaarily reckoned by the miller as the
amount of wheat necessary for barrel
of -four
Government engineers have been
engaged this week making surveys at
Hickman, preliminary TO river improve
ments at this point.
Messrs. s Allen, John T. Manu.
and II. T. Wool, young gentlemen from
brownsville, Tenn, are visiting Hickman,
this week.
Mr.. ID. l. 6pldberg has removed
his silversmith shop from the Post Office
building to Mrs seharfe's grocery house,
where he will he pleased to serve Gus
line.
The present Congress has Com
not held single meeting. uubbcil is
member OF the Committee.
A kentuckisn who has observed the
weather closely says it has rained every
Monday, except two, since the 10th Of
January
OLD PAPsRs FOR SALE We have
on hand several hundred papers, suitable
for wrapping paper, which we will sell
ut 50c per hundred.
Fulton aud vicinity are we'll repre-
ssntsi at the court house this week, many
ci,ixens OF that end of tho county being
called here on jury service, witnesses, &c
SIR. w Il Clay. agent for w. W,
Lyons &Co., celebrated Anderson connty
WHISTLES, Of Louisville. was visiting
Hickman this week.
Col. Tom Poore has moved from
Clinton to Frankfort, KY. says the Ciin-
ton Democrat fer the purpose of accept
ing position ia the Office of the Clerk of
the Court Of Appeals.
Dir. A b Cook, Of Lake county,
has been appointed travelling agent for
the Dixie Oil company. Mr.. q. W. Jones.
of Hickman. the old agent for the Dixie,
mas accepted position for the g. Louis
oil mills.
Dir Chns Thomas. Commonwealth
Attorney. is in attendance on the Fulton
circuit court. vigorously representing
the State He was absent the irst day
of The term, becaase of sickness In his
family lie is remarkable Tor prompi and
vigiIant attention 10 the dutiss or his
office.
Yellow fever is gaining bettor fool
cola. Montgomery and other points are
quarrsntining close against New Orleans
an Pensacola. The scourge in Browns
Vile, Texas, is fearful. AT some pi ices a
perfect panic prevails.
The two cases before the present
term Of the circuit court which attracts
most public attention, tho case OF the
Commonwealth VS.. Albert Taliaferro;
Woods h Co vs.. Meadows & Leet which in
wolves transactions in futures" have
NO, come on for trial jet. The latter case
was beirg argued yesterday.
The Union City Swieeeris base ball
club challenged and played the Hickman
Tam IIammerioos. Tuesday. The score
stood 81 10 20 in favor Of Hickman. The
boys of each club nro under 10 years OF
age BY general consent, j. Tim Walton,
acted ms nurse TO The Tam Hammerloos on
The occasion.
The Walton White Stockings ol
Troy, aud The Square Deals of Hickman,
had a match game OF base ball at Hick-
man. Monday, in which the waltons de-
feaied the Square Deals by score Of IL
TO a. Neither Of these clubs are much in
practice, hut promise TO play enc game.
The Squire Deals played the waltons
last Saturday ut Troy, and beat them %
to TO-
A man was drowned from the