The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1894-05-11
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The Clinton Democrat says
Rev. a. 8. Petite. Of Maydeld, has
been called by the Clinton Baptist
church to the passionate there.
The town Of Versailles has
passed n strong tramp ordinance.
1t In made a fiue Of a25 to bog on
the streets Of that town for mon.
ey or clothing.
Cattle thieves 90 the Paducah
Stan dard has been informed, are
IN this part Of the state.
Several farmers have Loot cattle
mysteriousIy within the past few
days.
Mrs. Cid Binford. q daughter
Of Mr.. George Kendall, died Sun.
day morning ut her homo near
Rock Spriuga, Of consumption.
She vas about Is years DID,
Clinton Democrat.
-Thearmy worms have made
their appearance In large mum.
here in this county, and fears are
apprehended that they will do
much damage to the wheat crop.
-Newbern Tennessean.
Mr.. Logan Curd, editor Of the
MpSray Ledger died Of his home
10 urrsy last Friday Of heart fail.
ure, aged about 81 years. lie
Was q good man. and had = host
Of friends throughout Western
Kentucky.
The Marvin College, Clinton,
Ky. furnishes an interesting cal.
endsr, 1898 1894. to run from May
II to l6, inclusive. and to close
With easays ny graduating class
delivery OF diplomas aud annual
concert on the latter date.
In spite Of the gloomy ont.
look for the wheat crop some
weeks ago, whom the frosts and
freezes seemed to have combined
to extermiDate IL, the farmers
now say the crop never looked
more promising at this time fthe
year before. Clinton Democrat.
will Adams and Miss Winnie
Atkinson were married Mt Full.
ton last Monday night. This 10
the couple that had a bogus mar.
rage ceremony performed a short
time ago, Just TO fool number
Of friends who had accompanied
Gem to Union City under tho be.
lief that the marriage was n bonn
6de One.-Mayneld Mirror.
The noted May6eld Creek
bridge train robbery trial is over
40 far rs the supposed leader,
ORrian is concerned. A Ballard
county jury cleared him last
Wednesday, Notwithstanding the
proof against him was so strong.
II has been predicted, on what
seems to he good grounds, that
Breckenridge will be cleared, and
that Brown will be cent to the
penitentiary for telling on OBrian
and Extraordinarily we'll
Star.
White cape again visited sew.
eral persons on the lake In the
vicinity Of Lille Wild and Samberg
Sunday night. The white caps,
who claimed to be from this place,
charged several mon with stealing
and notified them to leave the
The names Of the per.
sons waited couId not DO learned.
One Of them. II Is said, stated that
n re were 100 men IN the gang
aud that they all rode white
horses. -Obion Democrat.
The Farmers Tobacco Bank
has gone into liquidation. A
meeting was held
May LIST aud after but little die.
cussiOn q large majority Of the
stock StOted to close business.
The decision vas brought about
by the fact that the bank was not
much money, and a. at
the present time IL has on hand
more than enough money to pay
Ito deposits, the opportunity to
wind up its affairs wss tskeu.-
Faltonian.
Tho town Of Salem, In Livings.
ton county, appears 20 be under
the ban OF an tncensiisry clan. A
man named w. y. Parker was or.
rested for countsrfeiting aud
since that the post.omce and
three or four merchants and citi.
Gems have been treated In the
same way or attempts made upon
them. The impression 10 1t 10
Parker's friends doing II and
there 10 . psnicly feeling over the
matteF0 Extra vigilance and
guard force 10 being employed Ia
CO.. Psducah Standard.
IT 10 q pleasure to know that
our congressman, Hon. w. j.
10 90 much admired
throughout the State. We notice
articles frequently in various
p 10 Of the State voluntarily com.
uShding his sterling worth and
earnest and faithful devotion to
bis duty ut Washington. This 10
what the people want. Stone is
not one Of those brilliant orators
whose msteorio el0quencS fas hes
across the country once in o
while. dszzles Q moment, and then
|apses into darkness. while the
author of 1t is skylsrking around
The country and neglecting the
routine work Of his duty; Stone is
not that kind, but he Is better.
He stage there and attends to
business all tho time. lie Ia per.
sistant and faithful; and at the
end accOmplishes more than the
,purty orator who is famous only
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