The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-07-28
LOCAL NEWS
- Queensware at SHAw's,

nay Buchanan's Selling Out at Cost
begins Aug. LIST.
Frankfort has IA colored Goebel Clul
of sixty members.
Don't repeat gossip even If it doe
interest the crowd
The man who does nothing nevei
does anything wrong.
~ Shaw's $3.50, $500 and 81 81
Shoes cant be beat,
A man always feels better If he can
blame his wife for everything that goes
wrong.
| "A fair crowd was In town last sat
urday, and the merchants did salts
factory business.
~ Try a pair OF celebrated Brown
Shoes. All go at Cost.
-Almon Hicks, young man, of Gin
Columbus last week.
The kissing bug has invaded mum
Der of Kentucky towns and several per
sons have been bitten by it.
DIR. Chas. w. Waterfield, of Union
City, died in Nashville, Tuesday, rs a
result of an operation for abscess.
Mr.. Robt. Boyer, who lives on the
river or 6 miles below town, brought
in the first load of home grown water
melons Saturday.
The Fulton and Hickman counties
jolnt Teachers Institute meets in Gin.
ton next week. Profs. McDougal and
Coats conduct the exercises.
|" Over 20 years experience IN re-
pairing fine watches and clocks. Salts
faction guaranteed OF money refunded.
X. w. Buck.
If You become a victim of the kiss
ing bug, battle the affected part in am
monia, followed by witch hazel. This
treatment is specific tor the bite.
A petition has been filed with the
County Judge Of Graves county asking
that an election be ordered in Mayfield
for the purpose of voting on the whisky
question.
The young man of to-day must be.
come independent, industrious, self-re-
liant; and, with his own Drawn and
brain, acquire credit, help and encour-
agement.
Jessie Oaks died in Tiptonville last
Tuesday from drinking 10 bottles of
Lemon Extract. He tried to get whis-
XIV from nearly every house in town,
says the Press, and failing, drank the
Extract.
Miss Daisy Milburn, daughter of
Elder j. II. Miiburn. was married TO Mr.
Duncan Harrison, in Fulton, Friday
last. Both are prominent young peo-
pie and have many friends who wish
them much happiness.
-Maude Stovall has been carried back
10 the home of FINS Hargrove, near
yield, from where she mysteriously
several weeks ago. 1t is
thought the grand jury will develop
some startling facts in the case,
N. w. Utley has been nominated
by the Democrats for State Senator from
Trigg, Lyon. Galloway and Livingston
counties, defeating Fenton Sims. Ut
ley, some years ago, lived at Fulton, in
this county, and was afterwards Bap-
fist Missionary to Japan.
The much advertised anti Goebel
meeting at Bowling Green occurred.
had a big crowd, several fights, knock
downs, brass knucks, &c, as reported.
These gentlemen who are so outraged
over the Louisville Convention it would
seem do not behave any better.
The Cotton Belt railroad has recent.
ly issued very attractive little booklet,
entitled "A Trip to Texas" 1t is a story
of border couples trip to the Lone
Star State, and after Jack reach Dallas,
Tex, they write to friend at home all
about their happy journey over the Cot.
ton Belt route.
Troy News Banner: II is reported
all over Obion county that Squire J. G.
Harris is buying up every foot of land
in Lake county that he can get his
hands on. This is big error Refer
ence to public documents of Lake coun-
ty show Mr.. Harris has not bought a
tract in long while.
JAS. Ward, alias Eli McClendon, a
negro wife-murderer, was arrested in
Fulton one day last week by Sheriff j
T. Stubblefield and Marshal Robertson.
The crime was committed at Meridian,
Miss, twu years ago. McClendon came
to Fulton about sixteen months ago, and
went by the name of Jas. Ward.
An Evansville man who wanted to
go to the Philippines to shoot insur-
gents, wade swamps, eat hard tack and
greasy bacon, and run the chance OF
getting shot and having his body buried
in about six different pieces, tainted
last week when the recruiting surgeon
scratched his arm with a vaccine point.
There is a report afoat, which has
caused much excitement in certain cir.
Giles, to the effect that Mr.. j. q. Harris,
of Lake comfy, has already commence
ed to drain Reelfoot Lake, and, acting
on this report, active steps have already
been commenced, attorneys employed,
&C., to sue an injunction and have
the work stopped. The report has il
that Mr.. Harris has received 200 scrap.
ers preparatory to the work. Mr.. Har-
ris owns about all the lake, but it is
claimed that Mrs. Branham owns one
mile square of it, and that il is through
her rights that protection by injunction
will be sought. From the best informa.
ton Obtainable by the Courier, the
whole report is canard, and that Har-
ris has taken no such steps, and that il
has grown out of the excitement of the
pending levee election in Lake county,