The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-04-28
LOCAL NEWS.

, in town.
The free medicine concerts nave
been discontinued
j. G. Check spent Saturday and
Sunday in Paris, Tenn
MISSES Little and Freeman, OF
Union City. spent Monday IN town
Atty Snalley, Of Martin, Tenur
was in Hickman this week, on business
ksSy- Try barrel Of Erin Lime and
Star Cement from LEDroRD ~ hoIERs'
None better.
Teachers wanting positions in ilick-
man College should file applications on
or before May jth.
Miss Lizzie Ambcrg, who has been
visiting Eat home, TiptonYilIe, has re-
turned TO Hickman.
Joe Whiting left las; week for Miss
issippi where he viii engage IN the sew
ing machine business.
The Coglucrcil club Of Paducah
! has arranged to give m old-hmo nd-
| dlers contcs, on May %.
Esy- 4 nice lot of Floor Mattings, the
! latest patterns from l2c 90 Sj1 per yard.
3-24-6t III. {, AABHEG.
The Third Kentucky volunteer in
| fantr; viii be mustered out OF the l.
1 ). service az Savannah, Ga, on Tues.
day, May 10th.
Miss Birdie Shaw has returned TO
her home near Ca6ton, accompanied by
NJ. B. Shaw ir., who spent Sunday and
Monday at that place.
FOUND.--A small pocket book, con.
tanning gold ring aud some coins. own. /
er can have by describing, and paying
for this advertisements
Carr Institute, at Fulton, will close |
the first week in May. The commence
ment sermon will he preached Sunday, |
April 30, by Rev. Boyce Taylor.
-Baltzer d Dodds' now iron and glass
front adds much 10 the appearance - !
the building, besides making 1t one of /
the most attractive stores in the city.
We regret to learn Of the death of
Mrs. Ward, the venerable mother of
p. G. Ward, at his home, on Reelfoot .
Lake. Saturday last. Sincere sympathy
is extended.
Mayor Lang, Of Paducah, sent a
of citizens to Memphis 20
urge Capt. Maynard to take the gunboat
Nashville TO PUducah The only OBJ
lection appears to be the stage of water
in the Ohio.
c. B.MoRRIS, Druggist, Moscow, Ky,
says hes els Plantation Chill Cure aud
finds it suits his trade because II eradi-
Gates the system of all malarial poison.
and he guarantees it.
Mr. G. p. Cook, from near Caruth- /
ersville. Mo-, moved his family TO
Hickman last week. He saws that HEX /,
man has the reputation abroad OF being
one of the best and bealthiest town on
the Mississippi river. Correct
Efforts are being made TO have the
post Office at Connelly's Landing re-es-
tablished. Mrs. Sudberry will likely be
appointed post mistress. Ii would GER
tainly prove a great convenience to the
people of that section. 1t is to be call
ed "Della."
Complaint has been made to the
Marshal Of Paducah by negroes that "A
white woman has been vending some
decoction that would take the kinks
ont of the negro's hair. 1t is said she
found many willing buyers She had
an eye to business.
Dave Hamilton, a farmer residing
near Humboldt. recently found among
some old papers belonging TO his father,
U. s. bond for 500. The Humboldt
journal says that the bond called for
compound interest from date of issu-
ance many years ago and that the total
amount due now is about 5000.
w. q. WINTER, druggist. Clinton, Ky,
says he has sold Plantation Chill Cure
for many years. aud among the many
chill tonics he finds the Plantation the
most reliable he sells, as il acts different
from the duinine tonics, which only
stops chills for a short time. 1t removes
the cause. and the cure is permanent.
ia little girl of Mrs. John Hardy
accidentally drank some poison in Will
| sons book store, Friday evening, which
/ she mistook for water, and came near
/ losing her life. 1t was a preparation
7 used for polishing silyerware. The lit.
| tie girl fell on the street, but the cause
being known, physicians after patient
work relieved her, and saved her life.
The bill authorizing Lake county
10 issue 100000 in bonds 20 aid in
building levee from Tiptonville to
Hickman is now law, and it is an
nounced that Mr. Thomas, President Of
the Nash, Chat g. st. Louis Railroad,
has agreed to take this subscription, to-
! gether with other aid, build the levee
and put railroad on it, II this be true,
it looks like the work might be com.
menced and completed this year.
The entertainment given at City
Hall, Friday night, was both an artistic
and financial success. We have often
read on the bills of elocutionists carry
ing an audience from laughter TO tears,
and from tears to laughter, bat Mrs
Haskell's rendition Of "Marse Chan, "
and other selections, was our first real
istic view of the fact. The entertain
ment was not only pleasant, but highly
enjoyable-the very best reading we
ever heard.