The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-05-12

Ben huNkcndall, Oh lJdNNut' ny :
was in the city Sunday
The Gypsy camp has been moved
to Mud creek,
-Thos. n. Smith and Ed. Danccy, of
Fulton, were in the city Tuesday.
Mrs. L. NJ Trevathan and son, Har-
ry. of Union City, were IN the city sat
urday.
~ Special attention 10 Hardware
shelf goods at SHAW :.
Not every man who talks political
economy is a statesman. Some OF them
are common loafers.
Mr.. Ernest johnson. who has been
at PoughkeepSle, n. Y, for several
months, returned Saturday.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Harrison, of
Nashville, are visiting their relatives,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. n Cowgirl.
Mr. Hugh Smotherman and sons,
Jesse and Charlie, from Luxora, Ark.
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
/ Perry.
- Mr.. Barry, editor of the Lexington,
Tenn Progress, a very intelligent and
affable gentleman, paid the Courier a
welcome visit this week.
AT a banquet given on board the
gunboat Nashville ut Cairo, Saturday
night, Hon. Chas. X Wheeler respond
ed to the toast Kentucky.
asgp Try barrel of Erin Lime and
Star Cement from LEDFoRD x ROGERs.
None better.
There will be an ice cream supper
at Graves School House tonight, TO
which every one is invited. 1t is given
for the benefit of the Sunday School at
that place.
G.. B.MoRRIS. Druggist, Moscow, Ky,
says hes ellis Plantation Chill Cure and
finds il suits his trade because II eradi-
Gates the system of all malarial poison,
and he guarantees it.
"A negro woman while attempting
10 dip a bucket of water from the river
at Tlptonville, Saturday, about O'Clock,
fell into the water and was drowned
At last accounts her body had not been
recovered.
L. u. Ellison has returned from
Charlottesville, Mo, whittier he has
been to establish a branch business
house, in connection with Il. Il. San
ders. He reports business opening good
thereabouts.
We see in the Memphis papers that
the gunboat Nashville will. ON its re-
turn, stop at small towns two or three
days. Why not have an excursion
Z T,,sA 10 JIt,1~,na,,g
City Commercial.
Wayne Thomas, youngest son of
Col. +. NJ. Thomas, was admitted To the
bar at Hickman yesterday. Wayne is a
'brainy" Young man and coming from
family of lawyers his friends predict
for him bright future.
The Kentucky Leader, Paducah' :
new weekly and Sunday paper, made
its first appearance Sunday morning.
Ii Is six-column quarto, neat in APP
| pearance and is we'll edited by Jas.
Lemon and w w. Martin.
Our friends, one and all, from town
and country, particularly those who
have never had the opportunity of see
ing steam printing press in opera
/ ton, are cordially invited TO call and
/ see our new press. The most certain
time TO see it printing is Thursday eve
/ nings.
The candidates for State Senator,
| Hons. Ed Walker and j. ID. Watson.
are filling II list of appointments in
/ Graves county, the same dates rs the
candidates tor Representative. We are
! advised that an old editorial of the
! Hickman Courier is being used in the
campaign, which, TO be sure. il
bound TO be good reading, but, my dear
| brothers, the time is when democrats
should let by cones as to minor differ
ences be by-gones.
AS an evidence of the good order
and behavior of the citizens of Fulton
county, it should be stated that the to-
tai fines assessed at the May term of the
Circuit Court and reported from inferior
courts was only S5S. The expense of
both juries was 1921 90, and the revenue
derived from tax on suits and license
was s2l960, leaving shortage of only
1922.
"A dispatch from Union City 10 the
/ Nashville American, dated 9th INST
says a young man named Ferguson,
of Moscow, is i'll Jail for stealing a mule.
| HIS father sent him several plugs of to-
bacco and in them were Secreted finch
! files of the finest metal. Sheriff John
| Finch, also jailer, made the discovery.
and when the elder Ferguson came to
| visit his son, and while in the cell talk.
! ing TO him, Mr.. Finch closed the door
and informed the old gentleman that
| he was his prisoner
Feminine dress is a wondrous sub
ject and may not be approached by the
| ignorant except in spirit of the deep
est reverence. But despite this fact,
there is no reason why an honest seeker
after information should be prohibited
from striving TO obtain enlightenment
relative to certain mysterious matters
of female apparel. Now, one of the
things that emo fellow can find out" is
the wherefore of the prevailing fashion
of slashing a lady 5 skirt in twain foot
or SO below the waist and then lacing il
up again with buttons and cords or splic-
ing it with gold safety pins. Is 1t 10
promote ease in the assumption and
discarding of the garment or simply to
afford chance for further display of
jewelry? IT'S a nice problem who will
furnish the solution?