The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-07-07
DESPONDENT YOUNG WIFE.
Killed Herself Because Her Husband
Did Not Write TO Her.

LOUISVILLE, KY, July 4.-During a !
tit of dependency, because she had not
heard from her husband, who has just
became connected with ST. Louis con-
Germ, Mrs. Minnie Aston, pretty Young
woman. committed suicide here to-
night. She fired pistol ball through
her brain.
Mrs. Aston had been respondent for
several days because she had not re-.
ceived a letter from her husband, but
this sttGrno0H L1ufN
spent HAIR an 11dt1f fiil5 evening sil(jl)l y
ing at a target at the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. Frank Weber. on East Jacob
/ street, this city. She then said that she
would go 10 her room and rest awhile.
She repaired 10 her chamber, and in a
few minutes pistol shot was heard.
An investigation showed that Mrs. AS
ton had shot herself through the head
and that death had resulted instantly.
Her husband, j. q. Aston is "A well.
known drummer. He recently accept
ed the position of general Western rep
resentative of the Wrought Iron Range
Company of St Louis, where he went
10 establish headquarters. Since then
his wife had not heard from him. and
his seeming negligence preyed upon her
mind.
The trade edition of the Fulton
Leader is a splendid specimen OF typo
graphic art, and is in every respect
creditable to the enterprising publisher
and to the live. fiourishlng city of Full
ton.
Senators Blackburn and Goebel fail
ed to put i'll an appearance at Fulton
on the 4th, but wrote letters of expla-
nation. Charles Wheeler, Sam Gross
land, Hal. Corbett and Judge Robbins
Were the orators.
The L. d n. is still in politics
whilst Senator Goebel Is IA candidate,
so says President Smith of that road.
He says the road is neither a democrat
nor a republican, but asserts the right
TO look after its own interest.
Fulton Leader: Attorney Remley,
of Hickman, is in the city to-day feel |
ing around IN the interest of his candi !
dacy for the legislature. Mr. Remley |
is among the younger element of Dem |
ocracy, and will draw strong follow
ing
Mrs. Albert Roper, of this county, |
received painful and perhaps serious in.
iunes Tuesday, in IA runaway accident |
She was driving i'll her buggy, drop |
ped the relns, when the horse took |
fright and ran. General sympathy is |
felt for the unfortunate lady.
AT the annual meeting of the |
Trustees of Hickman College Thursday, |
DR. j. M Hubbard and j. A. Thompson, |
new members were qualified. Mr.. II. |
Amberg. elected, declined to qualify, |
and MIR. Jho. w. Cowgirl was elected to
fiji the vacancy. Mr.. Jno. w. Cow
glll was elected Chairman of the Board |
by the unanimous vote of the Trustees, |
and Mr.. Thos Dillon, jr,, reelected Sec
rotary.
DIR. A. NJ. Joplin, representing the |
j. NJ. and A. g. Johnston Optical Co.,
will be with me on the 18th of the
month, and those finding it difficult to
obtain glasses to suit their eyes would
be benefi ted by calling on him
that day and having HIM fit them pair
of spectacles. DIR. Joplin has been with
as before. He fitted several pair of spec.
tacles all of which are giving entire
satisfaction, w NJ. HANDLE.
Two eminently respectable citizens
of Hickman, on fishing spree bent, on
Wednesday, seized and appropriated to
their own use, without the knowledge
or consent of the real owner, one GER
tain delivery wagon The property was
found in their possession, and the older
of the two it is said, disputed the true
ownership, insisting that it belonged to
another. In law this would excite sus.
picion In Difference to the high stand
ing of the two citizens, the Courier
withholds further expression,