The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-08-04
LOCAL NEWS.
Eg Quecnswwe at SHAW,

- VT w dtAt lHili'' VI MbNNPNs NoN
in the city Monday.
It'sawise child that lnowsit knows
less than its father
The cooing is done before marriage
the billing afterwards.
VN- Special attention to Hardware
shelf goods at SHAW $.
Our colorcd citizens are making big
preparations for the Sth.
Graves county will vote on the
whiskey question Sept. 30.
\ number of Hickmanites spent
Sunday at Combs Springs.
Our country's motto may soon be
changed To In trusts we trust.
The City Council will meet in regu-
lar session next Monday night.
VM- Ring up 80 when you want
fresh Rolls, Bread Fruits. Nuts and
Candies.
r. VI. Metheny the fish dealer, this
week had one cat fish weighing 40
pounds and one ia. The largest fish
caught here for five years.
MIR. Tom Ledford, one of Hickman's
most enterprlsing business men, who
has been quite sick, we are glad to note
is again AT his business post.
Graves county Democrats are 10
give an old-time free barbecue az May
field on the l2th, the occasion when
Goebel and Blackburn open the cam
paign.
Stand together for the advancement
of every deserving citizen. II man
shows ability to prosper do not pull him
back through jealousy, or weigh him
down through cold indifference.
~ Get your eyes tested at the Old
Reliable free. on johnson 5 Opthalmeter
the finest in town.
The prutracted meeting at Mt Her
mon closed Sunday night last, which,
altogether. was one Of the most inter
eSting meetings in the history of that
church. Nine additions were made TO
the church.
1t has been decided to formally open
the Democratic State campaign at May.
field, Saturday. Aug. 18th, with speech
e. by nominee Goebel and ex-senator
Blackburn They will also speak the
following Monday at Wickliffe.
The next term of the Fulton circuit
court will convene ON the first Monday
III next month The sessions of the
court will be held in the city hall, ow.
ing to the fact that the court house was
condemned by the grand jury at re-
cent term of the court.
ssS' Try pair of celebrated Brown
Shoes. All go AT Cost.
Keep au eye ON the man who wants
above ali 10 treat everybody right,
and the old maid who wouldn't have
the hest man alive" and the small boy
when he refuses pie at supper, and the
widow who Lives only for the sake of
the children and tn keep his grave
green anu keep both eyes ON the fel-
low who never told lie when he
hacked u cherry tree. -
An excursion party from Union City
came 30 Hickman last week aud made
the round trip to St Louis on the steam
or Ferd Herold The party numbered
twelve or fourteen, and they report a
delightful trip. Also on SATURDAY last
IA party of Dyersburg peode, number
ing some twenty-five or thirty, arrived
in Hickman, and on Sunday morning
boarded the elegant Lee Line steamer,
Georgia Lee, bound for St Louis
Union City Commercial Courier.
eth: John I. Cassetty. "A HES man
manufacturer, spent sunday in the city
Percy Jones, OF Hickman. represent
ing the Lee Line steamers. was here
Sunday j j G. Bondurnt. Of Hick-
mau visited his daughter. Mrs Hardy
Ligon. This week "A crowd of Young
fol from Hickman went to Woodland
TO picnic the other night, but found
none SO they came 10 Union City and
had q good time.
The recommenda ion of the last
State Commercial Convention that
Primers Clubs be formed throughout
the State. on the liues of commercial
clubs 10 contribute to the prosperity of
their sections, secure good roads, induce
immigration, get manufactures. i'm.
prove methods of farming aud other
wise develop the State, are being favor.
ably acted upon by the Commissioner
of Agriculture, Lucas Moore, a, Frank.
fort He has selected Mr. G.. NJ Hanna,
of Choppers, Shelby county, to present
the idea in different sections of the
State and organize the proposed clubs
or institutes.
1t is fact beyond all question that
the public school is the greatest factor
in promoting the most good to the great
est number of people that exists in any
community. Especially is this true of
the graded school, 10 which the chill.
dren, from the primer to the finishing
of the common school course, may have
free aud unlimited access for eight,
nine or ten months in the year Chill
dren whose parents are poor and living
in district in which there is "A graded
school. may have all the advantages Of
"A good business education, which will
enable them to enjoy the blessings Of