The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-09-22
Local and Personal.


The soda water and ice cream sea
son is drawing TO close.
Mr.. Andrew, Murphy, of Union
tity, was in the city Saturday
BAY Send your orders TO the new City
Bakery fof Fresh Oysters and Celery.
The rain. Monday put the ground in
line condition tor sowing wheat and fall
blowing.
Mrs. A. NJ Parker, OF Jackson.
Tenn, Is visiting her brother, w. L..
McCutchen.
Mr.. II. W. Rosedale left Saturday
night for Luxora, Ark, to open pho
tograph gallery.
Mr. Walter Taliaferro, OF Memphis,
Tenn, Is IN the cry, the guest of Mrs.
JAS. Il. Fuqua
Mr. Fred Purcell. Of Jonesboro,
Ark. is spending few days with his
mother near town.
~ Shaw has a large line of Cloth
ing Call ON him before buying.
Rev L. +. Moore, of Martin. Tenn. +,
viii preach at the Baptist church, Sun
day aud Sunday night.
Mrs w ~ Ayster, who has been
the guest of the Misses Strong, has re-
turned home at St Louis
MIR. a. o. Caruthers has returned
home after spending several weeks at
the Springs for ms health
Mr.. II. n Cowgirl, City Assessor,
rs engaged tins week in listing the tax
able wealth of our citizens.
Len Shaw is spending few DAYS
at Crystal, Tenn, at the hospitable
home of Dr +. l.. Williams.
The pumpkin crop seems 10 be an
abundant one, Judging from the mum
Der of loads being marketed,
Miss Dora Smith has purchased the
Wehman property in East Hickman,
and will move thera shortly.
Workmen are engaged in putting
IN the new iron and glass front at the
Farmers a Merchants Bank
The ice man will soon have to seek
winter quarters and let the coal man
''-''N - ''''iA ~ N'u p''hot TWINS
The Rapid Transit" is the name
OF new paper to be started at ObiOn,
Tenn, by i. Z. James, of Venice, Ill.
Mrs. L. I. Swayne returned home
from Union City, accompan-
s.'h..y her sister, Miss Bessie Herring
Wfapy sight-seers aud visitors ar,
y 1sser~si- w 80 Hic3Enssss where -t4r
I railroad Is driving piles for the new ele
yator
The friends of Miss Bessie Scates
OF Union City, will De glad to know sht
has been elected musical instructress III
the College at Arlington, Ky.
- MIR. Moses Ambcrg and family, OF
the Lacledc, left Wednesday night, for
Paragould, Ark, where Mr.. Amberg
takes charge of the Lody House
I I The contractors are engaged put
ling up the iron bridge across the Obloh.
AS the bridge comes ready made it will
take only a short time 10 put it up.
~ The expert tailor, r. H. Nc
Clellan VIII take measures for Suits,
Pants. Overcoats or fancy Vests, for
kohn Bros. Tailoring Co. at NJ. b.
oil \ w -.
The demand for rural free mail de-
livery has been so great that the appro-
prIation of 5000, 900 has been almost cx-
haustCd, and no more routes can be es-
tablished as present.
Married, September IL, 1899, ar the
residence of the brides mother, by Rev
Jas. Baxter, Mr.. James +. Thomas, of
Fulton Co, XIV, TO Miss Kate Brock,
of Weakley county, Tenn.
For the benefit of the employees of
the y G. d st. l. X. r., we make the
announcement that DR. j NJ. Hubbard
has been appointed local Surgeon at
this point with DIR. g. w. Curtin Ass I
Surgeon.
Several men from Lew lsburg, Tenn
have arrived In the city the past two or
three weeks, employees of the Hickman
Handle Factory. Some Ut them will
bring their families here rs soon rs suit
able residences can be obtained.