The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-11-15
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OUR VISITORS
AND OTHER NEWS ITEMS.
Now for Thanksgiving.

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X. w. Mckinney, of Paducah, was
here Sunday.
See Shaw before you sell your corn.
Homer Hafford went over to Union
City, Sunday.
DIR; Jim Dismukes was down from
Mayfield, Sunday
number of Hickmanites are taking
an outing on Reelfoot.
Mr.. George w. Powell, of Wickhfe,
was in Hickman, this week
Mr.. Jas. Parker, of Fulton, was in
Hickman, Sunday and Monday, enroute |
TO Reelfoot Lake,
The Ladies Aid Society of the Baptist |
church will meet with Miss Mamie
keacham, next Thursday.
Shaw will pay highest price for corn.
The Embroidery Club meets with
Mrs. Will Baltzer this eve
Mrs. Pearl Roberts left Monday night
for st. Louis, to visit her sister. Mrs.
Mitchell.
Mesdames John and Sam Ford, OF
Fulton, are guests of Miss Nettie Hert-
week.
Jack Burns. of Cayce, whilst on
hunt with other parties on No 9, had
ire $1,000 horse to break its neck. this
week.
FOR SALE Fat Hogs. Apply TO
LEVI BATES
Mrs. Salhe Carpenter, mother of
Sheriff George Carpenter is visiting her
sister Mrs. j. l.. Howell, at Ellis Grove,
Ill.
We want TO buy all the corn we can
get at the highest prices, SHAws.
Sheriff Geo. Carpenter cnptured Kate
Walker, colored, in Cairo, Tuesday,
under indictment for perjury here, and
lodged her ia the county Jail, Wednes-
day.
New Idea Patterns l0c at
SHAWS.
Invitations are issued celebrating the
Goth Marriage anniversary of Mr.. and
Mrs. I. j. Wallace on the 18th, inst.
A dance is to be given on the 2lst
inst. by the Hickman Cotillon Club in
honor of Miss May Mourning Faris
Invitations will be issued to-day.
Mr. Will Randle and Rob Goalder
have consolidated their Bowling Alley
and Billiard rooms, and will run both IN
the Laclede building.
Dr. J. II. Evans, wife and daughter,
left Tuesday to attend the Methodist
Annual Conference in session at Dyers
burg, this week.
Bring your corn to Shaws.
Miss Harriet Wilson, who was famed
by falling from bicycle in Paducah,
hfs not been able to hold charge of her
department la the Paducah High Scool
for several weeks.
Mrs Clark, of New Orleans. mother
of Mrs. Otto Hertweck, and IN ante bel
lum days 4 resident Of Hickman has
returned here and will make her home
with her daughter.
The examining trial of Maria Haynes.
the negress, charged with poisoning her
aunt, came up before Judge Kearby,
Tuesday but was continued till next
Tuesday.
Highest price paid for corn at Shaw $.
Christmas holiday goods are begin
ming TO arrive and in few more weeks
the merchants will have their stores
decorated In full blast for the approach
ing holidays.
The 34th semi-annual meeting of the
First District Educational Association
will be held at Paducah Friday and
Saturday, Nov. 20 and 30.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Garrlgan, of Union
City have been visiting the family of
Mr.. John Ringwood.
An increase of forty warships is to be
asked OF the approaching session of
Congress in addition to four for which
plans have already been prepared.
Admiral Schley will visit Memphis in
January to accept silver service 10 be
presented to him. The court of inquiry
was concluded last week and the decis-
ion OF the court 10 be announced later
is expected to he a triumphant vindica-
ton of the Hero of Santiago,
In Tie Courier predicted that there
would be no pumpkins grown in this
section this season, bnt our friend, NJ
Tull, confronts our prediction by the
present of one weighing more than 100
pounds and another nearly as large,
and also several ears of very fine corn.
The editor is not much farmer anyway
especially as to the pumpkin crop.
MIR. l.. p. Head. of Louisville. Ky,
General A.cnt for the Fidelity Mutual
Insurance Co, of Philadelphia, will be
IN Hickman Friday, Nov. 18Th, TO re-
! mann for 'wo or three weeks. in the
company interest. He will Ire follow
\ ed next week by Mr.. Joseph Par
rish of Louisville. State Manager for
the same company. Those interested
in life insurance Viii do well to see
Messrs Parrish * Head while here
II. B. 4 L. A.
The Hickman b. u l.. Association
meets next Thursday night, t3lst), in
J Courier building.
W. W Coles Greatest Dog and Pony
Show will exhibit in Hickman for two
days, Friday and Saturday Nov. ID and
16. The military drill by eleven shet-
land ponies is seldom excelled by human
| beings They have the greatest from