The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-01-20
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City Sunday.
J. J. c. Bondurant Il quite sick
his trouble Is probably pneumonia.
Mrs. Guy Robbins has been visit
ing her mother, Mrs. M. Amberg.
5. L. Dodds returned from bust.
ness trip In ClarEsdale, Miss. Friday
Buy your groceries from the HEX
man Grocery Co. and save per
cent.
c. T. Bondurant and wife went %
St Louis Tuesday night for few
few days visit
There will be services at Rogers
School House next Sunday. Every.
body invited.-E p. Wright.
Mrs, Sam Parker and daughter.
Mrs. @. $. Harrison. have returned
from a visit TO friends and relatives
in Troy. Tenn.
There are two cases OF smallpox
In Hickman and several reported In
this vicinity. All are being looked
after TO prevent spreading.
IL. T. Beale has been appointed a.
a Notary Public for term OF -four
years. His appointment has been
confirmed by the State Senate.
Mrs. Roy Mckinney. who under.
went a serious operation week beforc
last at the home Of her mother, Mrs
A. A. Faris. Is reported improving.
Mrs. Bruce Coulter is here from
Union City. visiting Mrs. Jesse CLAY
and Mrs. Jno. weatherB. Mr.. Cou.
ter has gone 10 Jacksonville. Fla.
with a view to locating there.
An examination OF applicants Tor
County Diploma will be held at the
Court House In Hickman on Friday
and Saturday. Jan. 2S and 20. -Dora
NJ. Smith. Co. supt
Last week. Marshall Parks. who
runs the band saw at the Mengol
stave mill. bought a lot In Bonds Ad.
dition TO West Hickman. and will
build as soon as the weather opens
up.
Mrs. Alex. Barnes was taken 10
Louisville yesterday afternoon for
medical treatment The same morn.
ing she underwent an operation. and
IL was thought best by local physl.
clans to send her TO the hospital
Mrs. b. S. Elliott went to Fulton
Monday to attend the funeral OF her
uncle. "Touse" Allen. who died Mon
day night. at the age of 20 years
His brother. =. NJ. Allen. accompan-
led her
Jno. Franklin. a Baptist devine on
a small scale, and Uncle John Brown.
both negroes. were arrested Sunday
for "fussing" and getting loud In
Judge Remley's court Monday. Uncle
John was released and Franklin fin.
ed 1850. which he paid.
Rev. X. NJ. King, who died at his
home In Memphis. last Friday. at
the age OF 40 years. spent seven
years OF his life as pastor OF the NJ.
+. Church In Hickman-four years at
one time and three at another. Old
residents will remember him.
This spring will see a lot Of big
steamboats, and barges running on
the river between ST. Louis and New
Orleans. and In a few years much OF
the heavy freight In the Mississippi
Valley will be transported on It's nat.
ural channel. the greatest navigable
river on earth.
Friday evening. Mrs. ]. NJ. Hub
bard entertained a few friends at
Bridge. An excellent salad course
was served. The guests were Mes
danes II. ". Cowgirl. Il. ID. Prather.
G. r. Shumate. l.. A. Stone. T. T.
Swayne. Mollie Prather. J. II. Millet
and w. IL. Baltzer.
1910 will be a year Of very high
prices. Flour. Meal. Bacon. Lard
and a few other things will be too
high TO use. However, II you should
use any OF these you will find ours
OF the very best quality and at prices
per cent lower than elsewhere.
Hickman Grocery Co.
Officers Dillon, Wright and Handy
raided a crap game In the negro
pressing club north OF the Courier
office Saturday night. They bagged
Jesse Routen. Lynch Brown, Charlie
Boyd and Brigham" They were fin
ed s26.5O each. Brown paid his fine
the rest are working for the city.
On Tuesday evening OF last week.
Miss Virginia Prather entertained a
few friends at cards. An excellent
salad course with welsh rarebit made
on the chatting dish was greatly rel.
ished. The guests were Misses An
ME Cowgirl, Charlotte Hubbard. Ma
bel Wilson. and Guy Hale. Edward
Prather, Clarence Reed and Ferdie
Maddox.
Last Friday evening, Miss Char
lotte Hubbard entertained a few OF
her friends at 800" There were 8
tables. An elaborate salad course
was enjoyed. The guests were Miss
es Annie Ellison. Nell Rogers, Mabel
Wilson. Virginia Prather. Ascher Ken
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