Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1921-03-24
HICKMAN

The town of Hickman is now incor-
porated. The charter came Monday
and the first council meeting was held
Wednesday night. James E. Agee has
the honor of being the first mayor.
The board is composed of the follow
ing: John B. Gwaltney, j. F. Ashley,
]. L. Stewart, F.. w Huddleston, j.
w. Nixon and ID. D Martin, with the
mayor ex-official member M. P. Can
ter was elected marshal and d. d.
Martin recorder and secretary and
treasurer. The boad hopes to soon
install street lights. r. S. Seese was
here Thursday and met the committee
with reference to same.
H. M Alexander of Huntsville, DR..
S. c. Bridgewater of Dixon Springs
and c. L. Porter of Riddleton were
here Wednesday looking for good
blooded horses.
Mrs. J. w. Nixon and Miss Celia
Huddleston spent Saturday and Sun
day with their sister, Mrs. D. W.
Cornweh, at Algood.
j. L. Stewart is some better now.
H. G.. Anderson has purchased the
soda fount and grocery store of A. S.
Jones and is remodeling the building
so that it wilIsbe one of the most con
venient and up-to-date cream parlors
in this section. MIR. and Mrs. Ollie
Agee will have active charge
Miles Agee is remodeling his resi-
dence and adding many modern con-
veniences.
w NJ. Midget of Temperance Hall
was in town Saturday buying lumber.
He states that he has about completed
his new residence
The MeGinness tax bill met the same
fate all farm relief bills meet. If
every Senator and representative
would strive as hard to honestly rep
resent the welfare of his constit-
uents as has McGinness and Beasley,
the tax burdens of the farms would
be reduced and a code of just and fair
laws would be enacted. Perhaps the
farmers of our great state are respon-
sible for this defeat as they keep still
and are not organized. They never
write their wishes to the representa-
tives. These officers are sevants
of the people and appreciate advice of
their friends. In recognition of their
honest and faithful work we will send
Beasley back in 1928 and McGinness
back in 1925 as Wilson County fur
nishes the next Senator.
The destruction last week of Is
tills and 1000 gallons of beer by
DeKalb county officers was a slight
shock to the moonshiners as it will
require them at least two days to re-
build and get in running order again.
Miss Elizabeth Hawthorne has
charge of r. j. Gwaltney's millinery
this season. She is enjoying liberal
patronage of out of town shoppers.
For the past several years she has had
charge of the wholesale department
of Cincinnati, Louisville and Nashville
Millinery markets.
This town is badly in need of a
good laundry and a cooperative
creamery Someone with experience
should call and investigate this prop
osition.
L. H Gwaltney, r M. Baird and
H. T. Key, county bridge committee,
accompanied by Nj. P. Canter, ex-road
commissioner, were on Defeated
Creek this week to investigate the
proposed bridge near M. L. Jones.
The committee was convinced of the
need of it and will make a favorable
report the first Monday IN April.
Lloyd Nixon, last cashier of the
Bank of Hickman, is planning to erect
a nice bungalow in NeWtown. He sold
his residence to Mr.. Wood of Smith
vile, who will move here shortly. We
extend to Mr.. Wood a welcome hand.
Twenty new homes is a low estimate
of our present needs. Several houses
will be built this spring and summer to
take care of the demand for homes.