The Jackson Purchase Historical Society will meet on Saturday June 22nd in the Fellowship Hall (enter on the backside of the building) of The First Christian Church of Murray, 111 N. Fifth St., Murray, Kentucky. beginning at 10:30 am. The program will be presented by the Rev. Dr. Bruce W. Dobyns who will share a short History of the Campbell Stone, or Restoration Movement in America, that gave birth to the Capella Churches of Christ, the Christian Churches and Church of Christ, and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). All of which have played an important role in the history…
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Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from June 13, 1874 The long-continued drought in the region had caused “great injury to our farming interest and great despondency with our whole people.” Tobacco was expected to be half the average crop, hay was “literally burnt up,” oats “greatly damaged,” corn was “suffering,” cotton “greatly injured,” but the wheat crop was believed to be above average. Hickman City Council met on June 8th to compensate contractors for street repairs and formed a committee to investigate the death of a horse owned by R. E. Finch claimed to have been killed by…