Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from February 15, 1873 A heavy snowfall covered the region on February 12th. A case of smallpox was discovered in the Fulton County jail. The community was in “great fear” of the disease spreading and demanded the prisoner be removed. The man was relocated to a house several miles away where other patients resided. The owner of the house later filed a damage suit against the judge for relocating smallpox patients to his family residence. A serious accident occurred at the wagon factory of Hertweck, Baltzer & Company when a piece of timber was violently…
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Saturday, February 18 will be Ellis Wilson Day in Mayfield, his hometown. Several community organizations have come together to celebrate the life and work of this important African American artist. Several events are planned to begin on February 15 and continue until the end of the month. The first part of the celebration will be an exhibition of three of Wilson’s paintings as well as works by other African American artists from the Jackson Purchase region that has been organized by the Icehouse Gallery. The exhibit will be in the Graves County Public Library from February 15 until the 28th.…