Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from February 17, 1872 The Fulton County Court met on February 12th where M. B. King was appointed overseer of the Troy Road to the top of Smith Hill and John Cloar appointed overseer of the Wilson Road. A petition was filed to survey a road from the Little Obion Ferry to the Hickman County line to intersect with the Columbus Road. Ezberth H. Osborn was scheduled to commence a series of sermons at the Hickman Baptist Church to begin on February 20th. A Temperance Conference planned to meet at Hickman Methodist Church on February…

Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from February 10, 1872 A severe earthquake was felt in Hickman at 5:00 a.m. on February 8th. “Houses were rocked, and the morning slumbers of many disturbed, but no further damage” was reported. A Temperance Convention was planned for February 22nd and to be held at the Hickman Methodist Church. The child of Thomas Jones of Hickman was severely burned when the child fell from a rocking chair into the family’s hearth. Former Hickman City Marshal, Pat R. Cunningham, passed away from pneumonia on February 9th. An Act was passed in the Kentucky Legislature that…