Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from July 18, 1874 C. Catlett took charge of the Eagle Flouring Mills at Hickman and declared that he would pay the highest market price for wheat. The Steam Mill of Harrison & Frick near Hickman was destroyed by fire on July 13th. The total loss was estimated at $2,500. The Dry Goods Store of Rice & Brother offered ten percent off on all cash purchases, which was considered a “new feature in trade.” W. Bain, a well-known temperance lecturer, was scheduled to speak at Ebenezer Church on the 22nd, Fulton on the…

Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from July 11, 1874 “A beautiful meteor shot through the sky illuminating the whole of Hickman” on the night of July 7th. The editor of the Hickman Courier wrote that it “exploded brilliant scintillations in apparent variegated colors.” The thermometer stood at 100 degrees on July 6th and 7th in Hickman. A rain showered the region on July 8th in great relief of the townsfolk and farmers. The black citizens of Hickman, and a great number of visitors from around the region, celebrated the 4th of July with a grand picnic, procession, speeches,…