HICKMAN COUNTY, TN - NEWSPAPERS - Hickman Pioneer, 1885-1888 ----¤¤¤---- THESE ARE ARTICLES TAKEN FROM THE "HICKMAN PIONEER" NEWSPAPERS FOR THE YEARS 1885 THROUGH 1888. DURING THIS TIME, SOMEONE FROM THE COMMUNITIES WOULD WRITE ARTICLES ABOUT THE COMMUNITY. THE WRITERS NAMES WERE FICTITIOUS. THE ARTICLES INCLUDED ARE FROM THE COMMUNITIES OF SWAN CREEK; "SUNRISE", "SWAN", "SWAN BLUFF", ETC. Prepared by Ova Lee Sawyer MAY 20, 1885 "SWAN" Rev. Andrew Peery will preach at the following time and place at Leatherwood at 1:00 a.m. on the 4th. Sunday and at Cross Roads on Beaverdam, the 5th. Sunday at 11:00 a.m. MAY 22, 1885 "SWAN" Mrs. Harriet L. H. Lawson died. Was daughter of L. D. and Clarinda Hutchison of Swan. OCTOBER 6, 1885 "LOCAL" Mr. Abner F. Aydelott has gone to Perry county to teach school. Rev. Andrew Peery, the hermit of Swan, was in town last Wednesday. MAY 21, 1886 "LOCAL" Mr. B. M. Peery has our many thanks for the gift of a rock literally composed of little shells, many of them beautifully crystalized. The specimen was picked up on one of the high hills of Maury County. JULY 9, 1886 "LOCAL" Mr. M. B. Peery has given us a scale of a turtle, which is flexable and resembles isinglass. OCTOBER 8, 1886 "LOCAL" Mr. H. C. Prince, after a three year absence, is back again on a visit to relatives. He lives in Hickman County, Kentucky. OCTOBER 15, 1886 "SWAN" The corn crop of Swan will not be much over half an average yield this season. General health is good. Mrs. Esaw Anderson is still quite sick, with consumption. James Anderson, our veteran fellow-citizen, has been quite sick but is now convalesing. Mrs. Sarah Prince, wife of Bud Prince, died some days ago, with consumption, leaving a fond husband and several children. She was a sister of Rev. Charlie Brown, and a good woman. The old Methodist church at Rawley's chapel is being torn down, and a new one will be erected at once in it's place. Joe Grimes is building a new residence. OMRI "DEATHS" Died at the residence, on Swan, on Sunday night, October 31, 1886, of consumption, Mrs. Parmelia Hill Anderson, wife of Esaw Anderson and daughter of Ras Hill, aged about 35 years. She had been for many years a faithful member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and died with the christians faith. She leaves a husband and several children. JANUARY 14, 1887 "LOCAL" Our old friend, Brown Peery, Esq., has our thanks for a contribution to our museum in the way of a lot of Confederate money, , $440 in the issues of 1861. This is some "money", he received from the sale of some mules during the war. We keep all such relics carefully and thank the doner for this very much. MAY 13, 1887 "LOCAL" Mr. M. B. Peery, of Swan, some days ago sold a horse at Columbia for $1.600. The animal was bought in Kentucky some three years ago by Mr. Peery for $125. The horse was the well known gelding pacer, "Stanley P." The purchaser was Mr. Coats, of Goshen, N.Y. SEPTEMBER 2, 1887 "DEATHS" Died at the residence of her father, C. B. Peery, on Swan, of consumption at 5:15 o'clock p.m., Saturday, August 27, Miss Margaret Emily Peery, aged about 30 years. She was a consistant member of the C. P. church and died in the faith. Burial on Sunday evening at the Camp ground in the presence of a large concourse of relatives and friends. DECEMBER 2, 1887 "SWAN" Upper Swan made a good corn crop, but on the lower part of the creek the yield was not so good, owing to drouth. Very few peanuts planted this season. More wheat than usual sowed this fall here. Very little fruit grown on the creek; not enough trees planted. If our people would turn their attention more to fruit, it would prove quite profitable, I am sure. The live stock trade has been good with us. Last Monday, Messrs. Joe Bond, Alex Peery, Jim Burcham and Rufe Peery drove to Centreville for shipment 203 head of fat hogs. This was our first shipment, but there are a good many head yet to go. The cattle trade has been very good. Messrs. Alex Peery and Jim Burcham have sold some. No marriages within the past week, but several of our bachelors say they are ready for leap year and are living in hopes. Bluebuck and Coperas each has a lodge of Wheelers, both flourishing. We have a good Sunday-school at Rawley's chapel, one that does not close out for the winter. J. J. McGill is superintendent. Preaching by Rev. Jackson, of the Methodist church, on Saturday before the first Sunday in each month at 11 a.m. Rev. Charlie Brown, of the C. P. Church preaches at Camp Ground on the first Sunday in each month. ZIQUE JANUARY 27, 1888 "DEATHS" Luther Whitesides, Esq., a prominent citizen of Swan, and for many years an acting magistrate of this county, died at his home last week, of pneumonia. He was a son of Robertson Whitesides, who represented this county in the Tennessee legislature in 1856. David C. Peery, an old citizen of Swan, in this county, died on last Sunday of a complication of diseases. He was in his early life a merchant in our town, connected with Wm. Bird. He was a very temperate and moral man, throughout his whole life. He leaves a large family of children, and many relatives and friends. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Ova Lee Sawyer OLSawyer@aol.com -----------------------------------------------------------------------------