The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-09-19
MARSHALL COUNTY ITEMS.

From the Gazette, Sept. 18th 1871
A .protrdcted meeting is in progress at the
Christian Church in this place.
The meeting at Pennington still continues
and considerable interest is manifested.
There is to be picnic in the grove near the
Msoresville Institute, on the 18th
The wind in frOlic" last week, complete
ly demolished the awnings in front of the new
Drug Store and Post-office.
The colored people are to hold a fair here
sometime during next month. We have not
heard on what day they will begin.
There was large crowd in attendance at
the Association at Rock Greek (Bapnst)
Church, near this place, last Sunday. Twel We
Ministers were present, that day.
We clip the following from private letter
..Cornersyille eve have had no rain to
wetthe ground one inch, since the June rains
James and SAMANTHA McRady, William
Brandon and John Cowden, LETT for Knoxville
last MondaV for the purpose of attending the
Agricultural College, located there.
The contract for building a new Cumber
land Church and Masonic Hall in Spring
Place, has been let out to workmen The Hall
is to be over the church.
The Entrance Fees aud Premiums offered
on the various classes of stock at the fair TO
commence on the 18th inst are the sa nc as
last year, and tickets of admission for all
persons over years of age, 25 cents all I'M
der years, free.
Hill on the 9th, was largely attended, A colt
owned by Mr. Pckens, took the first premium
as the best model. and the best colt for all
works. A Mr.. Walton, received the second
premium for the best horse colt. Mr.. Shelf
field received the premium for the fastest pac-
ing colt.
As VIM. Hammons, citizen of the 18th
district, was returning from Columbia one
day last week, his horses ran away, throwing
him violently to the ground, and two wheels
of the wa gon passed over his body, bruising
him fearfully.
Mrs. ucR .dy has our thanks for some of the
finest red pepper we have ever seen. The pods
average three ounces in weight The tears
We shea tor about ten minutes after we re-
celved 1t, express our gratitude better than
words. Kindness-aud red pepper-always
moved us to tears.
There were 25 or 80 colts entered at tn. show
at COrnersville on last Saturday all the stock
of the trotting horse MambrinO, the property
of Major Altman. The premium for the best
sucking colt was awarded to Mr.. CALVIN
Hodge, Of Giles county, Col. W. L. McLeI-
land had FLY that received the premium as
the best year old, and also in the sweepstake
ring She is q full sister of the trotting stall
lion shown at our last fair, and sold to Cap.
Fort of Nashville, for Sl,uO0. There was
large crowd in attendance, and everything
passed OF pleasantly and satisfactorily.
Constable Leonard, of the 10th district,
lodged two negroes in Jail last Saturday
charged with an attempt to commit an outrage
on the person of negro woman near Chapel
Hill. The negroes made a desperate resist
ance, and Mr.. Leonard was compelled TO shoot
one of them in order to disable him. After the
arrest, fears were entertained that they would
be lynched by the woman's friends, and a re-
solve To release them was expressed by the
f lends of the prisoners, but the officer sum
moned guard and brought them to this place.