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

The weather continues hot and dry no
rain for several weeks past. and vegetation
seems literally burnt up. Pastures have fail
ed, milk and butter caIce, vegetables all gone
railroad defeated for III want of tue three
touTthS vote, (which law is disgrace to any
republican government, allowing twenty~slx
votes to govern and rule seventy fonr). All
things considered, the good people of Hick-
man county are set back at least thirty years
Rev. ). G. Bolton, Pres ling Elder for the
Centrevllle District, commenced a protracted
meeting at CentreNille Sunday, eth last,
which has continued with an unusual nte rest
to the present time; have had several CONVEX
slons, and the zeal manifested BY the church
Will doubtless result IN great good. There are
several other meetings in progress, one at Lii
tie Lot, under the charge of Rev. Mr.. Graves,
anu one at Jones Chapel, in Council Bend, un-
der the Rev. Mr.. Rocker. The Baptists held
their Association for Buffalo, at Ebenezer, on
Beaver Dam, commencing on the 18th inst.
Elder DR., McFain, of Nashville, besides other
eminent divines, Ewere expected to be in at
tendance on that occasion,
There is more sickness in Hickman county
now than at any time during tae season, prin-
cIpally of a mild form, but no deaths that we
have heard Of. Mr.. j. W. Huddleston is
quite i'll, aud but little hope of his recovery is
entertained.
In the vote cast for subscription to the rail-
road, We had the requisite majority on the
southside of Duck River, but the people on
the north side, with the exception of the YER
non district, were very much opposed to the
road, and worked with zeal that certainly
deserved better cause than opposing pro-
Ject that would have resulted so much to their
material wealth and prosperity.
Chancery Court, Hon. Geo. Ii. Nixon pre-
siding, held its term for our county commence
ing on the LIST of September, and disposed of
a great many causes of long standing.
Hon, II. = RatnmaO n Savannah will hold
our Circuit Court, commencing the LIST Non
day IN October. We fear his honor will make
but little progress in clearing the docket, he
being employed IN nearly all the cases in our
court.
Our Fair commences on the 14th of October.
at which time we bope the HERALD will be on
hand, and your correspondent, with full au-
thorIty, exte ads to the HERALD office devil and
all, cordial invitation to come.
There are between forty aud fifty public
schools In operation in Hickm county. The
educational interest IN the county is tOlerably
good--a meeting of the teachers is called on
the Sd Saturday in this month by the Super
Intendent, advisory upon the subject of
schools and education generally.
The Old Baptists had an Association in
this county on Saturday last at New Hope
Church, on Beaver Dam Greek. A large con
course of people gathered tn ere, and the good
old brethren had good time of it. DR.. Y q, J..
Harwell preached an excellent sermon at IL
o'clock Sunday at their meeting Drs. Thos.
Rasco, Chas. Fain, and others, ministers of
their church, were present and joined in the
work.
A protaacted meeting of the Methodist Church
has been going on for several days at Centre
vile, under the charge of the Rev. J. u. BOl>
ton, Presiding Elder Of this District Several
additions were made to the church by the adj
mission of new members, and the meeting
was happily closed on Sunday last.
!. w. Shouse, Lem Fitzgerald, and some
eight or ten others, leave our county about the
lst OF October next tor Texas. They carry
with them their wives and families to find new
homes in the Lone star State. G.. W. Sharp
and some four or five others, from upper
swan, in this county, leave about the same
time for the State of Missouri taking with
them their families. Most of them are enter
prisng railroad men, and their loss is great to
our county and State at this particular time.
Others of our best citiz ems speak of leaving if
we don't get railroad in Hickman. In few
years the best energies of our State will have
left us, we fear, If there be not a change in the
organic laws Hickman now does not stand
back to declare what she believes 10 be right
a call of a constitutional convention to remedy
this evil-it is upon the lips of every man most
let it come.
j. W naddeston, an old and respected
citizen of our county, died at his residence
near Ceutrevi!le on the evening of the l6tn
INST. He was for several years sheriff OF our
county, and made good and efficient officer, &
prominent member of the Baptist Church
while the community has lost good aud use
full citizen, his church has lost brother U.,os.
place win be hsrd to fill IN earnest zeal snt
naeN's y, - as principles.
The crops in Hickman are toierablY good
| there Is more cotton raised in Hickman thar
usual this year The farmers this winter viii
have the same dirt roads that they have haC
tor the last fifty years in getting it to market
A few more weeks and the wagon trans vii
| be seen again on their way to Nashville '-
sud tsttep SONS Of tho"- -. -. 80 % lee'