The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-09-12
MARSHALL COUNTY ITEMS.
-From the Gazette. sert. an ia.

From the Gazette, Sept. eth 1875.
"Joe bowers" must oe another name
for flash Of lightning if he gets ahead
of "Puss.'
\ protracted meeting Was commenced
at the Cumberland Presbyterian church,
In / aTmington, last Sunday. 1t is eXt
pected that it will continue tive Weeks.
\ little daughter of AIr. HsrvQ Fin
ley, had her ar4i UrOken by a fall ~
the porch one day last WeeG I'm
Our town E9aStah'~
tx arrest. g. - made only TWEEN
tha .aring the last month, and
majority OF them were for small Of
fences.
One of Joseph Gipson's sons had his
legs badly crushed, by his horse falling
down with him near Wilson Hill one
day last week.
Rev. w. StOddert, will lecture on Gel
ibacy and Fashion, at Petersburg, on
the nights of the 10Th and 18th of this
month.
Stock men had lively time last Sat
urday, near Thomas Orr's, in the 18th
district, at which place they met for the
purpose of training their horses. A
number Ofladies were there, whose pre-
senCe in connection with good music,
and display of fine stock, gave the eX-
hiGItiOn the appearance of a regular fair.
Henry Stone arrested a negro man
near MOoresVille, last Tuesday upon
suspicion. He was riding good horse
and had considerable lot of dry-gOods
in bis possession which he failed to ac-
count for satisfactorily. lie made his
escape afterwards, in the cedars, leaving
his horse AMI dry-goOds. He gave his
name as John COrtner, formerly belong
ing to j Ohm C0rtner OF Bedford county.
Another warning that drugs, when
kept about dwelling or administered
by inexperienced persons should be
well labeled, was given by a fond father
in this place one day last week. One OF
our citizens becoming anxious about
his child which was sick, gave it mil /
drug, as he supposed, but in a little
while the child, instead of improving,
was seized with SpaSms and it was dis
covered that he had administered a
dose OF laudanum instead of the soOth-
ing remedy which he supposed that he
was giving.
Loud screams in the Jail-yard at
tracted quite a crowd, last Thursday
night, when il was found that some
prisoners had escaped. They had made
saw out of paic of scissors with
which they cut off their irons, and a
large bolt which secured the cell door,
and when Mr.. Champ opened the outer
door they sprang out upon him, throw
ing him Violently on some rocks, bruIs-
ing Mrs. Champ, who gave the alarm
immediately, but before any one could
get there the "birds had flown. There
was another prisoner loose in the room
bat no made no attempt TO escape.
The fastenIugS of that inner door should
be arranged diflerently, for this is the
second or third time that bolt has been
cat and prisoners have escaped.
We were favored with a visit from our
young friend, BTenaFd Gracy of Maury
county, last week. lie is teaching at
Marshall Academy, near DR.. kennedy's
franz The patrons of that school may
feel assured that they have secured the
services of talented and accomS
pIished young gentleman.
MARRIAGES..
Jas. Woodland and ID. J. McGaugh !;
NJ D. Robins and Elizabeth Corruthers /;
Thos c. Wilson and Alice Swain; G..
w. Causby and Mollie Nichols; Joe b.
King and Y. s. Davis w. r. Gillian
and Sa!lie Gillian w. b. Hammons and
NJ. J. Cavenor.
DBATHS.
At the residence of her son, Harvey
McCOrd. near this place, on the lst, Mrs.
Mary McCOrCl, aged 81 years.
In CulleOka recently Samuel Holden,
one OF the first settlers OF Lewisburg.
We Eavs received a letter from Lewis
county, which we would publish if the writer
had sent us his proper name, besides his ficti-
tious signature, 'Roderic r. Bane." We must
have authority for all we publish