The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1873-12-26
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cinnati"
AROUND TOWN.
The BOYS made things lively Christmas
eve.
"A merry Christmas to the patrons of tie
Herald And NAIL.
Eight hundred bales of cotton were ship.
ped from this depot last Friday.
Citizens are annoyed By mischievous per-
sons giving false al arms of FIRE, at night
In obedience TO ancient and time honored
custom, no paper will be issued from this
Office UeXt week.
Eddy Mack is staying at the Post Office
in place of Mr.. Will Baird, son of the Post
Master who has accepted position on the
railroad.
The Post Office has been removed to the
TitcOmb block, next door to DR.. Tnwler's and
two doors from the HERALD AND MAIL ofice.
When calling at the Post Office, come and see
Us.
The December number of The GUARDIAN.
has Just been issued from the HERALD AND
Mail power press. 1t Is an interesting mum
Der.
There will be an election of officers in the
Tennessee Philosophical Society at the regular
meeting which takes place at the Athenaum,
on the first Thursday IN January
The new light in the Methodist Church
did well last Sunday night. IL is sufficiently
bright, and yet does not hurt the eyes of either
the congregation or the preacher.
AT the last stated meeting of the Board
of Aldermen, the officers, viz: Recorder, City
Marshal and Police, gave bonds, AMI were
sworn 10. In our next issue will appeal n
statement of the financial condition OF the cor
poration.
Several weeks ago a gentleman of Colum-
bia published in the MAIL problem in regard
to a log which he wished some of the schools
Il solve Have they failed to make il out2 If
they have, the author will give us solution
Of itin few weeks.
Our friends Of the Presbyterian church
gave an elegant supper TO the children of that
SUNDAY School, Wednesday night. There
was one in the basement of st. Peters Church,
and also one in the basement of the Methodist
Church. The children were all happy.
The snow came down in larger flakes, last
Monday morning, than were ever seen In this
locality before TheO. LIpscomb says they
we're nearly as large as his tist-and that is
larger than most people would like to have hit
them.
Some years ago a gentleman with his
family moved to this place, from Kentucky,
bought property and engaged IN the grocery
business In a short while he sjCkened and
died, leaving a wife and two children. In the
meantime the widow married his clerk. Not
long since, the brothers of the deceased came
out from Kentucky. and instituted suit for the
possession of the property of their deceased
brother, alleging that be was not lawfully
married. recent decision of the cause, IN
the Chancery Court, transfers all the proper
" 10 the brothers; she was unable to prove
lawful marriage.
We neglected 10 mention last week the
painful accident that occurred to the wife OF
our friend Robert F. Smith, who lives in the
ueichburhoOd Of BlantOn's Chapel, While
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the wheels suddenly fell into a rut, near the
Columbia mills, and Mrs. Smith was thrown
violently to thu ground, breaking the bone of
one of her arms.
Two men from the country, named Tom
and Wise, were in town last Friday, and
although good friends, Tom, who was drinking,
insisted on fighting Wise, because be would
not believe a cock and bull story he was tell.
ing. Wise declined to fight him; he had
nothing against hum, and did not want to
fight. Tom insisted, and they both went out
side the corporation line so not to pay
fine, not far from Rose Hill Cemetery, and
pulling off their coats, went at II in earnest.
Wise was more than a match for his antagon-
list, and as suOu Tom followed enough, he
permitted to get up Tom came back to
town to have his wounds dressed. His face
was terribly bunged up, and looked like he had
Just taken il out OF a hornets nest Wise, who
is a hghtoued, honorable gentleman, regretted
the necessity of hurting bis friend so, but 1t
was uuayOidable-he would fight.
- Hamblu, arrested on the charge of
purposely setting on fire Gregory's mill and
gin, was tried last Saturday before Justices
Harrison, Guest aud Holman. Hamblin, Ow
ing 10 his poverty, was unable to secure the
services Of an attorney, and pleaded his own
cause, The proof was that he had gone into
the pick room to roll back the lint cotton,
against the instructions of the ginner, rho
told him II was not needed and alth )ugh
Hambln says he set the lamp on the ground
three feet from the door of the pick room, vet
after the fire the bottom of the lamp was found
eight feet inside of the pick room, In expla-
nation Of the origin OF the hre, he says that
after the lamp was set down SOme three feet
from the door, an OK must have turned it
over, which ignited the scattered cotton aud
then communicated with that inside the door.
The proof was that he helped to eXtinguish
the IRE when it caught upon the screw. Al
though the prsof showed an i'll feeling exist
ing between the accused and the proprietor,
vet the Justices did right in releasing him
the proof was not sufficient TO convict.
20, spare me, dear angel, one lock of your
hair
A bashtul young lover took courage and
sighed.
"'Twere sin to refuse you so modesto pray
30 take my whole wig" the sweet creature
replied.
he calls buggy TO measure distances 1t Is
his own invention, and has occupied his mind
for wears. When completed, he can get in il
and ride out to the county line, and tell accu.
ratelv how far he has gone. II it works right
il will prove a valuable invention. The Pro-
lessor is taking notes now for & complete aud
accurate map of Maury county, for Col. kille-
brews' report.
-"Ephrabem, come to your mudderi now,
whsr you bInS" "Plsyin' wild de white folks
chillun." "You is, ebl See hyar, chile, you
broke your ole mudder's heart, and bring hel
gray hairs in sorrow to de grave wild yer reck-
fumness an carvings on wild ebil asSoayshuns.
Hadn't raised you mp in de way you should
ought to go?" "Yessum." "Habn't | hin
Kind an tender wild you, and treated you like
nv own chile, which you Isl" ''Iessum
'Habn't rezened wild you, an pray'd wild you,
and deplored dc good Lord to wrap you in his
buzzum?" "Yessum." can isn't yer patO-
raj detector and garden TO de lsw9' "Yes-
sum" "Well, den, s'pOse Use gwine TO hab
yer morals ruptured by IL white trash9 No
sab! You git in de house dis instep; and if |
eber cotch yea mundcatin' wild de white trash
anv mo-, TO- de Lord, niger, I'll break your
black head wild brick co. essum.'