The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-04-17
HICKMAN COUNTY ITEMS.

Quite number of the honest yeoman-
ry of the country were in Centreville on
Monday last at the Quarterly court.
The Kentucky mode of electioneering
was literally carried out by the candiN
dates on every corner. 1t was "howdy;"
"howdy;" "hOwdy-do;" shows your
folks?" all day long. One warm heart
ed, patriotic, self sacrificing, liberal
minded, never to be Out>dOne, dearly
loving, friend of our correspondent, the
old woman and all the children, and
the balance Of mankind, shook hands
twice three times three during the day,
and would have taken another shake
towards evening in the winding up and
parting, had it not been that this arm
which so badly schrawls these items
wasin sling, from too much philan~
thropy.
The Quarterly Court transacted a
great deal of business connected with
their county affairs, part of which was
electing a county Surveyor, county
Superintendent OF public schools, pub
lie Administrator, Coroner, &c. w. p.
Coleman, a very worthy and competent
young man, was elected county survey
or, j. A. Cunningham Esq, was elected
County superintendent, vice 0. A. Nix
on, resigned. Mr.. Cunningham is a
young man very competent, and will
faithfully fulfill and discharge the du-
ties OF the office. Mr.. James 4. Brown
was elected Coroner, very good selec>
ton; he will make good officer. The
County Court levied ten cents on the
hundred dollars worth of property for
school purposes, and half State tax on
privileges for the same purpose. The
amount is insufficient for the purposes
contemplated by laws: no croaker OF
boding evils, or one who has all cOncen-
torGd in SET, in the present effort, in our
State for the course of education, and
enlightenment, can fling that street
SObriqJCet of theirs, ''Salaried office holds
err" at Mr.. Cunningham-he generously,
and nobly accepts the office for nothing.
The County Court by vote of Is to z
last Monday voted to-day tax Of Scots
on the hundred dollars worth of proper
ty for bridge purposes. Through the
| efforts OF r. A. Smith, Esq, who is one
of our most enterprisIng and public
spirited citizens, as well as member OF
the court, the passage of the appropria-
ton before the LCurt is il a great meas
ure due. The court, though, in order to
be better satisfied upon their action,
| and to have the approval of their fellow
citizens in the respective districts OF
their county, postponed any further
action or steps on the matter until the
| July term. Thus it will be seen that
| the indications are pretty good in Hick-
man, to have bridge at least; notwith-
standing that one at Boat branch, which
has been our only pride ana glory for
the last twenty yers, when we went
| abroad into Maury or elsewhere; and
the question of bridges was raised.
When Squire Smith gets final action
on his bridge approximation in July, no.
| body III Maufy can say longes that that
| magnificent structure at Boat branch,
with which we have so long defended
our wounded pride, is the only monu-
ment of public enterprise in The county.
We say long live yO1t, Richard, thous-
and hearts are within your bosom,
| advance. your standards, "set upon our
foes" our ancient word of courage; let
there be no victorious Richmond in the
field, A Bridge-a Kingdom for a
Bridge.
The wheat crops in Hickman are
exceedingly promising.
On account of the late heavy rains
| swelling the creeks, and streams in