The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-05-22
HICKMAN COUNTY ITEMS.

! Many of the candidates came to Cen
: treville on the first Monday at the Coun
: ty Court, to see and be seen, A meetinI
I was called at the courthouse for tn
purpose OF taking some steps ofdecidin.
who should remain on the track an(
who should not, but az few of the dea,
people could be indaced to give an ca
TO such business, it is thought by some
: | that the programme henceforward viii
be an open field and lair fight for all
There were delegates appointed from
each district to report at the June tern
of the court the choice of the people FOL
the respective offices in their districts
but whether they will do it, remains on.
ly to be seen. The people also were re-
queste7 to meet on that day if they
chose, and ratify or reject the report
which the delegates should make.
We have had no rain in the last week.
and the open sky and warm sun, which
now SO graciously smiles upon us, have
| N ade the farmers cheerily go to work
| for another cop. Every Drift pile along
| in the bottoms of the creeks and river
is being carefully dissected, and each
| available rail. however eBtsngled either
| by the snakes or mud aId other debris
| left by the late flood, is brought to light
to rebuild the fences which were wash
| ed away.
| Since the OVerf1oWs and washing away
| and stopping of most all the mills in tue
| county, there is about to be bread riot
| at Centreville-a measure OF meal there
| now is worth talent in silver. A dusty
miller came to town the other Gay and
had to walk SOTter on the sly for fear he
| would be mobbed on account of his garb,
and the hungry anxious looks of the dem
liens of that village.
The people here are gratif1ed to find
such unanimity OF sentiment over the
State for calling convention to amend
or alter our present constitution. The
sentiment is almost universal here in
favor of 1t, and our members to the Leg
islature will be instructed to act in this
behalf when they go there. This three~
fourths clause does not suit the Demo-
cratic spirit OF Hickman, Lewis and PER-
ry, and we want change, and one as
quick as it can be practically done.
Reputation finds no. supporters in
Hickman. Give the neglected counties
of Lawrence, Wayne, Lewis, Perry and
Hickman railroads, and they will in
fate Middle and West Tennessee with
wealth and circulation that will stop all
the whines of twenty centers and res
pudiationists We are for low taxes,
but not in this way-by reputation.
On Saturday the 9TH day of this
month, the Changers called a meeting
of their officers at Centreville. We hope
our Granger friends in Hickman may
be able to bring about the erection of
some manufacturing establishment here |
in our midst before great while. The |
cost OF getting their farming implements |
and other manufactured articles from |
the manufacturing establishments of the |
North and North west is so great, that |
it would pay them to do it. The meets
ing was composed of some of our best |
and most enterpriSing citizens.
Ii. Clagett, OF Centreville, the champ |
ion fishermen of Tennessee, (Dr. Green |
not excepted has been chilling it for |
the last day or two. The trout and |
Douglas perch, this means Big black |
perch) OF Swan and Blue Buck, thereby
will enjoy the pure waters of those |
streams little while longer.
Wheat and Oat crops look very |
promising in Hickman.
The croquet players at Centreville |
don't abate their zeal at all. They play |
from morning until night.
Daniel Deem, Esq, our county Truss
tee, a very worthy and clever citizen,
has been confined to his bed from severe
illness for the last month at Centrevi'le.
His friends rejoice to know that he is
slowly i'm IMPROVING now.
1t is concluded now that we will have
a bridge across Duck river.
Prominent citizens in each district OF
the county have agreed to take the sense
of the people in their respective districts
upon a proposition, to be submitted
hereafter, (if it is likely to carry to
build the Cumberland and Ohio Rail-
road through this county. This road
seems to be very popular in this county.
III. l.. White, at Ceutreville, feeds
hree bushels of corn meal to his hound
dogs every week. These hard tunes, at
these rates, the do S in Tennessee would
cost more than they do in Missouri.
For tie last few days We have had
clear beautiful spring weather, and the
farmers have promptly availed them
selves of its benefit and have worked
with a will in rebuilding fences, plant
ing corn, and doing almost every sort
of Work IuciucTtu~ fs@frr.Syr-IifU, I,uset
nevertheless we are backward, and
great deal OF land that would haye been
cultivated will have to be abandoned,
from its destruction by the great dam
age done by the smaller water cours s,
and especially on Duck River. The
overflow was immense and will require
years to restore the lands in many
places to its former prOductivenesS. The
is, our crops will be much
ess in everything, than was contem-
plated in the early spring; the whe t
and everything indicates good yield.
DIR. 7. S. Pettus, prominent physi-
ian of Swan Creek, died at his hCme
.e"ently. He was great ADVOCATE of
he Narrow Gauge Il abroad, and all
,ther public improvements. His death
Will be seriously felt in his vicinity.
Rev. Mr.. Bethany, pastor in charge of
he Centreville circuit, preached very
lble and torcible sermon at CentreYille
-ecently, from the ninth chapter and
ixth verse OF Acts OF the Apostles. He
$ very forcibie and impressive preach
,r, and gives entire satisfaction to his .,
people, ,
The fishing season 30 far, has not been
Is favorable Ps could be desired; though
he party consisting of Mr.. and Mrs.
Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Moore, DR.. {
Norris and Ii. Clagett have met with G
more or less success. Mrs. Johnson mas r
aught the gr latest number, and Mrs :
Moore the largest, which was caught :
ecently, weighing three POUNDS and .
quarter. The waters have been, and are a
ret, too flush for successful angling. !
t is understood by the fishing party \
hat Major Douglass, of Nashville, who t
heretofore gained considerable notoriety a
s fisherman near the mouth of Blue
Buck, will shortly visit his many
riends in Hickm man, and again try his d
uck i'll the beautiful waters near D
smiths store. Come on Major, you will
70 cordially received.
There seems to be a lull in the efforts
# our candidates since the high waters L
ave been playing such havoc with the S
8rme&% and you rarsiy inset more A
han dozen in day, unless it is on
ounty court or some other public occa> L
ion, and when they do swarm on such Q
ccasions, and mix up with that portion
f their constituency who imbibe in u
they have jolly time in 0
eed p
County Court in session, J. L. Morri- =
on presiding; not much business doing a
efore the court. a
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