The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-01-30
HICKMAN COUNTY ITEMS.

The new building erected by Jesse
B igus last summer, on the burnt as
trict'' in CenUreville, was sold the other
day by him to Rev. Raymond, for n two
dollar match and dozen and hall OF
chickens. Raymond and Hugh l.
White are going to open up mick
store" in it, as they say the lard times
now, and the scarcity of money in Hick-
man, would completely thwart their ex-
pectatiOns in "vanderbuilding" their
business if they struck for higher hg-
ures Raymond is negotiating sale OF
Whites two pigs, in order to raise the
means with which to begin the ousl-
ness.
Mr.. James G.. Briggs has opened
confectionery store at Centreville, on
he old stand formerly occupied by A.
NJ. williams in ante~bellum times, in
connection with his saddlery business.
Briggs, White and Raymond say
Large streams from little fountains flow,
Tall oaks from little acorns grow
And this is so as they know,
Therefore they expect to 'get up and git"
Mr. J. D. L. Nunnelly has recently
returned from prOtracted trim IN Miss
sissippi. Alabama and West Tennessee.
Mr.. Nunnelly returns improved III
health and with pocket full OF money,
from the sale of farm rights to the cele-
by TO learn of his success. He is indie
tatigable in anything he undertakes.
The County Court of Hickman post
poned taking any action on the school
tax until April. The people desire the
public schools sustained, and there is
but little doubt about the court carrying
out their wishes.
Jack Moore killed wild goose the
other day, or he said it was. Sap suck
orS in, HanOor as long as there are
wild geese about.
ESQ. Daniel Deems Court has been in
session very near week now at centre
vile, trying panicky cases Inc panic
sold little yoke of steers the other day,
the first property that has been SOLD In
a long time under execution. Ihere
was one case tried Of unsettled accounts,
which sounded very much like the old
darkey's supper, they liked but one item
to make them so-Zeal in the cause
and that was in but not charged. Cum
ningham and J. Ii. Moore, Esq's., mad
il in their argument, though for which,
no doubt, they will charge
While our correspondent is iotting
items, the hills are Ieverberating win
reports of Jack Moore's gun shootingat
wild geese. 1t being warm, sap~suckers
are out on a gala day.
We are expecting Mr.. Timmons, Esq
of the Colum bia bar, down soon to take
another fish with DIR. Norris, gigging in
Duck river. If it continues raining, the
river will Re about right II he will
come down at our Circuit Court, DR..
Norris will have everything ready, par
ticularly the umbrella. DR. A l.. Green
may tell what he knows about tishing,
but he can't tell all.
That anGi-railroad man lives in
Maury, which our Lewis county corres>
pendent was talking about. Railroad
sentiment was too strong in Hickman,
and he has moved. He came from Lew-
is.
On last Wednesday, couple OF noted
bird hunters went to Gray's BEND, near
the village of Martinville, for the pur-
pose of having good and successful
days hunt. They invited two of the
best shots from the village to accompa~
ny them, and hunted irdustriously the
whole day. About noon one of tie az
pert town hunters shot the viII-~
in mt the hand and az Or two 1,f fetd man 10
40 hunter shot the same per-
son near the left eye, causing quite
painful wound. The hunters from town
returned late in the afternoon, one with
four and the other with six birds. A
country lad who occasionally sells birds
in town FROM the neighborhood of the
hunt, met with sale of birds at home that
day.
Jack Moore, who is now one of the
best bird hunters in the county, has
been several days shooting wild geese,
but the exact number killed has not
been correctly reported.
Mr.. William Pinkerton, a well>to- do
farmer on lower Beaverdam, committed
suicide by hanging himself near his res
idence, on last Tuesday. He had been
so uewhat melancholy for several days,
but it was not suspected he contempla-
ted committing such an act. He leaves
a wife of second marriage and Sc yeral
children. He was Confederate soldier
and member of the first company that
went from our county, was a good citi-
zen and kind neighbor.
Our Circuit Court commences its reg |
ular session the first Monday in Febru- |
airy next. The docket is large and much |
business would be done if His Honor, |
L. P. Bateman, was competent to try |
the many causes, but he being COUNSEL |
lor in number of the cases, unless |
special Judge is appointed, many of the |
cases will have to be continued.