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The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-03-06

ltMe are authorized TO announce o. PER,
RE HIGHTas a candidate for TIA Collector
for Maury county, at the ensuing August
election.
We are authorized To announce j. w
BRADEN, as a candidate for Tax Collector
of MauTy county, at the ensuing August
election.
We are authorized to announce Mai.
THOMAS f. JAMESON as q candidate for
Tax Collector, at the ensuing August cleo
ton.
We are authorized 10 announce JAMES
I'll. GREGORY, as "a candidate for Tax Col
lector of Maury county, at the ensuing Au-
gust election.
We are authorized 10 announce JOHN FL
COOPER. OF Bear Creek, as a candidate for
Tax Collector of Maury county, at the ensu-
ing August election.
We are authorized TO announce IL
CPONEY) WARD, of Mt. Pleasant, as "a can
didate for Tax Collector of Maury county,
at the ensuing August election.
We are authorized to announce SAMUEL
II. BRATTON, as a candidate fol Tax Collec-
ton.
We are authorized to announce Capt. A. A.
LIPSCOMB, as a candidate for Tax Collector
of Maury county, at the ensuing election.
We are authorized to announce SAM. Il.
WATKINS, as "a candidate for Tax Collector
of Maury county, at the next election.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-03-06
Personal INrELLIGENOE.

Major John Rutherford, of Cincinnati, a
thoroughly educated and experienced civil
looked at our water works. Major Ruther-
ford, who was educated for the British Ma
Wy, has erected waterworks at dubuque
Iowa, Newport, KY, ana elsewhere. me
one at Dubuque is said especially to be q
noble work OF art and gives universal salts
faction.
]. Lee Bullock and Maj. Williamson, re-
turned from Newburg last week, where they
have been attending court
A. W. Johnson, formerly Of this county,
now a resident ObiOn county - eandl-
date for tax collector. His friends OF Maury
would be glad to hear of his success ana
take pleasure in recomm ending him TO the
Gen. John NJ. Withers, of Mobile, Ala,
came to our town few days since; ana
brought his three pretty young daagh.teFs'
aged Is, ID, and II, TO the Female Institute.
Gen. Withers bears a historic name, for
there are few TenneS ee eX-sOldiers who do
not remember with a thrill, the name NE o, OF
General in the G. S. ~, and commanded a
division in Folks corps, Army OF tennessee.
He has since been elected Mayor of Mobile.
Capt. Winters of the Nashville Bulletin,
called on us last Monday.
ESQ. Thomas a. Harris, of MI. Pleasant
returned from Washington City a few days
ago. President Grant has nominated him
for Revenue Collector of this District, and
he will probably be confirmed py the SEN
ate. Tile present Collector is from East
Tennessee. Mr.. Harris will make an eff
cient Collector and we trust he VIII get the
J. NJ Lassiter, of the firm of Foster, Lassi-
ter & Co., came to Columbia a few days
ago. ,,.
Prof i. Herr, formerly of Columbia
will please accept our thanks for late Attain
Ia newspaper.
W II. Craig, of Memphis, called on US a
few days since. He will remain with his
friends in Mt. Pleasant several weeks,
w. f.. Brown, one of our liyeSt merchants,
has returned from the East, where he
bought large spring and summer stock OF
goods
WiIse DobbinS has returned from the
North with fine stock OF boots and shoes.
Col. ID. b. Cooper, has been in New York
about one month, buying a stock of goods
for Geo. G.. Miner, who will shortly open
out an elegant store at w. II. Engle's old
stand, which has undergone repairs, and
now presents very handsome appearance.
Esq. Thomas B. Bond, one of the most in
telligent farmers of Williamson county, was
in Columbia yefterday.
Mr.. j. n. Bond, of Nashville, native of
this county, is in our town. He was form
eTly agent OF the st. Louis Mutual Life lnSu-
rance Company, but is now agent for the
Ictna Life Insurance Company of Hartford,
one OF the oldest and best companies, organ
lied fifty years ago. Mr. Bond will be here
several days.
Henry Bechtel, Of Indiana, was here last
Saturday, prospecting for forty families,
worth about million OF dollars.
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Sunday School Tahleaux.

\ grand Tableaux and Concert was
given by Mrs. Addie Howard and her
scholars on the 10Th of February, but
her school>house not being large enough
tor the necessary preparations, Mr..
Monroe Frierson's fine new mansion
was selected for the occasion. The stage
was decorated with evergreens, wreaths
of roses and flowers, and here and there
a cluster of flowers and evergreens, dec
GRATED the walls. In front and above
the stage were three large lamps and
retlectors, and they were ornamented
with wreaths, which made the scenery
as perfect as it could have been under
the circumstances. A curtain was ar
ranged with wire and rings, and MAN.
aged by Bud NOss. At s o'clock Mr.. s..
X. Watkins made short address, stat
ing the object of the Tableaux and call
ing attention to the Importance of edu-
eating the youths OF the land He said
that the Sunday school was one branch
OF education that was denied to many a
poor boy who would have made an or
nament to society and the world if thew
had received an education and been
taught religious truths and Bible doc
trines, as are usually taught in our Sun
day schools. He insisted upon parents
themselves attending Sunday~schools,
and forming Bible classes, &c. Miss
Narcis FriersOn was next introduced.
and she delivered the salutatory address
in behalf of the school. The regular
programme was then entered upon. and
1t being so elaborate and extensive it
would be impossible here to enumerate
all of the scenes, charades and dialogues
that were enacted. The three fairy
scenes were equal if not superior to any,
thing that il has ever been our good for
tune to behold. The stage being thick
set with eVergreens, roses and flowers
and the fairies being decorated with Cos
amar wings, and crowned with flowers
and each With little goSamer banners in
their hands, and singing their beautiful
and appropriate song, presented a scene
OF enchantment to the audience almost
as beautiful as ever graced the dream
OF adying saint. Twas beautiful to be-
hold. Other scenes were equally as in
teresting and were acted equally as WE'LL
The Bouquet of Beauty" composed of al.
the girls of the school, was hard to sur
pass. The Captive Maiden" was q
scene also very natural and impressive,
in which all the characters were acted
to perfection. Mr.. John Voss was per-
feet in the character of "Mr. Scrape-
well. Mr.. Tidwell delivered "Mr. SUIT
Lovegood at candy pulling" which
brought down the house. In fact, the
Iableaux was perfect success, and all
acted their parts well, and are entitled
to much credit and praise. We hope.
ere long, they will give another enter
tertainment. After the Tableaux were
over Mr.. Goslin displayed the beautiful
pictures of his magic lantern and all were
delighted.
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Letter FROM FInt Creek.

To IKE Editors ofhe Herald and Hail:
According to promise / write yoU
| again. Our fartners have all gone e
work, and would be better satisfied i
the question was settled between ouI
clever candidates, and let us know who
We will have to fill the many offices.
Now promised you to give you some
news that would interest you and the
readers of the best paper now in circuia-
ton in Middle Tennessee. Well, as to
schools, we have fine school at Muir
rays Corner, and Mr.. Marsh BillinQton
is teaching it, and gives all his time to
bis pupils. All are well pleased with
MIN as teacher. He could not fail, as
he has been raised up by the best bust
ness man in this end of the county. We
have colored school taught by Van
Hardison, who is a very nice, clever,
colored man. He tries as hard to learn
his pupils as ever the lamented Rector
Smith did.
We are all sober, peaceable and quiet
up here. They say the HERALD has
been great benefit to the morals of
this neighborhood, as it is impossible
tor anything to be done up here without
the HERALD man knowing it the next
day.
Now for our stock men. We have
them, and am glad to say to the good
people of Maury county that we are not
ashamed of them. l mean Mr.. Reuben
Ellington and Mr.. Il. w. Gray, who
have as fine stock as any men in the
State. Billington's horse has never
been beaten, and as to his jack, it is a
world beaten. 1t is as fine as satin, tif-
teen and one>half hands high, and car
RIGS himself as finely as any stallion.
Mr.. Gray's harness stock show for them
selves. He has the best jack of his age in
the Sta te, and his stallion is a perfect
streak of lightning, has all the gaits, and
is just fine enough. Right here / will
say to all who see this, that he will bet
one thousand dollars that he can beat
any two year old in the State with his
Reckless colt, which he bought from
Farris at Hampshire. Now this is bust
ness, and any man wishing to bet can
get it by addressing l.. w. Gray, Hardi
sons Mill, Marshall county, Tennessee.
Now as to our fine farms up here IN the
cedars, Twill mention that of Mr.. p. NJ.
Ryan's first, who has fine farm and is |
a fine business man in every way. He
was offered thirty dollars per acre for his |
land, but refused it. J. NJ. Crow has a |
good farm and is a live man. j. M. Bill |
lington stands head, as he has a fine |
farm, and everything works like clocks
work on his place. The latch hangs on |
the outside Ofthe door; so ALI, if you or
Mr.. Figuers come up here, just raise the |
latch and come in. Mr.. M. w. Embry
has good river farm, and he wants to |
sellit. We have good country up here,
and l will give the true history of it and
its people in my next. Hurry the set |
clement with cur candidates, and make |
It satisfactory to all.
FLAT CREEK.
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BEAR CREEK ITEMS,

Last Friday evening bevy OF beauti
full girls and gallant beax met at the
house of Mr.. John Lottin in Sheen
Neck Bend, and right merrily did they
spend the evening. Music and dancing
was the order of the meeting, and till
late did they chase the flying hours on
the light fantastic toe. Every body and
his sweetheart was there, and nothing
occurred to mar the. festivities of the
evening. The effects are strange that
music has on the feet. We challenge
the man that can keep his feet still
where there is good music and dancing.
The wheat crop i'll this neighborhood
is looking very promising. There was
very little sown, however, last fall out
here.
Something similar to the wOman's
war on intemperance, is going on out
here. A man with an article asking
our grocery keepers to stop the traffic in
spirits, passed around last week asking
the ladies and everybody else to sign
it. Success to the movement.
Esq. II. B. Daimwood was around
last week assessing the taxes in our dis
trict, the 2lst.
Mr.. Ed. Davis accidentally cut his
foot, one day last week, with an AK, and
for several days he could walk only with
the assistance OF stick. A day or two
after the cut, however, he went to a
dance and set his stick up in corner
and danced until the witching hour OF
night when people yawn.
Mr.. Jim Dooley, of Sheep Neck Bend,
is through ginning, and is now making
preparations to plant big crop of cots
ton. Jim's pretty little boy, Eddy, was
quite sick last week but is now conva-
lescent Eddy is smart child and the
pride of his parents.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-03-06
Stated meeting OF lhe rown Counsu
NiIi HALL. COLUMBIA, TENN..l
IllrmnrN unIh Iall

/ A. III
February 2Oth, 1874.
| Present, Edward Kuhn, Mayor, James 4
guest, i'tcoIder- John Lntta, Jr., CITY MAJ
shali Aldtrnicn OF the LIST Ward, Titcorn6
Gartncr, and Latta; Aldermen of Ire IA
H"rd, Matthew'S, Hodge and Jamison; Al
aermgn OF jd Ward, Rains, Martin land
POWelL The lBoard was called 70 order by
the MAY or, thc roll called and the Board All
oetAg present, the minutes of the last meet.
ing were read and approved.
me Finance Committee approved and
submitted AN account Of II. l.. Holman Raq.,
iaN Assessor for the present year, for eighty
collars Tor assessing the property In the aev-
eral wards oi the city iUg the present corpo-
rate year which on motion, was allowed.
The WaterNOrlys Committee, Street Conn
mlltye' and the tommitUe on Fire Depart
Special Committee ON street lights and
City scalcs, asked for further time, which,
on motion, was granted.
me ordinance in regard TO hawdy houses
passed IT'S third and last reading.
me pavement law passed with the follow
,slS amendment; "IhW all sums realized
AOm old paw emcnt, being renewed or rcpAirs
cd, shall pc deducted from the cost OF con-
structing or repairing said pnNcments."
The following preamble aud acts ~
amendments Co the licuu~H law Of the city
were read and auUptpd:
WHEREAS, Complaint having been made
TO the Mayor and Aldermen of the city, by
some OF our merchants aud business men,
who are paying their merchant tax accord
ing TO law that either Misrepresentation
or evaSious have been made by some por-
chant license, which requires the merchant
to give To the Recorder, under oath, at the
end of each wear "a statement, specifying tho
largest amount of merchandise or capital
ON hand ut amy one time during the prevl-
Gus year, OF the amount on hand when APP
plying for licyuse on commencing business
Therefore, Doe DO enacted by the Board OF
Mayor aud Aldermen, that 10 shall bo tho
special duty of the Recorder that when no
may have reason To- believe there is an at
tempt on the part ui amy one in procuring
license, 90 vNJuy or m IsIvprCSCut their stock
or capital, to take ul legal steps TO ascer-
tain tho facts Iu tho case, and prosecute such
10 the full extent of the law. 30
~ further enacted, that 10 shall be the duty
Ofthe Recorder, az thrcnd of each quarter
during the year, or OftcnCr n required, Ia
publish the reports as made TO him by all
persons procuring license. BE 10 further en-
Icted, that all privilege tax and polls shall
rCmntn a. heretofore, and that the tax on
real estate for the present year, shall he ro-
iuccd TO spNeu-eig hths of one per cent.
The committee ON the purchase OF l.. ID.
Myers lot, reported that they had assumed
DE payment 20 the thgucery Court for said
ct and that Mr., Myers had transferred his
tile Ia tile cooperation. ON motion tho
}oard adjourned JAS. l.. GUEST, Ileo,
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For County Court CIerL

We are authorized to announce ED. o.
CROSS as candidate Tor County Court
Clerk ct Maury county, at the ensuing Au-
We are authorized to announce JOHN
M. HICKEY as candidate for reelection
to the Office OF County Court Clerk of Mau-
ry county, at the ensuing August election.
We are authorized to announce Win. H.
WOOD as candidate for County Court
Clerk, at the ensuing August election.
We are authorized to announce Cant Mo
KINNEY DOOLEE, as "A candidate for Coun-
ty Court Clerk of Maury county at the en-
suing election.
We are are authorized TO announce II. n.
GORDON as candidate for County Court
ton,
We arc authorized 10 announce GEORGE
w. BLACKBURN as q candidate for County
Court Clerk OF Maury county, at the ensuing
August election.
We are authorized to announce RUFUS
THOMAS, as a candidate Cor County Court
Clerk of Maury county, at the ensuing cleo
ton.
We are authorized TO announce a. n.
AKIN as "a candidate for County Court Clerk
of Maury County, at the ensuing election.
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A Card.
4 Card.
SpRINa Hill Tenn March Oh 1874

SPRING Hill, Tenn, March I'd, I61I.
To the Editors of the Herald and Mail.
Having been solicited by many friends, 10
become a candidate for the office of Circuit
Court Clerk, you are authorized to announce
ne as candidate for the office, of Circuit
Court Clerk, of Maury county, at the en-
suing election. desire to say to the peo-
pie of the county, that il elected, ! will ear
nestly strive to make them good and
faithful Clerk and moreover, 1 will cheer
fully submit, and abide by the decision of a
convention of the people, or a primary cleo
ton, or any other mode, that the people
may adopt to make nomination, and il
am fortunate enough to be their nominee,
will be proudly thankful; ifnot so fortunate,
will actively support their nQminee.
Respectfully, h. a. ROGERS,
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Capt. Garrett, superintendent of public
instructions, in Giles county, was here Sat
urday, attending the Teachers, Institute
We Congratulate Giles on having such a
Superintendent. He is not only one OF the
finest scholanROf the land, but also one of
the incest gentlemen we ever knew. Prof
Redman, Of Spring Hill, was also here. His
paper on "EtymoIogy. was pronounced
one of the finest read, His thoroughness as
a scholar, soon impressed itself upon the
Institute. The Webb Brothers, of Culleoka,
were here, and We're familiar with the most
abstruse propositions discussed, Column bia
was well represented in the persons of the
Smith Brothers, and Messrs. Hill and Beech
Mr.. CSsery, OF Hampshire, and Prof Ander-
son, OF Carriers Greek, were also here and
TOOK prominent parts in the exercises.
Last tuesday evening, prominent
young lawyer of our town and beautiful
young lady of a neighboring town went
get a glimpse of the setting sun; and per-
haps he wanted to show her his landed pos
sessions that sOOmed up in the distance
Thus entranced, they saw not the coming
storm until ii was on them. They came
back faster than they went, but the rain
caught them.
Monday night last A. j. Walkers mon
ey box was robbed of $50, between the hours
of and 10 o'clock. He found out who had il
yesterday. He had two colored boys ar
them he obtained twenty-six dollars of the
stolen money. One of the boys is the same
that stole some chains from Jack Porter,
and stole NJ. Joseph's store key, and was
caught in the store.
We should have added that negroes and
others got to the fire lest week, too late tC
save the house, but they worked faithfully. |
Miss L. L. HOlcomb, an excellent young |
lady of this place, died on Thursday night |
OF last week Of consumption.
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Dir. Baird's Lectures.

As announced i'll our last ISSUE DIR. Baird
OF Nashville, will lecture in the Cumber-
land Presbyterian Church on next Mon
day and Tuesday nights, the 9th and 10th
insts. We hope the people of Columbia will
turn out in force to hear him and show
their appreciation of his ability. AS a lee
turer, there is perhaps no more interesting
speaker in the State. His delivery is free
and easy; his language forcible and prop
er and his matter imp owing and interest,"
ing. He is eminently a practical man and
in all of his lectures he endeaVOrs not only
TO entertain, but also to improve his audi
eRceS. His tender pathOS and happy humOr,
bring alternately tears and smiles from his
hearers and they seem to never become
weary OfhiS talking. The lecture Monday
night will be upon The subject: "a proper
culture of affection, the recipe of a happy
life and the one Tuesday night on: "The
blessings of MiSfuTtune.' These lectures
are for the benefit of the Library ASsocia-
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-03-06
Cedar Greek

Cedar Creek heads at Berlin. Marshall
county, and empties into Duck River,
twelve miles east of Columbia, and one
mile below the Leftwich bridge. The
land near this stream lies remark ABLY
level and is very SIGH. Berlin is quite a
business little village; there are two dry
goods stores, one grocery, two black
smith shops, one saddle shop and one
shoemaker shop and lanyard combined.
Boyd Il Ewing have full stock of drv
goods, and they have adjoining their
store-room, room in which they store
barter, and sell-oil; coal oil ? no, but
that oil that is supposed to be a specific
in many diseases, to which the human
family are subject, The gentlemen of
this firm are generous, warm hearted,
cleYer, and they never fail to measure
out dose to those afflicted, upon oondi-
ton they purchase two pints of tn cir
celebrated oil OF corn.
kee ii Hardison have also full store,
and here's the place to purchase COOLERS
and homemade sugar. Frank III. an
pears about as mach out OF place, behind
the counter, as Col. listers would in the
Maxwell House. / am sure, Messrs.
Editors, the good citizens of Berlin re-
greet the departure of the Colonel from
their beautiful village, yet they should
remember that good friends must part
at some time.
We the people up here live in the 3rd
civil district Of MaUry county. J. A.
Cheek Ia our Sheriff and j. w. Sewell
and 4. o. Harrison are Judges of our
court. Joe makes a first-rate ESQUIRE,
and Tom is as sober as Judge, and al
though not as good-looking he is equally
as good j. L. as Joe. Aaron is quick
enough In speech and is improving
little in business. MORE Anon.
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LOVES BRANCH ITEMS,

Loves Branch runs through the centre
OF the second district, dividing it into
two nearly equal parts. An effort has
lately been made to change the eupho-
NOUS name of this little stream to
Dickens Creek" We object to this,
and intend no disrespect to the name OF
Col. HUI. Dickens, a late resident, who
aspiring to goober-natorial emoluments,
has pulled up stakes and gone over into
Hickman, when we say, that at best the
latter is ambiguous.
With the people of the second district,
agriculture is the one absorbing pursuit.
They pay little or no attention to poll
tics, manitesting their apathy and indif-
ference by often having no election at
all. If we except magistrate or two,
there is not an office-holder il the dis
trict; no aspirants. Even Dent Pen
nington, Esq, the only lawyer, alive or
dead, for miles around, is often out of
employment, so we'll disposed are our
neighbors. Although his professional
services are accessible to all, who can
muster five dollars, or enlist his sympa-
thies, yet he never encourages lawsuits
or advises them only as last resort; but
when he takes hold of case he is earn
est and determined, never failing to
bring into requisition his immense stock
of native, seaching wit, using it as some
wild animals do their teelers, "to ascer-
tain where the prey lies"
An Albanian who lately visited
Tennessee, observed, "1he Tennesseans
are an economical people, who make
their roads in the beds of creeks, live
upon the banks, and raise geese" Can
any one inform us of a small creek or
branch anyWh here whose meanderings
and shifting sand-bars, have not been
set apart as favorable location tor
public road?
Between four and five hundred bales
OF cotton were raised in the second dis
triet last year, more than ever before.
The next crop will be less-in acreage.
Considerable amount of corn and wheat
was also raised.
We have two new public school-hous-
es. One school is in operation and ano-
Their expected to open soon.
1t is no uncommon sight to see a man
armed with grubbing hoo and axe, going
in search of coffee, or returning with the
spoils from the excursion. W0 can't I'M
derstand how regions loss favored than
ours "make out"