The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-10-30
CAMPBELL's STATION ITEMS.

Mrs. Joseph B. Kerr, who has been
languishing upon bed OF affection for
| the last three months, died on the morn
I ing OF the 23d ipst. In the death OF Mrs.
! Kerr our community has lost one of its
| best wonen-the Baptist church one OF
| its most devoted members. The funer-
al services were conducted by the Rev.
Mr.. EYins, at McCain's church, where
she was buried
Mrs. G. A. Whites school closed on
the sd inst. She had been teaching
thirtyofour weeks without any intermis-
sion. Several small boys that have
been going to school to her have made
progress beyond boys Of their age. Jno.
Martin, between five and six years of
age, son of Mr.. w. G. Martin, COM
menced in his letters at the beginning of
the school; after the school had been gO~
ing on about six months, the scholars
one Friday asked the teacher to let
them have an old fashion spelling. She
appointed two of the oldest and best
spoilers in school for captains; the two
captains then chose alternately until
all were taken, and then the spelling
commenced. John Martin proved him
self to be the best speller in school by
spelling out more than any other scholar
in school. Not long since, the teacher
had Madden, son of Thos. Polk,
at the black-boar working some
questions in compound and complex
fractions in the presence of Sup't Wilkes
and Prof, Webb, and both OF them said
he was the smallest boy they ever saw
working such questions, all of which he
did correctly. If one is to judge from
his size, Madden is about eight years
old. Frank White, son of the teacher,
is six years old; can write legible hand
and is reading in the fourth reader.
Mr.. Robert Richardson, who lives on
the farm off. B. Kerr, has caught and
killed in the last fifteen months, forty
six GOODS. Mr.. Richardson has done |
this with his dog and gun. When the |
could climb, he would go up and shake |
them out and let his dog kill them. If |
the trees were too large to climb, he |
managed to keep them up until day |
light, and then shoot them. He has |
caught four for three nights in success
sion. On one occasion he caught three |
in a small walnut tree. If any one in
Maury county can beat this we would |
like to hear from them,
The farmers in this community hava |
dug the finest sweet potato crops they |
have made in good many years. The |
States south of this are said TO be much |
better for sweet potatoes than our State;
they will not have much to brag OH this |
year. But Tennessee can raise the best |
hogs they say. Several years ago a Ten
nesseean and a Mississippian met and |
discussing the meri; 8 OF
their respective States. The former |
asked the latter what was the happiest
time with the people of his State; he re-
piled, Potato digging time" The lat
ter then asked the same question, and |
be replied, "Hog killing time" We
will be blessed with both in this vicini>
Ly this year.
Mr.. A. W. Mcdonald has gone to West
to hunt location for his saw
mill, where he is going to move it when
he gets through saving all the timber
N reach of his saw mill here. From
present indications he will not move for
some time yet. There are five wagons
logs every day to the mill.