The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-10-02
HICKMAN COUNTY ITEMS.

DUCK river rises every DAY or TWO
enough to remind the p3ople of Hick
man that they need bridge very much
| at that place.
One of the latter day saints from
Utah is edifying the good people at
Shady Grove upon the supplemental re-
latiOns of 10. Smith.
r. A. Smith, on his return from the
Convention at Columbia on the 18th
| inst, was thrown from his buggy near
Williamsport, and pretty badly hurt,
yet not dangerously.
P. d. Smith has organized and is teach
ing very successful singing class in the
Christian church at Cent? eville.
Rev. "Punkin Davis" passed through
Centreville the other day on his way to
the Baptist Association on Piney.
Diptheria is prevailing at Centreville
and its neighbOrhood pretty badly
among the children.
While our people have never travel
ed the high way of extravaganza much,
yet the late drOuth has caused them to
make new blazes on the dim path of
economy. There is need of new
marks on this route all over the State
Old hard times and high taxes, have
warned in great many hands, on this
road this fall; they are pretty good over
seers. Economy is the road to wealth.
The cool nights admoniSh us that
w. b. Russell, Esq, who was serious
ly hurt week or two ago by the turn
ing over of the hack which run from
Bon Aqua Springs to the railroad, is
still confined to his bed.
Unless hickman County can get some
railroad key to unlock her banks iron
banks) she Will never have any main
spring OF trade and commerce among her
people, while her iron makes the best
main springs in the world in cutlery. 1t
is equally as good in moving and sus-
tanning financial machinery.
From an inspection OF the newspapers,
the Police Gazette has no lack of ma
terial for illustrating all kinds OF crime
at this particular time. What is our
country coming to?
The Hickman County Council of
Changers met in Centreville on Saturday
the 18th inst, to transact some import
ant business connected with their order,
TIE army worm has made it's appear
ance in some places in Hick man. r. T.
LomaX has had ten acres of excellent
rye totally destroyed by them. They
are also eating up the pea nut vines.
A great deal of wheat and rye will
be sown this fall for winter pastures.
While Hickman is foreign country
in respect 10 raj roads, Jelegrapbs and
other cOnvGuiences and improvements
of the age, she is also Tor Sign in regard
to the crime and devilment that seems
now to have taken hold of many Sec
tions of the country. We congratulate
ourselves on the good order and quiet
which has ever characterized our people.
The sound OF the hammer and the saw
is again heard at Centreville. The mag
niticent proportions OF the structure
which T, ]. Walker is erecting on his
vacant lot in the burnt district puts to
shame some OF the buildings erected in
that locality soon after the cOnflagra-
ton, which visited this progressive town
two years ago. The architectural design
of the building is unique and original
William McThompsOn, Esq, near
Centreville, has raised this year over
IL GOO barrels of watermelons, and sold
more than one hundred dollars worth
from one hundred and fifty-tbree hills,
and there are over 900 barrels of water
melons III his patch now. If we had
had the narrow gauge be would have
made one thousand dollars this season.
He is the most proficient and successful
watermelon raiser in the State. The
thirsty visitors at Bon Aqua this sum
mer 1uXuriated bountifdlly in the en-
jOyment OF this rich and delicious fruit.
TteY will bear witness to the excellence
of ThomFsOn's watermelons. Hanging
in Clagett's store on exhibition at Gem
trevilIe, is one of the side roots of a
W "AOAi BIZ" Wy Este hC-
Thompson, which is a perfect curiosity.
1t is over seven feet long and two and
One-fourth inches in circumference. No
wonder the esquire" raises such large,
fine watermelOns of a dry season like
this has been. Such roots as these are
equal to tireman's hose, and it wouldn't
take long for many like this to drink
Duck river dry.
There is man at Centreville WHO
wants TO bet that there are more dogs
and a greater variety in that place than
can be found in any Spanish town or
Indian village on hecontinent OF Amer
lea. Sir Edward Landseer in all OF his
life never sketched half SO many.
T. j. Walker and David Huddleston
say they are going to take a premium at
the Columbia fair this week on their
fine pacing colts.
A survey OF the Muscle Shoals and
Mineral Railroad is going to be made
this fall from Florence, Ala, to Clarks>
vile, Tenn. Hickman county is very
anxious for this road, since she has been
left in the lurch by the Duck River VAL
ley, on the indefinite postpOnement by
Maury county of all action upon enter
prises of public Improvement The iron
banks in Lawrence, Lewis, Hick man
and Dixon will build this road.
Hump (HowelD HuddlesCon is the
happiest man in Hickman county-his
wife has humping big boy. He was
at Centreville the other day trying to
get policy on his life.
Circuit Court met at Newburg last
Monday, Judge Bateman presiding,
with the usual amount Of business
disposed Of.
Several well-todo farmers in Hick-
man are preparing to move away this
fall. Mr.. j. II. Clark has sold his place,
and is going to move to Texas.
j. w. ShOuse, who moved to Texas
last fall and returned again in thespring,
is going to move again, but not to Texas;
he has bought him farm on Lick
creek.
Several distinguished speakers have
been invited to address the people of
Hickman at the meeting OF the Changers
and Patrons of Husbandry on the 18th
of October at the Fair Grounds, near
Centreville. There will be large at
tendance fthe good people of old Hick-
man out on that occasion.
Some of the voters in Hickman are
not disposed to vote tor the candidates
for Governor unless they will conde-
s0end to come and address them. The
modern style of canvassing don't suit
them.