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The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-08-21
PRIMM SPRING ITEMS.

Our reporter wendell his way hither
Wednesday, August 18th, and found its
healing waters, drop by drop" falling
gently into goblots, tumblers, and tin
cups, thence down the throatS OF many
persons. The healing properties OF this
water are said to be unsurpassed. There
were three hundred humanities at the
springs that day. The cabins are cons
Yeniently located, but the streets are
inconvenieut, and the dust shoe mouth
deep. The weather was extremely hot
in the daytime, but delightful at night.
Now comes the dancing hall,
Nightly tilled by great and small
That jump, hop, bound and skip,
With now and then smile from every lip.
Said place is very popular. They con-
gregate there early in the morning, af~
ter the jingle of the little bell. Then
they promenade, play euchre, and love
and court little. A married lady was
overheard to say that she thought there
would be several matches made there,
as there were last season. The most do
nestle young lady seen there was Miss
d. R, of Maury county. SEo sweeps
very gracefully, indeed.
Daniel ]. Estes, Esq, who has been
sick for some time, was seen the
other day beneath a beautiful shade
tree looking very we'll and as happy as
a big sun flower. Long life to him.
Nat Holman and wife, on their
way to the spring, by some hook or
crook, upset their buggy, without doing
the least harm, except big scare.
Two of the most graceful dancers at
Primm's last week, were g. and G.,
each weighing two hundred and twenty
five pounds. May they live long, grow
fatter and dance even more graceful.
Conspicuous here (high up) was Tom
Thumb, Jr. He says he was delighted
to rear of the coming of the circus, as he
had rather attend one than catch the
largest trout in Lick or Blue Buck
creek. Probably he will try the Sea
Lion with aminnow. Be careful, Tom.
The most graceful dancers here are
Mrs. s., of Columbia, and Miss Sowell,
of Maury. The costume of the bali
room was plain and unassuming. Just
to suit the droutby times.
The musician here is colOred long
fellow, of a tremendous fiat smeller, and
he takes great delight III showing his
ivory when he touches his favorite piece,
$50 long Lily Jane"
Too much praise cannot be said OF Mr..
and Mrs James Erwin and John Cason,
who keep hotels with the greatest ease,
of every style to please.
DR.. j, T. S. Greenfield and Jack Daw,
on their way from Primm's, Friday last,
met with slight notwithstanding the
spring wagon over.
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NEW ADVERrIsEMEN rs.

The fall session of Mr.. and Mrs. Blair's
family school commenced near Spring Hill,
on the 10th of August. They are experience
ed teachers, and have the confidence OF all
thatSectiOn of country.
Mrs, Mooney proposes to open a HrtYate
School at her residence on Monday, August
3Ist. Mrs. Mooney has had considerable eN-
perienoe in teaching, and her reputation is
very painstalStnS and successful teacher.
See her advertisement,
The next session of IngleSide Academy
will commence on the LIST Monday in Sep
TENDER. Mrs. Mack is too well known to
need praise-her reputation as a successful
teacher is established.
We call the attention of our readers to the
advertisement of HalSellS Seminary. The
president of this college is well known in
this vicinity as a distinguished mi lister of
Bowling Green, KY, and the Bowling Green
Gazette thus speaks of it; 'HalSell's Semi
nary was established here one year ago by
by Rev. J. NJ. Halsell, who has been long and
well known As an able minister of the Cum
berland Presbyterian Church. Mr.. Halseu
has had considerable experience as a teach
1 er. The Seminary, during the past year,
has been conducted in remarkably sue
cesStul manner, and now is entitled to a
high rank among the female institutions of
| sIruction is distinguished for its thorough
n ~ ana the various departments of the
Sc Nol have been presided over by teachers
4 Of e the highest qualifications. The cata-
| lOgu announces that the beginning of the
| enSuiNg term in September, Miss Clemmie
| ScrugGS and Miss Lucy NJ. Sergeant will be
| added & the faculty. They are ladies OF
! rare accomplishment and We doubt not,
will most creditably nil the positions they
| shall assume. Mr.. Halsell is determined TO
| render his Seminary more worthy than
/ ever of the confidence and patronage of the
people,
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SPRING HILL ITEMS.

Death has sgain visited our village,
and has severed the Jenderest ties OF
the family circle. Mrs. Martha Ann
Cheairs, wife of the venerable Col.
Martiu 7. Cheairs, died on Sunday the
10th inst, in the 54th year of her age,
after long and lingering attack of
most painful and wasting disease. She
was kind neighbor, warm friend
and generous benetactor of the poor.
For more than thirty years, she was a
mem r of the Methodist Church, and
unite heartily with her husband in
susta ling all the interests of the Church.
she loved husband, children and home,
with all the affection of her nature ana
in return was the idol of her family.
The taueral rites were attended to at
the family residence, by the Rev, II, b,
Mort Rev. R. G. Irvine and the pas
tor the Methodist Church at this
place tier which, the large concourse
OF ne lbOrs and friends who had as
SENT i, escorted the remains to their
restlI place in the cemetery, there to
reme until the last trumpet shall
awake The sleeping dead.
We 5gret to learn that DIR. A. G.
Whit las been recently very danger
0uslN sick. His attack was something
IKE uralgia of the bowels, followed
by O-acute Inflammation; under the
intiu nee of which he has been greatly
pros tied. This is an affection to
viii the Doctor has been subject for
the two or three years; causing him
to be q great sufferer, and eudangering
life, which is felt by this community
to be of iucalculable value. Since
writing the above we learn that DIR.
White died last Wednesday,,
Protraeted meeting commenced at
the Methodist Church in this place
on Saturday,, the 18th inst, which is
hoped will result in the renovation oil
our town and surrounding country.
Mr.. Jordan the pastor has been assisted
by hev. hr. Ormau, OF CClleoka, Rey
Mr.. Gray, of the Presbyterian Church,
and Rev. X. G. irvine, the former much
oeloVed pastor of this Church, who was
calleC by telegram from his present
work Pleasant Valley, by the sad dis
pens ION which has made another
home our midst desolste. Mr.. Gray's
serm 4 on Sunday is worthy of es-
pecla mention, beng most admirably
adap q TO tue present condition OF the
Chur 4 in this community and well
calou tied to arouse reflection and still
the arts OF the lukewarn and back
slidd professors of Christianity to a
sense IF their danger.
Pr Mcintosh, the most celebrated
teacl OF vocal music in the State, is
max upa class at this place, and il
is ga. estly hoped that he will succeed,
NOT ly In making up a class, but il
max IS good singers of all who attend
his lstruction. The music in oul
Chur b, to say the least OF it, may be
impr we'd. The professor was to have
dell' red lecture on Sunday morning
70 th sunday school, but was prevented
iron doing so, by being quite sick
Xn rad in h1s
plac' He also preached at night, what
was ronounced by competent judges
a sp ndid sermon.
Il II. q. Irvine preached on Mon
day ight to a large and appreciativt
audi ace, greatly to the comfort and
eGitr alton of his old friends in this
community, who always give him
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Hiicncock's Analysts o + the bible.

We have had the pleasure of examining
this rare work by Prof Roswell ID. Hitch
cock, and feel no hesitation in saying, not
only that the idea is good, but the plan is
good, the arrangement excellent, and exc
cution throughout perfect The most con-
slant and attentive readers of the scriptures
viii be surprised in looking over the adj
mirably classified table of contents at the
beginning, TO see what an immense variety
of subjects, cOmprehending the whole range
of human thought and activity, is thus
shown TO be contained within the scope of
the sacred writings. And as he proceeds
with the reading of the scriptures in TINS
new and methOdical arrangement, he Will
be equally surprised to see what Hood OF
light they thus shed on every one OF their
wide range of subjects. We are glad to say
the author has scared above everything
Savoring of sectarianism, and has produced
n work which COmmendS itself to all lovers
truth in its purity. The Bible is a vast store
house of truth and knowledge, compre-
hending all human thought. This analysis
is a key by means of which the door of this
vast stOre-hOuse is opened. rms book Is
sold only by subscription, andsMr. Barker,
the agent for this valuable work, will ex-
hibitit to our citizens and we are certain
all who examine it will be fully convinced
of its merits and amply paid for their trou-
BILE. We commend it to all who desire a
more perfect knowledge of Gods word.
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PrimHn Spring.
To the Editors Of the Herald and Mol:

To the Editors Of the Herald and Moi:
OF the three watering places in Hiok-
man county, namely, Bon A"I," T>eaver
Dam and linn Spring, it is needless
to speak, especially of the water. No
one can dispute the title of Primm's to
be the leading watering place of our sur
rounding country; and, indeed we
might safely go farther out, but will
not use too much space of your valuable
paper. There has been no time which
could be called the seasons height
there is yet no sign of a falling off. As
] was in the act of mourning my stick
bitten steed'' to return home, my friend,
Ed. w., the gatherer of the census, ap
preached me, and with pride pointed to
the temporary bulletin board, which
showed by the last count 500 persons, OF
which l0l were boarders. The cry is,
''Still they come" from all parts of the
country. The patronage now reaches
Paris, Tenn, Memphis, Franklin, Mis-
sissippi, Arkansas and Alabama-all
coming to breathe the pure air, to drink
the healing waters, and last but not
least, to see and to be seen. Old people
can be made young, invalids made
their pegs 80. k" promenade, dance,
display their shape and telents, and
stuff themselves with "yellOw legs"
pastry, etc We are frequently asked,
"Where do you get accommodations tor
so many?" The end of the accOmmoda~
tions have not yet been reached, and to
those enquiring friends, / will say, the
latohsstrIngs are on the outside; pull and
the door will open.
A movement is on foot (sure footing
too, to erect large and oommodious
hotel upon Lookout point" which is
only eighty to one hundred yards from
the sulphur springs, aud some fifty
wards from the free~ston3 spring, and
the same distance from the ''ball room, !"
which is being filled nightly to an araaa>
ing success. Aud right here / will say,
it will be impossible to describe all the
beautiful young ladies who throng the
ball room every evening after tea, for
the dance. On one Occ isiOn we RENE
Der to have noticed Miss E. a dark bru-
nette, was very beoomingly dressed in
rose-colored tarlaton, with overdress OF
black: Miss WIS dress was of crimson
silk and lace trimmings; Miss s., tall
handsome lady, with beautiful bro WI
ewes, was beautifully dressed in lilac
tarlaton trimmed in white; Miss Nj. O..
a beautiful blonde, wore a dress of pa n
white, and was considered the bell o
the evening. We regret that we ca :
not meuti0n more OF the ''ro sy-chsek ed
angels"
go. m alden OF the am0 ec-irO) piug hair,
My ItrntbEaiiy Of thy lOyelinaSs Spe AK?
Drunk with thy h luty, toll M m ~ ! dare
To whisper, too RHsh rel On thy etsst'
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RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

revival commenced at McCain's
h on the y inst, and great good has
accomplished The seekers of religion
ieen mum crOuS, and many have been
red. Rev. W. NJ. Robson has con-
ed the me- iLg, assisted by Rev ID. a.
.res, of Columbia, aud other ministers.
Rev Joht, T.. McFerrin, pastor OF the
,ethodist burnt Church., preached IN Lhe
e.. p. Church in Columbia last sunday,
morning ani night. His morning sermon
was very practical and pointed. He "nned"
the Hymn. az tie CONF regatlOn sang II
with power and auty; lie then PTee pres leu "a
on the necessity g wOrshiping God win "a e
heart, in sp'~tt and in truth, ana not mercy
in an automatic way. He spoke OF the no,
manists' doctrine Of ransubstantlauon anu
sxtreme unction, in hearty terms of con-
domination, as departures from the lhstIu S-
ton to worship God In spirit ana IN IEutn.
He also put the ritualist, with MS WFlIten
nrovers in the same category; they care
more for what they say to God tnan what
pitched into his own congregation, and
asked them what they came tneIe Lol' II
seemed to know and answered mas own
question. The man, before ne ISlS HoIIc
Thought il was mighty hot, ana ne was
much afraid the preacher Woulu preach 700
long; but he had better 90, a. ~ Wou i, ioo JOE
bad for him not to go. The young lazy oc-
cupied all her time sunday morning IN
primping, adjusting her ribbons ana lace,
and III her milliner failed to get her bonnet
or new dress ready, she would not be seen
at church that day. The old woman Was
brought out TO church because she nau hot
been there In month, and she was aITaia
her absence would be talked aDout-lt
would look bad for an old member ike ner
to stay away so long. The minister sald II
was lust such church-going that maze the
church IifeIess and dead. Going TO churcn
had become a matter OF form anu naDIt, anu ~
God was not wOrshiped in spirit and In
truth, as he deserved to be.
We understand that Rev. X. Hun, OF the
Baptist Church, and other ministers HaNe
had a fine protracted meeting IN the frleT-
SON schoOl-house, at Cross Bridges. Many OF
the best and oldest citizens have Proiessed
and Joined the church. 1t is a little singu-
lar that there should be no churcn or
preaching in this neighbOrhoodl Tor IL Is
one of the weaIthiest sections in the county,
and vet there is no church there, ana tne
citizens, who are among our best people,
do not attend any church regularly WIN d
f.sg
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CAmPBELL,s STATION ITEMS.


M James t. Weaver leased from the
Adj listrator of the late John A
Star y the vineyard belonging to the
estere. Mr.. Weaver fixed up the vines
and now has a large crop of grapes
The mutt is now ripe and ready for
MAJ set. The grapes are of very fine
qua ~. Persons wishing to buy this
fruE can be accommodated by writing
to b u at Fountain Creek.
A negro in this vicinity not long
sine, borrowed horse from another
negro and went to picnic. He fell in
witt parcel of horse swappers, and
hors and get onO of his own. The
hors5 hanged hands six or eight times
befo the fraud was discovered. The
cons 7quence was the horse Swappers
got tlemselves into trouble. The ne
gro hat borrowed the horse "skedad-
died, and the owner finally got his
horse. We have noted horse snapper
in our village; every one knows him by
the name of bob Coggin." Il is safe
calculation to say that bob" owns as
many horses in the course of the year
AS any man in the county. II you see
your neighbor riding a strange horse
aud yoR ask him where he got him, he re-
plies, 81 got him from Bob Coggin."
Bob has reduced the occupation almost
to science. At the rapid strides that he
is making in that direction, in few
more years the much desired end will
be aCcomplished. Then "ROb's" for
tune viii be made.
Mr. w. r CoYey's brother, who lives
in Johnson County, Texas, is now on
visit to his brothers. Mr.. COvey came
all the way through on horseback.
This is rather slow business in this age
of ra roads and telegraph.
Mrs Lavender was riding along the
road a Jew days ago, about a half mile
from The village, and had her daughter
behini, about eight years OF age, and an
infant in her arms. The horse took
fright at something, she knew not what,
and threw all three of them. One of
the girls legs was broken above the
knee. Or. Williams set the broken
limb, and she was carried home, some
four or i've miles, on Stretcher.
Mr. Joseph I. Redding went out the
other evening to hunt his COW after
dark, aud saw what he took to be a dog
setting on bank above him; he pitched
up couple of stones and made battle.
The animal ran and Mr.. Redding after
him. After running some distance the
animal fired a shot which struck him
on the probascis, and brought him to
very sudden halt. Not being able to
stand before the enemy, he in turn took
to his Scrapers and the varmint after
him He had scared up a skunk.
CogEn and Williams have dissolved
partnership in the grocery business,
Cogging buying out his partner. Will
liams has set up saddler's shop.
The army worm is destroying the
late grasses in this vicinity. They are
at work on the corn; some fields they
have stripped the fodder off up to the ear.
The grass hoppers are damaging the
corn in some localities.
Late last Saturday evening some one
effected an entrance into the school
room of Mrs. G. a, White, and destroy
ed books and states to the amount of
ten or fifteen dollars.
During last week, the thermome-
ter has been as high as 103 degrees in
the shade, last week-decidedly the
hottee weather that has been this sums
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Mr.. f. NJ. Watson, of this place, after much
study and practical demonstration, was
fortunate enough to receive patent upon
an Improvement in buggy coupling the
22d of July, 1878. Those WHO have examined
Mr.. WatSon's patent, as applied to the bug
gtes lately erected by him, pronounce II a
Valuable Invention. By his patent, n bug
gy is coupled without perch and can
make an entire revolution, horse and bug
gy within space of IA feet, and that with
out any strain whatever TO the buggy; in
deed il is almost impossible to upset the
buggy. Mr.. Watson is now engaged IN put
ting M buggies for all who may wish them
and warrants them to give satisfaction
He has built two lately, one for w. j. Whit
thorne, who is well pleased with 1t, aud
another for DIR. Smith, of Smyrna. Mr.
Watson is an experienced mechanic, and
we hope he will reap a rich reward on an
invention that is of so incalcuIable benenl
to the public. They are M manufactured AT
Lamb Il BOyd's factory. The iron work was
done by Mr.. VIM. Buchnau, young man
er in iron.
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PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Gen. Marcus j. Wright, of Memphis, stop
ped here a few days ago, on ms way 10
CoI ~. II. stephens. of Memphis, was in
Columbia a few days since, the guest OF MS
brother-in-law, Hon. James II. IhoInaS.
Mr. Elisha Lancaster, OF .Cl1tton, Iehn-
neSspe is on Fountain creek, in this county,
visiting his mother and other relaIlols anu
his many friends. MI Lancaster Is qulISf al
old man himself and his mother was nine
ty three years old on the 18th day OF last
March. She was born in Buckingham coun,
ty, N. Il. Shepard's county Va anu ilo We.
To the place she lives at IN ISUoi soon a lISi
Maury county was organized. her neitIIn
is still good, and not long since, as Esq
Byus Hill attempted TO aid her In deScend'
inc "A hill she refused the offer, and said
al can make it by myself. Why | can run
Won "a race vct!'' Elisha is her oldest son.
He cxpccts to return in a few days.
our old time but young friend, Gus a. Jar
Wis, and wife, of Lincoln county, are NIS-
iting his relations in this county, John NJ
Geo. B. Polk of Grenada, Miss, passed last
week under his fathers root, in this county.
Tie was ON his way from n grand Trip
through Texas and the Northwest.
Col. Scion +. Rose, Of Pulaski, canul9ate
for { 'OnpreSs was in Columbia last Monday.
lie i'm pressed everyone he met as being a
cultivated gentleman.
Mr. Foust, of Pulaski, passed through Co
Th5mas +. Warren, one of the proprietors
ofthe Wayne Citizen, and formerly an ap-
prentice of the HERALD Office, was IN 20 20
fumbia the other day. Tom ana Editor lboD
tvperf are makinga capital paper out OF
the Cifisca. Bob is even "A better editor than
hts is fisherman.
Henry Jordan, of Memphis, a former CUP
in tine ii FrAI.D office, is in town.
w. T.. Brown, Merchant, has gone TO VIZ
giniH Springs.
last week and returned to Macon, Ga, last
sunday night, where he has been engaged
in business for several years.
Gen. w {. Whitthorne went to Pulaski
Wednesday night, to be ready To meet MS
opponents on yesterday.
Henry +. Willard, Esq, OF Decatur, AIa'r
is in town at the Guest House.
Pitts Dobbins, of Nashville, has been
Sumlncriug at his old home on Bear creek.
DOL. Willis Jones, whohas been TO West
Tennessee and Cincinnati, returned Few
DAVIS since, in company with MS Demo-
,.-Ifir friend. Mr.. Simmons, merchant OF
att. AZ.
4. Mitchell aud his daughter, Miss
.-. . turned home LAST W eduesday night,
I'D aying "A delightful trip to Niagara,
urK and New Jersey. they look
sy. improved in health.
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WILLIAMsPORT ITEMS.

Rev. John Frierson held forth Sunday in
the village. His sermon touched principal
ly upon the present times of wickednesS,
which he said, was no doubt one of the
prime rauseS of the sore aff1iction upon the
people He said if they would pray in ear
nest W IN a clean conscience, there would
be rain and in the mean time most de-
lIghtfUl rain fell, invigOrating everything
for few minutes. This section got a good
rain during the evening, putting new life
in bot the animal and vegetable families.
The thermometer was as high as lO4' on
MOndgv and Tuesday of last week in the
village and at HamtOwn, Greenfield bend.
Sam HaddoX is teaching the colOred idea
how t. dart and shoot in the bend.
Col. Robert r. Church, OF Hickman coun-
ty, showed his happy face in Maury sun
day last, Come again Bob.
David Erwin, col, descended into wei
at Cot tge Hill last week, and was brought
up few minutes afterwards almost lifeless,
from f. II air He is all right now.
Cotton is opening quite briSkly, but with
out SCI sation, owing to its being hardly a
half crop in this section. By some 1t is be
lieved mat IL is not a half crop. Corn is
gone bsyond all redemption.
Otey Walker, Esq, while on his way TO
Primn $ measured a snake track across the
new Gu road, which was six inches wide
and would have measured the length OF the
track, rut was fearful he might get struck
in the .ack.
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full house, an attentive hearing and

full house, an attentive hearing and
cordial welcome.
Mrs. DR.. Mosely, ofSardis, Mississippi
with her bright and handsome lit u,
son, are up on a visit to her father, Mr.
Philip III. Jenkins, an aged and highly
esteemed citizen of this place.
Mr.. Barton Jenkins, the inimitable
Bart, has been driven from his cotton
plantation on the Mississippi river, by
the overflow of last spring, and is now
engaged in the saw mill and lumber
business, at Brook Haven Mississippi,
with bis partner DR.. j. t. S. Thompson.
They are doing a drying and lucrative
business in that line. Our Maury Coun-
ty boys, wherever you find them, are
active, energetic and prosperous.
Miss Belle Porter and her brother
Charley, of Bear Greek have, been visit
ing friends in this place recently. Mr.
Richard Porter, who was for several
years citizen of this neighborhood,
together with his excellent family, are
always welcome guests, with all oftheir
old neighbors. 1t is rumored that
Charley, who has heretofore been in
tensely southern, is of late becoming
very much enamored with the north.
Col. S. A. Pointer and Thompson
Station and vicinity had a splendid
rain on Sunday night. A light shower
eRlivened vegetation somewhat around
this place,