The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-01-23
AROUND TOWN.

AT the church meeting last week, at the
NJ. L. Church, the pastor made every BODY
hold up his hand that took the Nashville
Christian Advocate. Eight or nine persons re-
spOnded. The people were urged TO take IL.
When one young lady name was called, II
was stated that she had joined the Roman
Cstboiic Church. Whersupon IT was great
" deplored, and the fact attrt outed to send
ing her TO Catholic school. one person
said, Rather let her grow up In Ignorance
than to let her young soul be duped, and
probably lost by being placed under Rom
ish influences Others mad Joined the
Christian, Episcopal, Presbyterian ana
Baptist Churches but no sadneSS or disap-
pOfutment was manifested until the CathO-
lie convert was spoken of.
-MumfOrIl Green, col, was placed in jail
lately, charged with fraudulent breach OF
trust His trial was before Justice Clear
Mumford's attorney applied for writ OF
The italian minStrels were with us last
week. The Count, who is Supreme.author1tS
in the realm of the fine arts, pronouncest their
rendition of beautiful Blue Danube" ex-
quisite, while in the knocking Bird they
made that feathsred Individual ashamed of
-CoI. ]. W. Huntington and wife are now
living with Chancellor Fleming. The Col
unel's health is not yet entirely restored,
Madame EsteVe, the accomplished teach
CT of vocal music at the Female Institute,
invited few Of her friends to parlor en-
tertainment given by herself and her pupils
last Friday night. The entertainment con-
sisted of vocal music 10y the Madame and
her pupils; and the reading of the prism,
and the acting of a piece from . Nlcholas
NiCkleby.' The singing was good rom that
by Madame ESteve's beautiful little daught-
er To that by the Madame herself. Several
trioS and DUETS were charmlnglN sung Dy
some of the young ladies. We especially
admired that sung by Misses A., b., and n,
and that by Misses p, N, and r. Miss r,
voice is considered remarkably sweet. The
Polk Society" read several editions OF
the Prism" terms and all, The articles
were of all kinds, funny, witty, humorous
and sentimental, logical, &c, ana showed
very considerable editorial ability. They
did not spare the teachers, or the Principal
OF the Institute, or the editors OF the HER
AIN AND MAIL. The addresses of this paper
understand the difficult art of editing pa
per much better than some male editors
who have grown gray IN the business. we
our exchange list. We must not omit the
scene from Nickleby. 1t was hard to beat
A few written programmes were distributed
among the guests, and we kept ours. 1t con-
taius the following exquisite lines
Music . how faint, how weak
Language fails before thy spell!
Why should feeling ever speak,
When thou canst breathe. her soul so WELL
Friendships balmy words may leigh
Loves are cen more false than they
o tits only music's strain
Can SweetlV SOOthe, and not betray.
The Methodist sunday School gave an
other monthly entertainment last SUNDAY
evening Several songs were sung. M ans
Lille Nicholson read an appropriate am
beautiful short poem, and II. i. F1guerS de
HVeTed an address on the Bible
We regret TO learn that Jack Osborne &C
cidentally broke his right ankle Thursday
of last week, while trying to stop runaway
mule team.
The ladies of the Episcopal Church viii
give a supper on the night of the 2Sth OF Jan
IIary, at the Female Institute. The proceeds
will be used in buying an organ for st. Pc
tiers Church. The supper viii be an elegan
one, while the social entertainment Will b'
worth many times the price. Let everybody
go.
The girls OF the Methodist sunday SchoO
gave five cents more than the boys las
Sunday.
10 the fire and was so badly burned that i
died few days ago, at the residence OH: r
The venerable Mrs. johnson, of CuIIeoka
Il now residing with her daughter, Mrs. Judg
Fleming, in this place, IhlS would seen
question as 10 which of her charming an
intelligent granddaughter she likes bes
Mrs. johnson is very remarkable woman
TCnr> an of her faculties almost UnabateC
and what il even better, her youthful ~ N
PSthies and interest in things around her.
Last saturday morning ice was aOOu
two inches thick on the ponds, and Andre'
J. Walker filled two ice houses from tn
Padgett and James ponds. f W. Gam ol
filled W. b. Wilson's lee house from the la
ter's pond. The ice was thin, but ii is tn
first we have had of even that thickness.
Dave Dugger'S son Willie, while Skat
ing on the Helm pond last Friday night, fe
through up To his chin, and he had TO brea
his way through the ice to the bank. II
lost his hat and onesSkate.
-"NIary Blair viii cease To be fair befoI
we publish her poetical effusion WithoU
knowing the real name OF the writer.
What does the Bigbyville bachelC
Tneans We saw him on our streets, drivin
"A suspicious looking Nagon-Florence sew
ing machine wagon. This surely meaT
business We would have thought one
natures machines would have been Ii
choice.