The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-11-20
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

An editor has discovered that women
need one hours more sleep than men. This
hour, however, should be taken in the ev-
Cniua. So as not TO interfere with her rising
al mo prOper time to make the fire.
Last Friday \. G. thompson CO-
brought their big Bear creek walnut logs
through town, Billy Roam and Isaac Page
drivers. The people crowded arouod them
ON the public square, and expressed thelr
curiosity in various ways W. ID. Davis
measured them, the largest measuring four
feet i'm diameter, and the smallest 80. Ihey
weighed, on the depot scales, 700 and 1880:
The largest was brought in Tuesday and
,rIfuLrd $40. The butt cut was shfVered,
and had TO be left. IL measured seven feet
in diameter. The four logs were shipped 10
&. Charles Goldberg, lumber dealer Clncln-
some folks have supposed we were talk
ing about John Gault, in that jack fish story.
No indeed: we were talking of his angler
brotiler Dick Ciault. Dick is the fisherman;
Johu never caught but one fish, and that was
"A .:tr. which he sent to his sweetheart.
Rev. 7. J. Duncan, now stationed at New
Providence station, near ClarksVille, pays
the following compliment 70 hlS pyedeces-
Snr, pr. \. W. Smith, now stationed at 20
Iuubia: III modesty can become criminal,
then Austin W. Smith, in whose footsteps
! tread. hand pdssibWs UqHIg, Is thrice guilty.
Few men IN The Tennessee Conference met
with greater success during the past year
than this Consecrated mao and minister.
Tie church is entitled TO this fact. What
shall he done for MethOdism in New PrOVt-
drnrvs il a question that has doubtless
puzzled the brain and heart OF more T. T. =
Than one. When Bishop McTyeire read
New Providence Station, AustiH w. Smith,
the problem was solved. Our church was
old. dlminutivG and ObScure-itS member
ship small and weak. Well, why was Aus
Tin smith, the genial, wellsbshayed, and
popular preacher and pastor, sent here?
Let "a beautiful and cOmmOdious brick edi-
nee. on the most eligible site In the town,
and "A doubled mem beTship answer. Too
gentle To tread upon worm, and two COuT-
ageouS to yield to difficulties, heswent forth
with foot ~ silent as the starry dew to I. q
contamination of the work upon which his
heart was set. Every man, woman, and
child. in the town loved him."
Mr.. ]. L. Baird has just returned from
Hickman county, and says the people down
there have plenty TO eat John Nix has 80
acres. ON the north side of the river, which
will average ten barrels per acre.
Rev. j. \. Grmau passed through here
last Monday, on his way back 10 CulleOka
from his new charge, Douglass Circuit, &C
CuWpauied by DIR. II. A. Laws, a practicing
physician Of ThOmpSOns Station, who Is
,oin. To CuIleoka Institute awhile, and
then to the Theological Department of the
Vanderbilt University. Quite a compli-
Drcut to CulleOka Institute.
We stated two weeks ago that Mr., Walk
gr Scott had taken a premium over Captain
TnOS ITibSOn's thousand dollar heifer, Cam
bridge Rose, at our last fair This state
rurnt was incorrect; Cambridge Rose took
the premium in the sWeepStake ring, OF
any and all ages. The two year old that
took the premium IN her class was the
sired by Thorn" the property OF Mr.. Scott,
capt \. \. Lipscomb, our Tax Collector
announces that ne VIII nC III NOluluulb
every day after the 2}d of November. He
has been engaged for some time in goins
around visiting his various appointments
Many persons failed to pay, putting IL OF
hut when one was willing, the gallant Cap
tain received the money like a little man.
the b." walnut log, which passed
through here last Tuesday morning, excited
the wonder OF everybody except Bob Mat
thews. OF southport, who said 1t was small
beside some out in his country, DIR, Joe
HerudOn counted the wrinkles On the TOP
cut and made out the tree to be two hun.
bred years old.
Tile beautiful Miss Lena MayeS, of Co
Iumbia. was one OF the attendants at the
marriage, last week in Nashville Of Mr.
Mike Burns, Jr., and Miss Lulie Morgan
one of the most notable weddings that has
raIrD place in long time In that aristo
cratic city. Hon. John FrlersOn, OF Column
b!a was one of the invited guests.
everywhere, in all directions, we heal
the words, "Dr. Boyd, ESqs. Glenn, and ToOI
give Us a law against SEEMING and fish
traps -
The old Ashton Mills, now owned by J
J.. Ashton. and John p. McGaw, will com
IUCuCc grinding corn this morning. The
flour machinery will be in operation during
the next ten days. They have put entirely
new machinery in, from bottom to top
We are glad TO chronicle the re-establish
Inent OF this public |)neAIUence,