The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-06-05
AROUND Town.

Elder g. n. Phillips, Of Cia., viii preach
in tho Masonic Hall Tonight.
Dallas Kennedy coll of Columbia, was
arrested IN Nashville last week, for stealing
pipe nom H. Erdmau, tailor Of this
place He was turned loose on condition Of
giving upthe pipe and other stolen articles.
Dallas denies the whole affair.
-. II. Armstrong sent bucket of very
large, for the season and nice Early Rose
Irish potatoes TO I. +. Fleming. We got a
peep at them, and they looked good
enough to eat raw.
-LasGTuc>day evening at five O'Clock was
"" tim, appointed for the decoration OF
Confederate graves, but il looked threaten
Ing, and only "a few persons were present,
Rev. Mr. MCFerriu Was there ready To de
liver the address according To appointment.
but the crowd was too small. The evening
was cool and pleasant, however, and as it
did not rain, il proved To he the best suited
for the purpose we are likely to have.
BILLY LiPNcomb shipped two hundred
and twenty lambs to Louisville last Satur-
day morning Tuesday morning he carried
drove of fine beef cattle to his pastures.
Uncle Tommy has lost his SpectacleS.
In the language OF a young lady OF thlS
tOwn-nOw marTied-he does not know
whether IL is the work OF "a SycOphant or an
inCendiary: but hc thinks il il.
1t is told of AN old stage driver of this
place-uow strictly tcmperatC-that one hot
summer day. being Oft duty for the first
time in years, he WAS compelled To do some
thing labOTiouS, and accordingly he drank
one hundred and fifty "Sherry gObblerS, as
he called them. He OSCillated all day be
tween Black THOmpSOu'S and Green Chat
fms. According To Arkansas measurement,
this is eighteen gallons. Sherry cObblers are
said to he 50 splendid that they make a man
tinglc at his very toes end with exquisite
delight
! NJ +. Smithsou. the blind preacher,
will preach at the Christian Church to-
lGI&Jlt.
Cen. +. Kirby smith will deliver the
commencement address, 81 tlIc Institute on
18th inst. General smith was one Of the
safest and best Generals of the COntedeTacy,
and the bare announcement that he Will
bc here will secure "a larger audience than
Ihc Institute Hail will scat.
The President and Directors of the Maui
~ Cuuuty y. VI. II. & T.. =. Society desire TO
express their thanks To the following gen
tlCmrn for valuable assistance at the tar
grounds during their fair on ia" INlh ut,
ticket sellers, Mr.. W. J.. OTkc> and capt
clifford. gate, keepers. MD~-T~. bOW"ll and
Guest, policemen: Mr.. II. ID. McFall. as Mar
shall, and to Sims latta, Crivr.
DR.. 81. Clair continues To cure the blind
and the deaf.
One of CnIumhia'> young BeauN paid a
nCighbOTiuE city Pulaski, a visit, q few day :
ago, and while there called on one of the
young ludivS of the place. The subject of
cIOpsmrut~ was intro juc, a and discussed to
tho FULLEST extent. The good lady Of the
house was sitting in the hall, and did not
exactly understand tn" conversation, or
did not exactly catch tho cue. She knew
the young man was from Columbia, ana she
knew the reputation of Columbia, and she
overheard something they said about run
ming away. Putting all this together, she
became excited, and aTminE herself with
double barTDlru gun. She made a march ON
the parlOr, where the young couple We're
sitting. never dreaming of skipping out in
TO double bIu~~edne~~ together. She stood
guard over the couple until sufficient cN-
plantations were made 10y the young man TO
tiOuS. Young men. beware how YOU
shoot NnuI llIl~ Oh nom home.