The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-04-03
RALLY HILL ITEMS.

Plenty of rain and the muddiest of roads
have, until recently, kept the smiling faces
of the kind hearted handshakers from grac-
ing the Flat Creek country with their anna
bile presence, but the county suckers are
now ShOaling quite freely; they bite re-
markedly well at anything in the shape
of a voter or a locked box. The plan Of pri-
mary election, as adopted ny the candidates
is we'll received by the people, and heartily
endorsed as the most feasible plan to have
a full expression Ofthe popular voice 1t is
believed TO be the best plan to secure a full
vote and give an impartial verdict as re-
CARDS the choice of the people of candidates
10 represent the different county offices.
Andrew Deny herry, OF Fiat Greek has sold
the bacon OIL of one hog, that weighed net
bacon, four hundred and SiXty-twO pounds.
How is that for high? and who can beat it?
Mr. :. NJ. Rogers, who lives near Rally
Hill, challenges the county to beat him on a
three year old mare mule he also mas q
Young calf, well formed and developed, In
stead of being Glovcn fooEed, Ii has hoot
just ike young mule; Mr.. Rogers has
to J. NJ. Ellington, Esq, who is one of our
most energetic and successful farmers. He
has made about half of his fine property by
attending to his own business, the balance
he made by letting other peoples business
alone. Mr.. Rogers is also one of our finest
business men, and when he taxes MS de-
parture fram the neighborh0Od, he will car
~ with him the well wishes OF his 1rleEdS.
Calvin Harrison, of Hardisons Mills, of
the firm of Hardison & Co, is absent in
New York, buying goOdSto supply the wants
of his many customers.
NfnG OF the lat OTeChCTS W no NdS uClStlhtu
by being witness in criminal case, Tor
several days ut Columbia, has returned to
his rural home, sadder, If not wiser
man. During his soIourn in town, he 1gno-
rantlV tTanSgreSSed one of the command
ments of the city fathers, and having turn
ed his little finger over his thumb once too
often. he was ambuShed and captured by
one OF the city guardians; but when lr. b.
came to his relief and made a statement OF
his numerous progeny; the kind heart OF
Tom g.. overfiowed with sympathy and
kindness for the gentlemen of thirty and
his seventeen little children. When tplp III
the language of One of old, to ego In peace
and sin no more" he ioyfully shook on the
dust of the city from his Gandals, and gladly
departed, muchly disguised at town wags
and town dOingS.
If the praying ladies come to town, ask
them 10 remember us kindly in their petit
tions and prayers, for
We have some spirits fifty strung,
For busthead whisky and for rum.
While we have no natural Bards'
/ We've got some right slick hands AT CARDS.
| Who think gambling Is no SIN,
II they have the luck TO wlni
But then the State will make a draw,
| And bring these good boys up to taw,
Who don't think It very funny
/ For the state to win their money.
some OF our patriotic citizens during court
have had some OF the above left-nanded nun
with the state. They have loaned her some
money and subscribed literally TO try and
nay OF the Indebtedness OF her debt TO stop
ihe rePudiators, Emerson Etheridge & Co.