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

The Male Academy of this place is a
splendid brick structure, three stories high
the upper story belonging to the Masonic
| fraternity. The remainder of the building,
| together with three acres OF ground at
| tached, is the property of the citizens of
| TINS community. 1t is at present unOcCupied.
| rs Prof Redman has consolidated the two
| schools, male and female, and is teaching a
| mixed school in the Female Academy build
| ing. There is hanging over this property a
| debt OF perhaps $500 or Sl0OO, (which will have
| 10 be llquldated in very short time, or the
| house and lot will be sold to pay the
/ debt. The Board of Trustees having already
| contributed very largely to the erection OF
| and subsequent repairs of the Academy and
| being crippled in their means by the war,
| arc unable and unwilling TO pay this debt
| out of their private funds. The community,
| ftr the same reasons, together with the adj
| dltional fact, that they do not feel the ne
| ceSslty OF paying out money to save this
| property for school purposes, while they
| have good tmixedl school for their chill
| dren, can not be looked to, with any hope
OF paying this debt. 1t is believed that the
| trustees would transfer this property to any
| competent teacher, who would satisfy this
/ claim and use portion of the building for
! a school, while the balance would be Suf-
| hcient for comfortable residence, with
more than an acre of fine land for garden.
To an enterprising man, with small means,
this is splendid opening. This property
| originally cost about $1,000, and can now be
purchased by a teacher for perhaps, one
fifth of that amount. Prof. Redman has a
me reputation as teacher and discipline
FlahIanQ under MS regime a mixed school
may be kept up successfully for time, but
it is only question of time, as to when
public sentiment will demand separate
schools for the sexes. When this event oc-
ours, which a runaway match or some in
discretion, may Drecipitate at any time, the
true value of this property and great i'm
pOrtance, will be more fully appreciated by
the public, and 10 the fortunate purchaser.
If such there should be- of this property for
school purposes ii will be the era of bright
day and the dawn of a successful and profit
able career, provided he has the necessary
prerequisites for the high and responsible
a
Prof LoventhaI, of Louisville KY, visited
the school of Prof. Redman last week, and
was to have delivered a lecture to the SchOl-
airs and citizens generally, on Tuesday
night which would doubtless have proved
a rich and rare treat, but the inclemency of
the weather prevented. He remained,
however, long enough, to scrutinize Prof.
Redman's method of teaching, and the ex-
cellent discipline of his school, all of which
he pronounced equal to that of any inStitu-
ton of learning which he had ever visited.
The Rev +. \. Thompson, who was for
nearly a quarter of q century, the popular
and much beloved pastor OF the PresDyte-
rian Church in this place, preached on sun
day, the 22d ult. for the people whom he had
so long and so faithfully served, by an inter
change of courteSieS with Rev. Mr.. Gray,
who preached for him in Franklin. In con-
sequence of Mrs. ThOmpSOn's feeble health,
Mr.. Thompson has not yet taken his family
to Franklin. /, will be gratifying to her
many friends to learn that her health is
somewhat improved.
We regret to learn that Miss Angie CANT
a talented young lady and writer of much
merit, and who has been engaged in teach
ing, in the neighborhOOd of Mt, Nebo re-
Gently, is quite sick at the residence of her
mother, near this place.
Mrs Martin T. Cheairs is gradually grow
ing more feeble and without some very
great change for the better soon, il is feared
that she can not survive long.
The Methodist Sunday School at this place
is in a fiouriShing condition, a leading and
and most pleasant feature Of which is the
large and interesting Bible class of the old
veteran and faithful teacher, Col. ri. L.
Cheairs.
During the severe hail storm which passed
over Columbia on last Tuesday two weeks
ago, the Hon. Judge of the Criminal Court,
caught ont in it. They were in buggy,
driving Il splendid horse, which became so
unmanageable, that they were forced to
leap out and seize the horse by the bride.
In doing this, they were exposed to the full
fury of the storm, and ii is said, that they
bruised and bleeding heads and hands, and
had to be thoroughly renovated in the outer
and inner man before they were prepared
to see company. Although they had both
passed unblanched through many showers
of leaden hail in days gone by-never before
had such nervous tremOrS crept over them
and never had they been so demoralised
before.
Mrs. Cornelia, wife of Prof. Rcdman, has a
son ten or twelve days old, said to he child
son. No gar babies i'll the family; CONNIE
Il Jdm.
Farming operations are being pushed for
ward VigOrOlIsysinte the rains have ceased,
and both employers and employees seem inn
pressed with the Importance of making a
strong effort to regain what Was lost by
the unprecedented continuation of wet
weather. There are comparatively few loaf
ers on our streets and field hands have not
worked better since The war,