The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-08-14
RALLY HELE ITEMS.

Calvin Hardison, of the firm of Hardi.
son 81 Co., has been for some time alb
sent on visit to Beaverdam, for his
| health. Jesse Cheek, of the same firm
has for some time back been under the
impression that three was an unluck y
| number for firm, and he has lately
| remedied that defect as the fOllowin g
announcement will show. On the 23d
day of July, lat the res dence of Mr.. John
| w. Miner, the rites of matrimony be-
| tween Jesse Cheek and Miss Rebecca +.
Miner, were solemnized by the Rev.
jeff Dixon. Long may the sun of pros
| perity shine over Jesse and his accom-
| plished wife, and flowers of pleasure
| bloom perennial around their footsteps,
with no rock of trouble to rear its by
| dra head above life's troubled waters,
to mar their peaceful progress down
times shining river.
Ga the 9th day of July, Thos. Harde~
man died, OF general debility. He was
an old and well known citizen of Flat
Greek. He was large hearted citizen,
good neighbor and kind and charita
bic man.
On the 4th day OF August at the resi-
dence of her in-law, Mr.: S. f. Cox,
Mrs. Esther Balm died of pulmonary
disease, alter long and painful illness.
Mrs. Balm was enc of the earliest set
tiers on Flat Greek.
Mr.. Robert Fleming, of Corinth, Miss,
the ChancerY Clerk of Alcorn county,
has brought his beautiful and accom-
plished wife up on visit to her rela-
Cives and friends. Bob is a capital fell
low. He went in the 'late unPlaas-
antuess" as a beardless boy, in the Ia
mented Battles Goth Tennessee. He
lost leg in one of the many bloody
battles i'll which the gallant goth was
engaged. Bob never believed his patri~
otism had been rewarded until he won
the hand of one of Flat Creeks lowell
est daughters to assist him in winning
a name among strangers.
David E'itz has returned from Column
oia, where he has been tor some time.
He has been engaged in learning the
art of hotel keeping under Mr.. William
Latta. Although he has much improv-
pd in health and general appearance,
having gained about pound and a
quarter per day since his soiourn in
town, he thinks, on tie whole, that no
tel keeping is rather too combining for
country man.
William Oglevie, col, has also return
ed from town, after a short residence at
the public hotel, thoroughly converted
by the sound law and gospel as preach~
ed by Judge McLemore, and believing
that he has found the only place
wheret the darkey can get his civil rights
and the top and bottom rails are placed
on the same footing.
Between Rally Hill and the river are
some very fine corn crops. Esq. j. M.
Ellington has a very fine corn crop;
Maj. J. T. Moore, John Secrest, w. t.
Peay, w. d. Farris, and others, have |
corn crops that will average with last |
year.
The election passed off very quietly |
and with but little excitement. The |
voters Of the 25:h district have shown |
their appreciation of the services Of JAS. |
T. Moore, as constable, by re-electinG
him by large majority, beating his'op
pointment, a very clever gentleman.
about three to one. He has made one
of the finest collecting officers of the
county, and the Flat Checkers have in
dorsed him as their unanimous choice for
the Legislature, in district Convention.
Their Congressional delegates have been
instructed to go for the gallant old
Whit, first, last, and all the time. The
delegates to the gubernatOrial cOnven-
ton are sent without any instructions.
That "blarsted fellow" independent,
that vas reported so dangerously sick
and given out by the attending physi-
clan, after being doctored with ratsbane
pills and polk root tea. He had the
of Crocodile, or he could
not have stood the treatment. He and
Conservative, however, have made
friends, and scratched off the inscription
on,the tombstone they had ordered for
independent