The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-05-01

I The Cumberland Presbyterian minister
| OF this town can only occupy ms PUPPY W.
Sundays in each month, and the oHclai
| memb beers of that Church rendered the use
4 of ii the other two SabbathS to the Metno-
| " conference. at its meeting last Monday
night, accepted the invitation, ana nence-
| forth their preaching ana SUNDAY School
/ services will be held in the L. II. Church,
The Sunday School will be held at O'Clock
| in the afternoon. The reason for this
change is obvious; Inc , Ath en-. Han Is
| siderable distance for the majority of the
| congregation to walk; and besides, while the
| the Methodists feel that il is great inconve-
| nience to them, as the hall is used as a
| school room for young ladies.
J. j. Elam was elected a Steward by the
Quarterly Conference last Monday night,
to NIL the vacancy ocasioned by the remoV-
al OF Josh q. Bailey, one of the stewards,
Frank Wigfall, COL, got up subscrip-
ton for the burnt Methodist Church, last
Sunday morning, among the colored Meth
odists, and received one hundred dollars
upon the ground. He thinks the same will
be doubled. The colored Methodist respon-
ded literally, because, they said, the white
Methodists had always aided them in their
church enterprises The Stewards and IruS-
tees of the burnt church received notice OF
the donation with pleasure, and some OF
them said that they had received no dOna-
ton more thankfully.
The Methodists of Columbia District are
going to publish a quarterly paper for their
district. Its contents will relate chiefly to
Church matters in the district, such as re-
ports of quarterly conferences, financial
stewards, appointments of pastors, ETC., etc.
The quarterly conference of Columbia Sta
ton endorsed it. 1t will cost twenty-five
cents per year.
Jim Haynes says he is glad that he was
not elected Constable, as he would have had
70 neglect his other business to attend to
the duties of the office.
An election was held in this place last
Friday, for Constable, The vote stood for
John Lamar, 100; James N. Haynes, l3l; Jor-
don NJ. Hunter, II3. Mr., Lamar will make
a good officer.
Mr.. j. D. Wright, one of Columbia's live
business men, has bought out Foster Bros,
and will continue the grocery and produce
business at the same place.
We are glad the citizens took the matter
in hand last Monday, by petition, of every
business man on the square, and put a stop |
TO the erection of the scales next to the |
Court House. We presume they will be put |
at the place we suggested-oppOsite the Jail. |
DIR. Harrison is making series of inter |
eSttng experiments to determine the precise |
dote for strychnine. Several dogs and 9TH |
er animals have been devoted to science, |
with very gratifying results. A few weeks /
of the tip of a cats caudal appendage, on a |
ROSTERS comb. This was quite a feline ex-
pertinent, but the "scion" had scarcely |
been well set before a neighbOring king of |
the gallinaceous fowls saw something that |
he had never seen before, and he soon made
0f the square root, from the effects of which
his hero died.
We have heard of some of the box car
riers disregarding instructions, and permit
ting colOred radicals to vote.
Williams fowler have some beautiful |
goldfish. Uncle Tommy says Dent Pen
1igton brought them down from HenryvilIe
Bay on raft, during the late big freshet.
The Count and the Prince started West |
yard yesterday behind two spanking grays. |
The former is in love-with May.
We regret to learn that Mr.. Wilson Bland
vas seriously hurt not long since, while |
getting out of spring wagon.
The Fair Grounds are being repaired |
rapidly. Stock men are preparing for the
Spring Fair, all over the county, and the
chances are that it will be the finest show
Of horses, etc, ever shown in this county.