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

Duck river has not been so high fol
nine or ten years Her destruction t.
the farmers in this portion of the coun-
ty cannot be repaired this year, for moi
farm on her banks the least subject Il
overflow, has escaped.
S. g. .Delk, Esq lost sixteen acres Of
beautiful well grown wheat which stood
several days under or feet water
besides many acres of oats. The Green
| field and Delk bends have sustained
heavy losses in rails. Poplar, Leiper's,
! Turkey and Snow Creeks, did theil
share of devastation.
! The farmers ills are many. j. L.
| Williams ESQ.,, was unfortunate last
week in having killed by dogs, one
hundred and twenty-five ewes and
lambs. Robt. Moore, Esq, also lost a
| few last week in like manner. Let
every farmer poison the dead animals
! on or near their farm and they will not
| be long in getting rid of sheep killing
dogs, or let the county court impose a
heavy school fund tax on dogs.
Capt. Southall came very near lOss
| ing eight bales of cotton in the overflow,
but he rescued them.
The following cOlored men came very
near drowning during the last week
Duck River overflow: ODE Porter, Hub
bard Johnson, Nat and Bully Bradford
They were attempting to save portion
of raft and the boat turned oyer to the
fury of the waters. They all climbed a
tree to which they had tied the raft, but
waters were too great and down came
negroes, tree and all. One landed
safely, but the balance took another
tree, until they were rescued by George
Hill and others. 1t is said Hubbard
johnson never pray cd before.
w. t. Porter, of the village, had a very
valuable COW to hang herself last week.
No doubt because melancholy over the
unprecedented gloomy weather.
The Greenplains farm lost a mule last
week, from a complication of diseases.
Gabriel Thompson, son of Bette
Thompson, colore1, was buried on
Greenplains last week.
j. B. Delk Esq, is sorely afflicted
with ssick wife, daughter and son,
May they all soon be restored to good
health.
The measles has been prevailing in
the Greenfield bend tor several weeks,
though not fatally.
The mortality of the colored citizens,
of this neighbOrhood, has been greater
this spring than for four or FIVE years
past. The majority of deaths were from
lung diseases.
A child of Cherry Sowell, colored,
was buried in the village last week.
The Greenfield and Delk bends citi-
zens have good chance to educate their
children, as was mentioned in the
HERALD AND MAIL recently. That
highly accomplished young lady Miss
Lizzie Alexander opened a school on
Monday the 18th inst. Now show your
liberality to the young lady and to
your children.
The citizens of the same herds would
like to hear Of, Mr.. J. +. T. Jones how long
it will be, before the saving of the lum-
Der &c. will commence for the building
OF the church, for which they subscrib-
ed. Let us hear from you, John, for the
people are sadly in need of a church.
Surely all the "pop corn" of Shady
Grove, Hickman county, has been gulp-
ed down by game chickens. How is
that, Pop Corn?"
We forgot to mention that the village
across Duck River came very near
leaving us last week. The River was
up to it's bottom and it received many
jars FROM the floating timbers.
The amiabIe and accomplished Miss
Jennie Weem's near Florence, Alabama,
arrived at Arkland, few days ago.
Mr.. PaytOn Sowell, au old citizen of
the village, died last week, and was
buried at the Russell Cemetery.
Corn and cotton planting commenced
Wednesday.
Revs. w. r. McKennon and Whit
Russell are respectfully invited to make |
an appointment to preach in the Green |
field and Delk bend.