The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-04-10
AROUND TOWN.

DIR. A. L. Pillow has taken DR.. RobeI
Pillow into partnership with hlmselI, an
bestows a merfted compliment upon tn
young man. DIR. a. l. Pillow is a yer
popular physician, and such a IeSumonla
as ne besUoWs is exceedingly valuable.
"A little negro boy was seen last week
with silver watch, which he offered I
sell for ~ cents. SnppoSing the watch Z
have been stolen, Mr.. Hugh Cook took i
from the boy, and on enquiring, learnet
that the owner was colOred man VIII
worked at Mays & Dodson's stable, to whom
ii was delivered by Mr.. Cook.
Several practical jokes were played OF
ON unsuspecting persons on "All FOOL
Day" In one instance young man WA
handed some nice sweet cakes, by pretty
young lady, but he had to wash his mouth
out with water-they were made OF mud. "A
doctor received a not purportlng 10 De
from a woman, asking him to call lmmeql-
had no aching tooth, did not want any
pulled, hers were all JgLss, and mo ore
She told the Doctor she did not senator MIN
Ii was a cruel joke by dentist.
Jim BoOeris caught very large sturgeon
last Monday, on his trotllne. s,,
Rev. II. A. Jones preached last sunday
morning and night at the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church. He will not, as an
nounced in our last issue, preach here next
Sunday but will preach here again on the
fourth sunday in this month. His morning
sermon will be upon the history OF Presby-
tsIianism and the one at night upon the
doctrines OF the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church. Mr.. Jones enters upon his regular
duties as pastor of the church In Columbia,
Capt. Jim Andrews claimed his bag
gage" calamity at the fire last Tuesday
Eve regret to state that the estimable
wife offs. s. Cain, has been quite sick for
some time, and is yet confined TO her bed.
Mr.. Joe Mcdonald and several of his
family are, and have been, during the past
week, very sick, with the fever.
Owing TO the sickness of the wife Of Mr.
w. y. Bailey, candidate for Circuit Court
Clerk, he was not present at the speaking
of the candidates last Monday.
Maj. Thomas ]. Crosby, candidate for
Sheriff. was necessarily detained at home
last Monday, on account of the severe sick
ness of daughter. In making the an
nOuncement of the necessary absence, one
of his opponents, spoke in very compl1-
mentary terms of Major c.
-Hamp Adams, col, was arrested on
peace warrant Saturday, and placed in jail,
The trial being set for Tuesday. No prose-
cutOr appearing the justice discharged him.
The bridge at COlumb ia is said 10 be I'M
safe-gO slow when you cross II. Our Opin-
IS il simply needs "keying.'
We hope the people from every section OF
the county will meet with the County Court
on the 10Th inst, for the consideration of the
road question.
Aad bountiful dinner spread at Walkers
Restaurant last Tuesday, Tor the justices, OF
which they heartily partook.
a man and wffe-tvo of the best and
TnOst Intellectual persons In our town, In
Vited several of their friends to take tea
with them last Tuesday night. When wife
and husband are both intellectual, IL is usu-
ally safest to look for the best part OF the feast
10 be the conversation, but on the present
occasion, both the conversation and the
supper, were excellent. When some of
the guests were preparing to leave, the hus-
Dand told them ii was the 18th anniversary
of their engagement-that night eighteen
years ago his wife had agreed to marry
him, and unlike good many of the girls OF
the present day, she kept her promise.
As there has been good deal of CONVEX
satiOn on the streets in regard to the last
ballot in the County Court, last Monday, for
Superintendent of Public Instruction we
deem IL proper to say that there was
pne more vote cast on that ballot, than
there were Justices present, but whether the
yot4. was for Mr.. Wilkes or Bond, OF course
1t L. not known, neither is IL known VINO
cast the Illegal vote. There are 81 Justices
in tbe county when the offices are all filled. /
Al present there are but J3,there not having |
vet been "A successor elected in the place Of |
l.. b. Iadd, of che lst district resigned. All
the Justices of the county were present last |
Monday, with the exception OF justice
POgue. who was sick and did NOT come 10
town. Therefore ii VIII be seen that there
were, but y Justices present when the last 4
ballot was taken, which shows that there
were So votes cast, Ar. wilkes receiving Y |
1t a called meeting of the Stockholders |
OF the Columbia Steam FIGURING Mills, the
following named gentlemen were elected as
directors: I. h. Rains, Edward Kuhn Geo.
Martin, =. D. +. McEwen, and DI, >. ". FIJI
ers0n. At a called meeting OF the directors
the following officers were elected: Edward
Kuhn, President, 5. ID. +. MeEWen, Secre-
Iary and Treasurer.
We understand that the citizens are sub
scribing very literally for the benefit of
Mrs. Eddy, who was burned out-seyeral
hundred dollars having been subscribed.
ANY one disposed to give anything, will call
ON Mr. J. J.. McCiaw.
Duck River was probably higher yes
terday than il has been since the war.
There hundred dollars was stolen from
J. NJ. Sbepard'S residence y few days since
-D ID. \. Dugger's travelling agent, captain
Andrews, Informs US that that distinguish
I'D lecturer will deliver lecture IN the
Hammer Hall on the 10th INST. Sunlect,
Love Of Home" For the benefit OF ID. A:
Dugger's peck ct. Fare be low as any. |
No free passes