The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-12-11
OVER THE COUNTY.

I ldilltt NudliCl, COLI not long since, los
| II two dollar greenback, and after looking
| everywhere she thought it likely to be, She
| AT last examine a pot Of cabbage and ba
! con she had cooked, and to her surprise
\ found IL in the pot, having been boiled with
| the cabbage.
| Mr. Barker, the aruiabIc agent for Hitch.
| cock S Analysis of the Bible the most desir-
able and valuable book we have seen in q
long ume-ts residing at present in the
netghbOThCCd Of santa Fe. We commend
MN 10 the good graces OF the honest people
of Santa Fc.
Last Monday evening, gentleman pass
ing along Big Blgbee creek, at Cross Bridges,
observed that the roof of Mrs. Felix Web
sler's residence was on IRE. He gave the
alarm, and Immediately all the inmates of
the house were hurTying to and fro, some
trying to put out the hTc, and others en-
deaVOring to save articles of value. Mrs.
Webster had always said she would save
her valuable papers the first thing in case
of a fire, and sure enough she went to the
drawer and got what sine supposed was the
papers, and quitting them in buggy COM
meEced pulling the buggy from the house;
il proved to be, however, only a handbook
with Il hat in il. Miss Nj. hid her riding
skirt under the SmOkc-hOuSe; and Mrs. J.
W., left her young baby on the floor up
stairs and took Il big Saratoga trunk down
stairs and deposited il safely in the yard.
While all this was going Oh, however, the
fire was put out. 1t is supposed to have
caught fire from spark from the chin
ney.
Good roads, good roads, good roads, good
roads, good roads, good roads, good roads,
good roads.
Can You have the conscience to put su-
gar in your coffee, twice day, and yet he
rs?
Let every oveI~eer build half mile pike
on his road this winter while his road hands
are doing nothing.
Build pixies, build pixies build pixies,
build pixies, build pixies, build pixies.
The roads of MauTN are u disgrace 10 the
county, disgrace to the women who have
to ride over them, a disgrace to the state,
disgrace to civilization, and the age Of pro-
- l4Iff live at naIul-
bOrhOOd build its own turnpike. 1t can be
done wi hOut expense While tie farmers
Go TO work and build turnpike-. The farm
crS have four months i'm which to do moth
ing; let them put this time to some good
use. Don't come 10 town 50 much, and
work on your roads. Build turnpikeS.
Mr.. John n. Mcdonald recently dis
covered that wild ducks were in the habit OF
TOOSting or feeding on Niger Island. He
stretched Il trOtlinc ON the bank near the
edge Of the water, and baited his hooks with
grains Of corn. Next morning he went
there and found six fine ducks hanging TO
hi hooks. one of them got loose. This
plan would DO TO use on the wild geese
which are T,ljLIIl~ Col Suwcll'S wheat.
Capt. Tom Perry says taofe are only two
kind OF men who have the aQN&Eiage Of
hi n-prcachcTs and editors, Ihey can dun
him, without his being ut,lE 70 return the
comp liment or say "a word.
-t5eO. X. irvine came in the other day IL
pay up his subscription. He >'ld he had 10
eat three times a day, ana could not do 50
come thou and do IikeWiS Use.
On saturday The i'ih inst, at l o'clock
Hin, will be publicly Installed. After the
installation. Prof. j. &. Redman viii deliver
n public sddTCS-. Every body i invited.
The land sale Of The late John ChcurS
took place according to announcement, The
home place brought sjUO5 bought by Ben
Cheairs. Esq. one tract OF about 210 acres
acre, bought by Mai. Cam Brown. one tract
Of 81 acres brought 50 per acre, bought 10y
John Wade, ESD one tract bought by Mai
Cam Brown, known as the Grigsby place, for
SO per acre; tins place contained 10 acres.
\ Mr.. Lewis. on snow creek, gave
party to she young people. John collier
son ofBr. Collier. 90 EIliawspOrt, and Geo.
stone shooting and killing COLLECT stone
was also shot, in the right breast, bat the
ball struck a rib and glanced, and lie
will prObat,ly recover. There are various
rulnOFs Ia Ftg-ip y 'hr oitSin 10 Inc uLiI'-
Guilty none OF which Ua sufficiently reiia-
BILE 10 repeat.
The ileigL burhood OF Nj. Ncgo - erect
ing a cOnulOdioj.s buildiHE near the NJ. +.
Church. The lower room viii kc occupied
10y Mr. MCkeuuOu a~ a school, ahU the up
per room by the Good Iemplars. The school
will he called the 'NebO Academy.
We hear Of one OyerSeer, in the VII
Transport country being arrested fer not
keeping his road in order sheriff AleXan-
der has >eN eral iusCs III ms pocket, the
work of the last grand Jury. Look out Ove'-
Secr-, il may bC you,
r. @. tSOuk- Alexander Is the father OF
another boy and does uGt know what TO
name him The Nheriii says Bill is lucky
name.
Mr.. VOORHEES, is progressing very well in
the collection OF in~olvent taxes; hut in two
of liz. districts. north OF the river, receipts
were shown 81. yorhieS, by several per
sons, whose names are ~. AAe ltrtl >boWlnS
that they had paid the collectors,
Henry c. Jones, breeder OF finT BpTE-
Shines. says Al. FIy'S hogs are nowhere
He killer t,=snty-thrrc hogs on the 9th of
November. and nd them all hanging up
by daylight. They weisHr! ~; the largest