The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-03-27
HICKMAN COUNTYITEMs.

Our tanners are exceedingly backward
this season, the weather being so inau-
spicious Tor farming purposes, that
scarcely any farm work has been accom-.
plished up to this time. The wheat
! crop looks well, and every indication
gives hope of good crop. The acreage
sown this season is much larger than
usual, and if no disaster befalls the crop,
| we will have an abundance of wheat the
! present year. The recent heavy rains
| have been very disastrous to the farms,
and on all the water courses they are
considerably damaged, both by the loss
| of fences and washing of the hillsides.
! The damage on Sugar Creek has been
immense. Some places are almost en-
tirely ruined on the low lands. At least
! it will take years to restore them to
their usual prOductiveness,s
The fishing season israpidly approach
ing, and the consequence is, the young
ladies of Centreville have forme fish
ing club, with Miss Della Clagett, Presi-
dent; Miss Annie Clagett, Secretary, and
Miss Cora Nixon, Treasurer Their bv-
laws and rules have not been published
as yet; the only rule that has been made
public is: that only tour married ladies
will be permitted to become members of
the club. Mrs. Marsh Johnson, Mrs.
Jack Moore and Mrs. Nixon, are appli-
cants for membership, but whether suc>
Cus
The Grange movement seems to be
the all absorbing topic of interest in our
county at this time. We have about ten
or twelve Oranges in full operation now,
and application for several others, and
will, doubtless, have more science in
farming developed now. than we have
had heretofore. Whether there is any
political Significance attached to the
Order or not, we know not
On the SIl biaCt of candidates inStjpa
cannot be melted out. In small group
of citizens who casually met on the
streets few days since, there were
counted nine candidates and four veters,
In the last few days several other an
nouncements have been made, and it
has been wisely suggested by the citi-
zens in some of the rural dIstricts-if the
numbers continue to increase that
when they commence the regular can~
VaSs, TO go IN regular army style have
their commissarY tents, &C., and camp
out, as there are but few districts in the
county that can feed and lodge such
large number of men.
Shady Grove seems to be the attrac-
tive part of our county at this time, as
nearly every week they have from two
to five lawsuits-sOme of civil and some
OF criminal cases-and the Hon, Dent |
Pennington, from Maury county, is |
prominent as an attorney in nearly all |
the cases tried, and some of the citizens |
think of taking steps to have the Court |
house moved to their place, and in the |
event of a failure, to try and have Lew
is county and Newbnrg attached to |
Shady Grove.
Mr.. Morrill, Quillin, who moved from |
this county to Obion county, in Deem |
Der last, and settled on the railroad near |
Union City, was killed few days since |
by Lear neighbOr of his, cutting his |
throat from ear to ear.
The juvenile fishermen, consisting of |
Bobby Clagett. Miss Emma johnson |
and others, who frequent the waters of |
Indian Creek, report the catching of fif~
ty perch and other small fish, during |
The last week. Mr.. Marsh Johnson and
DIR. Norris have been busily engaged for
the last week in oYerhauling their old
and rigging up new poles, and arranging
their tackle generally for spring fishing,
and we must say that nicer or more
beautiful lot of fishing poles are not to
be found west of the mountains. If pos
sible, the fishing man of the HERALD
will Join his esteemed friends on the
banks of the beautiful Swan.