The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-12-25
SPRING HILL ITEMS.

The case of horse stealing alluded t.
last week, in which several cOlOred per-
sons were thought to be engaged, has
settled down upon George Tillmau, 4
half Mexican. He had his trial before
Esq. Calvin Chapman, of Williamson
county. and in default of bail, was com
mitted to Jail in Franklin to await his
trial before the Criminal Court. Mr..
McIIemore recovered his horse.
The Changers had a big day Saturday
in our town. 1t was the time tor the in
stallation of the officers, but owing to
some misunderstanding as to time, the
installation was postponed until future
day 1t was decided, however, to have
on the second day of Christmas feast.
From the well known character OF the
ladies belonging to the Grange in this
place, the dinner to be prepared for this
occasion, will be a feast indeed. 1t will
doubtless be a most recherche affair.
Prof. Redman delivered to a large audi
ence, composed of Changers and citizens,
An address OF great beauty and elegance,
fully sustaining his high reputation as
A profound scholar, and Gear and tOrcl-
ole reaSOner.
Mr. N B. Cheairs has removed from
his Office up in town to the magnificent
d family residence. which he purchas-
ed at the sale of his fathers estate. He
and his brother John are comfortably
and handsomely fixed up there in best
bachelor style, and need only one addi-
tiOnaI member to the family to make it
one Of the most elegant and attractive
homes in all this region OF country.
Their younger brother, Henry, who was
cOnnOisseur in all the arts and sciences
of housekeeping, and the culinary de-
partment attached thereto, has aban-
dOned the ranch and taken position
with his brother-in-Iaw, Mr.. II. n. Fig
uers, as salesman in his large dry-goods
establishment in the town of Franklin.
Esq. B. G. Wells has lately erected d
handsome office in front of his residence,
which will be a very suitable room for
holding his courts, whenever it may
suit his convenience to change the place
of his levees.
1t is understood that Maj. Campbell
Brown has consented to let his sister
iu-Iaw, Mrs. Jones, have the place
which he purchased al the sale Of Mr..
John w Cheairs, On the terms which he
paid tor 1t, and that she will remove to
1t sometime this winter. Her lamentcd
father was once our neigh Dor, and his
d ughter will be welcomed among us
with warmest friendship. This place
NAV soon be made one of the most de-
sirable residences in the neighbOrhOOd,
and has we'll of water near the house,
so clear, cold and abundant, that it will
supersede the necessity of ice.
Mr.. a. w. Potter's gin-hO was
burned enc day last week, with large
amount 6fSeed cotton, seyeral bales OF
ginned cotton, eight hundred bushels of
wheat, several thousand feet of season.
ed lumber, together with large and
valuable lot of costly farming imple-
ments. His loss is not less than $4,000,
and no insurance upon it. Through the
heroic efforts of Mr.. James Porter and
other neighbOrs nine bales of cotton
were saved from under the burning
building after they had taken fire; some
of them had the bagging burnt off, and
were only held together by the iron ties.
Mr.. Potter, who is one of our most en-
terprisIng citizens, has the warinest
sympathy OF the whole community.
The young men of our town have es-
tablished young mems prayer~meet-
ing, which it is hoped will be regularly
kept up. They meet at the Methodist
church every Friday night. For the
encouragement of our noble young men
who engage in this enterprise, 1t may be
stated, upon the authority of young
gentleman of Columbia, who has re-
Gently visited our neighborhOOd, that
the young men of that place, to the
week in similar way, and "shend an
hour or two in religious worship and
conversation, and blend with these eX-
and provide for the wants OF the poor
and destitute, and send out aid and
comfort to many who are i'll need.