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

| The long and continuous rains have al.
| most entirely suspended farming operations
| on Flat Creek, and the farmers faces are
| day by day elongated, and take on more
| gloomy expression. Now and then a few
hours of sunshine brings smile of Sat1Sfac-
| ton on their granger countenances, as they
are now mostly grangers or soon will be, as
| they have organized strong grange at Nc
Crory'S Corner.
Flat Creek was so booming in her late
rampa ge that she took and damaged the
farmers greatly, from the head to the
mouth. Messrs. George and William Wal
lace suffered severely in land damaged and
ers, and others, lost a great many rails; John
Chunn lost about a thousand rails; j. M.
Ellington, lucky as usual, caught more rails
than he lost; Esq George Whitaker don't
think this lucky year for laiSing Irish po-
tatOes as he suffered very severely, having
planted several acres. The rise not only
washed over half of them up, but washed
off the soil with them. The apron on the
bridge across the river at Hard1son'S Mills,
was washed of, but it has been repaired;
Messrs. HardiSon, Cheek & Montgomery
are theoretically repairing their damages.
They are splendid business men, and nave
one of the finest mills on the river, and are
deservedly popular for their cIeVerness ana
politeneSS.
Mr. Austin Harmon narrowly escaped
drowning at the river in attempting to cross
the bridge during the rise, as the apron was
washed off. Mr. VIM. Shires and VIM. Sc
crest started to bring him Offin canoe the
canoe was balanced on an upright post and
overturned. Mr.. SecreSt SWAIN ashore, and
as Mr.. Harmon could not swim, Mr.. Sh1reS
nobIy staid with him and encouraged him
to hold on to the canoe, which MIR. Sh1res
had great difficulty in holding steady, as 1t
was much inclined to roll over in the
waves. After floating down the river some
distance, they were rescued by skill from
the angry waters.
Maj. Vim. Hurt, of Fayetteville, late of
Hurts Cross Roads, has been out on a visit
to his old neighbOrS. He is now merchan-
diSing in Fayetteville.
There is a unanimous feeling among all
parties i'll favor of the pixies being built by
the county as devised by the Honorable
County Court, and the people will show
their appreciation of the measure by giving
it an oVerwhe Ginning vote at the election.
A high old time at Bethesda, Williamson
county. The candidates pay for barbecue
and give treat-a bar keeper takes IN one
hundred and six dollars at 10 cents drink.
The dead and wounded are many, but they
will rise again. On Saturday the 18th the
candidates for the different county offices of
Williamson county spoke at Bethesda. The
speaking was very fine, as well as the bar
becue WHICH was paid for by the candi-
dates, whose money flowed like water.
They appear to he much more liberal set
than our candidates, who have invested all
the money they could get in locked boxes
and tickets. Mr. John Lane, who always
sets out the "Lincoln County with pleasure,
when the candidates so kindly foot the bill,
took in one hundred and six dollars. The
result was that about seventy were able to
guards, and carrying each about eighteen
hundred and sack of salt, they yet manag-
ed to get away,
But of thirty-four twas plain.
They were by whisky badly slain.
the services of the talented young
village physician, DIR. Dick Core, were called
into requisitiOn, who, after night of ardu-
Gus work,
To life he brought them roughly back,
With full many a dose of 1ppecac.