The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-09-04
OVER THE COUNTY.

Why is "Bulger" like an ash-hopp6TE
The newly elected Sheriff still SMOKES
johnson Davis and j. W. wttherspoon
have been quite sick.
That portion of the Santa Fe road lying
next to Colum bia was worked this week.
The Mt. Olivet Good Templar society Is
in the most flourishing condition. EheS
meet every Saturday,
Road overseers you had better r. llect
that Mr.. John Ballanfant will be on o. next
Grand Jury. A word to the wise, etc.
We regret to learn that whisky shep
has been established at Hurricane on
the eve of the camp-meeting. -.
Persons on Carriers Creek complaiI th9I
they are annoyed by a person who OWLS
about at night in disguise.
Those OF our subscribers with wi we
have made contracts to keep us IL GOD,
are hereby notified that we will It We III
now. 1t must be split hickory.
1t is understood that Mr.. Henry )hn-
son will be appointed Deputy Sheriff MI
Alexander. Mr.. Johnson has been de atty a
number of times, having been apo nteu
twice by Mr.. Latta.
keeping up our Fair-our county ride
should prompt us to do it. The dtsT OF
stock promises to be the best ever HID
Farmers on Carriers creek are con- ain
ing of weevil in wheat. II. A. McKay vent
to his bin one morning, and found Sc feral
We are glad to see that the cor rate
authorities continue to improve the 81 eets.
They are now working in east Columbia
Esq. Jim Sanders, when he PEI rms
the marriage ceremony, thinks IL N. ON
plete unless he kisses the bride. TIL last
couple he married were Cuffy Smith and
Dirch Thompson, cOlored.
-Jno. Ballanfant will probably be on the
next GIanG Jury. Whatever is the penalty
on overseers for not working the roads, Will
be enforced. He believes the law was made
to be executed, and not simply TO scare tolks.
MIR. Frank Ricketts,, of the Mt. Pleasant
country, and son of r. ID. Ricketts,, ESQ has
been appointed Deputy Sheriff by Mr.. Alex
ander. He is an excellent young man.
mr., Griffith, OF the Mt. Pleasant country,
brought us some fine Indian peache~ last
Monday. He says ]. r. Griffith & Co, Rave
recently erected steam Touring mill out
two miles from Mt. Pleasant, and intend 10
send ON after more machinery to MAKE the
mill more complete.
Grass is putting forth, and looking green,
In every portion of the country; pastures
are springing into new life; new Shoots are
putting out on cOrnstalks; millet is looking
splendid, and indeed, all vegetation Is ieel-
Sow plenty of rye and Mediterranean wheat
for pasture for your hogs and cattle, and
trust to Providence to keep you from starry
ng.
Joe Irvine says Runt Hodge and Thee,
LipScomb caught a very large nsh al
Primm's Spring, during their last NlslI
there-mQGh larger than the famous SIX
pound trout which Hickman fishermen
think they did not catch on their first visit,
in the spring. The last one was not trout
however, but a sacker-an enormous Ar
kansas sucker. 1t took both of them TO get
him out.
W. o. Witherspoon, Esq, has been ten
dered the office of Deputy Sheriff by MIR. Al
exander. Mr.. Witherspoonris one of the most
promising young men in the county, and
we are giad that Mr.. AIeXanoer apPIeCI L',Ti
his merits, as he does. This is very eOmpIl-
mentary to Mr.. WitherspOon, when we con-
slider that he did not vote for Mr.. AleXan-
der, but voted the full Democratic ticket
rum Court next Monday, of more import
ance to the public, than sthat of taking
county, especially the bonds of constaO les.
Littigants have lost money by being unable
to make anything out of the bopdsmen OF
some of the constableS, where The eonsta-
bles refuse or neglect to pay over money
collected. Take none but good, solvent men
as bondsmen, and the quorum court
Our subscribers at Mt. Pleasant are near
ly all behind. They can see how they stand
master at Mt. Pleasant. We do this for their
convenience. If they prefer, they can pay
him; or II they prefer, they can caIl ana
pay us. They car suit their pleasure in re-
gard to whether they pay at Mt. Pleasant
or Columbia, but we trust they Will pay at
once, as we are greatly in need Of the
money.
w Josh Addison and James a. Sanders
will have public discussion at Blanton's
Chapel next Saturday The
question is this: "ResoLUed, That it is wrong
for Christians to become members of the
order of Free and Accepted MasOns." Mr..
AdkissOp afErn}s, and Mr.. Sanders denies.
hood of Zion Church last Saturday night.
Mr.. John j. Stephenson says it is the nrSt
time any of his fence was ever washed
away. Considerable timber was blown
down in the Vance Thompson woodlOt.
Rock fences on Mr.. Fred Watkins farm
were washed down. The phosphoric display
was grand and beautiful.
Some thief or thieves entered Mr.. r. l..
POrter's sPFipg-house one night last week,
and took therefrOm all the nice butter
doubtless yellow and sweet, ana no butter
milk in it, which his excellent Vile mad
been saving for several weeks for the Hur
ricane camp-meeting. There ought to be
some simpler, sharper punishment for the
petty rogues than the penitentiary. TAe
punishment of the penitentiary is its s p
posed shame-what care small thieves or
shame! j. o. Beasley, a neighbOr, was til re
the night of the theft, or the night after.
Our knowledge of the new and fatal q s.
ease among horses spoken of last week oy
"CharbOne," extends to but one Csc.
Mrs. Jane Gooding, a widow lady, on L. lie
creek, owns mare which was affected, st
year, in like manner as those OF Me rs.
Brown and Gibson. At the time the n re
was so affected, a nephew of Mrs. GOOD y,
Mr.. Scotch Patterson, was there, and IN
which he did successfully, having become
familiar with the disease and its n'n-
ner of treatment, in Mississippi, wher he
lived. He applied mackerel brine, y ry
hot, to the swelling, frequently; and Dire H.
ed her with melted lard. AS Mr.. Patter pn
is now living in this county. at Bigbyv Ie,
we hope he Will favor us with comm Ne
cation upon the subject.
"A citizen of Bear creek, who resem rs
to some extent Polk Allen, was buy ug
wheat not long since in the 10Th district, ut
made slow progress, for he says every ne
he would ride up to a house, the man OF ne
house would look around the corner OF ne
house, and suddenly disappear. The Boar
creeker did not understand this for some
time but did learn that the reason they did
not come out, was that they thought he was
the constable of the district, POLK Allen.