The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-11-13
AROUND TOWN.

The election for Mayor and Aldermen
comes of ON tomorrow week. Let every
good citizen turn out and vote Tor the men
whom they think best suited Tor the po-
somebody, not having the fear of police
ma Fricl in his heart, went INTO John y.
I.uvIc-S pig pen, last saturday night, and
stole "a fine fat pig, killed II there and took
IL oil. Mr.. EnElc tracked the thief, by blood
as FAR as the depot. ON the same night, and
i'm the same ncighbOrhOOd, some one went
into Mr.. Y. =. Pickard's house and took
lis best pair OF pants.
-nto Mac CpblcT's cabbage patch and took
gh.rcirom thirty or forty head of Cabbage
-Ducuight last week some thief entered
Vim. G. Cherry's house, on Free street, and
stole "a fine gold watch, belonging TO an or
uhau girl. Miss Alice Lowrance. Surely
Un4 thief is abroad in the town!
Orr. of the most important features 81
the iOliFcatiun last Saturday night, was the
magnificent "OpoSSum supper 1T the Al
hauhia- AEouJ one hundred persons Were
invited into the billiard room at about II
o'clock where was spread rich feast o.
"po>sum and taters, y turkey, etc, etc. The
rpuSSum was fat and rich, and cooked a.
we have rarely seen 'pOSsum cooked. Dur
ing the entire night the front part of the
AIham bra was brilliantly lighted up-iu
fact, II was one grand blaze of light.
MIR. Ed Green has opened new contec
tiuncry in the Brown block.
the present, is with Mr.. a. A. Hodge, at th'
red store.
The "Curb stone minstrels," since the
moon has has ceased To shine at night, re
gale lovers OF music with few "choice Sc
lCCtions.'
night were seen for miles around.
The Columbia Grange will not meet a
Mr. ID. J. Estes on next Thursday, as an
uouuCed last week, but Will meet Mt thu
Odd Fellow Hall, that day.
Mr.. Elias Houston, who has been an Oc
cupant at the iail, 50 often, has just beer
turned loose, after a confinement OF about
q months, ON charge OF obtaining watch I'm
der false pretvnses.
here buying goods, groceries, Sc., had hi
WAGON tongue broke on the square last W ed
ncsday. Hine " Bcnnetts wagon backed
against the German = wagon, throwing on
ot his horses down, and broke the Wagon
". Holt, agent for the Howe Sewinl
machine. was arrested and put in Jail lat,
Monday evening, charged with stealing corr
OF of Hr. j. 4. Atkins neld. Negroes on the
place. discovered Mr.. Holt, and reported IL
Ia I'r. Akin, who came TO town and haC
MIN arrested. since the above was put il
type, Mr.. Holt submitted his case and wa
sentenced To sixty. days in the county Jai
and tiu.d elu-
Jim Haynes is cleaning up around tn,
fafIand making things look neat and mic,
ON the outside as well on the inside.
What has become OF the city scales thai
Were mot" put ON che Public Square las
I've stated last week that Mr.. \. Bar
loved all the brethren OF the Democratic
party except one. We are now happy tC
State that lac and Mr.. Ed Williams hav,
shaken hands across the "bloody chasm
can't lT fDV-
~. n. Hodge says lac is the oldest maj
m town who has lived all the time in town
The Ugly club, of which Eddy Wilson
President. made quite an attractive ShOV
saturday night, in their new uniform. Thi
club is composed of some nice young men
The municipal election will take plac
tomorrow weeN-Saturday, NONem Der Il.
Tuesday night the grocery and COntec
tiuurry of Green T. Chattin was broken int
and robbed of about 500 worth of goods
Tnr thief made an entrance in the bacl
al the house 10y priZing the widow shuttle
and breaking the bolt. This is the secOnI
time the house has been piilugCd by thieves
fine other time thief was 50 holly pursued a
40 leave his boots. The coal ChiSel used 4
rriyr omen the shutter was LETT near tn
y,-il1,lo,v and was identified 10y Mr.. VIM
Mood as his property. \ very tine Manat
tom pistol was taken, which had never beeI
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