The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-10-30
OVER THE COUNTY.

w. + GreenIaw's sale took place on the
18th. His stock, etc brought IN the aggre-
gate Sgutl. About five hundred people were
present, from MauTy, Williamson and Da-
wilson. NJ. &. Cayce, of Memphis, was the
aucttoncer. W. Hugh Brown bought the
steam JhreSEeT, for SliOO; McLemOre Il De
Gr.lfirursid, of Williamson, bought the car
rage and matched mares, black, for $50;
Hugh Moore, of Williamson, bought the
roam mare, for $50; James NJ. Bailey bought
the reaper, 500. The principal buyers were
Major y +. CheairS, Major Cam. Brown,
Capt. ThoS Gibson, y. b. CheairS, J. ;. Cant.
There We're - purchasers The horses, hogs,
etc, etc, sold well, considering everything,
but the furniture, etc, which was of good
quality, brought only sixty per cent. Mr..
Circculaw and family LETT last Monday, we
learn, for Memphis. He is one of the cleV-
crest and incest gentlemen in the county,
and his wife Is one of our most charming
and Complishcd ladies, and the county
suStainS a great loss in their removal.
Their beautiful home is not sold, however,
and there Is a prospect of their return at no
very distant day.
While in the neighborhood of Hope
we'll. yesterday, we were formed that the
family of VIM. Walker, (whO died a short
time ago. We're poisoned Wednesday night
Dr. Murphy thinks they will recover.
Esd Ephraim avis, of Bear Creek, says
that in ISL he raised a pumpkin on the
place now occupied 10y Marshall Martin,
which weighed uinety-Hve pounds 1t re-
Iuaiued ia the Rankin House in Columbia
until 10 rOttCd.
VIM. TidweIl, who lives on the old HorS-
lev place, brought us a tremendous pump
kin last Friday, 1t weighed 6lls pounds on
the scales Of J. T. y W. +. Tucker. He has
many equally as large.
Mr.. Franklin \. Burke, a DISTINGUISHED
magistrate and politician from Mary cOun-
N was in cur town last saturday. Esquire
Rurka was born and reared in this county
i'm the 18th diStriCt-where he has many
relatives As usual, being a Williamson
county bow when he went to Maury he be
came a leading man in her county court.
He Is wealthy and very popular Blood viii
tell. For example, there are Burke ana rig
ures we have given Maury. Match them.
We defy compei ition.-RcCietr and JouTRdL
Pound ON Franklin pike, n key tied Win
a green string. At this office.
Jamie Leech, who took number oI
ureIuiunS at our recent fair, on wines, lel,
lies etc, cOmpli nented young married
couple OF our town with a liberal donation
of the above named articles.
Joseph \. Walker and IheO. lipScOmb
have bought ID. 4. Chappel's excellent farm
three miles from Columbia. They gave
sixty dollars per acre, and the place con-
taiuS two hundred and fifty acres, and fine
brick house. Near the house is splendid
fish pond, tuIl of trout, which will please
Theo as he is fond of six pound trout
If il reported that two professional bach
aI,rs i'm ths neigh bOrhoOd of Bunch's store
an. going to skin the cat in few days.
Mr. John W. Thomas aud Mrs. NJ. j
WRIGHT were married last week at her resi-
d.ucr on silver creek. They passed through
town ON Monday 10 his home on hnot
creek. where they met with welcome re-
ceptiou and a table spread with many rich
daiutieS provided by the hands OF Mrs J, J
Maugrem and Miss Lou Thomas 10 regale
their appetites. Long may they be happy
Prof. y. ID. Mcclure, will give a magic
the Suuday-SchOOla at Jones Academy, Fri
day night Nov g. Admission > cents; chill
dren 10 cents. The public are invited.
"A negro woman on W. r. BraZierS place,