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The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-01-09
SPRING HILL ITEMS.

Mrs Annie McLemore, the most excel
lent wife Of r. A. McLemore. Esq, has
been dangerously i'll for some days past,
but we are glad to learn that she has so far
recovered, AS TO be considered out of dan
ger now.
The young ladies and gentlemen of our
town and vicinity have been enjoying the
holidays finely. Robt. w. McLemore, Jr.,
opened his new and elegant mansion for
their entertainment on Friday night, and
he and his am able and highly accom-
plshed lady, dispensed to their guests u
most generous hosp tality.
A gay and festive crowd Of the beauty
and chivalry Of old Maury and William
son met at the residence OF + quire T. B
Bond on Saturday evening, and happier
AMI more Joyous assembly OF young people
never congregated before
Miss Dora McLemOre, the accomplish
ed music teacher Of the New Middleton
Institute, has been spending her vacation
with her friends and relatives in this vi
cinity She returns next week to the field IS
of her pleasant duties in the school to
which Professor Binford, of Franklin, one
of the rip.st scholars and most successful
teachers of the South, has been recently
elected President.
Amid the festivities Of the season, the
| god who presides over marriages, has not
| been as active as usual in wintry DeCem-
| Der, vet he has not fOrsaken our commu
nifty altogether. We have had TO hyme-
neal occasions lately, in one of which the
| gentleman proved the falsity Of the asser.
| ton that man can not conceal for ioy
! the fact that he has a lady love" for Mr.
| w. A. Burch of Thompson Station with.
| held the secret from even his own house
! hold, until few days before bringing 20
! hi home, his fair bride, Miss Sarah A.
| Williams
The other was somewhat romantic; Mr..
William Chrisholm, who is pure Caledo-
MAN. led TO the alter Miss Jesse Cooper,
| who is also from Scotia's pleasant shores,
| and who has but recently reached this
| country, to fulfill las all true wcmeu
should the plighted tEoth. given some
four years ago, h. said to her by teIe-
graph 'rsme to mel come, for long have
sustained life,s weary toll alone" and
! she answered: "wearied and vexed with
/ care, / come to share the sunlight of thy
| smile" She came, and the marriage GER
emony was performed at the residence OF
| Major Campbell Brown, by the Rev. Mr.
! Gray, of the Presbyterian Church, on the
/ 10Th of December.
Rev. DR.. Mollvy, of the Presbyterian
Church, delivered very able and i'm
pressive sermon at the Methodist Church
on Christmas day, to large, intelligent
! and appreciative audience, composed Of
[ members of the congregations Of the va
rious Churches Of the town.
Our new preachers, Rev. Mr.. Gray and
Rev. Mr.. Jordan, are both growing il
favor with their respective congregations
and both seem aciuated by a common
motive, to do good and advance the inter
ests cfthe great cause in which they are
engaged.
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Marriage ON the MooresviIIe Pike.

Last Tuesday was disagreable--it raj ned
and slushed, and then showed all night.
The ground was wet and muddy, and the
roads as bad as bad can be. Surely it was
an unprOpitious night for happy event like
that Of marrying, but upon that night a
marriage did take place at the residence of
Esq, James 7. moore, four miles and half
from Columbia the MOoresvlle "pike.'
The bridegroom was Mr.. Henry Magruder,
of Georgia, aud Miss Matte Moore, daugh-
ter of Esq. j. T. Moore. Mr.. Geo. Hardin,
of Bolivar, Tenn, and Miss Sally Moore,
the attendants. notwithstanding it was
bad night, numerous persons were present,
and the blazing wood fires made them forget
thatsIt was cold outside. One of the guests
a young lady, came eighteen OF twenty miles,
that bad day, to attend the wedding. Rev
J. @. Mitchell, D. D., performed the cere-
mony in beautiful and unique words. He
took the plain gold ring from the brid egroom,
and holding it up compared, in most happy
and appropriate manner, its purity, value
and shape to the love that should animate
al persons who take upon themselves the
sacred marriage VOW. In his prayer lie
thanked God for the holy ordinance of mar
riage; and for the fact that He had com
mended it to men by performing the first
marriage Himself, in The Garden of Eden,
when the first man and the first woman were
free from the faint of sin.
About ten o'clock supper was announced.
Horace Greeley has said that the South needs
10000 cooks; but we presume he got his
opinion Of our cooking from the hotels II
he had eaten at some of our substantial
farmers hemes, we think he would have had
a much better opinion of our cooks. Now
Mr.. Moore's dinners have always been known
to be superb. At fairs. camp meetings etc,
it is always considered a compliment indeed 10
get an invitation to dine with Esq. Moore, or
rather with his wife and charming daughters.
On the present occasion the supper was ex-
cellent-eYerytbing was excellent, and espe-
cially the substantials. Mr.. Magruder, who
is good looking and pleasant young man,
has got an admirable young wife in Miss
Matte. They will live in our county.
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Chancery Court.

The following cases have been finally dis
posed of and stricken from the docket
C and w d Walker VS. Jas Walker ct al
F Thompson. guardian, VS. W P Parham;
Geo CAN'T VS. VIM NJ Sullivan; Foster and
Mckee VS. John c Green; " G Gates VS. Jno
Lavender; A w Denham rs R Harris ct all;
Wash Meredith VS. Mary E. Hall ct al; Mary
Cook VS. Joseph Wright ct all Dickey Chap.
pell VS. W C Allen ct al; Joseph Anderson,
trustee, VS. Salhe White; J L Brandon vs.
Price, Terrass d Co; Ewing, Pendleton & Co
VS. Jas II Thomas, trustee; Haga1 and Rick
etts VS. "a Potts; Jno Leftwitch VS. B
FrierSon, admr. ct al; W V McVay VS. W S
Rainey admir-; Ed Williams VS. VIM Perry, ir.,
ct al; VIM G Wigs VS. Jno NJ Wigs ct al;
Jones and Adams VS. = Nj Ryan; Cath Green
VS. Robert Green; Robt Housed VS. d G and J
Helm; Thos J Crosby ct al VS. Meredith Helm
ct al; Henry Zilner VS. David McCaw; VIM
Brown,vs Jno K. Evans; Jno McDougal VS. Jno
Jordan; David Thomas VS. Morris Griffin: E
Jones VS. Nar:isss Martin: w Green VS.
l. and Jacobs Spark Kelley VS. Thompson
Fleming; Geo W Kinzer Us NJ Edwards; ]
II Mallory VS. Seth Sparkman admir- Spark.
Shelley VS. Younger Festal ad1r; Sam NJ Cole
man VS. Gilman Smith; EdIe Cockrill VS. Sims
Latta, sheriff A K Standrige VS. C T Spark
man; Berry, DemOville d ca vs. J Il Witt ct al
Green ct al, ex parte; Nancy c Collier VS.
Vim Collier; Americs Ryan VS. Ruff Ryan:
NJ l. Cheek VS. Ruff and America Ryan,
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AROUND TOWN.

Mr.. ID. T. Chappel has moved his fam
lily from the country, and will reside the
present year in the "Oatman House." Mr..
Chappell is a good citizen, and we welcome
THE Concern" commenced reading "St.
Elmo during the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G.. Bailey gave pleas
ant entertainment to the young folks dur
1t YOU have a light trade, advertise and
make II better-if you have good trade,
advertise and keep il so.
--Flrtatton is detention and attention
without intention.
Labor to promote the prosperity of YOUR
town as though you We're its sole owner.
1t takes good memory TO rem EN- Der
the poor.
We are sorry TO learn that Master David
Engle, son ofJohn \. Engle, ESQ. met with
a painful accident on the 2ith ult.. bv shoot
ing off one Of his thumbs.
While Mr.. A. q. Woodward was firing
of Christmas guns, his musket exploded,
tearing Off the nail of his right thumb.
Master James Akin, while fixing his
'fuZee' on the night OF the 9th ult-. had his
hands severely bruised by the kicking OF
eaid "fuZee."
We notice that Policeman Friel is erect
ing an addition to his house on Spring
street, near Burns Spring.
Mr.. j. B. Jordan and Mr.. Am hroSe Truitt
Were appointed as special police during the
holidays. From the general qutetude OF
our town, we think that we might have
suspended two or three.
There will be a regular meeting of the
Maury County Teachers Association in the
Masonic Hall. saturday, the 10th inst, at II
O'Clock a. IN. Male and female teachers
from all parts of the county are hereby in
Nitcd TO attend.
The young ladies of our town do say
and we do not gainsay tt-that "a widoweT OF
some MY summers Is the handsomest and
most fascinating beau VI Colunh'~ 80
49, - - ---s.s society.
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From the report of the Chairman of
the County Court, published elsewhere, il
will be seen that the income revenue for
1873 is S56l72 more than the expendi-
lures, but as the county is in debt to the
amount of So, 700, it will be'seen that after
taking the $J6I.72 from the s. 800 the
county is still in debt to the amount of
S7,O38 % But for the repairs upon the
court house and Jail, and the building of
a new bridge, the county would not have
owed dollar January l, 1874. But these
were necessary improvements, and they
are permanent 1t will not surprise some
people, when they see by reference TO the
Chairman's report, that the Criminal Al
Circuit Courts cost the county SIC, 228.64,
from which amount, however, should be
deducted S2l9 40. paid by the clerk w. j.
Whitlhorne, as the trustee, as revenue
from these courts due the county. Maury
county has now one of the most substan-
tial court houses in the State, secure
and comfortable JAIL and about six good
bridges, and we are confident that the
end of this year will, with moderate tax
assessment find the county permanently
head and shoulders out of debt.
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OVER THE COUNTY.

If an editor We're 10 ask farmer Ledbet-
ter, who is n good writer, for something
from his pen, would he send him a fine pig
or an article on "BerkShircS?
Mr.. r. NJ. Green. at Duck River station,
has sold out to Esq. w. o. Gordon. Mr.. Cor
don is a good business man, and we wish
money.
The day after Christmas, ;. Ii. Grimes,
who lives five or six miles west of Mt. Pleas
ant, gave pleasant party to the young
folks, who turned 1t into a regular dancing
frolic. Seventy persons We're present, and
joy reigned supreme. They danced "all
with the girls in the morning" never TAX
ing their shoes OF. One young lady, pretty
as pink, being popular with the boys, got
danced until she tainted and fell upon the
floor. Blood ran out OF her mouth, and she
remained unconscious until next morning,
when she was bewildered and did not know
where she was. Fear fell upon the gay
dancers, but they did not 90 home. A pi-
Gus deacon of the church was present, and
played for the dancers nearly all night.
The fiddler engaged for the night got SO
booty sam Grimes put him aside and placed
the deacon in harness, who was nothing
10th. ra ~
Rev. Mr.. Ransom will commence his
Quarterly Meeting at Neapolis to-morros .
Henry Clay Jones, of the Mt. Pleasant
country, has q SOW that he gave Maj. Ben.
marian $40 for when pig. This SOW has
produced 81 pigs al ten filters, and raised
thirteen At her last farrowing. She has
never ptoHEced an inferior pig, and all OF
| her pigs that We're not given away as pres
entS, were sold at ten dollars each Mr,
j ]. killed TINS SOW few days ago, and she
weighed over 4O1 pounds net. Henry lay
! Jones, when a child, was rocked IN an ash
| cradle, and his mother made him a coon
! skin cap, and would not let it be taken OH
| his head until he was two years old. =
| An acquaintance asked Jack Flv what
| time farmers generally arose in the Nov
! ing, and he replied, 81 nevA~ -.
| to be struck ~ atilow light
I o'el~-' - my place before foui
,.uvk. Otners may do so, but never do
| There is one family OF people Lhai
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Levi EuIis Leaves. Faithful Servant

1t affords us much pleasure to publish
the following complimentary testimoni-
al of the character and services of one OF
our colored fellow citizens:
At meeting of a portion of the men,
bers of the bar, clerks and officials, We
regret to learn that Levi Eulis, col, who
has so long waited upon and attended
the different courts of Columbia, Ten
nessee, is about to leave this for an ad-
Joining county to engage il other pur-
suits. We cheeriully recommend him
to the favorable opinion of all good citi-
zens, and state that he has at all times
bemeaned himself in manner becom-
ing, and has been faithful attendant
at all times, and has treated all those
connected with the courts with the ut
most courtesy and respect, and is deserv-
ing the confidence of any with whom he
may be associated. Signed by w. S.
Fleming, Chancellor; L D. Myers, Saul
Samuel, Jr., A. NJ. Wingfield, T. f.
Fleming, Dep'y G. q M. and W. J. Whit
thorne, Circuit Court Clerk; Sims Latta,
Sheriff; A. NJ. Hughes, U. S. Deputy
Attorney; D. B. Cooper, Clerk and Mas
ter; n. r. Wilkes, w. B. Gordon, J. T.
Williamsoh,A.C C. Hickey,G p. Frierson,
NJ. L Pillow, Frank Herndon, Jno. Nj.
Hickey, County Court Clerk; W. B.
Wood, Register.
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takes eight copies of the HERALD, and pay

takes eight copies of the HERALD, and pay
| for 1t besides.
-Thare are fiftyztwo allopathicz physi-
pay Physicians In Maury county, and none of
5ae nomop athic persuasion; We do no
doctors there are in the county. r
The negroes on Double Branches dread
the day when Esq. Hugh Harrison kills
hogs-his swine are so tremendously fat
| and heavy that it strains the stoutest men
to handle them. But" says Dock Lock-
ridge, 1.-THE Squire is such a nonsous clever
man thatI am bound to help him."
E. w. Convey and several of his neigh
bors, on the Mooresvtlle pike, spent Christ
ma r'tS Ia rap Win guns hounds,
There is man living near Culleoka, an
intelligent and prominent citizen, who, be-
ing the youngest of q great many children,
was not weaned until he was eight ar nine
years old. He used to Quit school at play
time and go home to suck" E. w. Convey
who was his playmate, is our informant.
Esq. James T. Moore, on the MooresviIle
plke,.ha a large and beautiful red fox skin,
the brush of which is very heavy and beau
tiIul; Esq. Moore and Major Thomas J.
crosby caught the fox, or rather their dogs
caught it, short time since, near the Geo.
NJ. Cannon place, in the cedars. 1t was
caught in a fair race, which is q feat the
captors are proud OF, as it is of very rare oc-
currence. The red fox is very hard to
capture, although he scorns to take advan-
tage a hole, like the grey foX,) because he
throws the dogs off his trail by travelling
Pupnc roads, and by making stupendOus
IeaPs down ana up precipices. He furnish
eS far greater sport to the huntsman than
MS grey cousin, but he loves young lambs
and pigs too well for the farmers, and they
Kill HIM whenever they get a chance. Joe
Irvine expects to kill one that is Watching
his sheepfOld, and Jack Gordon knows
where one is, and is HgOing for him soon
IA. Ask Jack Gordon to tell you his coats
story" Maj. ThOs j. Crosby his story about
his dog story. 49, --.l-- =
Cot D. r. Wade and Gen. L. E: Polk have
bought the States Interest in the Mt. Pleas
ant Turnpike, amounting to one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars, The other own
ers of stock are, Mrs. @. A. Pillow, Gen. L. j.
Polk's estate, Knox Walkers estate, and f. |
YOung's estate. They met last Monday and
organized by electing Gen. L. E. Polk Presf-
dent; w. ]. Dale, Secretary, and Col Wade
superintendent Col Wade will commence
at once to puton thick coat of gravel or
macadam, and we warrant the prediction
that he will make it-alreadY the best pike |
in the county-equal to any road in Ken
lucky, the land of good tuFnplkes:
See new announcements. We are likely |
to have several "Richmonds in the field" |
and it would be well to read over the an
nOuncementS each week.
R. A Glenn, Esq, who has been Justice |
of the Peace in Maury for34 years, was elect
ed chairman last Monday. He is one of the |
most upright and conscientious men we
know of, and will make an excellent pre- |
siding officer. r. ]. Baugus, John q. Hors- |
ley and f. A. Burke were elected members |
of the Quorum Court.
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LEWIS COUNTY ITEMS.

The subscribers Of tho HERALD in
Lewis are expecting to receive their pa
per free of postage alter the first dav OF
January, as the the HERALD IS formed
partnership with the Mail.
That big black perch at the mouth of
Blue Buck, ought to be killed for the
sake of our friends il Hick man.
Robert Pennington's new grocery is
in full blast at the Anthony house in
Newburg Uncle Johnny has replen-
ished "his jug" with rifle whisky since
hearing that Henryville had been at
tached by the "EllibusCers. He is now
prepared to feed them "out of his jug"
on their retreat.
A few days ago a distinguished "filli-
buster" came very near shooting Will
liam Pope, near the furnace on Chiefs
Creek, with a doubled barrel shot gun,
because Bill was not willing for "filIi-
buster's' dog to eat his scanty rations
Our friends on Buffalo must learn that
it will not do to insult "fllibuster's''
dog in time of rampant war;"
The ore diggers at the furnace on
Chiefs Creek, are very anxious for the
"fllibusters' to direct their attention to
Cuba. They do not desire to run the
risk of being killed in case another fill
busters dog should be accidently INSULT
ed. The request is moderate and should
be granted. The ore diggers are clever,
honest and hard working fellows.
Several gentlemen of Maury have
been huntiug in Lewis since the game
law expired, and have killed more than
one hundred deer. The natives" were
respected and none insulted, until the
"fllibusters" came. The gentlemen of
Maury who desire to hunt in Lewis
next year, must send the "fllibusters"
to Cuba; as they would meet Spaniards
there as bloodthirsty as themselves.
Hickman county has a man who
ought to be sent with the "fllibusters''
to Cuba. He is As years old, has a wife
and six boys living. Two of the boys
are grown. He raises his boys in tb5ir
''shirt tail" until they get large enoug b
to work for their own breeches, ThN
boys are modest and will :
strangers. Like Lh- Lhn ITolh
- .lags and off they go whenev-
, OF any one approaches. This man has
| been living in small log cabin twenty
years, which has no floor. II g was new
| er known to have a feather-bed inside
| his cabin, or to own a horse. He owns
nothing except rifle gun and a big
yellow dog. He voted against the Duck
! RIVER Valley Railroad for fear his dos
would be taxed. He would make the
"fillibJsters" boon companion, AS be
! is devoted to his dog. They may have
! him if they should want him. 1t would
/ be greatly to the advantage of the PEG
| pie of Hickman to have this man sem
' with the HfillibuSters" to Cuba.
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what a COIOred Wan thinks of the
People of Columbia.

To the Editors Of the Herald and Mail:
AS l am about leaving Columbia to
to take up my abode in another portion
of the State, would respectfully ask of
you the privilege OF acknowledging
through the columns of your ably cons
Quoted paper, my sincere thanks and
profound gratitude to the people of CO.
lumbla and vicinity for the uniform
kindness and courtesy of which l have
so abundantly and freely shared at their
hands during my residence in their
midst.
About three years ago, I came to this
place, young, poor, inexperienced and
a stranger. yet l was cordially received,
kindly assisted, and was given employ
ment, that amply rewarded me for my
labor. Although / have occupied the
humble but honorable position OF COM
mon labOrer, still no one in this COM
munity has ever failed to treat me with
generous respect or refused t. assist D'e
with good counsel and pecuniary aid
when needed. have, therefore, passed
among these highly cultivated and liber-
al people, three years of my life, filled
with joy, happiness and prosperity; and
as the time of my departure draws near,
my heart sickens with sorrow, for L teal
that however much fortune may smile
upon me among the people of my future
home, will find none so generous, none
so dear, as the hosplt3ble citizens OF
the town of Columbia. will carry with
me wherever l may go, heart over
flowing with gratitude, whose continual
prayesr shall ever be for the prosperity
and happiness of these people; and .all
along the rugged pathway of life the
fond recollections of these good people
shall be cherished by me. And especial
ly would 1 acknowledge my gratitu lie
to w. j. WhitthoTne, Esq, for his great
L. 70 10 sNt ODD M
BILE men, and has been to me true, hon
est and faithful friend,
Respectfully,
LEVI EULIs
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Another Horrible Accident by Cot

Ton
II tie Editors OF The Herald and, Maa:
Christmas brings, her otferingsto great
and small, both pleasurable and nnex
pected, and in, the case 1 am about to
narrate, unwelcome. Our friend and
former resident preacher on Nebo cir
cult, on Christmas day was striving dill
igently to finish ginning his cotton, so
as to be able to BEGIN new year unen~
numbered with an old crop, and also to
be able to deliver up his engine to
purchaser, Mr.. Thos. Kittre2l--and be-
ing very particular man in his GIN
ming, not wanting notes in his cotton
raised up the breast of the gin and held
1T with his left hand, whilsC he stopped
to gather some notes from under the
rool, when the breast fell, catching the
whole arm from the elbow to the tips OF
the fingers, receiving thereby Que of the
morst horrible Christmas presents with
the force of sixty pounds of steam, that
1t has fallen to my lot to see in these
many days. The fleshy fexors of the
fore arm were made in the twinkling of
an eye to sausage, and the bones were
stripped ready for the button maker, to-
gether with loss of blood sufficient to
enable him to join the angelic host, yet
he still is with us, and under the treats
ment of Drs. C. G. r. Nichols and w.
W. Joyce, who are striving what can be
done by conservatory surgery, to save
him an arm and restore him to his want
ed diligence and usefulness again. Mr..
Linn, while dressing his wounds, which
are past description in horrible. ess, has
shown traits OF character which were
hardly to be looked for except among
true blooded Scotch. Not moan, groan,
murmur or even fiji CHI escaped him,
although there is hardly sufficient
sound flesh remaining to give assistance
in the support to the usual mauiputA-
ton during dressing. The wound was
II essed on yesterday, the Sabbath, and
he being in nOre comfortable condi-
ton, have awaited myself of the mo-
ment to drop you few lines.
Respectfully,
.... c. NICHOLS NJ. d.
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TO the Editors The Mad and Herald:
In the columns Of your valuable pa
per, are announced the names NJ numer-
Gus candidates for different Offices, but
10 seems that all of the same smanate
from Columbia. We would like 10 have
one or two from this portion OF the roun-
~, which has long been 81 lighted. What
say the citizens OF the l4th civil dis
trict2 Let them look to their interests.
We have rs competent men NJ are
i'm Columbia However, / think, the
announcement Of names at this time In
premature anyway, as the election Is a
long time of.
am glad the Herald and Mail are blended,
For a sadstOry has thus gently tnded.
So here Is long life To the Herald Hnd MALI
May its bachelor editor eat the latest OF
quail.
WILL AMsPoRT.