The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-03-20
HICKMAN COUNTY ITEMS.


For the last ten days, or two weeks Duck
river has been in splendid order for fishing,
for DR.. Norris and Mr.. Timmons-if the
latter had only complied with his promise.
DIR. Norris is disappointed.
The Chancery Court was in session last
week at CentreVille; a great deal of business
was disposed of and quite an array of legal
talent were in attendance at the court.
Judge Hughes, of Maury, Judge Bateman of
Hardin, and Judge Cook, of Williamson,
were all present and employed in cases be-
fore the court, besides other members of the
bar from those respective points and else
where.
There are only eleven candidates, by ac-
tual count, who want TO go to the lower
House of our State Legislature at its next
session, from Hickman, Perry and Lewis.
Oranges are being organized all over
Hickman, Humphreys and Perry counties.
The farmers mean business. They are
talking about organizing a Grange at Cen
treville. w. NJ. Shelby has been raking
chips for week in the back yard of Clag-
as Granger. Shelby thinks he would make
a better Granger than Jack Moore, dt Jack
has got a garden TO work.
Old uncle Johnny COble" obtained a di-
vOrce from his wife the other day, and the
same day, he got license to marry another
woman He paid two dollars in silver for
it. He ought to go to Chicago.
The recent rains in Hickman have done
considerable damage on the creek farms in
washing and cutting them up in holes and
gullies.
John NJ. Bates has opened up a hotel at
CentreYille, on the corner known as the
Sebastian corner.
There is q talk of moving the county site
OF Hickman, to Shady Grove, or building a
Courthouse at Shady for the aCcommoda-
ton of the numerous litigantS who try their
causes before Justices Nichol and Erwin.
They will build the Duck River Valley X,
r., to Shady, if the people oCcntreville will
consent lit: Why not bring Columbia TO
Shady" 1t is much easier coming down
stream than going up.
The largest mail brought from Lawrence
burgh to Centreville on that route, was
postal card. The mail carrier was very tired
when he got to the end of his route.
Merrill CULLEN, formerly citizen of Cen
treville, who recently moved to West Ten
Guilty near Union City. His assatlant cut
his throat, severing the jugular artery.
CULLEN never spoke after he was cut.
They are talking about building bridge
across Duck river at Centreville.
Masters Bohbie Clagett, Willie Moore, and
Sammie Wilson, juvenile anglers, are hay
ing good time fishing in Indian Greek.
They have caught "A good many perch, but
none so large as are found in Swan creek. The
waters are too flush for spring fishing yet,
but i'll short time ii is expected to have
the noted fishermen from Marry, Nashville
and other points to visit Swan and Piney,
to try their luck in these beautiful streams.
The farmers are very backward in their
work this season, in consequence of the
almost constant rains we are having, and
were it not for the number of candidates in
the county, business would seem very dull.
We have now for the Legislature i'll addi-
ton to the number spoken of last week, Col.
Rufus Coleman, the ACCOMPLISHED must
clan, Major Lon Walker, of CentreVille, and
the Hon. w. B. Russell, our efficient and no
bic representative at the session preceding
the last. 1t is pity that we can only send
stead of eight or ten from each county, We
have i'll our county only fOrty-seven candi-
dates, as yet, with a prospect of the number
being doubled or thribbled by the August
election.
The candidates in Hickman are becom-
ing more active every day in their kind of
fees for the dear people. One walked
through a mud hole the other day to shake
hands and inquire into the health Of che of
the dear ORes-aS be believed; hut on more
taken particular pains to inquire into the
health of one of his opponents. Such are thC
sad diSappointments of life,
They received a telegram the other day at
CentreVllIe that there was steamboat COM
ing up luck River. The renurt walked up
the natives. II turned out TO be Amos Jen-
river. Amos had better mind-,Jack Moore
Sprained his ankle trying to see the sight.
DR.. Norris, q. w. Martin and j. II. Moore
set in to do weeks work in their gardens,
last Saturday after dinner, They rolled
their WheelbarroWS buSIly. There were a
few Changers in town-it was thought they
wanted to make an mpreSSiOu,
There was a DutChman at Centreville the
other day trying TO sell maps on the strength
81 The marrow gauge. he had it laid dem
from Columbia to CentreyiIle; hui as he was
lfoot, and did not come down on the cars
hey thought it was humhug and wouldn't
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\ large number of citizens in fractional |
1altlon of Hickman adjoining Dixon coun- |
y, have signed a petition to be presented to |
he County Court at its April term, to be de- |
ached from Hickman. Their petition will |
DC accepted.
We have the same superstitious (oarS here |
low about Still-houSeS, since we have heard |
VI the temperance move, as we do about |
,rSYesY ards of dark night, Some think il |
like the epizoOtic, others like the witch |
IS dance in Tam O'Shanter's race. Several
week, left their jugs at home-they are afraid |
II 1T. Hickman People are interested to |
NOW whether II has got to ColuIp bia yet |
Ley hardly think she will escape il,
EXten- i've preparations are being made
" the lovers of the pisoatorial art at Centre. |
lie for fishing THIS spring and quite
lumber have been experimenting TO know
low they Will bite. From the number that |
llSs Mamie Johnson and other little girls
auSht the other evening in Indian Creek,
he more experienced fishermen feel en-
outraged that they will have a good time
n swan this spring.
The farming Interest as q general thing, is
in Hickman. The wheat looks |
lleIaEly Well. The spring freshets have !
amaged a great deal of the farm lands
Quite business is being done now in the |
lnDer district between this and the Ten
eSsee RiYeI, in slaves. They are worth
$500 per thousand in New Orleans and
900 ON the Tennessee river. What field
lere would be If we had a railroad for saw.
ILLS and other machinery to d~yelop j.
here, oh where ran. Tie duck River Val
w be?