The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-06-05
OVER THE COUNTY.

We have been informed that we over
looked a very fine FISH pond, ON our recent
visit tp Zion Church. of Josiah q. Fulton.
IL i fancy pond, gotten NJ regardless OF
expense. The main pond II hllvd win
game fi>h, and separate one, smaller
"CharIcy McNrigh and VIII ShacIlIrtt
are building fiuc steam Touring mil on
the HampShircpi pike ave miles rom Column
biu. The foundation is completed, and the
boiler secured. such a mill j. greatly need
in that section.
Miss Bette Minor, daughter of. !. Mi
nor, of the 2ljh district, was blitGn by
snake one day last week. The snake had
got into a crack of the house near the CHM
nCy, and She and her father were trying to
tset il out when II bit her on the thumb.
She killed the snake, ana then ESp, ID. X.
Hays dressed her wound. Miss Bette be
came very sick, hut she II now getting well.
The members of New lHSCu Church. try
all eases of disturbance between the mem
bCIN- tiluN preventing inc expense anu
shame 81 lawsuits between brethren. Last
Saturday they tried Billy Johnson, Pleasant
Crawford and HoHe Booker, for Use OF angry
words. The difficulty originated in the al
legged killing Ot two dogs belonging to john
son and Crawford 10y Booker. in the lattcr'~
smokehuu~c. The dogs were going for
killed them with sticks or rocks. which was
CgtSy tor him To do, as he Is "a Hercules in
appearance and Vulcan by trade, Henry
Edwards was one of the witnesses, hut not
being mem bCr of the church, he was not
SLOWED To- testify. johnson and Crawford
would not aclsu0wIctl.-, they were wrong or
promise Ia do 50 no more, consequently
they were turned uut of the church.
a basket meeting was held last SatuI-
day and sunday, at Hunters Chapel, con
Quoted 10y Rev. W. Il. Wilkes, the pastor.
The friends i'm that community know how
g. feed literally on such occasions. \ new
and elegant church building not far nom
the old site, has been commenced.
Rev. james \. ormuu has been quite
unwell for some time past, bat was able TO
nil his pulpit at CullCpka last sunday.
The mumpS are prevailing in the Nicin-
ity Of CulleoNg, and several persons have
been quite sick with them, the result OF i'm
Sam WaIErr has been doing some
successful trpiiHe fishing above the
old ChUmbly ford. lie caught one last week
Jghich weighed ~ eutN pounds
1T vas four weeks last Tuesday since
,aIu foil in This county. Last Tue~,isv even
ing some rain fell up the river and on Car
tcT's Creek. Everything was as dry as a
bone. aud vegetation dying 6Iass was
dying, and streams drying VI, IhE lsHm-
ors,aTc complaining generally. ! heN thought
a month ago 10 would stop raining out IL
came in time, and 80 will the rain:
We an, nov residing an exceedingly IN, m
tCreStiug work. Home Life IN the blD4C,
hy DT. March, author Oi "ilur tather ;
siouse, Night scenes in the Bible, ana
ether popular ana valuable books. Kew W .
,. Mckenzie. most excellent man, OF the
Hurricane uciGhbOrHoOdl = agent iOf
CLONE Lille. and We trust he VIII ma pGT-
chas"rs ln every lam iy-tor IL Is especially
suited for the ErT,ig. Get one for your
family.
will doubt it, tor 30, that Beast Butler, of
Bear Creek, and Capt. BI ,cll, are 10 be hung
shortly, Tor propEeayiuE rain, when none
came. Harvey Haley is to furnish the rope,
and Scott stephens 70 act haugman. Ed.
Dillon has prophesicd rain, and there are
those who think he il not worthy To succeed
the prophet Elijah, for whom rain came
down; and II he fails. like the Bear Creek
false prophets, be VIII also Dee hanged. Bob
JanisOn says he does wish IL WOuldl rain
he would like 10 see another hanging. and
he knows none Of his numerous friends he
could sacrifice less reluctantly than Ed.
Bake Dillon.
-Onthe tirsl saturday in June, Rally Nm
Grange Will give "a picnic at Metro rvs Cor
lIgr Capt. Ben. Rogers will make them a
speech, and perhaps other speeches Will be
made,