The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-10-16
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
Jack Frost made his appearance Tues
day.. Lamb Il Boyd have added new
and expensive piece of machinery To
their factory, purchased by one OF the
firm while on recent visit to Clncln-
nati.......A negro man, on the farm OF d.
j. Estes not long since, swallowed SC
many watermelon seed that it came near
killing him, but he was saved by being
drenched with a pint of the extract oil
TiciIliLS cOH3HltJIiS. ...... Uncle Bacon Aids
erson fell from the top of ten-ralI fence,
lately, backing his eye and brulsIng
his hand. .... DIR. Il. B. Rains has new
and valuable recipe for raising chickens;
call on him for it,. Harrison y. Gllllam
and Humphrey Hardison, two excellent
citizens of MauTy county, have dIeu since
our last issue, the latter on sunday ana
the former on Monday. Boone Mchen-
non has laid upon our table two turnips,
weighing "a and 81 pounds......W H.
Elam has removed his large stock OF
hOusefuruishing goods to the east side
of the public square; give hlm call -.
A stanger wishing to see Ben Brldgetorth
on some business but not being acquain-
ted with him, accOsted +. ii. Mayes Zone
of the finest looking men in town. and
asked him if his name was not Mr.. Ben
BrIdgforth !......JordOn Ridley, col, was
sent to Jail Monday by Justice Harri-
son, charged with killing sheep belong
ing to Gen. l.. +. Polk DIR. James L.
Akin's premium Jack is named King
William, aud not Philip, as we had 1t
last week Joe Bowers was again
victorious at the Huntsville fair......Ju~
liam FriersOn has shaved off his "beau
tiful Burnsides;" cruel lis. Walker
Scott, John f. Haley and some other
MauTy countians, took nearly all the
premiums az the Wayne county talr......
We un ierstand that MIR. Gale Thomas
will resign his position as trainer for
the Maury TrOtting AssOciatiOn......Jas AS.
NJ. CrOtfOrd, of Texas, who lett Maury
county 81 years ago, and who has lately
been on a visit to this county, has re-
turned to his home taking with him his
brother Silas J. CroffOrd, who has be-
come somewhat demented since the
death OF his WIFE The large snake, the
track OF which Squire Billy Sullivan
said was as large as a mans body where
it had crossed the road, has been cap
tured by T. Andrews, of Shady GROVE,
and Squire Morrison, who has seen 1t,
saws John Due need not refuse to vOuch
for Sullivdn's statement, as anybody
will be convinced on seeing it. Now
who will subStantiate Morrison !......A
debate will be had at Bigbyville on the
night of the 18th inst, to which the pub
lie is invited. The subject tor discus
sion is, which yields the greater lnttu-
ence over man, Woman or Wealth. Aft
frmative, T. J. Wright, T. G.. Wither~
spoon and others; negative: w. O. With
erspoOn, James ). Perry and others.
Mr. j. n DOtson OF the Mt. Pleasant
neigh bOrhOnd, has removed to Iexas......
Mr. Isham Lamb, formerly citizen OF
Spring Hill, and Columbia, lately died
at Beauregard, Miss eos. Mr.. A. n. Akin
has signified his intention to resign the
office of secretary OF the Agricultural
Society, position he has so acceptably
filled for several years past......The co.'s
ored people had a baptlsing Sunday, and
several persons were baptiSed Monday
and Tuesday by Rev. Mr.. SmithsOn,
who has tor the past fortnight been hold
ing services at the Christian church in
this place, with much success. THE
milIers were made judges OF flour, at
the fair, samples having been handed
them, taken from the barrels of those
cornpeting) and some OF them voted
against their own flour, not knowing OF
course, out of whose barrel it was taken.
...... Persons attending the fair had to
pay pikage this year......lce was plentl~
fui "Wednesday morning, and the sweet
potato vine lay wilted...... Reckless, a
valuable stallion, was sold during one
day of the fair. to Ewing Irvine for 5000.
...... There was much disappointment felt |
at the absence of DIR. 4. +. Boyd, who
WAS to have delivered an address on the |
subject of bee culture, at the last meets |
he Is "a member. Several gentlemen |
were present, who are interested in this |
subject, and il il their desire TO form an |
apiary Wise TrOusdale |
having cut his foot with an ak, is going |
about on crutChes......The farmers are |
sowing a larger breadth of wheat than |
for several years past At the last +
Quarterly Court, "A Justice said, of his |
Gu-n knowledge that be knew of an |
OverseeT of a public al, who after re-
Ceiyiug an appropriation for tools with !
which TO work the road, instead of get |
ting the road tools got wedding hoes and |
chupping axes. Such Is the way In |
which the county is imposed upon.
The last Quarterly Court appointed |
finance committee, before whom all ac- |
counts will have to be presented before |
being acted upon by the court. The |
committee are, Justices w. q. Gordon |
aud W. NJ. Sullivan. DR. Rucker, of |
Hampshire, who aims to cure all the ills |
To which flesh is heir, by the virtue that !
ia in roots and herbs, was witness in 1
"A bastardy case, at Columbia, last Mon |
day. Lawyer Bullock drew him over |
the Goals, slightly ......lt Is TumOTed that |
Il new-made grave has been discovered !
ON Lytls's creek, supposed to be that OF |
the negro man who was shot by Eddy |
Wilson. when he was set upon, shot at |
and nearly killed by some negro men, |
mot long sinCe......An important road !
case was decided by the last Quarterly !
Court. in which two prominent citizens |
were litigantS. The plaintiff dismissed |
his attorney and so successfully did he !
conduct his cause that judgment was |
rendered i'm his faVOr.....The verdict of !
the Jury of inquisitiOn held over the |
dead body of the wife OF Joe Farris, col, |
in the 25th civil district, was that she
came to her death by being run over
with "A horse by Dock Jones, in a public |
road. Jones has fled the county ....D ace !
Brown, who was sent to the penitentiary
Cor stealing goods from h. w. Philips !
and Smith & Metcalfe, has been par |
dOned by Gov Brown, and is now in |
Columbia. Through the untiring ener~ !
CIV of a devoted sister, Mrs Hendrix, |
the pardon was obtained ....,. Horace |
Rainev has four acres in sweet-pOtatOes. |
He has nearly completed a magnificent |
barn. and is inClOsing the whole farm
with rock fence at price cheaper than |
cedar rails can be bought for. Horace |
- live Young granger....,There are a |
great many houses in town needing tens |
ants .....James @. McGaw is erecting a /
house in West COlumbia......JOe Paris, /
col, charged with killing Rufe Lizen~
by'S sheep, near Smyrna church, one |
mOOuShiny night, last month, had trial |
before Squire HOrsley, and was COM
united, in default of bail. His son,
charged with similar Otfense, was dis
charged. James II. Gregory, radical
candidate for Senator, publishes a list
of appointments to speak, at which he /
invites the democratic nominee to meet /
him. Mai. J. w. WitheTspoOu has laid |
upon our table ; ears of corn of the |
straw berry variety. He says ears of /
corn taken from his 5 acres weighed 10 |
lbs. II OF. One ear contains 100 grains. |
...... -Four negro men, named Sandy HOl- |
lis, COlley Hollis, Joe Thompson, Jim |
Webster and negro woman named Liz |
zie Cranberry, were placed in Jail by |
constable Thompson, charged with steal |
ing cotton from Geo. Webster, Jr. They |
were tried before Squire Pickett. JnO. |
long col, a witness, failing to i've bond /
tor his appearance at the next criminal |
court, was also Tut in Jail, but gave the |
required bond last Monday and was |
turned lOOse......TheTe are Il prisoners |
in the county Jail 4 large number of |
the preachers of the COlOred Missionary |
Baptist Church, from several Southern |
States, attended ameeting OF the AssOci- |
alton at COlumbia......Ag gracious revival |
has been in progress at the c. z. Church !
in this place, tor over a week, under the |
supervision of Revs. Jones, Dixon |
Chapman and Blake. There have been |
81 conversion up to this writing, and |
Tuesday night there were 20 mouners. |
Sunday 10 persons Joined tbs Church. |
The meeting will continue the baiance |
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