The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-04-10
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RALLY HILL ITEMS.

The farmers of Flat Creek are busily
engaged in planting corn. Most of them
| are breaking their ground twice, for
they find that it pays to prepare their
ground by deep blowing and careful re-
breaking before planting corn. Mr..
| Gerge Whitaker is planting the largest
/ crop of Irish potatoes that has ever
been planted on the creek by any one
| man; he proposes next year to keep at
| home the large amount of money that is
| annually expended sor seed potatoes.
| that goes out of the neighborhood and
finds its way into the pocket of the
Northern farmer.
Andrew J. Derryberry recently came
| near losing his lite from accidentally
| severing one of the digital arteries
in his hand while splitting a piece of
cedar with a pocket knife. The timely
arrival of DIR. Boyd, who skilfully tied
up the artery. saved him. aOne hours
time longer bleeding would have been
fatal.
The genial countenance of VIM. Early
is now wreathed in perpetual smiles, rs
bright as the roses of spring, when fam
ned by the zephyrs of May. The cause of
this is the Sojourn at his house of
bright-eyed, cherry checked little lady.
His friends are prepared to sit up with
him, Unnecessary.
Bachelor w. B. Glenn, has returned
improved in personal appearance.
DR. Charley Neal is recovering from an
attack of typhoid fever. Typhoid fever,
in rather mild form, is now prevailing
to some extent in the edge OF Marshall
County on the South side of the river.
A carriage containing DIR. lack Neal,
Melville Porter, and Mrs. Porter, of
West Tennessee, was last week almost
completely demolished at Hardison's
Mills by the team running away. Lucki-
ly no one was seriously hurt Near the
S Ime time and place almost, occurred
heavy infantry engagement, but after
cursing about enough to sink a flat boat,
part OF the troops drew Oft to take a
drink, while General Josh. marched off
to his winter quarters-the river.
Cal. Hardison has returned from New
York, where he has been laying in a
heavy stock of goods. He reports bust
ness as lively in New York.
The Flat Checkers are going to organ
ize a Grange on the 18th OF April. They
have been rather slow in moving in the
matter, from the fact that the farmers
are generally all out of debt, and have |
not felt the need of protection.
There has not been single instance of !
any one in the 18th district taking the |
bankrupt law, and but one Sheriff's sale |
of land, since the war. According to |
tax paid and population, the Rally Hill |
district is one OF the best and most SOL |
vent in the county, from the fact that |
she has to go outside of the district to |
find borrowers for her surplus money.
There was but small turnout at the !
primary meeting on last Saturday, to |
select a person to carry around the box; |
but to compensate we have had turn |
out OF those who believe that they would /
thrive kindly on public milk, and that
their general health would be much |
benefited if they could get to carry the /
keys of the public crib:
And still the county leeches come,
By threes and tWos and one by one;
Like flockS of hungry muSqutOes,
But they are mighty friendly creeturs,
Each would make a splendid Turk,
For Turks like office and no work.
So we tell them, great and small,
We would be glad to vote for them all.
But it brings sad feelings of regret to |
contemplate the many pro misiDg buds |
OF patriotism, that, like the flowers of /
spring, will be so soon nipped untimely |
IL the bud, by the chilling frost of the
primary election; and that so many of
the defeated parties will feel like poor
men at cash sales, But disinterested
patriotism in trying to serve its country
always travels through many th0rny
paths and trials Blessed are they who
are humbled in spirit by primary cleo
tions, for they shall be exalted.