The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-05-22
OVER THE COUNTY.

An election was held in the LIST district
last Saturday for Justice of the Peace and
Constable. George T. Russell was eiecteo
Justice and Robert Moore ConstaDAe.
MIR. Askins, of Lincoln county, Ienn, Is
canvassing this county for a Magic soap,
WHICH is said 70 beat anyt aI OF me kind
pitch, or anything else except indeIible ink.
He is stopping with his clever kinsman
Gen Gen n. b. Fol- rest has relatives in the up
per portion of this county, near the Lettwicn
Ezra Harrison, of Sowell's mill, does all
OF his fishing at Wright's ford. It was re-
ported at one time, that he had canght one
that.weighed over fifty pounds, but 1t was
When anybody in the eastern portion of
the county wants TO prove that they know
how TO sein, they have only to say that they
have seined under jeff Peay.
JEFF. Peay caught more red-hOfse ON the
shoals ut the mouth of Flat Creek, on Thurs
day of last week, than he could take home.
ANDY Huey, Bob Davis, Dock Truelove,
and Others, caught lots OF fish with their
seins last week, on the shoals, at Sowtlls
were shoaIing, and millions of young fish
were thus destroyed. II the red-horSe We're
not an exceedingly prolinc fish, IL would
soon be destroy ed out OF Duck River. A
great many We're also caught by 'grabbers,"
Bob Tinnell, (whO is said TO be the most ex-
pert grabber on the river, Monroe Taylor,
Tom Leftwich, George Daimwood, DIR. Long
(Ot Rock Spring,) w. H. Timmons, VIM. Al
kissOn, Frank Moore, Bud Fleming, ]. \.
Cochran, VIM. Liggett Rev. ]. II. Morton,
Esq. Joe. Sewell, and others. Arch Lips
comb went up TO Joe REEVES, at McCutch-
cons island, but we do not know with what
result. Bob Davis sass il is the best shOal
on the river. a vast mum Der of magnificent
red-horse were caught, many weighing
from ten to sixteen pounds. Esq. j. I.
good many at "nigger island" but the sein-
eTs drove the fish OFF before they finished |
1eposittng their eggs. The red-horse are re-
fat at this season, and the large
ones are almost If not quite as good to eat as
trout, being free from small bones. The
sport of grabbing is very exciting, and many |
lazy men are known to work harder in the |
OrOiling sun for few fish than they will at |
else. The grab consists OF strong 4
line tied to long stif pole, made of cedar |
Or cane)and dozen large hooks tied along |
rom the end of the line up. Frequently |
Dig red-horse, weighing twenty or thirty |
get on the hooks and take away |
both line and hooks. Al AdcOck is great |
capt. b. A. Rogers, agent Tor the Grang- |
rs, says the wheat crop in Maury is not go
ng to yield as much as is anticipated.
Rev. :. w. Mitchell has invited Rev. j.
!. McFerrin 10 preach in Zion Church next
sabbath morning, and the latter has con-
tented to do so.
Ar Nicholson and others have posted
he banks of Little Bigbee from the mill
Town to the mouth, against seining. Every
,wner of river and creek lands in the cOun-
Y should do the same.
Rev. John p. McFerrin Will deliver the
ADDRESS at the closing exercises OF CulIeol6a
institute, May 29th,
Rev. +. j. Tyler, OF LynnNllle, VIII
,reach in McCuin's Church, ON Tuesday |
light, May 26th at IL o'clock.
Capt. Jim Walker, who is recruiting
rom the evil effects OF living in the Missis-
ippi bottoms) Bulger Thomas, Jim Young, |
nd others, went to Big Creek last week,
nut did not do much good.
The Directors of the Spring Fair
AVE kindly rendered the ladies of the
Iethodist Church the use of their Floral
Hall on the 30th of May, the day of the |
spring Fair. The ladies will have refresh
nents of various kinds for sale, the pro-
eeds of which will be used in rebuilding |
he Methodist Church.
Don't fail to give the ladies a call in the
'lOral Hall during the Spring Fair.
Corn has been selling at New Ruin for
per barrel. No more to be had at that
rice.
Mel. Booker says the wheat crop is look
ng remarkably fine on Leiper's Creek. By
IS Eill on Silver Creek, says he never did
ee wheat look more promising.
Jim Haynes and Armstead Jordan are
atching large numbers of catfish in the
liver east of town, at night,