The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-12-11
SANTA FEE ITEMS.

| happened in our vicinity on last Frida
| night, in which Mr.. Geo. T. Stone she
and instantly killed young Mr.. Collier
son OF DIR. Collier, near near Williams
port. The circumstances were about
| follows There was a dancing party a
| Mr.. Lewis, on the Columbia road, abou
a mile from Santa Fe; during the dane
! ing, at about twelve o'clock, young Col
! lier became Offended at something tina
was said by Stone, and after few word
! passed between them, he drew pistO
! and shot Stone, the ball striking HIM il
! the side, intiicting very severe wound
! Stone then drew a pistol and shot Col
| lier twice, killing him instantly. They
| were so close together that their cloth
/ ius was burned by the powder. Collier
/ never spoke after he was shot, but fel
| dead, with a derringer ball probably il
! his heart. Stone mounted his horse aDC
rode mile to his brothers., where he il
at this time, suffering severely, but the
physicians do not think the wound
| mortal. The ball struck a rib and
giancing lodged near the spine, and has
not yet been found. The sad affair is
another temperance lecture, as whisk )
undoubtedly caused it. It is thought
that both were drinking and quarr0led
about nothing There could not have
been any old grudge, for the men were
strangers to each oIher, and had met
but seldom if ever before that night
Collier was young man OF about TWEEN
~ years of age; Stone is married man,
about thirty years old. Both belong IL
Tespecta Die families, aud had they been
sober and i'll their senses, the thing
would not have happened. Our grand
jury cannot be too strict in indicting
young men for carrying concealed dead
II weapons, They ought TO be imprls-
OEed in every instance, and not let on
witha fiue. Let it be made shameful
thing, the evidence of base oriminality
and cOwardice .or men in this peaceful,
Cnristian land OF ours to carry deadly
weapons concealed about their persons
If young man, strong ald cOmely,
were seen going to a place of festivity.
10 Join the dance with beautiful girls,
with deadly weapons displayed about
his precious person, would not every
brave .mGn laugh him to scOrn tor his
COwardice, and ask him what he was
afraid of?
Our roads are getting bad already, and
all can now see the need OF a turnpike
to Columbia. 1t will soon be impOssi
bile to get to Columbia or the railroad
with a load from here, and vet there is a
good deal of cotton and wheat still to
sell. There is no pork or corn to spare;
we Will not to be able to supply the
homt demand The cotton crop is hard
ly half as Ian ge last years crop. COwley
u MerGuey have only put up seventy
five bales this season, against one hum
drei and seventy OF last season and
other glnners report about the same fall
ing off There Is great deal of wheat
sOwH, and but little cotton will be plants
ed next year. Our farmers are thor
oughly tired Of King Cotton, and quite
4 rebellion is on foot among the grang-
ers. More hog and hOminy," is the
cry.
Santa Fe has new physicians; DIR. j.
4. Burrow, of Davidson county, has To-
Gated here and formed a partnership
with DR.. j. Il. Ragsdale.
r. G. Church has still fine school.
Our young friend, Jimmy Meroney,
loft our village last week to seek a
home in Texas.
Mr. Polk Goodwin and lady are in
from Obion county, looking hale and
hearty. They like old Maury best, and
expect to remain here for the present.
Mr.. J..W. Ashworth has sold out his
steam saw-miIl near this place to Mr.. I.
]. Fike, of Williamsport, and these
mornings the shrill whistles from Fixes
mill and Cowley < Meroney's -four mill,
stir the lazy villagers batore they get
heir morning nap completed.
HICKMAN COUNTY ITEMS.
The farmers of our county, as gener-
Al thing, have finished gathering their
:rops, and it is conceded fact by all
parties, that it is the poorest crop ever
-ijsed in our county. The peanuts
are light, chafty and poorly matured,
and viii yield only about half crop.
Cotton will y ield from one to four bum
lred to the acre, and that OF very infe-
nor grade. The corn crop is very
tE.N nd &c U
Iseable for any purpose. There aresev-
9ral OF the most productive farms on
Duck river that will not produce bush
4 of corn to the acre. There was farm
~ in Centreville a few days since pro-
posing to sell lot of thirty-five pork
sogs, which he said was more hogs than
all his neigh bors aa4 in -adiEs OF five
miles, and that too in our best neighbor-
hoods. We can safely say that One-half
IF cur farmers will have pork and corn
10 buy.
The members Oh tue hunting club of
yentreville have been enjoying them
selves hugely for several days past in
bird huntiuG. On one occasion they
hunted the whole day and reported the
1agging Of forty birds, though the most
# them had red wings, top-knots, or
were fancy COlOred.
The lley. BAR. Eir. Martin, preacher in
cred d yery Instructive and fOrcible ser
mon at the Methodist church in Centre
vile last Sunday week, from the Lords
PRAYER as text.
Centreville is recoming quite healthy
again, aud lts QUiIn6Ss wac somewhat
anIiyCued by the marriage OF Mr.. Walk
and Miss Mary Jane Clagett, on
Thursday, week before last; and on FRI
DAY hey and their attendants started to
he home o: the groom. As one OF the
couples was ascending very steep hill,
leading from town, the horse became
very badly fIigiIyone4, aDd k.cked the
Dashboard out, and moved with the
-wiftmess Oi Z DEXTER until the buggy
came in contact with stump, where
ihs horse and buggy parted company.
When the friends of the couple arrived
on the spot, they found the young lady
turning around as though she was hurt,
and the vOun@man seated on the top OF
be SruEp with lH9 n4Q5t Wo-he-gone
look depicted in his COuntenanCe; his
friends we're really uneasy about his
mental condition. The buggy was a
complete wreck, and twenty-five feet
below was gully at least thirty feet
deep. anu rs st-angest part OF the whole
matter is that the young lady escaped
without 4 single scratch, and the young
man With but few bruises.
Inc DedulllliI hIh hSSOlAi IIl4SAON Miss
Ida W, of Nashville, has been blessing
Cuatreville with the sunshine of her
presence. -
The fishing season for the present yesI
is over: but the club is arranging trip
to Indian Creek, in Hardin county, for
the next season, and il has determined
to have one of the HERALD editors along
if possible. Will they succeed? In re-
gard to Marsh JOhnsOn's seven pound
Pine river front, the head can be seen
at the new auction house of Barnes & Co.
College ST., Nashville, Tenn. Capt
John Barnes, the famous fisher and bird
hunter. will take pleasure in showing
the head to any one. Master Bobby
ClagetC expects TO be in the Indian
Creek fish. and is anxious that Messrs.
HOrsley and Holman, of Columbia, will
accompany them. These worthless prom
Use to 20. Set the dayi
SPRING HILL ITEMS.