The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-09-04
AROUND TOWN.

that fell from his lips. He always preAch-
- ed there as If it was his last sermon
AROUND TOWN.
Cireuit Court meets next Monday.
-Hanna's branch overlooked last Satur-
""y Wm. wood. who has been quite SICK is
able to he up again. , to 5,,, for
Another ticket rs annouhCe'' 0O-u"S' ~
nay Is Harrison, a few days ago, fell asleep
and was robbed in the couT Tl.o tiortisop
were the extra police SATURDAY. -. -,
ISherifT Latta has moved into his hand
SUI mChari G Clear, Esq, has bought the
drinking saloon Of Joseph n. Walker.
Eddy Wilson is able 10 be up. althoaggn
his head is bandaged and his arm is kept III
NlmHugh T. Gordon bought a bean from the
INDIAN and very graeiOusly let ms irlehos
smell of it, They sold for nickel.
-t;eo Cbildress, superintendent OF the
NJ Il. Sunday School, requests us 10 say mat
me ;,giS on ~ account co of the camp-meeting.
Read the splendid new advertisement
of Kuhn q Turpin. They put up as goO oI
work AS can be fOunu anywhere anu az q
%Nort hodges clerk from Ky.,) is six feet
is head and shoulders above any oIher
clerk in town. ,---
"A friend of ours wants to know how many
gallons of "merchandise" l., NJ, Matthew's
DThe nights are getting cool, and the
days are pleasant. The mosquitoes are tax
ing their flight-joy go with them.
Two sons of the "Emerald Isle" had a
big fight in front of the Catholic Church
Wednesday. Cause-too much "lnefchah-
disc" Recorder Guest said SIS would do.
The yankee painted, to represent an In
dian, who has been selling bganS' gua TN
feed to keep away ants, was asked oy u pen
edict if they would keep away mothers-lh-
law, also. -.,. . 3
abe town council, Sill was allowed L. M
Matthews for "merchandlSe." some peo-
pie want to know why the merchandise
DIR W G. Sheppard, dentist, and HAL
Paul Seavy, photographer, VINO nave been
summeEing AT Primm's, have returned 10
their old positions, where their admirlng
friends can find them.
The trial of Joseph F. Tucker for an
assault and battery upon Addison ID nton,
col, came of before Esq. Holman Tuesday,
and he was required to give bond In the
sum of 81 900 for his appearance at the next
and Bullock for the defendant.
W. n. Wright, a beau OF Columbia, after
visiting a beautiful and fascinating young
widow Of Rutherford creek for year or
mure got his answer last Friday. He asked
ner a question about certain matter, ana
she said yes and taking her oyer 10 ner
smother to ask her what she had to say
about 10, the old lady replied that she didn't
care. SO the matter is now settled.
"A married gentleman asks US to call at
tentiOn to a very unthOughted, and yet in
convenient way ladies in church have of
remaining at the entrance of the pew, and
thus causing other ladies who come in after
svardE 10 crawl over them. Even gentle
men do not treat each other that way. The
outside seat is the best, undoubtedly, but
there is a thing called Politeness much
snore desirable.
he will s'get tight" and wbIle in this fix,
strange 10 say, he shows his hatred towards
his mOtheF-tn-law. Sunday night Last, he
nit her on the head with jug, which he
had just emptied, and fractured her skull.
IL fnnde his escape after being arrested.
he eel oh cd lion ~ niCtuTp
on the show bills has frightened the boys so
BADLY, died her last Sunday. He had been
sick for some time. The Snowman said he
died because they could get no fish for him
20 eat. They gave 5000 for him about one
yearago, and said they would not have
taken Sl2,O0O for him. DIR. Cox tried TO get
the head so as to preserve the skull, but the
Snowman kept it and boiled the flesh off
-BacheIor as we are, we yet receive some
nice and welcome presents; but we have re-
ceived nothing this summer which we
have appreciated more than the nice large
basket of delicious grapes which our bright
and beautiful little boy friend, Joseph
the Third, brought as last Tuesday evening.
While we sat eating the grapes, Joe told us
(and we promised not to tell about the
"great big girl" who was his sweetheart.
can get, like your father. the "pick of the
lot" and then be President.
Duck River has been up higher, Mr.. Ed.
Williams saws than il was ever known to
EDe at this season. 1t rose away ABOVE the
big rock Friday, and then on Sunday and
the earth was covered with dust when the
rain came, and IL being washed into the
river, made tia regular loblolly. It was so
muddy you could stir it With stick. No
wonder the tfout and salmon are getting
scarce in Duck River.
Two town boys, one white and the other
<oIored, took some kittens to the river the
other day, and threw them in. They did
not kin them or tie anything To their necks,
bat cruelty threw them in and then stood
On the bank and listened with pleasure to
thc cries OF the poor Shings as they noated
l., ri
Friday night of last week the door
knobs OF several of our business houses, and
the door knob To the residence of DIR. Tow
Ser, were Smeared with tar. Wilse DobbinS,
in going to his store got IL on his hand, ana
hg then weRt TO the town bell to ring for the
police, and he found the rope to 1t also COW
cred with tar. Policeman Friel arrested
HuSS Andrews, whom he saw taking a tar
can OFT the top of the cistern, near the Court
House the same night. Russ was turned
loose, for the want of evidence against him.
Saturday evening as JEFF Haley and
Thomas Alexander, son of the sheritf elect
were returning home, they got into a
fight near sam Cooks grocery, inside of the
CO. poration. They were riding; JEFF pull
ed out n pistol, and Alexander pulled
OF his coat and jeTked Haley of his horse
and threw him to the ground and choked
him. Robert Estes pulled Alexander OFF of
Haley and picked up Haley's pistol, which
They were tried before the Recorder Mon
DAY; Haley for abusive language, and Alex
ander for an assault and battery. AleXan-
der submitted his case, and the Recorder
remarked that as it was the first time they
were ever before him, he would only fine
them s. each and costs.
Last Saturday evening a negro boy
named Webb took buggy and horse be-
longing TO \. NJ. Hughes, Jr., to the old ford
above the bridge, TO water the horse and
wash the buggy on. The river had risen
fvc or six feet, and quite strong current
was running over the ford, which washed
the horse and buggy down stream. The boy
went under twice, and came near drown
ing. The horse and buggy We're not seen
any more until Sunday, when John John
. son found them, about six hundred yarus
below the bridge. The horse was a large
rne gray. The buggy and gear were recov-
cred by Grip johnson. The horse was under
the buggy, the top OF which got broken, and
mates his loss at $50
ON Monday evening just as the sun. was
sinking to rest behind the western hills,
we saw nom the window of our sanctum
our friend, w. H. T., (who is ever Watching
out for good thingA vending his way in
OTIS" toward the eastern portion of our
county, from whence he returned about
"the bewitching rour of night under
smile. on inquiry and subsequent devel-
opmentS, we found he had been on a visit
10 Captain GibSOnis To zee the handsome
and charming guests, who, tor several days,
nave contributed largely to the pleasure
and happiness of the hostess, and the Joy of
the entire neighborhood. Two of the young
ladies' Misses Maggie and Ada Calhoun,
made a flying visit on Thursday evening to
our city and remained the over night the
guests of their relative, Mrs. Gid Alexander,
aud returned next day. Our friend, the
for said, says in all of his wanderings, he
L..2, net found more social, charming, fas-
einating and agreeable set OF young ladies.
Miss Mamie Gibson and Miss Adams, of
EdgefieId, are among the guests aforesaid.
We congratulate our Spring Hillians on
having such pleasant visitors. We learn
that Jim Bailey and all the others are hap
py, but cannot remain so longer than to-
EAoFrow, rs the young ladies then leave for
Nashville.
--Dr..w. b. Harrison lost keystone lock
et somewhere in town. His name is en-
graved on it. The finder Will be literally
rewarded, by returning II, as 1t is a family
relic.