The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-05-22
SPRING HILL ITEMS,

| illness we have heretofore noticed, died
a few days ago. He was kind-hearted,
| clever man, brave and gallant soldier
of the Lost Cause, and a worthy menu
| Der OF the Masonic Fraternity. He was
buried with the honors of the order, and
his mortal remains rest quietly in the
cemetery near this town. His widow,
tho daughter of our old friend Jerry
Grafton, ESQ.,, has the kindly sympa>
thies of our community. He left no
children. but to little Laura, the half
sister of his wife, he was greatly attach
could have been. Let his virtues be
emulaLed and let the mantle of charity
be thrown over his faults.
Col. Martin T. Cheairs, we regret to
state, has again been quite sick, from
an attack of brake bone fever. His suf-
ierings have been very acute, but he is
thought to be something better. The
attack was brought on by fishing for
minnOws preparatory to an excursion to
Duck River.
A proposition was recently made by
NJ. T. and Maj. N. +. Cheairs to the
members of the Methodist church, that
they would paw seven hundred dollars
tor a house and lot in town for par
sOnsge for the station provided the other
members would raise an amount suffi
cient to repair and furnish the house.
MI NISchId" pIOpOSCu W give OlIC
hundred dollars of the sum needed, and
a committee OF ladies were appointed to
solicit the remainder, WHICH is equiva~
lent to it's accomplishment. This is
very liberal and commendable mOve~
ment on the part of the MeSsrs. Cheairs
and Greenlaw, all of whom are amongst
the most wealthy and generous citizens
of our community. The lite of a preach~
or, and especially Method st preacher,
j. rather hard one at best, but when
No is snnt to new field OF labor to be
thrown among strangers, not knowing
where be is to go or whether he and his
family will be welcomed by anyone, is,
to say the least of it, a very unpleasant
condition to be placed in, and it is to be
hoped that this work so auspiciously
begun, will not be suffered to Ianguish
or die out for the want of little effort.
The ladies will be certain to do their
part of the work.
The Rev. Mr.. Jordan is doing the full
work OF an Evangelist, preaching twice
ThompsOn's Station, on last Sabbath.
His sermons are are all good, practical
and editying, and give evidence of study
and research.
The Rev. DIR. Molloy, OF the Cumber-
land Church, has gone to Springfield,
Mo, as a delegate from Richland Pres
bytery, to the General Assembly,
ultIl CO1NGuSS az SufSL pldCo LIlS "Fohs
Miss Mamie Hatton, daughter OF Gen.
Robt. HattOn, decd, is quite sick at the
residence of MIR. SamI i. Pointer, near
this place. She was taken sick at Nash
Vile, at Wards Seminary.
A few weeks ago all the cry was, too
much rain; now the earth is parChed and
dry. In many fields the soil is run to-
gether so closely that when it is plowed
it turns over in clods, thus retarding
vegetation and interfering very materi-
ally with the cultivation OF crops. The
"oldest inha bitant" has never seen such
an unpropitious season. Corn ana cotton
are both Unusually backward, and corn
generally looks sickly and weak. The
wheat crops are improving in appear
ance, and are now getting in full head. |
~ -; -. - reason now to hope that fair
average crop will be mace. |
Mai. Brown and Capt. Gibson have in
training some CT their fine thorough !
bred trOtting stock, and are getting ev4
erything in state OF preparation for |
their annual sale, provided the times |
are .propitious. The spirit of enterprise /
manifested by these gentlemen in intro |
ducing the most select breeds of horses, |
cattle, sheep and hogs, and of initiating |
annual sales of of stock after the man. |
ner OF the bluegrass region OF Kentucky, |
entities them to the patronage end en- !
of the farming community |
generally.
Mr.. James +. Alexander apd family |
haye suffered greatly of late, with chills |
and fever, qUcT1-4s the disease |
to our good old county of |
Maury or to their spending last summer |
in Texas Will miasmatic influences |
continue so long in the human system, /
before developing themselves?
Mr.. Rush Thompson is having erected |
a neat and handsome residence. which |
begins to look like business. His favor
ite passage of scripture reads thus, at |
is not good for man to be alone" Who |
will relieve him of his loneliness? Don't |
all speak at once,
Nj. James NJ. Bailey has NICE nomo .
already prepared Tor the reception of his |
:ntanded, whatever that may be. Re-
port saws that be is entan gled in the |
meshes of love, somewhere beyond the |
limits OF OLE Maury. Let not censure
tall too heavily upon him, sven II this
report be true, for both Columbia and |
NeapOlis are represented by dashlng
Young men, who stealthily cross the !
county line. 1t may be that they are
only seeking instruction in some alb
struse science, as they inv afiably call at
the house of q distinguished Professor.
The fascinating charmer OF "Rippo
Villa" known as the Diamond Girl"
has been visiting Brentwood and Co
lumbia recently, where she did her |
usual amount vi Misunderstanding.
Miss NJ. =. McLemore, handsome
daughter of Il w. McLemore, will give
a charming party tonight, and all the
beautiful young ladies OF the neigh~
borhood are expect to be present,