The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-03-27
OVER THE COUNTY.

A good many cedar RATS came dowT
Duck River last saturday. Capt Jim Gun
din brought three large RATS, composed o
telegraph poles, destined for Missouri
They will be taken to Cairo by raftsmen
boats. Last Friday, Tom Adams, who is
running the HardiSOn Mills, took nifty
sacks of flour to the Big Spring, two miles
above, and put them on raft, which had
landed there, commanded by Wilse Chaply,
They tried to land at Column bia,and tied to q
stake, but the stake broke, and away Went
the RAFT. After "A number OF Intellectual
efforts TO land opposite the water works, and
all hands had given it up in despair, Tom
Adams jumped into the river with the ca
BILE and braVCly swan to the bank and
made her fast. He had considerable trouble
to get his flour, which is a first class article,
through the fields to @, Martin Martin Embry d
Mr.. J. J. Bryant, says that he named the
negro Prof. Bryant, soon TO be hanged in
in Giles county. His name II trotheus' ne
was sold in this county for hfteen hundred.
dollars; and was always unmanageable and
a bad negro.
Black headed Bob Frierson says there is
no danger of peaches being killed in March,
as they are never killed in that month.
Col. d. r. Wade, came very near being
drowned in Big Bigbee Creek, two miles be-
yond Mt. Pleasant, last Friday. Being Su-
perintendent of the Turnpike Company, he
was proceeding down the pike TO overlook
the work going on. The creek was high,
and had washed out deep hole in the bot
tom, just where persons were in the habit
of crossing. Finding his horse sinking under
him he jumped of and attem pied TO swim to
the bank. The frightened horse, emerging
his head from the muddy waterrmade for his
master, and attempted to put his feet on
him. The Colonel made herculean efforts
10 get out of his way, but only partially sue
c. eded. He came again and put his feet on
him. Fortunately, his feet did not strike
Col. Wade fully, and thus his life was saved.
His right leg and thigh are badly bruised,
but he is able to go about.
j. II. Dew purchased at BufOrd & Patter-
sons sale, at Nashville, a bay stallion colt,
sired by Abdallah Messenger by Alexander
AbdaIlah, by Rysdyk HambletOnian; dam
by Quaker Joe, by Rysdyk HambletOn, out
OF a Messenger mare; g. dam and gg. dam
thorough bred;-thu making him one of the
best bred trOtting horses in the state, being
inbred Messenger and Ham bletOnian. Also
at the same time and place, he purchased of
Col. Joseph NJ. Patterson, the thorough bred
mare, Alice by Norton, who was a colt OF
Lexington and Novice, by imported Glen
coo dam by Long Island by MedOc.
"A bachelor candidate came down Bear
Creek one day last week, with pockets as
big as DaYy CrOcketts, full of store candy,
red striped. Every boy and girl, without
reference to color or previous condition OF
scrvitude, ne met, got stick of that candy;
and every pretty young lady received a
handful. II his candy elects him, we can
say this much for him-he will make a
sgMaury County Council of Oranges meets
the Ist Tuesday in April. A full attendance
is requested, r. Z. LedbetteT, President.
Ii is "a little singular that the remarkable
hail storm which visited US last week, did
not extend more than ten miles in any
direction from Columbia. Malicious PEG
pie call our attention to passage in the
Bible. recording a somewhat similar phe-
nomenon. the main difference being that
Sodom was visited by Jumps of something
we learn that the post Ofice at Hurri-
ricaue Switch in this county, mas beeh dis
Esq. W. II. Morrison, gave us piece Of
iron ore last Monday, which was picked up
the head waters ofLove's Branch. There is a
large bed of il, Ola Dir. Jones place. The ore
will turn out a good tFCpf
Last week we announced Robert NJ. Mich
olson as candidate for Tax Collector.
What has become of the Farmers Club?
Ne understand there Is considerable fund
IN the Treasury, and IL the members are
going 10 LET the Ciub die, would il be good
idea for them TO have one more meeting
Last Friday night will be long remeIn-
bored 10y the young folks who met at the
hoSpitable residence of Squire BauguS, on
Rutherford Creek. II was special occa-
sion, being Master Jacks birthday party,
and no pains were spared to make II grand
success. The supper table fairly groaned
from the turkey that COmstOck took such
interest in, 10 the beautiful cakes made by
the fair hands of the Misses Chafiin, of Co
lumbia, the brunette" Is moi the only lady
IN the county who can bake cake or corn
breadN. MeSSrs. Davis and Campbell favored
the company with some very fine music,
making even church members feel like
snuffiing around. Who the belle of the
evening was would be impossible 10 tell,
lie of Carriers Creek, Eeemcd TO take all
hearts by storm with her sweet ways ask
Mr., c. Miss Lutte C., with her pretty
apron, looked like a genuine household
fairy IL is too bad that she has too
previously" on her finger, never Will II do 10
LEI her go out OF old Maury, even to go TO the
GOOD county OF Rutherford. The widow
Seemed to have a Wright good time of IL.
Miss MOIIie A. was the only quiet one, and
n She did not enj0y anything else, she did
fhe supper. Miss NJ. Nj, usual was in
miSchtaf-whO hid Ned Davis saddle? The
Sauire's lady. Sith her genial manners,
yuado every one feel periC"tlV at home, a
better time never was had in all the cont
y. We are not certain that any matches
were made, but the close attention some
body paid To somebody, would indicate a
notice in the HERALD AND MAIL under the
marriage heading, at no distant day. After
wishing Master Jack many happy returns
Of the same kind and a reserved seat for
themselves the company broke up, literally
carrying out the sentiment, I'VE won't go
home till morning The printer was not
FORGOTTEN. but his share went aStray much
10 The regret Of the worthy hostess
"A negro man, on X. y. McBTide's farm,
nj rSawduSt Valley, was hurt very badly last
"Wednesday. He was coming to dinner,
and had his trace chains httched over the
names on the mules shoulder. The mule
became frightened. aud one of the chains
got around one OF his wrists. Inc mule
dragged him over The fence, and some
distance down a muddy lane.
Marshall Martins little boy, Barclay
on Creek, was severely kicked by mule on
the bred last saturday.