Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-22
THINGS IN WILLIAMSON.
A Variety of Gossip from Franklin
The Rains and the Wheat-MentiOn
Of Persons-CrimInaI Notes, Etc.

Of PersOns-CrimInaI Notes, Etc.
FRANKLIN, July q, 1S75.-Heayy rains
set in this morning, and wheat threshing is
stOpped in consequence. Farmers who
have not yet finished threshing are looking
rather blue. However, a great many OF
them, who saw that they could mot thresh
for some time, wisely had their wheat
stacked during the fair days, thereby secur-
ing il from wet weather.
Messrs. Bond and johnson, Ofthis county,
have shipped about one hundred and
twenty-five thousand feet of splendid poplar
lumber from this place to Cincinnati in the
last few days. IL is said 10 be the finest lot
Of lumber ever shipped from the county.
Mr.. T. w. Dick Bullock, besides being
one of the cleveresG men, and one OF the
best editors in the State, is also one Of the
best LAWYERS at this or anybody else's bar.
When he goes TO make a speech to jury,
all his friends who desire to hear him, Just
walk to their front doors and listen. His
paper, the Reuielc and Journal, is one of
the li7eliest papers in the State and IS
highly appreciated by the people, but not
| half as much as it ought to be, much TO the
discredit of the people Of Williamson
county. | am decidedly in favor of people
supporting county papers literally, and l
| know the UNION AND AMERICAN TO be OF
the same opinion. 49,
CITY drummets have opened the fall
campaign. They try hard enough to sell
goods, but merchants generally say "NlX'
Business is too dull; give you call as soon
as the fall season opens"
The trial of ten negro rioters OF the Sth
district was postponed yesterday till Thurs
day, when they will be tried on two war
rants, one for attempting TO rescue a pris-
oner and the other for conspiracy" 1t Is
said that the trials will be very interesting
| A man living not far from franklin has
several COWS which his wife makes hin
| milk on wet DAYS. One of them has lately
deyeloped a considerable propensity FOL
kicking. A few mornings since 1t rained
| and his good spouse seeing him trying u
| slip off TO town, to keep from milking
! called him back and very atiectionatell
| handed him the milking bucket, saying
"trot out thar and milk them cows III
damned and as an excuse said be was atralI
of the kicking COW. She pointed thu
| broom handle at him and said, ''yoJ
/ tramp." He "tramped" and MIXED tn
GENTLE COWS first. Afler setting a fine pal
of rich cream, he commenced to milk Tn
| kicking COW. She gave one huge lunge
her hind feet flew high in the air along
with his best hat, while he and his DucKe
of milk tumbled over in pile together
He got up murmuring some "cuss words
and set the bucket over in the corner o
the yaId among the weeds, and sneaIe'
| Otto town. When he went home 10 dln
ner. his wife was sitting in the big am
| chair with the headache and brOOmhan
die. HE cOtch it,"
DIR. Alden b Morton, the genial pre-
scriptiOnist Of Smiths drug store, Of
| Church street, in your city, Is TJlstlcatln
with his friends in this county.
The negroes at this place are tormiH
themselves into a military company, an
are drilling every night under the leader
ship If Capt. Polk Robinson, colorel
Prominent among the commands are: I'll
inter a straight line" "Dar now, don
stan SO close t0glIddeT,' "SwinS arOun
like Z gaie," etc They propose 10 see On
Centennial, provided they can get IRE
ride and "grIb" while there. Guess ther
will be a GOOD many folks fooled whe
they come TO test the "free' part Of It.
Two railroad damages cases have bee
occupying the attention Of the Crcu
Court this week. Parties are clalmIn
damages of Of the railroad company Il
stock killed by the train.
Whenever the McEwen Rifles are out
, parade. the small boy falls into the wake
the company and thinks himself as niue
Of a troop as anybody. He rigs himself OF
in A sort of outlandish suit made Of blue
red paper, and uses a collar box, with
brim stitched on il, for a cap.
NJ. DASH.