The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-09-24
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

| quarters, for consultation in regard to Fa
| and Winter fishing.
! Tho welcome address of Arch A IiI
| sconb, our good Tax Collector, TO the del,
| gates at the Temperance Convention FIR
| 10Y, was successful effort.
| -ReV. IL. y. Jones preached a very inter
! eSttng sermon last Sunday morning to al
| attentive congregation. The sermon wa
| delivered in very earnest manner, an
| moved a great many to tears.
| The furniture of James y. Turner 9TH
| hghtning-rOd many was sold on the publ
| square last Monday, and brought gOO'
| prices. It was sold under attachment, b.
| Uncle Bacon Gibbs Anderson.
| The Pulaski Citizen, spe king OF tn
! Hon. W. G. Nhitthorne, says Thi
/ sturdy pillar of State illumined the Glitter
office on Monday last. He delighted hi
| ardent constituency of old Gi es, in a speecl
| of an hour and a half. We shall notice hi
! address at some length in "A future ISSUE"
| -Weare gratified to announce that tn
beautiful and gifted Miss JEANNE Patterson
has not gone on the stage aud that she ha
no idea ofdoing so. SO the chance for AL
ways Sensible HOrsley, of the COlum bi;
HERALD AND MAIL being "A stage manager
has disappeared in eclipse, as it were
The Shakespeare Club, Will give theil
public entertainment in the Athen@um
Hall, the second Friday night in October
and the entertainment will consist of an
address from Gen. NJ. j. Wright of the Co
lun bia Journal, and an essay by John B.
Bond, Esq, and the club will invite theiI
crowd. The address and essay will be on
some Shakespeare character.
The Maury County Agricultural SOcie-
ty, has secured the services of the Colum bia
HelicOn Band. This is the best selection
they could have made, for this is one of
the best bands in the State. 1t is worth the
money charged at the gate TO hear them
play. The public may be assured that they
will hear good music, which is only one of
the good features of the occasion.
OF course all the young people will go
to the Big Show, next Wednesday. Those
who have seen it say ii is the best show
they ever saw. They say it has greater
display, and more magnificent new things
than they ever saw in show. We therefore
say emphatiCally to our readers that it is
no humbug, and that il you want your
children TO see wild animals, it has the
largest collection ever seen here.
-Estrayed or stolen from my premises
mot old dog Tray but setter dog, san
cho." He was regularly enrolled on the As
SCISSORS books, valued at Sl25. Who could
have been SO unkind as to have offered
"Sancho" inducements to depart so mysteri-
ously? offer liberal reward Tor his alb
ducJOr. Any information OF his whereabouts
will be thankfully reCeiVed.-J. A. IRVINE.
-COlumbia's very best interests were ably
Subserved in the recent visitation to Pu-
laski of Mr.. Wiley Embry, of the staunch
firm of EmbTy IL FrieTSOn. Mr.. +. represents
the vanguard of Columbia's commercial
men, and this is saying much for him and
much for the men. Wiley must come again,
and fYish up his suspicious beginnings. Z.
S-Will Horace order the immediate cree
ton of cottage by the sea?'-P. Citizen.
Rev. VIM. SIOddeTt IS expected to lee
ture here on the Sth of OctOber-anuiverSa
~ Ofthe battle OF PeTryville-fOr the bene-
III of the Young Mems Christian ASSOcia-
ton on ''HouSehold life as il is, and as il
ought 10 be-" In writing to Mr.. AydeIOtt 20
postpone il from the LIST To the Sth, on ac-
count of "a revival, he says have not got
much beyond the management of babies in
my lecture"
The spirit and pluck displayed by the
mem bcrS of the Methodist Church in con
such n handsome edifice in spite
fhard times is highly creditable to the
entire membership, but the principal credit
is due TO the worthy pastor, who now lies
"A corpse awaiting burial, and to the in
hpmitablc lady workers vino never let an
opportunity pass Ito turn an honest penny"
rOr their Church. These ladies are to have
all sorts of refreshments, except HquO 5, at
the Fair Grounds next week, and we do
hope they will do well; their energy and
pluck, to say nothing OF the cause, deserve
success. Contributions ia the way OF hams,
turkeys, chickens, pickles, &c, VII be
gratefully accepted and may toe left with
Mrs f.. Kuhn, or AT Rains drug store.
r. M.FricrSOn, Columbia, Hcnu-Being
reader Of your paper, take the liberty Of
asking for some information for a friend of
mine, who is building a fish pond. The
pond is $50 10y 20 yards, and by2 never
falling springs. 1t has a rock bottom, with
rreViCes between the rocks, " Inch Will serve
lnr the fish 10 he'd III and deposit their
spawn. What kind OF HSl would suit ii?
Viii salmon raise in il? II so, where can
we get few Thousand young ones, at what
price and how could we get them here?
nd also, can mOUntHi1 trout be had, and,
in your opinion, would they thrive in a
pond? Answcr.-Nou have too little
water for any of the varieties of salmon,
save the SalmO fnutma!iS, or brook trout.
These are to be had in the shape Oi spawn,
,r already hutchcd, in almost any of the
northern States, or possibly IN some OF the
mountain brooks of East Tennessee. But if
the temperature OF the water in your pond
rises AT amy time above - degrees, 1t VIII be
unfit for trout breeding. The best fish for
ponds in the Middle states Is undoubtedly
Ihe black bass, and they are to be bad in
any of the states north of the Ohio.-TmJ
The first service of the fourth Quarterly
meeting for MATceiII Rails Mission, NJ. +.
Church south, WAS held at Enterprise on
sunday, the 49, inst. There would have
aeen preaching Saturday and Saturday
night, but the rain prevented. The Rev.
Mr. FriersOu Of the Presbyterian Church
vas present on sabbath morning, and aided
he PrcSidiHg Elder in the administration
n the LORDS supper. The exercises were
solemn and Impressive. Monday night
here were ten mouTncrs and three CONVEX
ions. Up to this Il ne fifteen persons had
pined the Methodist Church, most OF |
whom were converts of other mCetingT, |
(. W. Sray. one az these meetings was |
reid at stones Chapel, % Dry creek II |
ST, resulting in The CONVERSION OF forty -hNr |
OuIS. The pastor. r. ". ~-@y. was assisted |
" Rcvs. W. /. Warren. Nm Medley, and J. |
:. FTierSOn. Mr. S"Hy Is a. young man OF no
ittle promise. lie j. literally II labOIer in
II the vineyard Of the Lord, an earnest
preacher, and an excellent pastor, Best OF
L.
Ihrist.
Miss Lydia Lee Watson, youngest
laughter of Judge -amuUl Watson, died at
h5 residence OF WI WhitthOrne, in this
place, asi Friday morning at four O'Clock.
She spent her school DAYS here, graduated
with distinction ut the Female Institute, in
his place, several years ago. ia class of
oveIy girls. She was greatly loved by them,
and was es' eemed by everybody tor her
fine intellect, superior culture and many
attractive graces of head and heart. Her
m once
Governor of Massachusetts. The funeral
services were held at st. Peters Church,
en- to Nashville Saturday and inferred at
Mt. OliYet Cemetery. The following gen.
tIemen and ladies accompanied their dead
friend to Nashville: Mr.. \. :. James, Miss
SalIie Campbell: Mr. J. p. Brown, Miss Lou
lie ZHllicOffeT; Mr.. II. II. SAMSON, Miss Ellie
Martin; Nj. T, 3. Kelly, N'ss Mary Robson;
Dr. RObt. PILLOW, u, - Lucy QuaTleS; W. ?.
Woodbridge, Miss Lily " E.ttlOTne.
Read Evan Y. Pillows address, pub
liShed on our supp emcUt. 1t lisa beautiful |
speech, containing graceful blending Cf
poetry and logic, sentiment and argument
When we think what this Temperance
has done in MauTy county, we
are tempted to COYct the gift Of elOquence,
that we might engage in the holy cause.
Just think Of four ma mes: Lee Bullock,
Levi King, Joe B. WOOdside and Evan Pill
lOw-all brands Snatched from the burning
by this tenn peTanCe movement: four men
who are doing valiant service for humani
ity, and are every month causing hundreds
V.
noble band of assistants, have CanVaSSCd
the county ONei and over, until now they
have made temperance a live isSUe among
Che people. DrunkaTdS are not left to
themselves, but noble men and women,
united aud organized for the purpose, in
wife them to forSalIe their evil ways and
Join them in their lodges, and around their
lresides. \ noble lady sdi.t to us the other
lay. III the temper#H e society had never
done any good but convert Mr. WOOdSide,
IN has done enOuGh to pay for all the trOu
bIe. for ! nj ways did think that he had a
rood heart hid in his Irish breast" A COR
RESPONDENT in our last ISSUE thanked the
folks fnr preparing the people
Of Cross Bridges TO-. the "!0Iious revival of
religion which took place there several
weeks ago.
Mr.. Usher, a renowned florist, Of Mt,
Is highly praised by the ladies of
our town for the great success he bad in
trimming their flowers this summer. In
some instances, wires and bushes budded
N 1--WE weeks after being clipped. The Ia
dies say he has no superior in his line.
Who will devise some plan TO rid Duck
River of the garS? NOu can lust name your
reward If you will 10 it.
COMING soon.