The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-02-26
AROUND TOWN.

There was Musicale .SOirce at the lnstl
tute last Thursday night. 1t being our pub
LEGATION night, we were unable to attend
but those who did go, speak of it as an ele
CANT entertainment.
Henry Cox, Joe Green and John Car
started out to the country 10 party las
Friday night. On the road the horses ran
away and lodged the hack, driver men anC
all up against a stump. The hack wa
slightly injured, but the young men escap
ed unhurt Buck Howard and Geo. Sedber.
~ were going to the same entertainment
in a buggy. They drove into a rut and were
capslzed, but without damage.
The boys are beginning to catch red
horse on their trOt-lineS. Hugh Cook thinks
they are better o eat than trout.
The Building Committee of the NJ. +
Church, expect to commence laying brick
about the middle of March, or as soon as
the weather will permit. They are still re
ceiving bids.
The Building Committee of the MethO-
dist church will have a meeting at the store
of Tyler & williams, this evening at
o'clock. Business important. Let mem
bers take notice and attend.
There are about forty lawyers pTacticing
law at the bar in this place. OF this num-
Der, three are members of the Cumberland
church, nine belong to the Presbyterian
church, two to the Episcopal and one to
the Methodist. The rest are not members
Ofany church. There are seven doctors.
Three belong to the Presbyterian and three
to the Episcopal. The rest belong to no
church at all.
DR.. Mitchell announced last Sunday
night, that lie would next Sunday night
begin series OF lectures on the book Of
Genesis.
Annie Afford, a little daughter of Mr..
L. NJ. Afford, an excellent citizen of our
town, came near losing her life last Mon
day She was at Miss Hudspeth's school,
and her dress caught on fire. The scholars
made a great noise, but her dress was ex-
tinguished before she was hurt much Her
hair was burnt.
A meeting for the election Of Directors
OF the First National Bank took place last
week. The old Board was reelected, eX-
cept Il. d. MOOre-James b. ChildrcSS, form
er Cashier, was elected Director in his place.
Mr.. Childress was also elected Nice-Presi
dent, and Mr. Lucius Frierson, former Vice
President. was elected Cashier.
The Columbia Helican Silver Band
walked from their band room last Monday
morning. discoursiHg martial music
Thompson" went to the depot and saw the
band board the train for Nashville.
Pickle mixed with cayenne pepper
event back" on a fat friend of ours the 9TH
er night.
The Military Company is progressing
1neIy.
MIR. f. II. Green has bought out the
confectionery and bakery of ID. 4. Digger,
and moved his entire stock into the house
formerly occupied by DusgeT, next door to
the"AIhambra." lie is now in good cOndi-
ton to serve the public in his line,
Anthony GholSOn says that Mrs. Frank
ID Moulton's testimony in the Beecher case
would haye been very damaging to Beech
er, If she had not admitted that BeecheT
kissed her after she knew all these things.
There are now thiTty-twO inmates in
Jail-Six whites and IT, euty-siX blacks. The
following have been put in during the last
ten days: Caledonia Howell, col, for lewd-
nesS HueS Harlan aud w. West, larceny;
Agnes JordOn, col, lewduesS; MOllie Ma
lone, col, fighting: Green Harris, col, lar
ceny; shy Williams col, fighting; Geo. Hell
ton, Iewdness; J. Webster, carrying pistol
Ben. Mayberry, disturbing public worship;
Frank Lawrance, stealing.
Farmer Ben Bridgcforth, who has been
on Monday last concluded TO move his
wardrobe from Black & MooreS stable. II
consisted of five pair Of pants, all of which
were "rat-eaten' or the seat, AID one veS
with no back. Burch, Black Il MoOrei
clerk, rendered to Ben the use of Dick Bur
nett's bus and an express wagon to move
the extensive wardrobe, but Ben said it was
too expensive, and thanked Burch for the
offer.
about thirty feet of Billie Littlefieldi
fence arcane ass woodward, was blown
down Monday night iaSt.
Monday night last, about the hours o
one and two o'clock, some one celebrated
the birthday OF Washington in "Paradis,
Lost" by turning loose 'haby-waker.'
Prom the noise ii made il must have beeI
about forty pounds OF gunpowder. Wher
were the police
Bob. Guest, driver OF Tucker 4 Latta'
bread-wagon. says he finds ma ny objects q
charity in his rounds, and frequently give
four or five lOaveS away. The charitabl
institutions should hunt up these indigen
persons.
The eoloFed people gave a supper at tn
Hammer Hail Ned. e<,dag, night last, fo
the benefit Of the colored MethOdist Church
Every night the boys go to Latta's liver
stable with, sticks, shOvels, brick bats rock
and steel-traps to catch and kill rats, Jos
Guest says he has good trap, and intend
catching enough to fill an order which n
MSS received from the Chinese Minister a
Washington, and that he will also fill an
plumber OF bills fOF butchers or meat store
policeman LansdoUn last Monday
placed a female, 18th Amendment, as a pu
pill in City Marshal Whites "rockoIog
class"
Col, Duncan Cooper, last Tuesday, com
menced boarding twenty-five mules q
Black 4 MoOre's livery stable.
Sunday evenings the boys, about a dol
en-, and amongst the number the HERAL
And MAIL devil" Congregate On Mechan
&c street, and throw kisses at the sweet Iii
tie girls For further particulars as
"Bun,"