The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-07-09
WILLIAMsPOKT ITEMS.

| Peeler Lawson, Esq, Sawdust Valley 8
| great humorist, was thrown from mule
Saturday. His right side was badly
bruised, though his tongue was gong
lively Monday.
We are panied to chronicle the death
of Mr.. Henderson Pigg OF Snow creek,
He died on Wednesday of last week, in
| the 73d year of his age, of congestion pro-
| duced by diseased leg, and was buried in
| the family graveyard upon his farm. Mr.
| Pigg was a member of the Baptist courch,
and was an honest, trustworthy and use
| full citizen. He belonged to that broad
! shouldered class that bears the heat and
| burdens of the day, the farmers, and
competency. When he and such as he
are lost to a community, their places are
not easily filled.
There is to be organized in this place a
Young Mems prayer-meeting. Success
toit.
The pulpit of Rev. c. Foster Williams,
of the Presbyterian church of this place.
was filled by Rev. VIM. Jas. Frierson up
on last Sabbath.
Last Saturday being the first Saturday
of the month, was Grange day. and the
opponents of the middle>man were out in
force.
DR.. G. w. Gray, of the village, has
transformed scrub of a ground hog into
thoroughbred separator. by a mode of
his own invention. aud is now among the
wheat, barley, and rye fields with the
machinery making things lively with the
b'hoys.
We had in our town few days ago,
Mr.. Dave Spencer and Col. Henry Evans,
both of Louisville Ky. They are wide>
awake, and live business men, and repre-
sent substantial houses.
The traps of Messrs. Walker and Sar,
gent near this place, caught in one night
this week over two hundred and fifty fish
the largest, a yellow cat, weighed 81
pounds.
Our reporter received letter from
Calhoun county, Alabama, last week, stat
ing that wheat crops are better there this
year, than for several years past ais
corn and cotton crops good, and growing
finely
Hannah Dixon and Martha Mason,
col, of Greenplains farm, had rough
and tumble fight Friday of last week.
Cause: Hannah called Martha five dol.
lar tax dog.
Rumor says that marriage will soon
take place in the Greeuplains Bend,
Come thou fount of every blessing, for
not to marry is quite distressing.
Capt. George Ii. Harlan lost by death
three valuable work stock not many days
ago, IN the Bend.
Choate and White had horse and |
mule to die in the Bend last week.
While Nr. Bob White, of the farm of |
John f, T. Jones, of the I'd district, was
crossing Delll ford, his mule got into a |
hole, and came very near drowning both |
rider and mule; he lost two bushels of |
barley,
VIM. Grimes, white, and Sallie Hay
wood, cOlorcd, had quarrel in their field |
near the brickhouse OF the Green6elds |
bend, last week. Grimes struck the aged |
old woman back of the head with hoe |
knocking her senscless for sometime, for
which he ought to have the full benefit of
the code
The Bluff school house of the Bend was
slightly Mormonized recently by a SER
mon from Elder Henry Boyle, of Utah.
His text was, st. Matthew oath chapter,
I4th verse, And this gospel of the king
dom shall be preached in all the world, a
witness unto all nations; and then shall
the end come. There was quite a
crowded house, aud some very handsome
ladies and splendid singers. The whole
congregation seemed to be highly enter
tanned, for the sermon was quite methodi-
cal.
Saturday Miss Sallie Morgan, white, and
hrs julius Blair, col, of Magraw road,
had set-to at long range with rocks, with
the determination and grit of two game
cocks,
Rev. Mrs, James. II. Russell has sold
within the last eleven months 220 pounds
of butter, and 2S6 dozen eggs, which
brought her sixty dollars, very hand
some little revenue.
Two of the most industrious and robust
Did citizens of the 18th district near the
village are Mr.. and Mrs. Richard john
son, the former So years old the latter go;
hey have had born unto them ID chill
dren, II now living 80 grand children,
and four great grand children. What
county can beat us?
Sam Walker is news-bOy on the Nashville
and Decatur Railroad, he made his first trip
by this city Wednesday last
Black Alice and Billie Cline's wife, both
co !ored, fought across the river EAR this city,
Prof. DR.. VIM. Athen@um Smith, ate