The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-06-04
HICKMAN COUNTY ITEMS.

For several days past we have had CO.
plous showers ofrain and all kind ofveg-
| citation is beginning to grow rapidly.
Farmers are assuming cheerful looks,
and wear broad grins on their COUNTS
nances and we hope the Great Giver of
allsgood will continue to dispense the rain
| and sunshine on our almost famished
country, and vouchsafe to US an abun
dant crop, for the present year.
Col. Howell Huddleston, the afiable and
appreciated widower from Nashville, is
spending few days among his relatives
in the neighborhood of Centreville. Col
Huntington and Major Mckenzie, were
in CentreviIle on Saturday last, attend
ing to the sale oflands sold by the Su-
preme Court.
Col. Marsh johnson and wife returned
from a pleasant trip to Nashville and
Columbia, on last Thursday.
j. H. Moore, Esq, and O. A. Nixon,
are guests of the Anthony House, New
burg, this week, perhaps for the purpose
of attending the Circuit Court at that
place.
The venerable looking, and genteel
Clerk of the Lewis county Chancery
Court spent several days last week in our
place. He and Rev. Mr.. Bolton, with &
few other friends, went angling in Duck
River, and Mr. Flanagan would have
caught several large fish had he been
using a reel with a stop; unfortunately
the line would let off too fast, and the fish
would make its escape, in every instance.
We hope that he will be supplied with a
good Haywood reel, instead of a No. |
Meek, in the future.
The fishing season, for the spring time, |
is pretty well over for a while, and we |
can not make any calculations on success |
for several weeks. O. A. Nixon, Esq,
who has withdrawn from the fishing club, !
says he caught trout in Duck River that
was never reported, much larger than
one caught by Judge Williamson, and re
ported IN the Union and american of
last week. He thinks his would have
weighed eight pounds and eleven ounces.
He IS an applicant for membership to
the club again.
Fish in great numbers are being
caught on trot lines in Duck River and
are mostly cat and drum. Judge White
and Graham are the parties principally
engaged in the business.
Our Circuit Court, Hon. Judge Bate
nan presiding, will be held, commencing
IN Monday next. We presume Judge
TimmOns aud other members of the Co.
umbia bar will be in attendance.
Our crops, though small, are looking
we'll. Wheat is but little damaged; oats,
we and barley are growing rapidly, and
n few weeks we will be greeted in ev-
Try neghborhood by the bum of the
eaper, in the rich fields Of waving small
Grain. Then the hearts ofthe husband
nan will rejoice, and many hungry civil
lighters will wear smiles of happiness
md contentment.
From the augmented numbers
md more frequent appearance of
he carrion crows and buzzards, along
he Presidential track of dog assessors,
,vcr the country, disconsolate and I'M
lble tO-pay dog owner remarked the 9th
n day that he wouldn't be surprised if
he buzzards would not be for getting
Up some kind of a centennial celebration
n honor of those who voted such munif-
.ent rations to them in time gone by.
l wish had a little dog,
I'd knock him in the head,
To save the little lambs,
Which-Matyhas- he is dead.
This in substance is the heading CT the
log law, he said and Mary ought not t.
,xact the last dog a fellow had for her
little sheep.
The District Conference at Shady
Grove passed off pleasantly. Those who
we're fortunate enough to hear the gifted
Bishop Marvin Oh Sunday were delight
ID. The congregation was immense.
The Bishop is one of the few great good
men raised of God from humble walks OF
ife to accomplish a great good in this
world. May his life be prolonged be
ond mans allotted time, and continue
lis heavenly mission on earth A large
delegation of ministers and lay members
vas at the meeting. A representative
rom the HERALD office was expected,
nd missed. Perhaps he can attend
Brother Boltou's District meeting at
hampshire in July.