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The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-11-19

On Wednesday evening last there was
good time at Nebo, amongst the Good
Templars of that section: not so much
from the numbers as from the meeting
of such distinguished members of the
order. The occasion was to welcome
Brother Hensley, the Methodist preach
er in charge, and also a Past G. W.
G. t. There were present, the G. w.
G. i. of the State, Brother Lee Bulls
lock ! the w. G. V. T., Mrs. Emma
Joyce: our G, Degree Templar, Brother
Joyce: also John B. Hamilton, j. B.
WOodside, and other active members
of the order. After meeting in the Tenn
pie, a moonlight procession was made
to the church, where speeches made
made by Messrs. Hensley, Lee Bullock
and others, on the good of the order:
which lasted until late at night ::
strengthening the cause in all hearts.
If Good Templars would pay as much
attention to getting up these little SO
cial parties amongst the Lodges, as is
usually given to other social reunions,
there is no telling what innocent enjoy
ment and social pleasure might be de-
rived from these meetings: besides the
good it would do in the neighborhood
in winning brothers, fathers and sons
from the saloon and billiard table.
Let us all traterniZs and push on the
good cause to victory. The Columbia
party are indebted to DIR. Joyce and his
estimable lady for their kind hospit ali
ties. X.
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WILLIAMS PORTITEMS.

A historical gourd is now in possession
of Mr.. VIM. Tomlinson, which was pre-
scented to his aunt, Mrs. Polly Frierson
decd, by her father, sixty years ago, and
during the noted DeGrafenreid Storm il
was blown away, but found again perfect
ly sound, and is in a good state of preser'
walton at the present time, The handle
measures q inches in length, and the
bowl holds one pint
Friday night of last week the Green
Plains farm, near the village, was excited
somewhat over a fight between Pete
Stewart and George Hill, considerably
colored George knocked Pete down,
and George in return was stabbed in the
left arm. The difficulty waS about wo>
man.
Thos, H. Church. Esq, of the 18th dis
trict, informed our reporter that he had
sold his land and would move to Utah in
the Spring of 1876.
Two Mormon preachers passed through
our village Friday evening last, on their
way to Hickman County.
A drove of mules passed through the
village Saturday evening.
We had considerable thunder, lightning,
wind rain, and hail, Saturday night; driV-
en- by Mr. McClanahan, of Hickman.
W. G. Harlan slaughtered six or eight
pork hogs ON the morning of the 10th.
The early bird gets the worm, but we hope
that George is not SO earl y that the
worms will get his pork.
James Woodside, one of Esq. M. NJ.
RusselPs farm hands, was kicked and
painfully wounded by mule one day of
last week. He is able to be up now.
Our townsman, DR.. Gray, entertained
for one night James Knox Polk Grinder
and his bride, Mrs, Anna Hanlin Grind
er, who were on their way to Centreville,
Hickman County, the home of Mr.. G.
DIR. J. P. Sebastian, of the Greenbrier
neighborhood, who was once popular
practitioner of our town, paid us a visit
last week.
Sylvester Finch lost an infant daugh-
ter, by Group, on Saturday night last.
Capt. G. NJ. V. Kinzer informs us that
he has cribbed from three acres seventy
nine barrels of corn. We referred to the
same piece of land last summer-then
twenty barrels per acre was expected.
The ear of corn alluded to by our con-
frere Of Little Lot was not weighed, but
Esq. S. has an ear of the same Sort the
shelled corn of which weighs q ounces.
W. A. Whitaker, of Snow Greek, saw that
and went halt an ounce better, his weigh
ing twenty-one ounces and half cob
and all, twenty-seven and half ounces.
Each of the above ears, when shelled,
flied quart measure.
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Personal INTELLTGENUE.

Capt. White Frierson, of New Orleans
was in town recently.
Joe w. Gordon, of Nashville, was at the
Hon. ". C. whitthorne will start for
WaShi gtOn next week, to be present at the
opening ofCongress on the first Monday in
december.
Mr.. john Frierson went to Memphis the
other day.
Editor W. knowledge Jones paid his
semi-monthly visit to Maury Saturday and
Sunday. He Is ALWAYS welcome.
Mr.. Robert 5. Hollins, an energetic,
stirring and popular young business man OF
Nashville, was in our town Monday in be-
half OF his house.
John Allen returned last week from a
visit to GAINESVILLE and other points
The beautiful Miss Mildred f., of Pulaski,
has been visiting Major Ben Harlan Is
daughter during the past week or two.
Col VIM. Spence, of Nashville, was in
town few days since.
Major W. ]. sykes passed through here
the other day, carrying the good news from
the Wayn- county railroad election. He
sal Tom Warren, of the Citizen, had cover
CD himselfall over with glory.
Mr.. j. n. DotsOn, of Gr1ysOn county,
Texas is visiting his old home near Mt.
Pleasant. He likes Texas, and expects TO
90 back.
well neighborhOod, is visiting Miss NJ. P,
who lately returned home from visit TO
the HOpewell country.
II. T.. Figuers went to Lewisburg few
days ago on business.
Mrs. w. N Hughes, the accomplished
wife of our Postmaster, is spending a short
time at her old home in Washington City.
Wednesday night last the Rev. VIM.
Lawhon and family, accompanied by Miss
Anna Dodson, left for their home in sIndt-
ana.
Kaptain James II. &rews, OF Pulaski, is in
town, the best dressed man in Tennessee.
He got miDnows to go fishing yesterday,
because il was a bad day-but 1T did not
al showing to its many other disagree ca
BILE features and he postponed the fish
ing TO a worse day.
Mr.. Ludwell II. Estes, an old citizen OF
Columbia, but for more than two years
a resident of Huntsville, is in town, We are
glad to learn that = il coming back here
To live about the first of next year. He has
recovered his old home ne ar the depot.
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According to appointment made by
the Young Mems Christian Association
Rev. VIM. Stoddert, of LynEyille, de
livered lecture in the Masonic Hall
Friday night, on Household life as il
is, and as it ought to be-" Columbia is
not a lecture going town-on the con-
trary, quite the reverse; therefore, the
large crowd which assembled to hear
Mr.. Stoddert was quite complimentary
to him. OF course, the lecture was full
OF quaint humor, because Mr.. Stod~
dert was the lecturer. 1t was also full
OF plaln-UeTy plain-truths. It is inn
possible for US to follow him, for it was
as zigzag as lightning or Maury Coun-
ty dirt road. 1t made the people laugh,
and sometimes hang their heads Mr..
Stoddert IS known and admired and
loved in this community, and we doubt
if any one else could have told the people
such plain truths, without being sewers
ly. criticized. Everybody says, ''Oh, it's
Mr.. Stoddert," and laughs it of. Ex-
cept the rough points. it was brilliant,
beautiful and profound. The wit was
sparkling, the humor piquaDt, the learn
ing profound, the philosophy clear and
true. But why does Mr. S. always, in
his lectures, ridicule, criticise, and
scold women? His severest shafts OF
wit are always leveled at women. If he
is lecturing on Fashion" he makes
her out miserable devotee at that
shrine; if he talks about 'loYe, courtship
and marriage" the severest things are
said of woman---her love ridiculed.
Why is this? Is it because The wants to
correct the folIies of the sex? A mar
ried man informs as that Mr.. S. has
great respect for women's intellect
that when be asks a man and wife for
advice, which he often does, he invaria>
bly, takes the advice of the wife, if she
disagrees with her husband, which is
the case. Mr.. Stoddert's picN
ture of "household life as it is, Twas well
drawn, if ludicrous; but the "hodse>
hold lie as it ought to be-" was not so
vivid-prObably because it was not so
ludicIous.
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Criminal Court PrOeeRlfnSS-NO-
Vember. Tenn, 1875.
GRAND JURY.

Powhatan Gordon, Foreman: VIM,
M. VOORHEES,, Jr., Joseph Love, Jno. w.
Thomas, Burton Warfield, Stephen S.
Craig, Samuel T. Brown, Hardin Mays
berry, Fielding Edwards, James II,
Cathey, Jno. w. Scott, Richard G, Cor.
don and Thomas Crosby.
JURY NO. l.
Davis K. Hayes, B. f. Dowell. J. c.
Mullins. c. B. Tate, James Giddens, J,
w. Lockridge, Samuel Dainwood, J. w
B. Thomas, Jr., VIM. r. Conner, r. G.
Ricketts, and Jno. S. West.
State VS.. Jno. Franks, horse stealing,
Penitentiary 10 years.
State VS. CIV. Burnes, horse stealing,
Penitentiary 10 years.
State VS.. Israel Thomson, murder case
continued until the second Tuesday OF
March-neXt term
State VS.. John Brown, petit larceny,
6 months in the county work house
two cases 6 months each,
State VS.. Joe Fisk, obtaining goods
under false pretence; years in the PEN
Tertiary.
State VS.. Sam White, col, horse steal
ing; 10 years in Penitentiary.
State VS.. Eden Kittrell, COL, larceny,
II months in the county work house.
State VS.. JEFF Alexander, forgery; 8
years in Penitentiary.
State VS.. Henrietta Eubanks. col.
larceny; II months in work house.
State VS.. Jerry Pickard, COL, larceny;
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and also his estimable lady, we're here @
few days since, visiting their relatives
They were the honored guests of Thos
Jones aHd wife,
The beautiful and accomplished Miss
Matte Styles, formerly of the city OF
Lawrenceburg, is teaching public school
at this place Her school will close out
Christmas, at which time she contem-
plates visiting friends; but the question is,
how can we give her up2
From what we have been an eye wit
ness to, for several consecutive weeks,
we think Esq Clark Jones will be honor,
ed with call to tie a curious knot and
he will do it too in such a way as to re-
feet honor upon himself and the par
ties concerned. Your correspondent
would state that Clark has no brighter
friend than -.
The sun has been down a long time
one midnight lamp has burned in Laurel
Hill, The importance Of the dog law is
appreciated by one. FACTORY.
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Laurel Hill Factory.

To the Ed tor ofthe Herald and Mail:
Nothing of special moment is transpirS
ing IN or around our quiet little village at
the present time, Everything, however,
wears an aspect OF neatness, and gives
unmistakable signs of vitality. Business
is the motto of every one from the rising
of the mornings sun until the night has
spread his dusky mantle.
The Jones Firm is certainly doing an
extensive business. The operatives in
this renowned mill constitutes a class oil
intelligent, refined, and choice men and
women, who spend six days in every
week in physical labor, and devote the
seventh, for the most past, in attending
church, and reading the Bible. Indeed
we have an atmosphere Of morality and
quietude here, seldom enjoyed by the
inhabitants of any village. The people
have a comfortable church, well orga-
nized and prosperous society, and a sta
toned preacher which you know speaks
well for Laurel Hill, especially inssmuct
as she layed the pattern for her senior
sister. By. the-way, there is no better
place than Laurel Hill, especially in the
respects indicated.
The health of this vicinity is good
with the exception of few chills, which
are common throughout this country.
Mr.. Thos. Jones, the life of this whole
community, starts Tomorrow morning
for West Tennessee, to be absent some
ten days. Buck. Jones, the prince O
business men, is spending few days il
the spinning room this week, as his state
| ly boss is sick.
The citizens of Laurel Hill had G
charming fox chase on last SATURDAY
night. The music was exhilarating, es-
pecially to our old friend, Mr.. Williams.
Mr.. Willis Jones has been spending
few days among us.
The Methodist pulpit was filled last Sun
day. night, by Rev. Mr.. Pennington. Hi
subject was the utility of prayer.
His analysis was plain, logical aud forci
BILE. IS > -
| Dr.. TheO. G. FriersOn Of Maury county
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MARSHALL COUNTY ITEMS.


A protracted meeting began at the Pres
byteTian Church in COrnersville last Satur-
day. Rev. S.W. Mitchell of Columbia,
preached Sunday.
Proposals Tor carrying the mail on the
Lewisburg and Shelbyville, Lewisburg and
Column ia, Lewisburg and Lynnville routes
are in order from now until the I'd of Feb
ruary, 1875. The contract goes into effect
July LIST, 1876, and expires June 80, 1880.
Mrs. Lucinda Bland, aged Loo years died
at her home near Medium on the line be-
tween Lincoln and Marshall counties on
the 9th ult. She as born in North Carroll
ma, and was eight years old at the close of
the Revolutionary war. She retained her
mental faculties unim paired to theslast and
was free from bodily infirmities, having
frequently during the year walked one and
a half miles to church. She profesSed re-
liglon about Ihlrty years ago, but had never
connected herself with any church until
tw years previous to her death. Accord
ing to her request she was buried in a cali
co dress she had owned twenty-five wears,
We heard a substantial farmer say the
other day that he had just bought a new
wagon and preferring to keep the money in
circulation at nome, ordered the wood
work of the wagon to be put up by neigh
boring mechanic and the irOn-worK to be
done by a blacksmith al home. The wagon
perhaps cost a few dollars more than one
imported nom the North, but II was equal
~ as substantial and serVtceable. Herein
lies the great secret Of "hard times" Let
our people initiate the example OF THIS
farmer and money will soon be plentiful
Buy what yOu can at home; keep the money
here, and prosperity will soon reign in eve
~ community.
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ADVERTISEMENT
The Election Tomorrow.

Tomorrow will decide the issue between
the "Old Board" and the "New Board. "
To morrow we will see whether or not our
people wish to see this city improved or to
see the same rough streets, the same mud
holes, the same INSULT cheney of water, and
the same old and dim lights, night after
night, year after year, Never a change, ex-
pit a little new dirt and few old rocks
beaten over. We should rise up and shake
off this careleSsness; sho- the world that
Maury county is indeed the garden spot of
the world, and that Columbia is the glass
which reflects this beauty-is the rose of
beauty in this delightful garden. Pulaski,
our younger sister, has her gas, ETC., and is
silently Growing over us in this respect,
Strangers come to see this ar-tamed garden
and mainly look for its beauty, and go away
wondering where it got the name, and Sc
cretly disappointed at coming 81 far to see
what they could have seen nearer home.
What If we are in debt? Other towns are
in the same condition. What if our houses
do burn down after the Goth? We rebuild
them at double cost, and spit out an oath or
two for our blindness for voting against
Improvements. VIII you not see that a
reservoir on the Knob will lower your in
surance more than enough to pay a little
extra tax? The "Old Board" says, ''Give us
money" The"New Board" says, ave will
make these improvements, and you can
pay for them little at a time, until you
pay the whole" and all the time You are
enjoying them you will bless the day that
you voted for the "New Board" If yOu
want TO fall in mudholes at night because
Of no lights to guide You, then vote for the
"Old Board" YOUNG AMERICA.
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CAMPBELL STATION ITEMS.

Mr.. John T. Lowry, lives about three
miles from this place, carries on very
large lanyard. Mr.. Lowry not being
able to sell all Of his leather at home
ships a great deal of it to various points
on the L. and G. S. r. r. He made a
shipment to Louisville few days ago Of
about two thousand ponds. He has in
connection with his tannery a saddle,
shoe and harness shop, in which he man
ufactures a great deal of his leather.
Mr.. Lowry employs quite a number. Of
hands, in his various departments. He
is emphatically a business man and a
very nice, clever gentleman. The agent
and postmaster at this place was heard
to remark few days ago that Mr.. Lowry
received as much freight and mail as any
other three or four men.
W. g. Martin, one of our most enter
prising farmers, has recently remodeled
his house. He has now one among the
handsomest residences in this vicinity
Mr. Jack Inman did the work.
Mr.. A. B. SoweH has rented Mrs. John
A, Stanley's place for the year 1876. She
has given possession, and he has move d
in and gone to housekeeping. His ia :
Their, Elder D. R. Sowell, paid his son
a visit few days ago, and seemAa ~ ha
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Several nights since, while porting
over his occult-science, disciple OF
Esculapius was aroused by few quick
raps on his room door. On opening the
door, a genial gentleman of matrimoni~
al proclivities made known that his Do~
bic steed had wearied of waiting, and
had stepped aside somewhere on the
premises. Esculapius, with light in
hand, preceded by the genial gentle>
man, proceeded toexplore the premises,
and soon found the noble animal near
where food was kept, with only throat
latch and browband on his frontis-
piece. Thus equipped the gentleman
mounted his charger, and marched to
music that came warbling through the
grove in most plaintive dirge. A ca
lamity! Yes catastrophe might have
been expected had that noble animals
olfactories come in contact with another
wandering persimmon eater. The
owner will apply tor lost property.
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Shnnfinr ARRAY

Near Rally Hill, on Sunday the 18th,
about twelve o'clock, at the residence OF
Mr.. Pomp Lavender, there occurred = shoot
ing ARRAY that resulted in the slightly
woundiDg of George Kincaid, col, in the
hand, and the seriously, if not fatally
wOundiEg, of James Hurt, cold. The
shooting was done with a double barrel
The ARRAY was caused by Rogers asking
George Kfncaid to carry his horse to the
creek, and wash him off. George said he
would wash him for a hundred dollars;
whereupon Rogers asked him how many
ticks he thought it would take to take him
out of the world; the negro George replied,
'as many as he was able to lay on" Rog-
ers then seized chair to strike him, which
George Kincaid caught, when a Scuffie en-
sued, which resulted in Rogers slapping
Georges jaws. Rogers then went back in
to the dwelling house, and soon afterwards
George either followed him or went in the
house on business; when another scuffle en-
sued, and some blows were said To have
kitchen, when Rogers loaded up a double
barrel shot gun, and followed him to the
kitchen with presented gun. George start
ed to run, when Jim Hurt stepped in be-
tween, and asked hi N not to shoot. Rogers
fired, and heavy charge of shot passed
through the left arm of Jim Hurt, infiictiug
CHASTITY looking wound, breaking the
arm above the elbow, tearing out, and
leaving on the floor mass of flesh SuppOS-
ed to De about a pound, and laying bare the
arm bone for three inches or more. George
Kincaid was slightly wounded in the I'M
gers and hand by the same shot. Rogers
was said to have been drinking. Rogers
has since left, and the negro will lose his
arm,
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MARRIAGES.

At the residence OF Alexander Biugbnu-
on the 10th inst, by the Rev, g. Foster Wi.
liams, Mr.. POLK GRNDEH, of Hickman
county, and Miss ANNA 4. IIANLTN. OF
Maury county, Our ncighborhood has lost
an able aud efficient school teacher, the
Good Templars worthy member, and tho
Patrons OF Husbandry n Jealous member.
May our loss be their gain, and may they
have a pleasant voyage over LIES Tempest
uous sea, and be united over there where
all is love. PATRON
ON the nth inst. at the house OF tho
brides father, Esq. NJ. NJ. Russell by Rev.
w. Mooney, ALENANDER HILL 10 Miss Hpt-
EN RUSSELL. Attendants. Dr. Spencer nm
and Miss Belle Russell, Pctway llusweU and
Mas Lizzie SOwcll. ThrOughllfe NAV eve
ny dream and hope that now gills the hori-
zOn of their future be more than realized.
"May the current glide gently. that bear, on.
their barque,
The light from their pathway uu'cr di-
mlnish one spark:
But radiance attend them ttUfugh lies
mingled dreams;
And Happiness crown them with uu-
ciouded beams" Sk8LNHK
Nov. 18th. 1875, at tho residence ul tbc br,,la'f
father, Mr. NJ. Ruttle, hy Nrv. Wofihorr.
Mooney, Capt VIRGIL Y. liuGuEs. late OF Nir-
ginia, TO Miss BEILE itUrrLE, OF this city
WHITE.
John Lynch TO Jane LOfiu.
w. II. Ballanfgnt b. Gallo Fleming
A. II. Hill 10 n. A. Russell
j. ID. Estes To nj. n. AieNuulor.
h. Il. Plgg 10 Ida Johnston.
Virgil IL. Hughes to Belle Kuttlc-
COLORED.
james Lee to Alice Johnson.
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RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

There was no preaching at the c. p
Church Sunday morning or night
Six young ladies and several young men
Joined the Presbyterian church last sun
day. Others have Joined during the week.
A large number OF names have been added
to the church since the beginning of the
protracted preaching.
Rev James A. Ornan, pastor of the NJ.
f. Church, preached two sermons last Sun
day on the Immortality OF the soul. His
text was Job IA: Ia, ''If man die, shall he
live again." The sermon made good I'M
preston on his hearers, At the CONCLUSION
OF the mornings discourse, Mr.. Orman SAID
IL neVer rained in Columbia without rain
ing on and damaging the walls OF the new
Methodist Church. He called meeting for
Monday night to raise means to cover the
library room.
AT the Service ofSong Sunday evening
DIR. Smith read the SD Psalm, and made a
few remarks thereon. Rev. Mr.. Lawhon, of
Indiana, being called on, made a practical
and timely speech. He said he spent few
days very pleasantly in our midst, visiting
the scenes of his youth. He belonged to a
Young Mems Christian Association in his
own town, and ne would mention one OF
their plans. They had what was called
" ottage Prayer Meetings" A committee
was appointed to hold prayer-meetings dur
ing the week at the houses of irreligious
persons during the week. The commit
would meet and sing and pray, with good
object to being prayed for in their own
house. Mr.. Lawhon objected to a song
sung by the Columbia Association, Hold
the FOrt"-it was more appropriate for
churches The singing, which was led by
Mrs. 4OeSt, was very good.
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Advertising.

To the Editor Of the Herald and Mail!
l have repeatedly thought that l would
write you communication, giving you the
what say wish TO assure is not said in
spirit of fiatterry to you, but is simply the
expression of views have always held on
that subject. That there are benefits TO be
derived from advertising is a well estab-
liShed fact, and one which no sane person
will deny, yet in country towns, like ours,
1t is often urged by merchants and others
that there is no benefit rising from il. This
is the point am aiming at We will not
concede it, but grant it, as is often said, ''fOr
argument sake" Now, our idea is to live
and let live-all membe of a community
should be helpers to each other. Your bust
ness is that of printing newspaper and of
all the different classes of business ia a COM
munity, we think above them all a news
paper should be sustained. Now, suppoSing
that all business men held to the idea, and
carried out that idea, that they derived no
benefit from advertising-couldy you or ''any
other man" sustain themselves in publish
for you, assuredly not. And what would any
town with respectable pretensionS be with
out a newspaper? No, sir, we would say to
every business man, advertise in your town
paper, even though you may not seem to
realize any pecuniary benefit therefrom,
and even If you are not, you are aiding by
your contribution in that way to giving
light to your town, where it would other
wise be in darkness, and that light, like the
rays OF the sun, penetrates into many a
hidden crivice. By all means, we say, pat
ronize your town paper. Yours truly,
HELPER.