The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-11-12
WILLIAMS PORTITENyS.

JIM, Bratton and Miss Alice Boehms
! of Little Lot, Hickman county, were
| married last Thursday week, the 4tl
! inst. The ceremony was performed by
| Rev. J. W. Irvine. Mr.. Irvine has uni.
! ted in wedlock large number OF peo-
pie, but has never charged anything fol
his services, which is quite an iten
these hard times, This was his 339tt
couple.
Mr.. A. J. Fly found one of his largest
pork hogs dead in his pen on last Thurs
day. The carcass was badly bruised
and he supposed some one did it the
night before who was scarce of pork.
The hog would have weighed between
800 and 400 pounds net,
The residence and contents of Mr..
Ben Chamberlain, near Blue Creek,
hickman county, was consumed by fire
Saturday night.
A father and son fought in Shady
Grove Thursday night of last week.
What is the matter with NJ. L. jug?
Has he gone into winter quarters?
Infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. G. L.
Grimes, of the I'd Civil District, died
last week.
Mrs. Ceiley Biddox, col, of the Bend,
had boy five years old to die last week.
John Woollie Revere, Esq, oftanyard
nOtOriety, was in this section Monday,
distributing some beautiful leather man
ufactured by him, and wants all the
hides he can get-John will do to tie
to.
Unfortunately, hot blood got up Sun
day between Mr.. Peyton Southall and
brOthernin~law, Mr.. Robert Ray, the
latter getting rather used up.
Good news for the Greenfield Bend
people their contemplated church is
going up, and when completed, will be
a ponuIar Oua. it's TraaSurer wi II call on
all subscribers in a few days-so be
ready.
Mrs Boiling Gordon, of Cottage Hill,
has returned home from visit to Ken
lucky.
There is very handsome young lady
not far from Columbia, that prefers
gOurd to all other vessels.
Our village resOunded on Saturday of
last week with the stentorian voice of
Col Dent Pennington, who is now
resident of Shady Grove. The Colonel
was employed as counsel in the case of
Benz McLong VS.. J. +. Gray IL Co., be-
fore Esq. Pickett The opposite side
was represented by J, l.. Williams, one
OF the firm.
As Capt. T. A. Porter, one of the firm
of Pigue, Manner, Hall IL Co., Nashville,
Tenn, was riding along the HampS
shire pike one night last week from
some unknown cause, his horse took
fright and threw him to the ground and
ran off and left him afoot. This would
look little suspicious for some of us,
but the Captain is strictly temperate
nan.
We are pleased to announce the re-
urn to her home of Miss f. W.,
,be beautiful Queen of the 18th District.
She has for some length of time been
visiting friends and relatives in and
around Columbia, has been sadly missed
Turing her absence by all, but especial
Y the Sunday school, she being prom
nent member thereof,
Thomas DOnOhue, one of the largest
planters and peanut growers of Perry
county, was in our town few days
lgO.
FISH.
The traps in the river near this place
nave been playing sad havoc among the |
inny tribe since the late rise in the |
liver, literally catching them by the |
art load. Eleven of the kind called !
Buffalo were caught in one trap on Sat- |
friday night, the heaviest weighing 1872 |
pounds.
Joe II. Russell, handsome beau of |
little Lot, Hickman county, and par !
ocular friend of Capt. Joe Erwin, paid !
,ur town short visit last Tuesday.
The following officers have been cleo
ed by the Good Templars' Lodge of the |
'illage for the present quarter, begin
rs 7: H lG Erw n, W. c. T.; Miss Annie
kittrell, w. V. T.; Erwin Estes, w. S.;
hrs. DIR. Gray, W. F. s.; J. D. Peeler,
v. T.; Sandie ChappeII, W. c.; W. B.
tray, W. NJ; S. B. Gray, 1. G.; Robt.
:. Moore, 0. G.
The young ladies' of the neighborhood,
$ a token of high regard and esteem
or the Rev. Mrs. Doss, presented her
With very handsome scrap worsted
uilt.
Our village school is moving along in
he best of style, all the young ladies
Wearing the sweetest smile.