The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-04-30
HICKMAN COUNTY ITEMS.

| lubO lPuN tNlNtI nO" VIC nave W Itlt I
e the immense damage by the cold weathe
Z cf Friday Saturday and Sunday, Apr
, 10th, 18th and 18th. The ice in man
: places was over half an inch thick. TIL
: impression now prevailing among tn
u farmers is that the entire butt crop
J destroyed, and the wheat and rye that
far advanced in growth is very great
damaged. The people have been making
d extensive calculations OH their fruit an
: small grain crops, of relieving to a consid
cradle extent the pecuniary embarrass
: ment of our community. for they had
large and thrifty crop of wheat. and haC
no disaster befallen it, they would hav
had the largest crop ever grown in thu
county The farmers are working with
will unprecedented in any former years
EN- can be seen EOw at work that hereto
fore were fit subjects for the vagrant law
and such universal spirit of economy
prevails among the people, that stran.
ger passing through the county readily
Fconcludes that there is an epidemic
amongst the dogs, as fatal as the cholera
amongst the hogs. If the feeling contin-
ues to prevail, there will scarcely be dogs
enough left to keep the wolf from the
door. The CANNES are slaughtered for
two reasons-frst, because of inability to
feed them; and second, to avoid the tax
man,
The farmers are about done aanting
corn, and those who own lands on the
river have finished blowing, ready to
plant.
The fishing until recently has been by
no means success, in Swan
creek and Pine river. We have had no
| opinio from the scientific fishermen as
to the cause of the failure, but we pre-
sumo it is from the continued cold wealth
err and sharp easterly winds. DR.. Green,
| the great disciple of Izaak Walton, said
that an east wind was always an omen of
| bad luck to fishermen. We belieye the
| saying is true.
A very large eagle passed over Centre
vile few days since, going IN a north
easterly direction. Whether he makes
| his home in the cliffs of Duck river, or
not, is not known.
Mr.. w, H. (Tip) Hunter, a we'll to do
| farmer residing on Lick creek, near Little
| Lot, whilst out on his farm at work, had
his dwelling and smoIebouse destroyed
| by fire, with everything contained in Ell
| Their or both houses. except two feather
beds, which were saved by Mrs. Hunter
| The fire originated in "a defective stove
pipe. The ncighbors propose building
him house on the same site. Their con-
dition is really bad, not having left to
them a change of clothing.
Croquet Is the absorbing thing about
Centreville. The gentlemen and ladies,
| old and young, are daily engaged in the
play, the weather permitting. Perhaps
one of the laws passed by the last Legsla-
ture may have a tendency to check the
game.
Rev Mr.. Bolton, Presiding Elder of the
Savannah District, with his beautiful and
accomplished wife and interesting boy,
have been visiting their many friends in
and around Centreville. May they live
long, and be happy.
The charming and sweet MISS Ida w.
is dispensing sunshine and lOveliness
among her friends and relations in this
vicinity.
J. h. Moore, the model gardener of
Centreville, whose garden is located
near very deep gully that winds its
way to the banks of Indian Greek, had
the misfortune, during a severe rain
storm, to have nearly all of his early veg
etables washed from their beds, down the
deep gully, into the waters of Indian
creek.
We have again to report another week
of unprecedented cold wea,t,iner for the
season. WITH a series of severe and biting
irostS, which have proved disastrous to
all truIt and tender vegetables that escap-
ed the severe weather of the preceding
week, and now we can safely say that the
entlre fruit crop is destroyed. We have
talked with several farmers from different
parts OF the county, who report very little
damage done to the wheat crop. and it is
to be hoped that the wheat crop will prove
Successful, and sustain no damage from
any source, as it is the main dependence
of the people for sustenance until the |
Fall crops come in. A great number of |
well to do farmers in ordinary times, are |
entirely out of corn. and are endeavoring |
to feed their pillow stock on green food.
The Huddleston Brothers, who have |
been strong opponents to the dog law, re-
port the killing of large number oftheir |
Southdown sheep by few favorite we'll |
ted ours, of their own raising The law |
is certain ~ good one, but perhaps not |
appreciated by the people at large.
Rev. Mr.. Martin preached a very eff |
fective sermon in Centreville on last Sun. |
day to an interested and appreciative |
audience, after WHICH he administered the |
sacrament of the Lords Supper
Rev. Mr.. Smithson, the eloquent blind |
minister, is preaching series of SER
mons at the Christian Church in the same
place, commencing on last Saturday
night.
The District Meeting for the Centre
vile, District will be held at Shady Grove |
in this county, commencing on Thursday |
the 18th of May next, at which time Bish- |
Op Marvin and other distinguished di-
vines of the Methodist Church will be in |
attendance. The Hickman friends of |
Rev. ]. 81. Russell and A S. Borsley want
them to come down with the Bishop-tbey
are promised an old fashioned Hickman |
greeting if they will come, Anybody
that would decline such an invitation,
ought not to be allowed to fish in Swan Gu
any more,
....oo anna Hanlon, the accomplished
teacher of the Cathey Creek Female Sem.
mary, is spending a few days with her
appreciatiye friends IN and near Centre
Vile
Hon. o. A. Nixon and John Fl. Moore
are on business trip to Humphreys
county this week
The farmers are busy at work getting
in their crops. They have, as a general
thingi finished planting corn, and will
commence this week on their cotton.
The friends and relations ofthe colored
WIN lCib buio COuuly IOT Kansas,
think the report published in the HERALD
from the St. Louis Republican, is all
false, and gotten up for the purpose of
deterring others from going
Mr.. Lightner, who purchased the Nc |
Clanahan steam mills, has abandoned
his intention Of moving there, and intends |
putting up a first class Touring mill by |
the time the wheat crop comes in. Sue
cess to him,
The Hickman friends of A. S. Horgley |
having learned through the Franklin Re |
sew that he had gone to Shoal creek on |
a fishing excursion, say they hope to have
a long and favorable report of his doings |
there, on his return. (Mr. Horsley in |
forms US that he had intended to write up |
Shoal creek, but Col. Akere having done |
SO so well, he will copy his article. The |
CentreViile fishing club have been recent |
ly having a good time on the banks of |
Swan. On last Thursday, the coolest |
day Of the season, they were quite sue |
cessful, catching a great many large and |
beautiful trout Mrs Johnson caught the |
greatest number, some weighing two and |
a half pounds. Master Bobby Clsaait /
having plucked the laurels fTom his f.
ther, and being supplied with another
beautiful reel, presented him by Mr.
Los ~ - H..