The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-10-01
WGLEIAMsPORF ITEMS.

The weather down here, for eight
or ten days, b@@ been rather cool for ice
water, but for hot coffee and mullins very
pleasant.
W. ?. Russell has returned from India
ma, where he has been on a undertaking
expedition.
Mr.. Porter, Of Wayne Co., and Col.
Geo. Vincent and Son, of Lewis Co., all
gentlemen OF game chicken celebrity,
were in the village last week.
We noticed upon our streets, this week,
Col. Basil SatteIfeld, from Vernon, Hick-
man Co. The Col. is an old fiat boats
man, and used to navigate Duck river.
He reports the peanut crop, of his neigh.
borhood, good average.
Our village was embellshed, last Sun
day, by the pleasant dignity, queenly
informed us Of the Ice Cream Supper at
Cross Bridges, on last Tuesday night.
Newton Ray, of Greenield's bend, by
means Of d double barreled gun, caused
some light fingered, sweet toothed plun>
from his sorghum mills, one night of last
week.
j. W. Kinzer, having formed another
copartnership, which changed him from
bachelor to benedict, and desiring to
have done with bachelors and bachelor
dom fol ever, has sold his interest in the
dry goods house in Sawdust Valley, to
his bachelor partner, C. p Mayberry,
VITO says he holds three trumps-good
locks, tin and cheek, and will 60 it alone
hereafter, if he gets euchered.
We are glad to notice that our friend
d T,o;fr 1.zlA hoe boo,, -; II
with fever and ague, is convaIescing,
Last Friday, w. r. McKennon gave at
his schoolhouse, near Nebo, a public
Friday, which by the-by, is pronounced
by all school boys as a very useless and
bad thing. The onein question, however,
was success; the recitations were all
good. 1t wound up with a grand spell
ing match at night, in which Is pupils
took part.
Elder Hayden Church, of Utah, Mor>
mon preacher, died at the residence of
his brother, r. r. Charch, Monday, 9th
inst.
The season for cotton picking is now
at hand, and all farmers in this vicinity,
who wish to take time by the forelock'
and press their business, not let their
business press them, are straining every
nerve and bringing all their force to bear
upon the white~lOcked old king, in order
that he may be bagged before the winter
winds and rains come. The yield in
this neighbOrhood will be some better
than it was thought it would be, six weeks
ago
Rev. VIM Doss, the Methodist Minister,
at this place, closed his labors for this
Conference year, with a meeting, last
and Sunday. -Four sermons
were preached, three of which we had the
pleasure of hearing. w. II, Doss ocupi-
ed the pulpit Saturday night in his usual
lerveHt and earnest style; the efficacy for
good OF prayer was his principal theme.
VIM. Doss preached Sunday morning
ia the sermon the resurrection and ascen-
sion of our Savior was touchingly and
aloquently depicted, after which the
was administered. The meet
Ing was brought to a close, Sunday night, |
oy sermon from Edmund Chappell, in |
which the advantages Of early piety, and
evils OF prOcrastInatiOn in religious mat
erS were set to.th. Rev Wan, Doss is an |
lntlrlng worker, and it is the wish OF the |
OF his church. at this place, that |
le be returned to them by the Conference.
We consider the securing of his services, |
ly any circuit Or station an acquisition |
Disease assumes multitude offorms
md shapes, and it is affecting the people
If this neighborhood with a goodly num-
Der of them, just now. To give the names |
If all that lie Frustrated upon beds OF |
ckness, would mako list as voluminous |
y the census taking. Iiphtheria, that
most dreaded and dreadful disease, |
among children, has made It's appearance. |
NJ NJ. Harris lost his youngest child, a
laughter two years old, by it on the Dist.
Married at this place, at the house of |
he BRIDES uncle, Rev. VIM. Doss, ard hy |
Rev. WINS Doss, J. W. Lowra1ee to Miss |
lula Butler.
The death of Henry r. SoweH which |
occurred at his brothers house, A. T. |
$ universally deplored by every one in |
his neighhorhood. He has large cir