The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-09-03
OVER THE COUNTY.

| W L. galloway : infant son, uleu last
| Sunday, near Hurricane Switch.
| -Esq James r Moore finished his fish,
Our esteemed friend, Mr.. j. Sidney
| Fleming, sent us last week, the first open
cotton boil, by Mr.. Walter c. Tlndall.
JEFF. Haley, of Bigbyville, is quite sick.
| He expects to go to Bailey's Springs as soon
| as he gets able to do so.
| -Festus NJ. Fuller saws about fifteen
hundred crossties for the Narrow Gauge
ESQ. Burke informs us that three tents at
the Hurricane Camp Ground will Probably
will probably be pr. ached to-day.
Farmers should read the 3IsI chapter of
| Genesis, and follow Joseph's example in
preparing In the years of plenty for the
years OF drOuth and famine.
Luther Galloway, of the Hurricane
University, Lebanon, Tenn. When he nm
ishes his collegiate course, he expects to
prepare TO enter the ministry of the Cum
berland Presbyterian Church. He has the
reputation of being not only good young
man, but very promising one. He is a
| nephew OfMajor VIM. Galloway.
Luther Galloway says he saw stalk of
cotton on Silver Creek, belOn2i to Mr..
VIM. Park, which had l25 bOlls, blooms and
squares. MI. Park told him that the stalk
did not come up on: of the ground until the
10Th of June. Whenever this old gentle
man, Mr.. Park, can get few dollars ahead,
he spends ID in hunting for a silver mine
which he thinks is on his farm.
Charley McNay, of the firm of William
Shacklett Co, in this county, once lead
ed with W. G. Ralston, whose recent failure
and tragic death has created such a world
wide sensation. He and bis excellent wife
attended one OF RalstOn'S princely enter
tainments, year or two ago, when they
visited California.
We made mistake last week, in stating
that Tom the FlOridian, one of the victims
of the boiler explosion, was dead. 1t was
not Tom, but William, who had his skull
Foster are improving and in fair way to
ultimate recovery. Editor w. X, Jones' of
Pulaski, acted as Toms amanuensiS last
Sunday, in writing letter to his folks in
Florida.
Esq ]. b. Hin. OF the 4th District, got
contract, month ago, TO get 300 white oak
croSS-tfes for the Narrow Gauge road, which
runs through his place. Last week he de
livered 1907 TO the engineer, Capt. Thomas,
who received them all without condemninH
one. Good work, that. Merritt Roam and
Billy Hill we're the fOremen.
Mr.. Napps says Tom Smith, of Brush
Creek, has the best cotton he has seen it
is green seed cotton, and will make one
thousand pounds per acre. Mr.. Smith is a
sye0 tb.p an Gd a To 10 %ft
he met his happy fate in the person of an
accomplished widow.
Clark KinZer informs us that the grass
hOppers are taking several farms in his
portion OF the county. They are especially
bad on Maj. Ben. Harla1's place and on his
own. He accounts for their presence on
the Majors place from the fact that 1t is es-
sentially grass farm-he raises grass ex-
tenslvely: 1t is feared by some OF our farm
grasShOppers like poor Kan as next year.
Gordon Cecil wanted to know the pro-
visions OF the dog law passed by the last
sheep killed by dogs "Why do you ask?
Lost any Sheep" Eyes! Dogs killed four
for me last week. Five dollar cuts at that"
A II ought to do like Gen. Bowen, who al
ways gives two sheep for one that his dogs
Kill. The General reads his Bible with eff
feet.
On the Sd Saturday in September a
meeting OF the County Council of the United
cane. A basket dinner will be given, and
everybody is invited. Rev. II. A. Jones,
Lee Bullock, DIR. AtheuRum Smith, II. NJ.
Mckay, Joe b. WOOdside, and other able and
eloquent speakers are expected to be pres
e1t, and address the people on the grand
subject OF temperance,-aS subject second on
~ In Importance to religion itself.
A most delightful hop was given by the
young men of Spring Hill, at the Thespian
liant success is characteristic of Spring
Hill enterprises, and reflects much honor
upon the youth of that community. The
girls were the prettieSt our planet could
supply, and danced with the grace and ele-
gance of fairies. The memory of the scene
is like dream of bright spirits that elevates
ence. Two of Columbia : fascinating beaux,
Dave Chapman and Dawson FrIersOn, hon
presence.
For many years Mr.. James H. BOstick,
OF the 5th District, was afflicted with gravel,
until recently. He induced Mr.. Napps to go
to sand Mountain. Ala. and get some herbs
and roots, which the latter said would cure
the gravel. Mr.. Napps went and procured
the roots, and in a short time Mr.. BOsI lex
was well. Ex-Sherih Sullivan teStifies to
the cure affected on Mr.. BOStick, and Mr..
BOStick certifes to the same. Mr.. NappS Is a
poor man, and a good man, and he Is not
attempting to deceive any one. If it is a
certain success the world ought TO know IL,
and we publish this, without desire of re-
ward, simply to benefit the people
Esq. ]. Byus Hill, of the 18th District,
brought us four ears of corn last Tuesday
which are ahead of anything we ever saw.
IL is of the Tillman variety, and two of the
ears weighed six pounds, or three pounds
each. The grain is large and fine The 9TH
er two grew on one stalk, and would have
weighed five or five aud half. The hand
this corn grew on has been i'm cultivation
for more than forty years. and is upland, no
creek being near. Last year, dry as IL was
Esq. Hill raised on the same ground about
ten barrels per acre. and is feeding some of
| 10 to his fine Berkshire hogs now. Last year
IL was cultivated by Billy Robinson, who
/ went 10 Texas in the fall. The Squire
thought there never was such worker rs
| Billy, but now he thinks Billy Hill, who
| cultivated eighteen acres this gear for him,
Is better. The corn is much better, of course
| than IL was last year, and some of il will, no
| doubt, make fifteen barrels per acre. The
| corn he has brought us is even better than
Il those Esq John A. t. SCribner brought us
last year, which was raised on his creek
bottoms. Forty years ago, under negro Gull
tivation, this land brought cornstalks no
thicker than your thumb; but Esq. Hill
feeds his land and then nlpVS deem.