The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-08-27
s7E4CELLAoEOUS ITEMS.

ST. Nicholas tor September is very in
viting. mis- magizine is undoubtedly one
oIthe best periodicals for boys and girls we
ever saw: 1t is perfect. The story of Eight
Cousins" that is running through ii now, Is
charming, and worth the price of the mag
aztuc IfvOu want to make a present to
your children which they will appreciate,
send them st. Nicholas. 1t is gotten up in
exquisite style, and It's pictures are beautl-
iIl. Send 10 Scribner Il Co, 43 and 40
We are Indebted to DIR. ]. f. Dixon for
the biggest watermelon we have yet seen.
fE weighed 49, pounds and was delicious.
col. Myers spoke for :he seed. a Presiding
Elder. Memphis lawyer, Memphis mer-
Cuaut, an Editor, half dozen printers,
three BeelZebUbs, and others, ate about
twenty-five pounds of it. The land ii grew
on is exceedingly fertile, and cost SID per
acre.
-I.obt Long. of Lowery's lanyard neigh
t0THOod, sin this county, is doing " DO
HauZa" business in tanning 'dOg-hideS."
Tile Clerk of the County Court made
settlement "a few days since With Major
Campbell Brown, Executor of Mrs. j.. @
Ewrll, decd The personal estate amount
ga to one hundred and twenty-five thousand
a'J three dollars, probably the largest set
Element of personal property ever made In
tine MaUTy County Court, and the Clerk IN
forms rs that The eXecu or had ms papers
SOS yS'eIuatictliy arranged that the S tile
went gave him no trouble whatever. Maj
y own very justly is ranked among the
first fnancierS in this country. In tins In
stance, he had to do with one who is
equally as systematic and thoroughly
bEIt't F~lIllt~ tllc UlltllJ duties bI his olllCt
II happened in This wise: Professor w.
L Garrett, superintendent ofPublic Schools
Of GILES county, was making speeches
over the county urging the people TO sup
{. Rev. VIM. StOddeTt, of LNnnVille, asking
OF him permission to speak to the people
I. his church on certain night Mr..
e-DaGsIt Gru~auttd, and when Professor
g. .rTett arrived The church was tulI. MIR.
S'oiG2Tt got up and introduced the ProieS-
~.g 50 the audience in most halterlng
manner, but wound up the introduction by
o. AiIr-. occasion to say that while he cheer
ft.ily .rly.tG1 his church to Prot. Garrett, it
was probably due himself and the audience
t5.ni J.. should say that ne was opposed to
public schools ON principle. lie then lit
fI." and ANTICIPATING all of the arguments
Professor Garrett lad prepared to make.
tore tgpm ali 10 ShTcdS. His attack on Prof.
tarI,fI was SO unexpected and vigorous
that 10 confused the Professor, and h"
commenced his speech in very halting
mauIer. The audience being great adj
rtreT~ and MANY of them personal friends
of Mr.. SfUdd"Tt, were manitcStly carried
away by his speech, and Professor Garrett
never created much interest. The crowd
were MS enthusiastic Us If wet blanKet
Gua been thrown uUon them.
M a~-IS. JON w. Walker, of the Hope
we'll country. h#s been recently hauling
-rrneyorv fine black walnut lumber to the
depot .Gr 5. g.. Thompson Il Bro.
When YOU want our Job Printing done
j.. .rS, class style bring to the Office of the
HERALD AND NJ All, where YOU get the best
of wo. x nc "a low HGGfe- go
Er. l;.j Chain Lightning White, of the
LFaaa. N.rod. says that our Presiding FL
der. Rev. WeIIAOTn Mooney uses the
..rur->t Nddt~ouian English" This is a
compliment, coming as it docs
from the most incisive and remorselesS
critic since Edgar Allen Poe's time-at least
among southern editors.
Ashton Il NcGaw raised, near their mill, |
l6Jbl>GJls of Irish potatoes, on less than |
Ha.tHCTr of ground. They are very fine, |
-uu.- weighing two pounds.
Honest Farmer ThcO LipScomb cele-
EIalei tIS birthday last week, being
30 31nf "a
I.N. i.,a and reach the ripe age OF twice
what ge now Is.