The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-11-26
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

-Shaler's gas fiatters ladies, it is said. La
| dies say they want to be married by 1t.
| Capt. James Harmless Andrews-"Brown
Dick"-Mt. Pleasant pike-Sunday night.
| Sandy Gresham has placed on burbank"
| lot of the finest London Lady Irish potatoe
Always act as if you believed God was
present, and that you must give an account
to him.
Rev. II. y. Jones, presented to A. John
SOM Barr, photograph of the railway sta
ton at Liverpool, England.
George ID. pete Strong, born and raised
here, recently died in Macon, Ga. He was a
member of the Maury Greys. Poor Pete!
Esq. r. A. Mckay, of Carriers Creek,
raised pumpkin this year which weighed
6S pounds.
Mr.. A. B. Upsaw, of the Journal, leaves
on business trip to his cid home, Holly
Springs, Miss, this morning. He will he
absent several days.
Mr.. Harvey Edmiston's school in South
Columbia has been suspended for the last
three days, in consequence of his illness.
We hope he may soon recover.
-Scalps were not receivable in payment
for taxes for the year 1874, but they are good
Wolf scalps are rated 81; bear, wild cat and
red fox, 81 each; gray fox, 50 cents.
We mentioned in our last issue that the
brides cake of Miss Dolly Russell was baked
by Mr.. n Holman, when it should have
been by our clever young friend, Sim With
erspoon, who lately bought out D. A. Dug
Mr. ]. H Powell, son of Senator Powell,
OfKy., will lecture in Columbia, Dec Sd, on
mendations without limit and has an estab-
lished reputation as fine lecturer, Go and
hear him.
-Midshipman William Caperton, who
graduated at the Naval school of Annapolis,
Md, this last summer, received orders last
Friday. He started Sunday night last for
New York, where he will be assigned duty
on the u. $. Steamer Hartford, which it is
Thought will sail for the West Indies at an
Mr.. S. X. Foote having severed his con-
nectiOn with the st. Louis Life Insurance
Company, w. T. Glasgow has been appoint
ed General agent for the Middle and East
Tennessee Department All communion
tionS in regard to business of this Company,
in this department., must be addressed to
him, at Nashville, Tenn.
The American girl alone has it all her
own way, and it may well seem marvellous
to some that she manages il as successfully
as she does. She is her own judge, jury and
eXecutiOner. She makes her choice from a
hundred suitors; she decides on the brain
and manlinesS which are to be her future
resource.
Col. Keesee's "Diana" reached home
Monday morning, the I'D inst, from very
successful Southern campaign. She visited
fairs at Huntsville and Selma, Alabama; al
so Jackson and Meridian, Mississippi She
was second in two. Mr.. Geers, who had her
in charge, is highly pleased with her.
-Mr. James GSdueS, tie popular anu enc enc
cnt superintendent of our Railroad, has
Just extended the Accommodation Train to
Pulaski. The train going North arrives at
our Depot at 1870 A. NJ, and leaves for the
South at $50 p. NJ. Mr.. Geddes merits the
thanks of our people for the accommoda-
ting spirit with which he has discharg-
ed the duties of his office. The through
train going South arrives here at 95S i'll the
morning, and 7:45 at night
We have received from n. A. Denhan,
engineer of the ''NIaury Grange MiIl,' let
ter, giving us the working capacity of the
Mill. 1t is situated at Bailey'S Switch, on
the Nashville and Decatur railroad. 1t has
four run of StoneS-twO for Interchangeable
ing, and twO-One for corn and one for
wheat-for home-grinding. 1t does credit to
the Grange of Maury county, and to the
builders, who erected living monument to
the usefulness of n thoroughly organized
Grange. Why is it the Changers of Wcakley
and adjoining counties do not build mills
and manufactures? They would pay them
ten-fold, besides they would be institutions
both useful and ornamental Vest Tennessee
Democrat.