The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-10-15
AROUND TOWN.


thriving lately,
--Chancery Court is in session, Judge w
=. Fleming pTeiiding.
DR., w. If. Brown has Just finished
large cisteTn in his yard ON High Street.
Jesse and Gus Powell, this week, painted
the fence of Judge VIM. ). Fleming a stone
Sweet potatoes are selling on our street.
at fifty cents per bushel, and IL is limited
that they viii fall lower.
Lamb Boyd have made a large addi
ton TO their machine and blacksmith
shop at their factory, fronting Garden st.
Perry Bennett, Saturday last, sold his
entire stock of groceries to some person
who removed them TO the country.
Lizzie LOoney, infant daughter of Capt
Jas. B. Murphy, was baptized Sunday laSt
by the Rev. Mr.. PEBBLES, of HOpewell
church.
a new sidewalk : being laid down be.
tween Candles grocery and the butcher
shop, two doors below, on South Main St
1T has been needed long since.
The health of Columbia is improving
and we hope to chronicle the entire absence
OF chills and fever by the middle of this
month.
-''Come where my nose lies bleeding is
the title of n new ditty. 1t is not played by
Bruce Pickens or the Helicons, but on a
''catarrh."
Trade will begin to look lively present
ly. We see bagglng and ties going out from
our city to the country every day, and we
will soon hear the steam gins pulling away.
Ed. w. Bunker Philips, of this city
says that he did not go to aowes' circus,
but that he intends going to Old John Rob-
inSon's. and advises every one 10 do like
wise.
Judge John V. Wight closed the Cir
cult Court here Monday, after long and
Woodworking term. The Judge is a pop
ular man, and makes a good Judge.
Lush Matthews is q man of his own
head; so he closed his "Merchandise Sa-
loon" Saturday last to attend the "gander-
pulling at the COlOred Fair.
Saturday night last difficulty happen
ed at the depot, at train time, between the
bus men. Three men engaged; three blows
-George Sweat, who has been a member
OF Jen- RieVes' 'zebTas' for some three
months past, received his diploma" and
was released Monday.
-Messrs David SIapes and W. J. An.
drews have formed partnership, and IN
ton CSth bliShtng an apiary in this place,
10 he known as the Columbia apiary, for
the purpose of prOpOgating bees.
And don't you forget II" that Old John
Robinson's Circus WILDE here ON the 3d of
November. If you want to laugh and grow
fat. and see the great show of the season,
don't fail TO be on hand.
We notice that lumber Is b.-ing haul ed
To the corner OF Com mereial Avenue and
Ige used for building a dwelling-hOuse
Aor Can't. Newt Vaughn.
Col. Thomas Douglass, lectured at the
depot one night last week, subject, Ian
Germs -. More Light" The Colonel, will
repeat the lecture when the "drummers"
Miss Mary K. Mitchell, the accomplish
ed Org8nist at the Presbyterian Church,
and successful SaEbnth-schOOl teacher,
has been suffering very much CT late from
cold settling in her eyes.
Monday last John Robinson's agent
SvNa i'm our city, having bills posted Oh the
different bulletin-bOardS throughout the
city, tta bills that were put on the boards
some tvs weeks ago being blown and torn
of.
-Rufe Wilkes. a knight of the razor, and
Lush Thomas, both coIored, We're carried
before Recorder Guest last Monday, and
were nuCd ii ve dollars each for lighting on
the square last Wednesday.
The work on the narrow gauge railroad
d. drawing to a completion. Mccain and
f.bF.
ing the finishing work Mt Morgans tunnel,
treSile work in finished to peaG Esq. Clear :,
H. ar the Pulaski pike.
Charley Cecil aud his beautiful bride
acted senSibly, and did not go off on brl-
DIAL "trip. They are boarding at the Nelson
House, and Charley Is at work as usual in
the Bank Of Columbia, where he has made
efficient officer and everybody his
friend.
- some thief entered the Ugly Club room
che other night by breaking open the door,
lars worth of property; such as regallas,
lamps. ropes. spears, etc. They removed
the lock froLp the door of the hnti-room and
carried it of, aud broke the lock OF the in
side door. May tlIe thief soon be brought
10 Justice.
John and Tota CaIu-eg4 are building
what we thought was a fort" mill we got
near Il. just below the old Ashton wool
factory la this city. They have bought the
Mechanic street, and have turned the
stream of Helms branch, which ran
AnTONEn the same I'D the OUTSIDE Oh ~ lai &t
stone wall, and intend building neat cot
aage On the lot.
MIR r. {. Giant is breaking dirt in the
rear of the office occupied by Geo. =. Frier-
son, preparing ts erecting a large, fine
st0re-hSuse, fronting where Mr.. ErierSon S
ers i'm ready made clothing, will occupy the
house, on the first OF next year. Thus II
seems that the public square is getting too
small for the business of our town, and in
roads are made upon the streets.
Isst Saturday morning, while Mr. John
n. Black was driving two grey horses own
ed by CouEt ChildreSS, something broke SO
that only one horse could pull, and the
tongue rubbed Sgainst one of them, and
Mr.. Black drew him Rear the courthouse
they commenced jumping on the pave
sneHf. and Mr.. Black Jumpea ont unhurt,
while the horses went down Market street
as fast aS they could go. The express was
broken ia several peices, which was all the
damage done.
"Wednesday mOFping about9 o'clock Jer
-TrDtteT, colored, driVeF0f Ashton x MEG aw s
mill delivery wagon, started from this city
with some iron-srates and fire-proof bricks
for the new house of Johnnie Ashton. When
Nyithin about two hundred feet this side of
jackson Spring, the two mules attached TO
the wagon became frightened at the rat,
che pike down bluff, whlcaa vas about fif-
teen feet high, AGAINST a lump, MiaeFe The
wagon upset, tearing the body Of the wagon
to pieces and breaking the coupling pole.
Mr.. Armsted Polk. OF Carriers Creek, was
piding by at the time the aeC1deEt happen
ed and went down TO where tbs wagon
was aud found the lead mule laying on ms
back with his feet straight up In the air,
aud COu a not move until the harness was
eat; the 90. Lead mule was lying with his
head down toward and near the water
edge; the harness had 10 be cut from tins
zen Esomewhat, but part OF them can be
sl&ad. jeff informed our reporter that he
had had a chill Tuesday night, aud vas 50
ayeak when the mules commenced run
ming thai he could not manage them, and
Ihat he tSit 50 weak he could not jump out
OF the wagon Of Ge would have done so. He
hos "A
his face, commencing AT the top OF the left
90 running downWard some four inches;
ear ear Two other wounds 0n the same side OF
IN fare all TO the bone; his eheeiS-bone on
- psaime side Is broken, part % which was
i@ TO ~ s4,Tained- He complained greatly
~ Injuries iBEardly, under his left arm
SIro vas badly swollen. JEFF says he came
1SaIf vvav up the bluA where he was hurt
where Mr.. Polk found him. prs. Henry
CIV and Robert Pillow dressed the wounds
New AdVerIIsemeaa1s.
1za,d tae new advertisement of ]. 81
rnSss & sSssn They have one of the fines
EaUeITy stores ia the state; beauty ana or
heL - -, enter, They bRSe on hand now thu
cbea1e~f as well as the largest and finest as
sortment of goods they have eSeF brough
on p street & Co. advertise their magma
,.ert stock OF hardware ia another column
They occupy the Ilhe $500 ~ S,,p ,iS ia
- hard ware as our farmers ana hnEchahlc
need. Ii is a firm of young men, iui OF ed
Ergy and nne business capacltyLyouhe
,is1 vino are what they are by Virture o
their capacity, and not their money.
Andrews, BaTkley & Co, Is new n ia' ,
,zare ffrnl successors TO Andrews, MRyes q
30. The house is an old one, having peer
established ana built mp by James An
drews, whose large experience anu spFel itae
BUSINESS sense enabled him TO buy the bes
articles of hardware az the most reaSonabl,
Drfees. Mr.. w. J. Andrews end Mr.. kd
BartTIev- of the new firm, have been raised
m 10 10 speak, in the house, and there are
mi two finer business men in theState.
h Read Their advertisement.