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

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
Mr.. =. Nicely, a well known shoemaker
ut this place, has built new frame resi-
dence on the Shelbyville pike, one mile
-Nr. George w. Porter is said to be one of
the best guards that was ever employed to
guard the wOrk-hOuse hands.
Ed. Stewart and Tom Butler carried Mr..
David Woods, of tnis place, to the asylum
last Friday morning.
The season approaches for the fingers of
the average small boy to show walnut
stains.
Stripe stockings, ladies, create ulcers
on the limbs. The pin-backs only create
remarks.
Maj Campbell Browns five Shetland
ponies passed through our city last Satur-
day on their way to the Huntsville Fair.
Hon w. B. Wilson has had a well dug
on his place fifteen feet deep, that will fur
nish him an abundance of water,
Mr.. Davis Gray lays a tremendous pOta-
to pumpkin on our table. He brought the
seed from Florida. 1t is shaped like a
gOurd, and is splendid to eat.
The state game laws are at an end for
this season, and the festive gunner is per-
mitted to shoot the lively quail at his own
sweet will. Now shoot
Those who have not paid their taxes
for 1875, had better look sharp and get them
in before the 18th OF November, or they will
have to pay the penalty of = per cent
Mrs. jeff. Thompson, OF Maury county,
died at he residence of her father, Mr.
Moore. near Odd Fellows Hall, on the 10Th
uIt-PuIGsEi Citizen.
At Mrs. r. o. Padgett's sale last
Saturday, Mis- Padgett bought everything
except five horses and two silver watches,
which will be sold OF, the square tomorrow
at public urcTy. to the highest bidder.
w. II. Holman recently of this city, but
now of Nashville, has gone into the print
ing business. He is acting as agent in SOLE
iting ADVERTISEMENTS and subscribers for
the PENN NetCs, an evening paper pub
lished in that city.
We were pleased TO meet on a late trip
to Columbia, Gen. Ma Gus J. Wright, of the
Columbia journal, and to be presented 10y
him to his accomplished wife, late of the
land of pretty women, AlaDama.-lPuIask
MIR ]. Lee Bullock brought us, Saturday,
a tremendous ear OF corn, and red ear
Clagetts three dollar Hickman county
land. 1t would do well for Maury County
land.
ersOn, about six miles this side of Columbia,
on last saturday, upset Their buggy; where
body hurt Pulaski Citizen.
Frank BuiOrd's CbietIhin hlly got the
red ribbon over three of Maury's best trOt-
tiers last W, elk at Columbia. She was barely
beaten by Almont of Kentucky, the best
two yea old harness animal i'll Middle
TenpeSSee.-TPulaSki Citizen.
Mr., J, Kemp Hughes is the champion
bird shot in this State Last week he beat
1.-The world and the BALANCE OF mankind" in
brought home the prize. tie intends shoot
ing for the big prizes at Memphis ere long.
Some of them he has already in his pocket.
Review and journal.
Rev. VIM. Mack, of Columbia, a minis
ter of long and high standing in that COM
munity, aud for twenty-five years past our
II au ideal of a prudent. piOus, consistent,
christian gentleman, visited our sanctum
this week. He was returning from an ex-
tended preaching tour through Marshall,
Lincoln and Giles Pulaski Citizen.
DR.. J. T. :. Thompson informs us that
Nr. SAM Pointer, of the vicinity of Spring
Hill, went to Sashvillc and sold his large
orchard of apples To man for fifty cents
per buShel. He has several thousand BUSH
els. The purchaser is 10 take the apples
had made but little on his wheat crop, al
though, at Sl.O5 per buEhel il brought HIM
about seven thousand dollars
Ed. Stewart was in Nashville last week,
and while there, he went out in South
Nashville to see the Columbia boys who
were at work on the spire ola church. Neil
owen was one of the number. He started
up to work, and got up to within two of the
scaffOlds where he was to work, looked
around awhile, and then came down, and
paid man TO so up after his tools, saying
that he didn't care about working on
flying trRpeZ or up in balloon"
Saturday last, Special Deputy Sheriff L.
NJ. Guest, arrested Henrietta Eubanks
dfiGs FreI son, COL, at HurTieane Switch,
charged with stealinga tub full of clothes"
female schools I'm this city, and were in pos
session at the time they were stolen of
cOlored washer-wOman, Milly Thomas.
HenrS:ta was tried before Esq Clear, ueS-
day last, vino sent her down To the Davis
House." where she " IL remain until the
next term of the Criminal court. The
clothes were valued at forty or fifty dollars.
Mr.. Thomas w. Turpin, OF the firm OF
Kuhn 4 TGFpin, Columbia, was in town
Monday. These gentlemen have done a
great deal for hauFy county, making c9rrl-
ages buggies plOwS, etc. Mr.. I, lived here
many years ago with Mr.. Henry Eelbeck,
and is one of the puTestand best men that
TO-, FIF.-f .SGtVo at fhRa Raw
MIR. BEDFORD, the agent of the Publishing
House at Nashville The late DIR. Smith
made Mr.. Kuhn promise TO have the Meth
odiEt church completed in Column bia. Who
doH bts that he will do ii? 1t Will be done.
-lReView AMI Journal.
Saturday last, at Iite toiored Fair, eight
cOIOred men entered the ring IGF the pre-
MUM for the best hOIsemanShiP. The
premium was awarded to 1tOIert lA6clSTiage,
of Spring Hill; certificate to Albert SichOl-
SON osiler at Black Il Moore'S. The horse
that Albert rode belonged to Charley
Brown, who, when lac saw the red" on
him, ran up and snatched it en-: ltwas the
general opinion OF all that Albert should
have the blue ribbon, but the judges being
females, it is thought they gave it to theh
faVofite.
capt. Joe .tr.!pe, Walter Woodbridge
Lush Matthews, Arch u4ghes- Jr., W. J.
RuShtOn, Henry Cox, Mort keiiF, y. ?.
Seavy, Miles MAYS, Il. oest, Walter Akin
and Boa Martin Wishing to see little
fun, " made up pLTSR of five dollars at the
COlOred Fair last saturday evening, and of
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the track-One-half mile-and come GU in
the lead. Twenty-one entered, all colored,
and amongst this number there We're all
sizes and az, 5. They started at the tap of
abe drum, and while going around several
!. flew fine track "-iumpeu the railing and
cut through; Hugh kennedy, of this city,
FRIDAY night last, about half-pasL seven
O'Clock, shrfii voices were heard in the
classic regions of Paradise Lost. from the
throats of several "soiIed doves" The pO-
lice thought il was too loud for "cOOing," as
i. could be plainly heard to Black & MOores
stable, and they went down TO see If they
they found Ihst Mrs. Sweat, nee Miss Bette
Coekrell, in 7bnS, reaay TO 60 10 the depot,
intending to 60 To Mem phiS with tyo other
women; but Mrs. Cockrell, the mother, was
curSIng loud, and saying that Bette was be-
ing decoyed OF; that she should not go; and
called upon CITY Marshal White and the
police to interfere, and not 10 let her 60
Iut they replied that they had no auIhoTi-
" 10 detalq Aer She reached the train in
safety, and VEN her way rejoicing to Menu
his.
Mrs. ". 5. Rainey and her sen Horace,
went TO NashNiIIe saturday night to attend
the funeral of Mrs. Rniney's niece Miss An
ME Goodwin, who was buried on Sunday
kii6S Goodwin visited her relatives here
and Iusng Of our people remem her her The
Nashville irperte5H thyS speaks OF her.
Prompt, diligent ana eKreiIiag in her
classes at school, quiet, unostentRtious and
gentle in manners, loving and amiable in
dIspoSitson, she was unceasing in her de
vOtions To her Redeemer, whose cross she
bore with a EealOus attq untaltering torti-
tude. Kind and charitabte u lR4lt, she
never lost an opportunity to bestoW an act
of genuine Christian charity. Undoubtedly
she must have suffered much physical pain
during her long and distressing sickness,
but no murmur or complaint ever escaped
her lips. The memory of her pure and
spotieSS character, will ever remain fresh
with relatives and friends as a sweet Odor,
10 comfort and console, and to remind
them o. the place where the weary are at
rest and troubles sFe no more"