The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-05-14

| \ lew nights ago attended spelling
match at Mt Olivet, which was very enter,
! tanning and laughablc. John Carr and
| Ned Davis were elected captains, and
Ihos. S. StrattOu, teacher. The spelling
was kept up until late hour with con-
siderable interest my tricnd here remark.
81 that he failed to take down notes and
could only give the proceedings from
memory Juo Carr S side came out win
ucr Miss jamie kinnard getting the prize.
jim Bcaslcy took his scat for missing
"bacbcaier-hood,' Dick Ogilvic soon fol-
lowed him because he could not spell
"OurMesS.' Several young gentlemen
retired from the stage on business, "
several young ladies misspelled "tatc-d-
Gsi-," Ned Davis went of the stage
"aa0iscd, y and Jno. Carr went out on
"SWyriscd,' and Jim DoOley and Will
Ilc Lettwlch went out on 'miSSettOe,' to-
.gtbcr.
The prospects out here Oh Bear creek
for crop are very Gathering, wheat was
not injured by the freeze and looks lux.
uriut, corn has come up beautifully, and
cotton has just been planted long enough
to begin to raise the ground "a little
Farmers are happy with the bright pros
poets before them. There is not so much
cotton planted this year as heretofore.
Billie Loltln IS now moving his Saw
Mn near Mr.. Ogilyios on Bear creek.
He has purchased from Mr.. Martin some
very fine poplar trees. Billie is on cncr-
gettc business man, and has some cNpc-
rleucc in the Saving business,
Our talented musician, Ned Davis, is
farming on a big scale this year he has
in cultivation two large farms. We wish
Ned may cap a rich harvest this fall we
believe il he does he will cOnsummale
that little love. affair which has cost him
So many slcepless nights. Ned is an in
dustriOus and worthy young man and we
commend him TO the favor OF those young
ladies of his acquaintance who cOntcm-
plate luatrimouy tins Fall.
Martin and Akin are very busy rubbing
up their machinery for the incoming
wheat crop. They have a splendid steam
Iuc-Aer, which has run only one sea-
son. They are business men, and we be- |
speak for them all the wheat in the neigh. |
barhoud and adjouruing ncighborhoad |
Billie Luitjn also has a team Ihrcshcr,
which ha viii run ihis season, commencing
at Santa lie. Billie has a good deal OF |
experience in the business, and knows |
how to run lhrcshcr successfully.
We learned that Dick Ogilyic and his |
accomplished wife contemplate going 10 i
kentucky to live. We hope, however,
HAT this Is false report, as We would be
9th to give them up. Since the passage Of
he dog law, Dick, we understand, is going
o raising sheep,
My friend asked me if had heard of
he arrest of Sam Butler, and Ephraim
Davis. that they had been arrested as
,agrants and sent to the wOrk-house for
30 days, ] told my friend that ] sup
posed this was false, as they would hard.
y arrest such parsonage az Gou. Samuel
Butler, bal /, might be 50 about Mr. Da-
us; he said that he supposed everybody
Mcw that Bacon Anderson was fined aud
arrested for the same oHcnsc.
Several Bear crcckers, who are pas
siouatcly fond Of the piscatorial sport,
nave been keeping a lookout for the rcd
horse beds, but as yet have found none.
MIR. r. l.. Porter is quite sick. We
nope that it will not be- long before VIC
see his cheerful face in our Sunday
school, where he is greatly missed by ali.
Some time ago some one entered Dr..
spindle smoke-house and took there,
rom some valuable meat no trace Of the
have ever been discovered. |
ne Doctor is too clever a man TO be |
rcatcd in such a rough manner as this
{ YOU had come to the Doctor and told
i'm you were hungry, he would have Civ
II you meat. BRUIN.