The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-09-03

northern man, and his energy and in
dustTy I'm this enterprise IL worthy o.!
| encouragement, at tho same time being
great benefit and accommo latiou TO
tho people, who heretofore had to 60 To-
| Nashville, Maury Co., Pinowood, and
other remote points 20 get their flour.
| The tslleSt wood of this season, was
! brought 10 Centroville, tho other day,
and exhibited by James II. Briggs; it
was Ii feet inches high. The tallest
stalk Of corn was exhibited by DIR. Nor
ris, which measured 10 feet q inches,
and had two very large ears Cf corn on
IL, one OF which was ton feet up on the
stalk. The hills aud ridges of all the
sweet potato patches in Hickman, this
year are cracking open with grcdt crcUt~
ceS, productivity the enormous growth
of these delightful Csculents. There
are dozen men in the neighborhood of
Centreville that thinks each one of them
mas the biggest potato. What time
Ine judges will haYo this year at the
county Fairs In settling agricultural
anu horticultural questions i'm regard TO
the growth OF crops! Tho fishing editor
OF the HERALD AND MAIL should come
TO the Hickman Fair thisfill and report
upon the effect Of the season ON the ~,
OF hsh; particularly whether the wet sea-
son has increased tho growth and size
of black perch and trout.
Fair Grounds near Centreviilo with the
view OF holding "A fair this Fall. tits
thought better display than usual
will be made in the agricultural de-
partment. No crOakiHg about had
crops and hard times will bo allowed
TO bo inserted in the rules and regula,
lions governing on that occasionally
happy.
VIM. Mcrhompsou, tho best water
melon raiser IN the county, made fail-
ure in his crop this year almost. Tho
season was too 'ratciV to mako good
melons.
The readers of the HERALD NNn MAIL
IN Kick would like for tho editor OF
lhat paper TO irdhc Up now; and toll
Them something about what il going on
IN reference TO tho Duck River Valley
Narrow Gauge Railroad. Tho peopls
IN Hickman are beginning To talk n
good deal about "A railroad again, and
they would like 20 know what pros
poets they have for getting this road
through their county. In the efforts
for building tho Knoxville aud Mem.
phis n. G.. X. Il. 40 present, hcV don't
want the people In Myury tu forget that
Hickman and Humphreys are as equal
~ anxious for the road To loo extended
on in this direction, - tho people in
Lawrence and Wayne tn have a branch
VI INC same tAttuNtu through lneiF
counties. Hickman aud Humphreys
claim something for what hos already
been done.
The wheat crop in Hickman IN csti~
mated ut 100000 bushels
The dog crop n estimated a. about
8 900.
The tick crop is estimated like the
Kansas grdSShpppcTa, only httio more
50. Nature this year seems 90 desire
full representation la everything tho
weed crop was never boitor.
w. NJ. Johnsuu's Ind J ~. MouTc's
{ inIilies and Mr.. James G. Briggs, of
Centreyille, h1yu returned homo from
Beaver Dam Springs; thoy have had a
pleasant and charming time cut there
this summer. Mrs. j. A. Brown aud
Mrs. Lewis Bates ~p,Wt % tow weeks at
this deiightlIl watering place this
summer, returning homo with i'm.
proved hOalth from hu lilo giving props
critics OF these waters.
Money is scarce in Hickman, II az
reports DO true.
Johnny Clagett is To go to the Van
dCTbilt.