The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-03-12
OVER THE COUNTY.

Jack Porter and Dave Dugger have
formed a co-partnerfhip, and VIII run the
Enterprise Mills in the future.
Stephen JOrdan's house, near Carter's
Creek Station, caught on fire from a spark
yesterday, and burned down!
Esq. CIayt Moore kisses the bride when
he ties the nuptial knot, and consequently
but few of the boys get him to marry them.
Alfred Mckay, col, formerly slave of
II. a. Mckay, Esq, has been to Kansas and
has returned, and wants no more Kansas
in his.
MIR. \. Roth, of Mt. Pleasant, has been
appointed postmaster in the stead of ThoS.
Harris, who has been removed. lie will
enter upon the duties OF his Office as soon as
his bond is made out.
A gentleman of CulIeoka recently wrot
a postal card to lady in Spring Hill, in Lat
in, and had to use an adjective to represent
his name. She replied in old English,
which is about as difficult to read.
The following gentlemen We're "sent"
to the County Work-House last Wednesday
evening: Thos. L. JamiSon, VIM. NJ. Sulli-
van Harvey f. Scott, G. {. Waters, II. Luther.
"A prominent farmer of this county say :
Legislators. He thinks now that it would
lawyers than fool farmers.
Fourteen negroes left Carriers Creek Sta
ton Friday for Kansas, but did not get any
further than Nashville, as they had only
money enough to get thus far. They were
sadly disappointed when they found they
could not get transportation from Nashville
free.
Court opened regularly at Carriers Creek
Station Saturday at u o'clock, Il. +. Allen
and X. j. Bauguss presiding, in cpse OF Il. A.
Mckay vs.. l.. & y. Il q. : Il. Il. Co., for the
killing of two horses. Robt. n. Mckay at
torney for plaintlTand Maj. j. y. Barnett
for defendants. Judgment for plaintiff.
A negro named Earnest Brown, a track
walker" on the Nashville and Decatur r. r.,
was run over by atrain and killed, Tuesday
morning last. He was crashed into an al
most shaPeIess mass. 1t is not known how
the train happened to catch him, but the
superstition is that he was drinking.
The inhabitants Ofof Rutherford creek
have posted ii against Sciniug from the Ar
mold miII-dam to the mouth. This is a
move in the right direction, and we trust
the inhabitants of every creek will do the
same. We will publish the notice in the
HERALD free gratis, for nothing. Ewing r.
vine got up the peti ion on Rutherford
creek.
Quarterly meeting was held in HenSley
| Chapel, Southport, last Saturday and sun
day. Rev. w. Mooney preached Saturday
and Sunday. The Lords supper was ad-
ministered sunday. Brother Mooney got
lost Saturday night in going to church to
preach, and did not reach the church until
II was too late to preach, There was no
congregation, however, on account of the
bad weather.
Mr.. W. II. Anderson, the miller at shack
let's mill, had a surgical operation per
formed on his face by the removing Ofhis
upper jaw entirely on both sides, it being
badly diseased. The operation was perform
ed Friday last in Nashville, by Dr's Brigg p,
! of Nashville, and Nichols, OF this county.
Mr.. Anderson arrived here Saturday night
last, and is diStigured scarcely any from
| the operation. No chlOroform was admin
| iStered.