The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-04-30
SPRING HILLITEMS.

A rather singular and sOmeWh 1t
amusing mistake was made recently
by one OF our most polite and gentleman
~ citizens. Like his honored father, he is
man of princely urbanity, good
talker and a great ladies' man. In his
attentions to ladies, he often seems OBJ
llVious to surrounding objects. On the
occasion alluded to, he carried a lady
friend out to the Depot, in his buggy,
and handed her into tho cars, and of
course could not do less than see her
comfortably seated. The trains meet at
this place, and there is generally good
deal of switching done preparatory to
starting. Our friend was busily engaged
in conversation, and was making him
self very agreeable and entertaining, as
be always does, and if his wife could
have looked in just then, she might
have felt little jealous, unless the fas>
cination of his manners and words had
not excited her pride. So pleasantly
did the moments glide away, that un>
noticed by him the train left the
Depot, and when they stopped at
Thompson station, he thought they had
just reached the platform, and bidding
hasty farewell TO his friend, he step~
ped off the cars, and throwing ahurried
glance around and not seeing his horse
and buggy, he called the black boy John,
that he had left in charge of them, to
enquire what bad become of them, but
John didn't answer; looking somewhat
bewildered, he said 81 left them here
but a moment ago. and now they are
gone" A gentleman remarked to
him, "YOu came up on the train and
have no horse and buggy here; this is
Thompson Station" Comprehending
in a moment his mistake and the situa-
ton, hessaid to Esq. B., Don't speak OF
this occurrence, for some plodding fool,
who knows nothing of the pleasures OF
an intellectual feast, such as L was en-
joying on the car, with pleasant COmpa-
ny, might think l was inebriated." Our
friend retraced his steps in better order
than Jim Andrews did from Edgefeld
Junction to Nashville, for he borrowed
Tom Wallace's horse and got home in
good style.
Death has again visited our village.
He came stealthily and in an unexpect-
ed hour, has taken one of our oldest cit
liens, Mr.. Robert E. Thompson CONS
menced the mercantile business in this
place more than thirty years ago, and
has ever since maintained the character
of prudent business man. By careful
attention to all his pecuniary interests
he amasSed handsome fortune, which
I've oequeathed to his four full brothers
and sisters. Mr.. Thompson never mar
ried and during the last several years
of his lite he resided with his brother
William, and family, in this place. He
retired from business during the war,
and has not been engaged in selling
goods since, but has devoted his time to
looking after and arranging his unset
tied accounts and notes. He CONS
menced life poor boy and by his own
efforts, rose step by step, until he had
acc Jmulated fortune, Yariously esti-
mate at from thirty to sixty thousand
dollars. AS, is common with those who
have made all they have, and know the
cal, and thought by some to be too par
but he contributed literally
to the support of the Pastor of the Pres
byterian Church in this place, and to the
BENEVOLENT enterprises of the church, OF
which he was an acceptable member,
for more than twenty years. He was
pioneer in the. temperance cause, and
one of its most efficient workers. He
was buried with the honors of Masonry
and the Patrons of Husbandry, being in
full fellowship with both these orders at
the time OF his death. The Rev. Mr..
Gray, Pastor of the Presbyterian
delivered a very impressive
funeral discourse on the occasion, and
the Rav. Mr.. Mooney, of the Methodist
offered touching and eloquent
prayer at the close of the services. At
ter which the the body was given in the
charge of the respective ORDERS and bur-
led according to their beautiful ceremo-
MES.
DR.. Molloy, who has been labouring
under disease of the heart for several
years past, was Frustrated recently, by
a most sudden and violent parOxysm,
from WHICH be was pulseiess fOT several
hours. His health is improving now,
and he hopes soon to be able to serve
his congregation again.
ESQ. B. @. Wells, has bought out the
grocery store Ofhis brother John Wells.
who goes into the farming business
again, SC lis said.
We regret to learn that Bishop Paine
is seriously sick at his house in Aber-
deem, Miss. Under the most favorable
circumstances, it is doubtful whether
he will be able to attend our District
which embraces the third
In May.
The Rev. Jno. B. Hamilton preached
at the Methodist Church in this place on
last Sabbath night. He retains the
fire and vim of his more youthful days,
and looks az IL he might have twenty
wears more of good work in him.
Rev. Mr.. Orman, the gifted preacher
of Douglas circuit, was present also, but
too unwell to preach.
Mai. Ben Roy's genial face, may be
seen on our streets occasionally of late.
He is soiourning for while with his
relatives in this place,
Mr.. Henry P. Cheairs, who Is clerk
in the store of his brotherNin law, Mr..
Norheet Figuers, in Fra franklin, was out
on visit to his native heath Sunday.