The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-05-28
SPRING IAILLIFEMS,
YOUNG MEMS PRAYER MEETING

y tuC cause OF T0llSlO0, IN our ClurCle
= no means seem to have been so success
0 III as that which stands,at the head
t this article, Bishop Mc'Fyoire at our la
o District Conference impressed wit
= It's Importance, called the attention {
: The ministers to the subject, and aske
t from them an expression of opinion 8
10 the utility of their prayer mCeting
and the response came up from severi
OF them, that the revivals of religion
with which their charges had been bles
sed, could be traced back to tn
faithful, earnest labUurs of tho yOun
mems prayer meeting. If such DO tn
tact, and who can doubt it; will not tn
| young men OF our town go to work a
| once, and reOrganise their prayer meet
ing? Admit mono who have been in the
habit OF praying in public not even thu
preacher. Enter into an agreement thai
one OF your number shall open and con
quot the meeting, whenever called or
| TO do SO, and that at each appointment
| some one of your number shall be chO-
| sen to hold the next meeting, in order
| That he may make selections of suitable
| scriptures and hymn for the OCCASION
| Columbia has its young mems PRAYER
| meeting; so has Franklin, and our infor-
nation i, that at both places they are do
ing noble work. Most of our young men
| are members of one or another of our
tilulCdeS, anu III DOluG Ol moral 1DbGIIl-
genceare the peers OF the best in the land
and in no way can they add more to
their usefulness and improvement than
10y carrying out the abOYo suggestions.
All that is needed tOInsure its success,
is for some one OF them to take the lead
in this matter, and all will Join i'll and
give him hearty support.
"GIVE THE DEVIL HIS DUES"
Seeing that ''Mt. Pleasant" and Gus
tiCo' are in a controversy in regard to
the man who has been arrested as the
supposed murderer of r. G.. Jackson,
it may be of some interest to the readers
of the HERALD AND MAIL, to give the
recOlleCtiOnS of an old man, as to Ben
nett, who is said to be the grandfather of
Israel Thomson. Near fifty years ago
a man by the name of Bennett was tried
in Columbia for the murder of an old
revolutionary soldier. They met at al
old "still house." which was near the
old Pulaski road, some six or eight
miles south of Columbia. After imbi-
bling pretty freely, the old soldier com
menced bOastjng of his narrow escapes
from the British bullets during the
revolutionary war, and said the bullet
had never boon made that could kill
him. Bennett had his rifle with him
and swore he could kill him, which tho
old man denied; WhGroupOn Bennett
raised his gun, fired and tho old man
Tell and soon expired. Bennett was cons
viCted OF murder and eXpiated his crime
upon galloWS, which was erected III
Il bottom on tho south side Of tho river,
a few hundred yards below the bridge
An immenso crowd of people assembled
to witness his execution, and the DluG
forming sort of amphitheatre was ono
dense mass of excited spectators. They
were not kept waiting long. A prayer
and hymn and short address from the
prisoner, a few cOnvulsivo struggles
and the Sceno YVES closed. Some few
years previous to this, Il man by the
namC of Bennett was hanged in Franks |
lin, for murder. 1t had then become so |
common for murdererS to escape punish~ |
mcnt, (fOr it will be remembered that |
Felix Grundy, the greatest criminal |
lawyer of his day, was in the zenith of |
bis glory, at that time, that the people |
rose in their majesty and determined |
that the guilty should be punished. |
Bennett was tried, convicted and eXeCu
ed, but report was put i'll circulation
hat by COLLISION of tho Sheriff and 9th
or parties he was so prepared that he |
was neither SuffOCated nor his neck
broken, and that he had thus evaded
he penalty of tho law and was at largo.
md such was the excitement produced
" this report upon tho public mind
hat the Sheriff had the body of the |
prisoner brought into the court house
nd thore exhibited, that all might see
be majesty of the law bad been virdi-
ated.
FIRST FISHING PARTY.
Tho young people of our town fixed
pom Saturday, and devoted it to fishing
nd pleasure, but tho rain came and
reverted them from going out to Ruth
rford's creek, where they had expected |
D have tine sport, so they adjourned
yer till Monday; but Monday dawGed s
18th murky clouds in the distant south {
'est, rather pOrtentOus of unpleasant
Gather, but the excitement was up. {
nd all voted TO 50 rain or shine," and
the appointed hour, as jolly o crowd
young ladies and gentlemen, littlO {
Iisses and boys, as ever started out on I
fishing frolic. They left town in '
uggies, expresses, wagons &C., taking t
Ie pike leading to Rutherford near Mr..
Browns, but before reaching c
le designated spot, a heavy rain came '
p, and forced them to stop at Capt. A
residence. BY this tinIe the t
round was wet and the conservative b
ement of tbs company, consisting OF 7
fiddle aged married ladies, who went }
Ong as friends of the young folks, do~ @
ded that it was most prudent and best /
change the programme from fishing 10 ,
picnic. Capt Thompson offered the t
e of his spacious and elegant mans 5
on, throwing it all open aud extend a
< cordial welcome, and inviting all &
tako possession for tho day and on a
Y themselves to their hearts content q
trough the politenesS of Mr.. Bud Il
thompson string band was in attend u
zee. enliVening the scene with very u
,cellent music. A nuo piano which | "
ID tor years past, remained closed i'll ii
@ pArlOr, was, undor the magic touch V
some OF the young ladies, made to "
ScOuTSe sweetest melody. Some OF | s.
nv teot wore seen to stir Enthusiastically II
pretty little shoes, but through cour- n
Sy to their hOnOrod host, no ono desir-
to dance. q
\ PICNIC DINNER. v
Under the manipulatiOus of tho "COn- Z
rvative element" long tables were lc
read in one of the galleries. Baskets 81
richest viandS, from every household n
at had a representative there, poured b
It its abundant supply upon that Ia d
o, and more bountiful and delicious lC
nner has rarely ii ever, been partiCi- IL
tied in, than this one. imprOViSod from
@ fishing baskets of our lovely, low &c
lie, and ever kind and cOnsiderdte al
,ung ladies, and their no loss clever pI
others. The kind host was remembers 81
at the dinner hour, and Immediately ca
"
Id most luscious, from his garden, gave W
e finishing touch to a dinner never rt
,celled, and rarely, if eyer equaled by at
fishing party. Everything passed off u
easantly, and the party OF nifty joys
is young hearts who enjoyed this day, al
i'll everIcherish tho memory of these f
'ppy hours as among their sweetest III
" dreams, if indeed it is not to several III
uples the epoch of tonnubial bo- ri
ointment. The warmest thanks are on
Zpressed by all to Capt. Thompson for 81
9 generous ana klnd hospitality, ana TT
so to Mr.. Rush Thompson, who to- SC
,ther with his father, are now the only III
cupants of this lovely and elegant III
ansiOn. We rejoice to know that to III
9TH the father and the son, tho testivi- NJ
es of this happy occasion so unezpect- W
lily thrust upon them, was most agree 81
lie and pleasant. in
THE WHEAT CROP
greatly improved by the rains OF the in
st week, and the prospect looks encOur- III
ding. Capt. III. Z. Pointer is offering ST
sell his fine whoat crop of ono Ur
Indred and fifty acres for oight and a OF
IF bushels per acre. He has eithor
Id by this time or has had to back Out, NJ
else somebody Is mIstaEen. pi
OUR TOWN III
Is holding uppretty we'll these hard ir
mes. We have tour dry good stores, W
he Drug store, three family groceries,
20 saloons, four physicians, two eN
aCksmith shops, two boarding house, v
20 wood shops, two carpenter shops a
70 schools, (male and female,) three a
urches, three regular pastors, one pre- nj