The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-10-22
MISCELiANEOUs ITEMS.
The robins are on their roOst.

Inc IOBlDS are on litlE GOOSJ.
The gum of the SeasUn-sOrghum.
j. X. Orr, OF Mt. Pleasant, Wednesday
last, received by rail tvs enty-five mules.
B. O. Alexander, placed upon our. table,
an ear OF corn which had 1870 grains upon
-Bate's Second Confederate Regiment in
dulged in a reunion at Bellbuckle, Tenn,
18th inst.
The Nashville operate CLUB is soon to
tavor the citizens of Columbia with al
Capt. Joe \. Irvine says tor the HERALD
to keep silent about his StOck-twO certifi-
cat at the Hickman county Fair.
Mrs. NJ. KushtOn, milliner. one day last
week, moved her entire stock of goods to
Nashville, where she is now doing business.
The German and Irish boys walk and
learn trade The American bO want
to De a doctor, clerk or lawyer, and ride.
The Henryville girls won't wear the
pin back" style, because they climb fences
with them on and run foOt-races with the
boys.
."ShingIe Weddings are now coming in
to fashion. This novel wedding takes
place when the first born is old enough to
spank.
We understand that the "Quick-Steps,' ~
of this city, Will play match game OF base
ball with the second nine of the Crock
Our clever young "tooth DOCTOR" w. p.
Mitchell, left for the Lone State last Mon
day. Walter understands his business, and
we hope he will do we'll
The season of the "sear and yellow leaf
is here. The Autumn days, the SaddeSt,
and yet the sweetest of all the year, seem
crowned with usual lGvelineSs now.
Split a chicken, spread its wings, hoist
the tail feathers and you've got the latest
style of bonnet. 1t goes with the pin
back"
W. r. Hodge, is having built neat cot
tage ON his farm in the suburbs of this city,
and when finished will be occupied by
some person, who will attend to his ORCH
ard.
DR. James T. Akin'S celebrated pacing
stallion, Joe Bowers, carried of three blue
ribbon last week, at the Huntsville Fair.
In IL ms Ike "a
horse has won since DIR. y. has owned him.
The following persons from Maury were
summoned to appear in Nashville Monday
last to act as Federal Jurors: ThOs. w.
Keesee, Robert Cross, William Park, Mar
shall Martin and Samuel NJ. Arnell.
Evan \. Pillow, ESQ, of this city, deliv-
cred temperance address in Sawrie' S
Chapel, Nashville, before the Grand Lodge
of Good Templars of Tennessee, last Mon
The Grand Encampment l. o. o. F., OF
Tennessee, met in annual session at odd
Fellows Hall, Nashville, last Monday. VIM,
A. Smith. r. w. Grand Senior Warden of
this city, attended the same.
1t is rumOred that the sight of the Fair
grounds Will be removed opposite this city
on the property ofJohn =. Brown. This prop
erty is good site, and we hope the trade
may be made.
Billie Lipscomb returned last Friday
from Kansas City, Mo-, where he has been
after his family, who were on visit TO
their relatives. Billie says Missouri is a fine
country, but nothing to "old Maury." That's
Major Taylor, of Lexington, Ky, arrived
In our city sunday night last and is the
guest of Joe II. Dew. Major Taylor is Secre-
| tary of the "kentucky SpOrtSman's Club
| He and Joe, no doubt, will bag" hundreds
| of birds this week.
| The turnpike near Capt. Joe Irvine's
grocery are good enough during this pleas
| ant weather, but as soon as bad weather sets
| in, these two places will he nearly impassa-
| BILE. Jcff. REEVES "zebraS" should go there
| aud that soon.
Marshall county is good for her con.
| tracts. She paid the interest on her rail
| road bonds last week, and advanced con-
| siderable amount on the warrants undue al
| the same time. Why don't her bonds sell
| BETTER Marshall Gazette.
! The Sunny South comes TO US this week
| with a very fine likeness of His Excellency
| GOV. Porter. The Sunny South is a five coll
| umn QuaTtO, devoted 10 general Literature
'cience, Temperance &c, published at At
lanta, Ca, at $500 per year. 1t is very cred
| liable TO its publishers in its neat get-up
| A party of young ladies and gentlemen
| consisting of Miss Susie L., Misses Annie
| and Noamio W, went to Little Bigby las
| saturday 10 gather hickory nuts. The
| young ladies lost their dinner, and the
| young men, c. I. l.. and J. p. NJ. enjoyed il
alone; The nuts were rather highland they
| didn't want EN- any way" One of the
| Chris,
| Lush Matthews went a bird hunting las
| Tuesday, and "busted" both barrels of hi!
| $50 shotgun; he killed the bird with tn,
| shot that "busted" his gun. Lush tried Il
I
| man said it was mo good for anything.
| Lush, are you happy now? Don Garlic III,
| commander otthe Spanish troops might buy
| your gun, to mould into cannOns. Try him
| YOU might strike a bonanza"
| 1t will be remembered that the Column
| bia Mills, owned by Ashton & McGaw, tool
| the first premium on flour at our late Fair
| aud we are pleased TO know that the whea
from which this flour was made, was raiseC
by our clever and enterprlSing friend, b. /
! Cochran, of the HOpewell neighborhood
Mr.. e., raised handsome crop of Jhi
| wheat, and has been shipping IL West 70
seed, which is an unusual thing in thu
| country.
The editor of the Marshall Gdzetts, pub
| liShed at LewiS6urg, paid our city a hyini
| visit last week, and called upon u.s. but h
| got things "mtNed muchly" when he go
our hotels so badly mixed" He said b.
farce sump5uousiy at the ''Latta Hous,.
| We enqulIed OF our Jailor, Wood d. Davis
! successor at tn" ''LattR House" and he i'm
formed rs hat no ,editor stopped at hi
| Ofthe GdSette viii be better posted nv ~,
| time the Narrow Gauge is completed' an,
| stop at the NELSON House" kept by Nav
& DodSon,