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

For the last week we have had dry
VAIN weather, with little or no indiCl
| lion of rain; but still we hear of no muir
muring or complaint about dry wealth
er, and indeed we could well do with
out rain for some time TO come. Gu
watering places are being rapidly
vacated, and in another week where
there was so much life, mirth, hilariil
and high flow of spirits, by both younl
and old, will be heard only the ripplinl
stream and song of birds. Our citizens
who have spent the summer months al
Beaver Dam have returned TO tbeiI
homes, looking well and fresh, from
their happy days of pleasure while so
jOurning there.
Oar lawyers are working hard in get
ting up proof preparatory 10 the meet
mences on Monday next. We have n
large docket, but with the energy, and
great legal attachments of our accomH
plished Chancellor, Hon. Geo. II. Nix
on, business is always dispatched with
brevity, and to the general satisfaction
of both litigants and lawyers.
We have good deal of sickness in
our county at this time; the most prev
alent disease is diphtheria. Though our
physicians can manage the disease suc~
cessfully, they occasionally lose a
case.
DIR. Poole, very accomplished gem
tleman and physician, has recently
settled in Centreville, to practice, his
profession. He halls from Nashville,
and we understand, comes well recon-
meuded. Success to him, and all such
who cast their lots in our midst.
Mr.. Settle, of the we'll known shoe
house of Cook, Settle IL Co., of Nash,
vile, made a short call on the Centres
~ l., 4 10
was returning towards his homo, from
an extended trip of several weeks i'm
tho Tennessee River country. If every
" hOlesale house of Nashville had their
Settle, country merchants could buy
their goods entirely on orders. He re-
ports abundant crops, and business of
every kind reviving.
Mr.. Ben Mobly, who lives noar the
mouth of Blue Buck, on Swan Creek, is
a famous deer hunter, and in one Of
his recent hunts with DR.. Pickett and
others, from Shady Grove, he rode Id,
celebrated saddle horse, the ono form
erly owned by Major Clint Douglass,
and hitched him near the place where
the deer was 20 pass, and in short
time, he heard the hounds approaching
in the right direction, and in a few
minutes the deer made its appearance
in good shooting distance. lie fired
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passing the stand rapidly, he hurried TO
his horse To pursue tbom and found
10 his surprise and regret That ho had
killed his horse instead of the deer.
Tho horse was shot with three buck
shot in the head, and died instantly.
We interviewed Mr.. John Smith, in
regard to the eight pound trout reported
in the HELALD as being caught by Mr..
Stockard, from Wiliamsport. John
L. ! IL
that look ed as large as one rep Drted
that only weighed three or four pounds.
Mr.. Smith is good islorman, and
his home is tho head quarters at the
fishing parties that visit Swan.
In some neighborhoods in Hickman
county, diphthPria prevailing TO an
alarming extent. Thos. Banks, on BE a.
YER Dam, had two children to die with
it last week. This disease was very
bad 1T tentreville and its neighborhOod
last vedr-iJ was hoped that it would
not make its appearance in our midst
soon again. Several light cases have
occurred at Centreville this year.
The prospect for general crop In
Hickman w never better than 10 j.
now, every nook and corner i'm old
Hi kman will be filled with plenty of
rnrn this year, large wheat crop has
been raised; and the greatest trouble is
Wnai are the people gong 10 90 Win u!
they can't eat it az; and they cant
4hip it-and we reckon the best thing
Is, to lot the weevil eat it--or build a
railroad. With the present mode ofcon-
vcyanco, or transportation in Hickman,
Il Just takes $50, 900 10 get the present
wheat crop to the Nashville market,
and would take the better part OF the
year to get it there; a good two. horse
wagon will haul about twenty bushels.
Mr.. Ligbtener, owner ofthe McClana-
han Mills, miles from Centrevills, is
making excellent flour. Having fitted
up his mills in good condition., he is |
TO grind all the wheat OF the |
Mr.. Lightener is a