The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-04-16

week.
Bill Trewett has opened grocery anC
meat-shop on Hannah's Branch, nea
{ the White Spring.
RObt Cross has erected a nice fence
! around his residence, near Burns
! Spring.
Bragg denies emphatically that he ev-
or slept with the devil, especially tn,
d HERALD AND MAIL "devil."
g. Esq. Witherspoon tied the matrimoni-
5 al knot between two 'civil fighters in
40 Nick Atkins office, one day last week.
Eph. L. Erwin has been running the
Registers Office for the last few DAYS H.
o the absence of Johnnie Carr.
n Frank Wiley, the gentlemanly and
o5liging old post office clerk, is now
acting as temporary clerk at the post
, Office in this city.
Jordan Hunter, knight of the shoe
bench, received severe cut on his leg
the other day while cutting leather.
He is doing well.
We understand that the city council
have concluded to light up the lamp in
front of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church.
City Marshal White, last Saturday
night last, struck the "trail" of a white
ftte de jOie of paradise Lost" who. it
is said, is believer in "civil rights"
Joseph A. Walker has bought the in
terest of James Bailey in the insurance
business. Hereafter Josh. G. Bailey an
Mr.. Walker will carry on the business.
Beverley White, the celebrated Hcray-
on artist" Saturday last, put a neat |
front on the First National Bank. He
is new painting the window frames of |
the Brown block on the public square.
Sims Latta is again owner of the fine |
residence that ne sold to Mays 81 Dod~ |
son, and which John r. McCIellsnd /
now lives 10. He paid $4,000 for the
| same.
Ifthe pastors of the different churches
| in this city will either send or hand in
their appointments of their services, we
will take great pleasure in keeping the
same standing in our columns.
Bob H.Jamison up to the present time
wears the champion belt" as a ''trout-
est" Wednesday last, at Ashton and
McGsw,s dam, he caught a trout
which weighed ~. pounds.
DIR. r. Holding, of the firm of Hold
ing, Davis & Co., of this city, purchased
the residence of John Baird, decd, cor
uer of High and Free Streets, paying
sc, 900 for the same.
The Maury Guards OH Monday night
disbanded, to re-Organize the frst of
May, when they will elect new Off GERS.
tits hoped that every member will be
present at that time.
TOmmie Helm received a tanned hide
last week, which had been worn by
beef which weighed, when slaughtered,
$500 pounds. jeff. Reeves heard of it,
and purchased the hide to haye one pair
of shoes made for himself.
Ed. w. Gamble will in a short time
prepare to erect a large and comm obi
Gus business house on the corner of
South Main and Mechanic Sts., on the
site at present occupied by the old ''gun
boat" {
The "spring fights" opened in this
place Monday between two nice gentle
men from the country. They were arr
raigned before Judge Guest Tuesday
morning, when both submitted, the vic s
tor paying the fines and costs of both. {
The civil rights beneficiaries of this
city organized a base ball club last
Monday. They call themselves the s
"BabOOns." They have selected as
their play grounds the commons in the
rear of "Misery Hill"
Bruce Pickens has played Hobbs, by
trading his position as telegraph mes {
senger, TO Jack Thompson. Bruce has /
"breveted" himself to "trot-linest." s
His Office can be found at the bend, in
the rear of the Jail, where he is catching
''Henryville shads' on his trot~lines.
ness.
Col Warner, OF Lewisburg, and Col. {
John V. Wright, were counsel for the
two young men that were arrested some
ten days ago in this place, charged with
passing counterfeit money. They were
tried by Esqs. Holman, Witherspoon | {
and Guest last Thursday, and acquitted.
The two young men were from Mar
shall county.
At meeting of the "Maury County |
White Stockings" held OH Monday
night last, Tom. Erwin was elected 1st :
Captain, John Blgley, 81 Captain, and
Frank Holler Secretary and Treasurer.
The members of this club will make
good players by little practice, and
bids fair to be the first club OF the city
ABLY Frierson, cold, was tried before,
ESQ Guest, Thursd ay last on the charge
of assault and battery upon his wife.
n A.. i ,s..I-H
we're "tattcred and torn" and the hick-
DRY sticks, we Judge that ABLY was trea-
ted kindly by sending him to the coun-
ty work house for IS days, in default of
a fine of So.
]. T. King delivered lecture at the {
Masonic Hall Tuesday night last, on the
subject of Temperance, Education,
Wisdom and Slciality," free of charge.
In his lecture, he said that there were
better temperance speeches made by
bar-keepers than members in the lodge
rooms of Good Templars. He said debt
created more dishonesty than the flow I
ing bowl of intoXic lting drinks.
The Finance Committee of the NJ. E.
Church, request us to give notice to the
SiDStIlD6IS Audb IL Will 20 hbSCSSaAy AOA |
them to hold themselves in readiness to
pay their subscriptions, without failure,
when called upon, as the progress of the
building will altogether depend upon
the promptness of collections. To the
public we would earnestly appeal for
additional assist ance, as we desire to
speedily complete the church building, s
which we trust will prove an honor to
the city, and will long stand monu~
ment of the generosity of its citizens.
City Marshal White informs us that he
has not single scholar in his "rOckol~
ogy class" it being sacatiOn. We would
suggest to him when he takes Up an 9TH
er class, to go to the bluff at the bend,
in the rear OF the isil, and remove the
carcasses of the many "Old dog Tray
that are trying to m0ulder in the rocks,
The citizens in that immediate vicinity
are complaining of the offensive nui-