The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-09-10
OVER TIE COUNTY.


pupils being well advanced.
We are glad to learn that the CulIeoka
Institute IS doing well. Say what you
please about the people, they will support
good thing, from good school down TO
good newspaper.
Rev. James II. Morton. of Cedar Creek,
an able divine of the Christian Church,
preached at Liberty last sunday. He stop
ped in town and borrowed an umbrella
from Brother Tucker.
Esq. James II. Wilkes and DIR. w. a.
Smith, addressed an educational cOnVen-
ton in Mount Zion Church last saturday.
The audience was very attentive, and the
whole 10Th civil district seemed to be i'm
pressed with the important subject of edu-
cation.
Three other disastrous engagements in
Mt. Pleasant and vicinity last week. No
blood split, no bones broke, no hides bruiS-
ed, and no holes filled by Simps Erwin. All
quiet in the knock-dOwn lava beds" OF MI.
Pleasant.
We are glad to learn that our old friend,
John w. WiSencr, of NinSett, received
nice present last Sunday night. 1t was
fine eight pound boy. The neighbOr boys
have a suspicion that il was taken there by
MIR Joseph Hanna, of Giles county. &C
COmpauied by his eStimable wife, paid his
friends and relatives n ar HOpewell, a visit
last week. Mr.. Hanna is as iacetiOuS as his
brother Abner, who is known by a large
number of our readers.
We understand that the I'D Tennessee
regiment contained three companies from
Maury Co. If it be the case, we would be
glad if the captains of the respective COM
panies would furnish us names of the men
composing their companies.
Stephenson Academy, under the accom-
pliShed Prof. Creighton, opened Aug. sd
with tweuty-One pupils, and the third day
he had thirty. Doubtless by this time his
school is full. We wish him much success,
War declared and fall fights opened.
Col. Nat w. Jones, late of the so-called
"SOrrel Horse Cavalry" victorious in three
lively contested engageme nts "hilt to hilt."
COons, iaybirds, and graSshoppers defeated;
fur, feathers and spring chickens enough
nnr, ra1f 10 al "a
cooking mattresses and Mats nubbin corn.
The convention of the Temperance or
ders of this county, will be held at Cross
Bridges next Friday. The people of that
neighborhood are going to make that the
best convention which mas ever DeGn heII
in the county. +. \. Pillow, }. L. bullock
| and Robt. NJ. Mckay are the orators OF the
day. .-.,,., .
airy bird, of which she was very fond, and
hung il in a cage over the window inside of
| the house On Thursday night of last week
| about e even O'Clock, Walter was awakened
| by the cries of the pet bird, and going to the
| cage, and lighting match, horror OF nor
roTs huge snake had its head in its
mouth Mr.. Pillow got lamp, and killed
| the snake, and Il was With difficulty that he
| got il out of the cage. IL was four feet long,
and striped. Il is a mystery how the snake
| reached the cage. Mr.. Pillow, when awak-
| ed by the cries of the distressed bird, was
| dreaming about the bird, and dreamed that
| il was dead, and he had buried it.
| What do YOU expect to show at the
Fair reader? Nothing? Come, that won
| begin to do, you must show something.
| Just think OF it-you haven't solitary eN-
| cuSe to offer: YOU madcG good wheat crop,
| vour corn is better than it has been in
4 twenty years, your cotton promises TO turn
| out wen and pay all your debts, and your
1 pastures have been green all the summer
I 30 that your stock should bcln Soou cohul-
| ton Your hay crop ought to be a large one
| absolutely YOU bagy no excuse. well,
| then, we expect yOu 10 take somSI hlnS 10
! the Fair, and go every day. Let's Keep UP
/ our Fair. Ifyou have family, let your
| wife take "a big basket OF dinner, ana there
| under the big trees return thanks Win
| cheerful hearts to the good God Tor blessing
| ms with abundant crops this year.
| John w. Medley tells us that nuGh
| more sensible feeling on the dog law Is Oh
| tanning out in his nciENborhOud. We are
| uIad TO hear il. If th3 people Will lei IL
| stand, il will prove OGe OF the pest laws
| ever enacted. Already men are BUYING
sheep and preparing to stock lhSlr farms
| with them 1.-THE law is allowed to stand ,
| i'm "A few years the country Will he stocked
| with nue sheep and cattle. IL Is mere
| SsntimentalitV that causes opposition to the
dog law. These same sentlmenlallSJs doh !
| shed many tears over ne thousahuS Oh
| sheen that are slaughtered every year.
| The question stands thus: sheep or dogs
| Which will YOU have in abundance? Our
| country has but few hogs, and now Is a goou
| time to quit raising ana eating SO IlltllH
| hogs, and raise such animals as eat grass
| and can live without corn: oar lahuS are
| poor and worn ont, and with Inc most
| providprt seasons ana best cultivation
| but little corn can bC rulSed-lt 4S very eN-
| p,nSiyp 10 raise "A few barrels OF corn on
| makes hog meat expensive. Let us graz
| uaIly quit raising hogs, ana go 10 sheep ana
| cattle-rRiSiug. . a.,
| ueighborhood of Campbell station were
! caught stealing some Cb. -EtuS on Green
Fieming'S place. Mr.. iuGycaF, i white
| man on 'tIl,, place. saw tHc stealing, which
| took place in broad daylight, and he and
| Mr. Green Fleming arrested the uarkS$ =
| Mr.. Fleming stood guard over iHtnl Mhllt
! Purypar we 1 after Deputy sheriff Low
| rance In the meantime, VIM. James salu
| to Charley Edwards, Lets 20 up ana sc,
how Green looks guarding EN- on Suhu5S'
! When they got there the Prisoners nae
| taken French leave of Fleming whlle Us
was gone off after water, Mm; james START
| ed To look Tor them, ana found them sltllnt
| on a hill. lie took them back To thcll
| house, ana nOtbiu- occurred till me bepu
! ~ sheriff arrived, who UepulZcu James
l Fleming, Edwards and RuUyCar TO gua' Il tht
; priSone.s till next morning anu thth lak'
them TO CullgQAs. James Went after M
| pistol, and when he retur+ ed the woman
T. Martha, had escaped by stepping out 81 lh'
| back way. The guards L., the man stay up
, stairs because there was no window M
there and no possibility OF escape, as they
I Thought. They were mistaken, however
I for the negro man climbed up the chimney
= 4 and made his escape, while the guards were
4 oil outdoors, sitting on tue grass. Charley
| Edwards remarked, LEI MN so II they
. we're botu women would go Win them.
A. soon uS the uegTO.S escape was discover
i MIR James started out TO hunt for him
: NbouT n mile and a half away he came NJ
with both of them, anu I9Sy ofo oHt,s INK
1orn-IpId and when he could run no fur
, I iher I,e shot the man twice, out the CulpLlI
T. escaped. While tnis was going Oh, CIltIiS =.
f Edwards was eating q Watermelon Nj
I Fleming was catching mis- h9TsG, anu 81, Sll
$ puTyear was On tlie mousse NtNI ua5 ~. ~
? all FScourei tie woods but with no eAtc'
n | As they were descending steep mn, ln
o girth OF one OF the saddles broke anu IN
I Elder and saddle fell over the steed's head
: ! and the animal walked over him, but dl'
. | not hurt him much. And the chlckel
l thieves are at large yet