The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-08-06
AROUND TOWN.

1 The street leading from High to the de-
i pot needs working on badly.
1 rally COlquitt was one of the orators OF
me day at the Radical "pow WOW" last Sat
| VIM. Wear is at the present time hay
Ing neat cottage built near the Cath
| .-Latta, Chappen Il Haley, last week, had
| the inside of their livery stable white
/ washed.
Ed. White, last week, painted nice sign
/ for Black & Moore.
| The boys of Columbia hive got sixties
on the BRAIN" Monday last We counted
1 thirteen sailing through the air.
| ELAN & Co.'s timers finished the tin
roof on Ed. CANDLES new grocery house
last week. f. NJ. Vaughn is at the present
time doing the indoor carpenter work.
Miss Annie Erwin, we regret to say, Is
lying very low with pneumoni9.
ISOLATION, cOored, Monday night last. gave
an ice-cream festival in "Noah's Ark"
Mr.. l.. Oatman, a venerable citizen of
aur town, tumbled out of a swing Yesterday,
ond broke one of his fingers.
The town is full OF "Munsny heads
heads closely shaven, and resembling the
head of the great preacher on the outside.
-Dickie Tinsley Chappell presented Col.
TOmmie Douglass with a panama" hat
one day last week. The Colonel says 1t bats
sewing machine wagon UNI brella for keep
ing the sun off.
2Fifty-five wagons were seen on the pub
lie square at one glance last Tuesday, load
ed principally with wheat. More than one
hundred were in town during the day.
Miss LIS, handsome blonde, of the
Hopewell country, is visiting her beautiful
yound friend on Lytle's creek, in this vicin-
ity.
lumbia Helicon Band on Thursday nights,
will hereafter be given on Friday nights,
commencing on next Friday night the 9Th.
George Hodge has hanging In front of
his store four balloons, which he says are at
the service of any one who may wish 10
"go up in balloon" on voyage after the |
"A blooming, bIushing damsel sent to |
our cub boquet OF "yallOw' flowers the 9th |
er day, with the emblem attached. Our cub |
btitshtRgLB wonders "whO the dickens sent /
EN-" Some fool gal we'll bet.
Saturday evening last newly married |
just above the bridge, and after they came /
ashore the woman pulled off her shoes, and /
made her husband carry them to Sam Ar
nell's, where she lives. This couple mar
ried Sunday night of last week, at the fash
IOnable hour of half past one o'clock.
Anderson Rankin, cold, Monday even
Street whOOping and hOllering like a Missis-
'ippi 18th Amendment with the wateTmel- |
IN cramp. He had attended the speaking |
IF the colored society, and had there taken
III too much "I-scream" dashed with crook. |
I'd Robertson county.
Service of Song was held at the Athe-
lieum Grove on last Sunday evening, under |
he leadership of Josh q. Bailey. The sing
ng on this occasion was as good if not bet |
er, than on any previous occasion. The
rOWd was large and very attentive, Mr., |
hilton T. Nicely made few very beautiful
emarkS, and closed by saying that Judge |
'leming had been requested to make the
address, on this occasion, but owing to his
Irduous duties was compelled to decline, |
tut promised to be ready by next Sunday |
'vening, at which time we predict the
roWd Will enjoy a rich treat.
Last Monday night John Green went
ntO the store of n. 4. Hodge and asked the |
Jerk, Walter Crawford, to change q dollar |
llIl, at the same time throwing the bill on |
he counter. Jimmie Akin was standing
lear by, and picked up the bill in q Joking
and said, "WalteT, guess 1 will |
Keep this bill, !" when Crawford, also in a
Oking manner, pointed pistol at Akin,
he knocking the same to one side, when il
vent off, the ball passing through the |
ieshy part of the left arm, between the ell
DOW and shoulder, of Crawford. We are glad |
% learn that it is not a dangerous wound,
VIM. Burr Scwell called on us Wednes- ,
lay, and said everything Sam d. Hays
old us was true, except Mr.. Hays put it
Town too low. He says Mr.. Hays wheat |
urned out at least 81 bushels. 1t had smut,
md but for that it would have made 40
bushels per acre. Mr.. SOwell brought the |
oil wheat, che got from Mr.. Hays ard
old 1t to r. c. Cant, for SI.I75 cents per |
'ushel, pa cents higher than has been paid |
ID this market, and cents higher than the |
uliDg price. Nat Holman offered him | ,
l.2O for wheat like it, to be delivered next |
lay. The grain was large, fine and plump,
Bob JamiSOn said ii was the finest grained |
wheat that has been in this market this
ear, ,