The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-03-05
AROUND TOWN.

AROUND TOWN.
Nat Holman has been confined to h
bed since Saturday last.
His name was John. Two blows an
one apology satisfied him.
More negroes have lef1 for Kansai
Bragg says they are going to "peggatory."
Several RATS passed this city dow
Duck River, Thursday and Friday last.
Friday night last the colored peopl
gave a supper at Hammer Hall, for the ben
sft Of the Colored Methodist Church.
-JnO. Kelly's colored pupils gave an en-
tertainment at the Orphans Home IL
this city, last Friday night.
-Dickey Tinsley ChapPeu walked sigh
miles last Sunday evening, to see ThOma
H. Williams hundred lambs.
Several of"the boys" were quite "sick'
on Monday, until about Q o'clock. Thu
complaint was Brownsville"
Several fine stations were on the public
square last Monday, Maury HambletoniaI
and Black Prince among the number.
Thomas ], Pickens has played Hobbs
and sold out his ONCE to his partner jim
DoveI.
Mrs. NJ. ]. Bryant is erecting handsome
cottage on High Street, between Judge
Wright's and Mr.. Titcomb's.
Those persons having borrowed uni.
forms from the Ugly Club will please re-
turn them.
George c. is learning to "double-quick.'
He didn't fall in a soft place on that plank.
No. ? Fire Company threw water over
the nghtning-rOd on the Courthouse, last
Friday evening.
MIR. James H. Andrews is trying to pro-
cure two cannons from the State. If he
succeeds he will organize a company to
use them.
"A negro woman named Amanda Parks,
was lodged in Jail Monday evening, to
await her trial on a charge of disturbing
public worship.
Mr.. Jno. T. GRrtner, one ofour worthiest
and best citizens, was painfully injured
while attempting to lift a wagon bed, Mon
day.
One of the handsome new staiued glass,
es in the Presbyterian Church, has been
broken out. We hope it was done accident
ally.
Two civil rights, of the feminine gender,
were sent TO board with Mr.. Davis, for using
their paws on each other in an unbeoom-
ing manner.
Our enterprfsing fellow-citiZen, Mr. JnO
hayes, says he is going to raise a thousand
lambs by next spring in Lawrence county.
Josh Guest, the celebrated Chinese rat
catcher, is receiving orders from different
places for good fat rats. Josh says since the
LIST of January he has caught Ss2 rats
-Onicer Sellers brought to this place a
young man on last Friday, charged with
stealing a meal-sack from - White, who
refusing TO prosecute, the case was dis
missed.
Wash Gordon is talking of removing his
steam saw mill to Obbsa county. Wash is
a fine fellow, and we wish him much sue
cess. We hope he will get rich and marry
some pretty, small girl.
-Lucius Matthews has been standing
since last Friday. Cause -"setting" too long
on a tack which his clerk, Henry DOOIey,
forgot to remove from a chair that Lucius
generally sitsin.
Lamb & Boyd are now making a hearse
which when finished, will cost 81 600. Pleas
White, sn experienced trimmer, is putting
on the finishing touches. The glasses on
each ssde are heavy French pattern, and
csst each SlOO. Columbia can boast OF the
finest hearses in the State.
We regret TO learn that Col. Geo. P.
Webster Is very low with his old complaint.
He had been a sufferer for years, but until
recently he was growing better. Mrs. Geo.
Harlan, of the same neighbOrhOOd, and an
estimable lady, is also very sick.
We are glad TO learn from that expert
enced baker, Felix Shriner, that Walter
(Minnowl Davis, a former apprentice in
this ONCE, and who is now under him as an
apprentice at the baker and candy business
is improVing and will make an skillfuI
workman. MinnOw can already make
"buns and Bob Lee"
Owing to the inclemency of the weather
she temperance lecture which should have
taken place on last Tuesday evening, at the
Masonic Hall. has been postponed to next
Tuesday evening at 80 7. NJ, promptly, al
which time and place J. Lee Bullock, Esq.
will proceed to "sheII the woods" The pub
lie are cordially invited to attend.
j. d. Blakely. Hugh Douglass, b. How
ard, John Benderman, VIM. Spain, Fill
Coffee, J. p. Blakely, James Douglass, Jr.
Milton Thomson, and a negro, Madison, re-
turned from the barrens. KtttrelI Camp, on
Buffalo, last Saturday. They found deer
plentiful, but did not kill many. Hugh
Douglass and Milton Thomson killed one
deer each. There was good deal of wild
shooting.
Last Saturday evening, as Dickey Tins
ley Chappell was standing in front OF tn,
HERALD office, a buggy wrench fell out o
the sky, and struck the pavement nsa
MIN. II knoOE ed hole "a, nna ~ tho hriek
and broke OF one end of the wrench. NJ
human being could have thrown it, and IL
almost miraculous appearance caused
friend 10 suggest that 1t was a warning Il
Mr.. ChRppell.
"A ShakspeRTian Club, composed OF JnC
r. McClelland, r SAMSON, DIR. W. FriersOn
DR.. r. Pillow, W. II. TimmOns, W. ID. Chap
man and RObt. NJ. Mckay, was organized fl
Columbia recently. This club was not or
gained SIS a dramatic club, but for the pur
pose of studFinE Shakspeare's works prop
erlyu and for mutual profit and pleasure
O1icerS: Dr.. X. Pillow, President; W. II
TimmOns, Vice President; Richard san
som, Secretary; W. ID. Chapman, Treasurer
Jno. r. MeCIelland, Critic.
DIR. Van Meter was here last week. an
the Nelson House waa crowded with cour
try people to see him. They were OF all cor
ditIon and sizes, and looks. Some locke
, like they had been sick a quarter of Gel
fury. Bev. White says when Seedy loOl
ing patient would present himself, he wOul
say, my dear brother, am sorry that ply
icisn's skill can do you no good" but whe
one who looked like he possessed plethO
&c purse the llpCNCT balus sir az 9I~l uoh
get under treatment soon. you will MI q
untimely grave"
How near. and yet how far" from eaC
other, were two brothers here Tuesda
Capt Hubbard, of this county, was in Il
Confederate army. He had a brother, fro
Missouri, who was a captain in the FEEDER
army. They separated fifteen year, ag
and fought on opposite sides in the la
war. They accidentally met here on Il
public square last Tuesday, and were in
few feet of each other, but neither reco
nized the other, and so they separated aga
without speaking. The Federal captain
marked to r. P, DOdsOn that he had WRIT
20 his brother at the close OF the war,
that he replied in a bitter letter, but that
would like 10 see his brother, IL he thong
ne would receive him kindly.