The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-08-20
YILLEAMSPOEIT ITEMS.

Our village lodge of Good Templars
met last Friday night, and installed their
newly elected officers. No lodge in the
county is in better condition, in every
respect than ours.
Mr.. J. j.. Williams of the 18th district,
sent his butcher out to his pasture one
day last week for fat mutton, and he
found one already caught and tied to a
tree with grapevine, evidently done by
the same thief that had spirited off six OF
Nj. Williams best hogs which had been
missing for sometime.
Buck and Anna Williams, colored, had
daughter to die last week, in the 18th
district.
Our village was honored once more
with the b. autiful and sweet smiling face
of Miss A. A.. Friday evening last,
If the building committee Of the pros
p4ctive Greenfield Bend church do not
take some action in regard to its COM
mencement soon, every man, woman and
child of the neighborhood, will view them
critically, for the means can be raised to
build il; very handsome sum has al
ready been subscribed and portion of the
same paid in advance. If they do not in
tend TO build it, let them return the
amounts paid in advance, to its subscrib>
ers, and bid it farewell for ever.
Stephen Larkins, one of the best rock
Smashers, dressers, chimney builders,
and ditch diggers, formerly of this place,
and more recently of Humphreys county,
is plying his avOcation, in the best ofStyle.
Maury lost a good and useful citizen
when he left her.
Miss DIusilla Frerson, c0lored,
sometime back, caused n visit to elevate
itself into the hands Of VIM. Sellers, C.
VI. c. of the 10th district, from the code of
Esq. W. r. McKannon, against one Noor
HES Webster, colored, for bastardy; who
was duly arrested, and tried before Esq.
Levi King, last week and owing to some
informally in said writ, VOORHEES, was
released and Drusilla, and baby went
their way seeking another writ, deter
mined that Webster shall have the honor
of being called papa.
Over in Suck Island Bend country,
10th district, Evan Y. Pillow, Esq, that
talented and eloquent young limb of
the law" is now presi ling over one OF
tie best patronized schools Of the district,
Missionary Ridge" None could teach
young ideas how to shoot with more
learning and refinement than Evan. Long
may lie flourish.
The 10th district has suffered great
loss in the death OF one Of ITS best cltl-
zens John Miller, Esq, which took place
Tuesday evening the 10th inst, from the
effects of cholera morbus. and was inter.
red at Mt, Nebo cemetery Wednesday
| evening after the preaching of his tuncr-
al by Rev w. r. McKannon from text
| selected by deceased, John l4th chap
ter, 2 and 3 verses" While the hearse
was on its way to the burial ground ltup-
set, wounding Thos. Lolita and partner
slightly, and spraiuing former wrist and
latter ankle
George King, son Of Esq. Levi King,
was kicked by mule, few days ago,
| though not seriously injured.
W. J. Fly, Esq, has one of the best up-
land fields of corn in the 10th district; it
will easily average from 10 to II barrels
per acre He showed our reporter all
Irish potato Of the early rose variety, that
weighed ] pounds Cotton in that sec
| N is ON a par with the county generally
NOT much at best.
SOU re Levi King and others have
done god work on the read through
Sumner White farm.
Mrs. Gid Alexander and her beautiful
little daughter, Lizzie, of Columbia, are
visiting relations in this section.
| We had several showers Of rain, the lat
ter part of last, and first of this week
Watermelon thieves are plying their
avocation in a general way throughout
this neighborhood, They are not salts
lied with the ripe ones, but pull and de-
stroy all kinds What pity that jeff
| Reeves cannot have the pleasure Of
| boarding and working them, for twelve
months.
The 'unter's orn was 'card huppon the
ill.," just beyond the village several
nights Of last week, y, b. having given
Sly Rrnard several hot chases. Any one
| ia, can hear music in the howl Of a
hound would have had fine opportunity
for sucn enjoyment
Capt. T T. Ferry, and family, Of Bgby-
| Vile heighbbThood, are visiting relatives,
near the village, His little ? year old
girl, Fannie Belle, is one Of the sweetest
and prettiest children 1t has beeu our
good fortune to see in this land OF pretty
children for long time.
c. W. Peydon, T. A. Porte. 9. 81.
| Williams, and various other drummers
/ from the several trade centers, visited our
| town lately, and like the hens that VIM.
| IFlmpIetOe pehheu -soihe SOU gOOus aug
some sold noRe,
DR.. T. s Mewcomb, of Leatherwood
! creek who has just returned from Denver,
| Colorado, where he has been in search of
health, looks hale and hearty. His
wonderfully numerous warm friends in
dulge the hope that his. recovery may
| prove permanent
| The road overseers OF this neck Of the
woods are paying their respects, &c, to
the Grand Jury, by a general overhaul.
ing Of the Commonwealth 5 property