The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-10-01
HsASEA ITEMS,

The diphtheria has been playing sad
havoc in some localities Mr.. Harvey
Clark has lost three OF his family with
the above named disease. 1t is indeed
a fearful thing to be ushered from time
into the silent shades of death, in such a
hurried manner, as this disease takes q
person. These and many more of the
providences of an Advise Being, ever
warn US to be ready to cross the turbid
stream of death; for we are assured in the
holy scriptures, that the further bank OF
that stream, is the resurrection of the
great day.
AS the Immediate result of the Lasea
meeting, l6 Joined the church. The SER
mons of Elders Trimble and Morton were
indeed mastery ones; and for clearness
unsurpassed
| We have seen lady, who says that
she has very good man, and brags on
him, as being able to maintain a lady
handsomely; yet says she, ''he is not at
all intelligent, and | have been trying to
break him of his rudeness, but all to no
purpose. Notwithstanding all this
should marry again, | would do as
have done; marry one whose fnancia
matters were all right, if intelligence was
in the vocative". Spunky, We say,
A few days since, one of the hands, at
Barham d More's evaporater, had been
wrestling, and had thrown down several
of the boys, when he encountered our
blacksmith. The place where they were
wrestling was on the bank of Pumpkin
Creek. Our blacksmith was more than n
match for William, and threw him off
the bank into the creek, flat on his back
which cooled his ardor very much: so
much SO, that he has not been in tune for
wrestling since.
We.have not noticed any emigrant wag-
ons this autumn. Possibly the extraor-
binary crop this year have worked this
much needed contentment, into the minds
OF our people, so that they are willing to
remain where they are, and not hazard
their lives in far off and sickly west.
Mr.. Bruins invitation amounts to no
invitation, as he neither mentions the
time nor place, for his proposed candy
stew. As he seems to be in mood to
make amends for the past, and guaran-
tees for the future, we must forgive
his omissions, and fellowship him as
brother again.
On last Friday night, Fount Amis, col,
brought wagon to G. S. Sowell's, and
moved his family to parts unknown We
suppose he has found locality where
the officers will not trouble him.
The good looking A. B. Sowell, of |
Campbell Sta, was in our midst the other |
day visiting his aged parents, who are
and well they should be, proud of their
baby boy,
We have very recently met with a |
young fellow who is curiosity; and we
might even say, is desperate one hay
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different places this summer: and having |
but three days ago had a fist fight about /
religious matters. He also rifed some
patches, some days since.
When going to the river, to be baptized,
his horse fastened his foot between two
rocks, and jerked off his shoe; for which
be, then and there, cursed him. And to
cap the climax, he threw his father down
the other morning, and stamped him, and
now brags that he is man since he can
whip his father. We assuredly have no
good predictions relative to such a reck
less youth as he is.
Last Sunday morning, some negroes,
On I. I. Sellers place, knocked some,
DIT each other some, and cursed a great
deal, of which latter, Mr.. Sellers took
part in a voluntary and boisterous man
ler.
Mr. James d. Jackson is the most dis
consulate man that we have met with, his
wife having deserted him, and is living
With her mother; having also forgotten
he injunction ofholy writ, "to forsake IA
her, mother, brothers and sisters, and
,leave to her husband, and they two
should be one fesh.' We sincerely hope
hat she mey very soon revoke the decis-
on that she has made, and peacefully and
quietly live with him to whom she made
hose solemn vows before high heaven
md witnesses.