The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-08-27
WILLIAMSPORT ITEMS.


easy. His stock will be well fed thi
winter, as it is equal in every respect t
corn, in point of nutrition, and all stoc
love it.
a very mysterious looking white ma
was seen the latter part of last week. lool
ing around in this neighborhc cd, evident
ly after horses or other things that di
not belong to him. He has been closet
watched. He is no doubt the HERALl
| AND MANS around town. Nick of tb
woods" of last week. He claims to b,
| allsorts of a workman.
| Uncle Billie Hawkins, who came to thu
part of Maury when it was canebrakr
entered his 9Oth year week before last, il
| quite feeble condition He got fal
from a horse several weeks ago and ha'
| been confined since to his room. He hal
| been strictly moral and of steady habits
Over in the second district, Mr.. Doug
lass Kittrell and Miss Josie Kittrell, were
| united in marriage unexpectedly Satur
| day night. May their future be brigh
one.
Mrs Vim. Cathey presented her lore
with a beautiful little blue-eyed daughte1
asst week. May it grow fast and live
long.
MIS-. u lex DdI hGE ud'l DStlSI hStp Z
watch over Alex, as he has been over ii
the Bend several times in the last two
weeks, and says there are many beauti>
ful girls in the Bend.
A nine days revival ofreligion just con-
Guided in the Greenfield Bend at Bluff
school house, conducted by Revds. Doss,
Vernon, Bailey and Hull. Said meeting
commenced Saturday the I4th inst. The
audience increased to such an extent that
seats were built beneath the forest trees.
Our reporter heard Rev. d. say it was
one of the most orderly meetings it had
been his province to attend to its eXtents.
Eight confessions. Our B nd church is
sadly needed
Pete Stewart and BAIL Duke Olifaut
he former the color Of Mason's celebra
fed backing, and the latter a sorghum
ginger-cake hue, cast their fists into each
pihers faces one night last week near the
village.
Henry Hoge, of milk and cider color,
given to bad tricks, and who has been
loving Hannah Dixon, col too fondly for
sometime, CONCLUDED few nights ago he
had a right to whip her. and did cause
shovel, by a peculiar twist of the muscles
f the arm, to strike her some severe
blows, causing her to cry loudly 1t oc-
CURED near the McGraw road, arousing
some sound sleepers unaccustomed to
such music.
James Stuart, a member of the Royal
family Of Stuart Hollow, and Rather mot
Ratt'er OF Primm's Springs nCtorlety)
met in mortal combat last Sunday evening
onthe ridge near the village. His snake
ship was the pCssessor of nine rattles and
q but>On.
Maj. S. J. Strayhorn and family and
Mrs. Hamp joyce, are on n pleasure trip
TO the head of Cane Creek, the happy
hunting grounds of most of the sports
men Of Maury. The Major has now full
ly recovered from a severe months spell
of sickness that came upon him last year.
He reports great ravages among the deer
by a disease called BLACK tongue"
Crops are looking well, corn is later than
usual in this country, being just in shoot
and silks; the mast crops failure, except
the chestnut, which is an item to that
country. The people generally are fat
teuing their stock upon it; just feeding
enough corn to harden the lard, &c. Be
SIDES it carries the stock hogs through
the winter. Whortlebcrries and goose
berries plentiful which would put the
deer in (if there were any in fine fix.
Speaking OF deer, we are informed that
Maj. Achilles Bowen has lost all or near
~ SO Of those th9t he has raised, amount
ing to twenty or twenty-five IN number,
with the above named disease.
Col G. p. Webster died at his residence
on Bigby Creek on Friday the Goth inst,
in the 6Sth year of his age. He was born
and lived all his life in the neighborhood
where he died AT his death he was the
Oldest man living in Maury county that
claimed the county as the place of his.
nativity In 1886 at the age of twenty
seven, he enlisted in the army for the
Florida war; on his return the following
year he was united in matrimony to Miss
Harriet II, Blair who survives him He was
kind hearted, d man of sterling honesty,
and contended for whatever he conceived
to be right with tenacity, infeXibility
and treuidity, amounting almost to
sternness. He was baptized last spring
by the Rev. Bishop Quintard-several
weeks before his death he expressed his
willingness to die, having anchored his
soul to the Rock of Ages the christians
hope. He leaves an extensive circle Of
friends, besides a large family, to mourn
his death
Misses Ada and Mary Crosby are visit
ing relatives near this village,
Col. Willis Jones, of Laurel Hill Fac
tory, has been spending a week or two at
Primm $. The Colonel says when he wedS
again it must be a Miss of I6-consult
him and hear his excellent reasons.
Henry May berry, a hospitable gentle
man and large landowner Cf Williamson
county, passed through the village last
week.
Capt. G. w. Mayberry, of Hickman
county, who was so seriously wounded in
the foot about year ago by a thresher,
passed through the village with some Of
the thoroughbred stock purchased at the
great stock sale at Eweil's Station He
is again trading generally in stock and
gets around in his usual lively style.
The Methodist revival at Nebo Church
had seven conversions up to Sunday night
the 22nd inst.
A. c. Hamilton, a brother of1&ev. J. b.
Hamilton, noted equine Doctor, and
the discoverer of Hamilton huir reStOrc7,
paid this his old stamping ground visit
last Monday,
CONTRETEMPS.
AS a party of young ladies, escorted by
some Of the NEW ISM (UE) all of our neigh
bOrhOOd, on their return from Primm'
last Sunday, were gayIy driving along,
something broke or came untwisted about
the harness of one of the turnouts The
mule attached thereto at once Ito keep
up the name of his family became I'M
manageable whereupOn there hoated out
upon the gentle zeyphyrs of that quiet
Sabbath evening chorus Of sweet fc-
male voices bordering upon screams;
then there was q fluttering of ribbons and
like meteor through the sky" the form
of a lady passed over staked and ri
dered fence and alighted all safely upon
the other side The VERY young gentle
man got out as best he could; finally sue
ceeded in capturing that festive mule,
The party all came together once more.
No lives lost nor anything else except
little gorgeous tinted steelbuckle affair
that lay ali alone in the road without an
owner. Now the accident might have oc-
CURED with steadier heads and hands,
but though the beauX are scarce, young
ladies should be careful how they trust
themselves with chiidreH.
DCatu OLA. }. Akin.
We regret to learn, from letter writ