The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-05-14
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

| Marsh johnson was here last week
Rev. Geo. Beckett has returned from
| visit to Louisville.
Rev. Joe b. Erwin, of Hampshire
! came to Columbia last Friday evening
| to hear the great Munsey lecture. Mex
day Joe and Munsey ate dinner togeth'
er at a brother Methodist's. After din
Der Joe remarked, CDR. Munsev, yoU
can beat ne preaching, but L can throw
| you down." The Doctor replied, ''Let's
see,'' and at it they went. 81. p, Fig
uers kindly brushed the dust from Joe's
back.
The Fair Catalogue for our fall Fair
is now in press and all who wish to avail
themselves of itslpages, should do so at
once. The edition will consist of one
thousand copies and is an excellent
medium for advertising at low tiguers.
Please leave your advertisements at this
office, or hand them to John NJ. Dillon,
who is authorized to receive them.
Down with high prices, business is tie
order of the day, and now is the time to
go to II. Crone's and examine the large
and magnificent stock of dry
goods and clothing now exhibited in
Columbia, which has been selected with
great care, and at prices so exceedingly
low as to suit the most economical In
fact, all his departments are we'll assOrt-
ed. This house is also stocked with
dress goods, boots, SHOES, hats and gen.
eral merchandise, which have been
bought very low and customers will
here get the benefits of splendid goods
at cheap prices. See advertisement.
one OF the regular panel of. iurymen
appointed by the County Court, having
refused to serve under the new law was
fined by Judge Martin, and has appeal~
ed to the Supreme Court. An immedi-
ate decision is expected in the matter, as
1t Is matter OF considerable importance
to the litigants and jurors in every
county in the State. This is the first
case in regard to the new Jury Law.
The cOlOred Sunday School scholars of
Columbia, Mt. Pleasant and Ashwood
give pic>nic at Ashwood yesterday.
Rev. C. Foster Williams has our
thanks for box of delicious strawbers
ries. We also thank the lady who urg-
ed him to send them. First of the sea-
son.
We have the report of the Managers
of the Confederate Monumental Associa-
ton, and it will appear next week.,
There will be preaching at the G. p.
Church on Sunday. morning and night,
by the pastor, Rev. Ii. 4. Jones. Mr..
Jones has returned from Athens, where
they had glorious revival, great ma
ny protesting. He preached twice a
udN. he utllN6I6u d l6Ill HJI dIlC6 lOCIuT6
and sixteen Joined the Good TemplarS.
He was delighted with Athens.
I'd Baird has returned from Texas.
Mrs.TGol. Livsey and her beautiful lit
tie daughter Clara have returned from
d visit to her parents in Atlanta.
1t was reported on the streets this
week that our Postmaster had been re-
moved and DIR. Davidson appointed in
his place. We suppose the report is
untrue. Mr.. Baird makes very accep-
table Postmaster.
Mr. j. w. Cecil informs us that army
worms have made their appearance in
the Cross Bridges country. He saw a |
few in his own wheat6eld, and he
learned at Willis FriersOn's store that
some had been seen in r. c. GOrdon's |
barley.
Dr. Munsey spent part of last and sew
eral days of this week with J. G. Bal
ley's h6spitable family. He played GRO
1uet with several beautiful and lovely |
Young ladies, and was ungaiiant enough |
TO beat them. ALT and Miss Annie d. |
beat him one game.
Bishop Marvin, of the Methodist !
Church South, passed through Our city |
this week, on his way to hold the Dis, |
trict Conference OF The ContreYille DisN
Lrict at Shady Grove, Hickman county. |
He stopped all night with Rev. John B. !
and on Wednesday night |
they cameto OR city to prayer meeting. |
The Bishop made an excellent talk |
trOm eleven verses of the 18th chapter |
Of John. He gave lucid exposition of |
he text. and it was good to be there and |
here him talk. DR.. Smith must lay vio> |
lent hands On him and make him preach |
for US while he is passing around and
about us.
Whoever makes the biggest game with !
thirty balls, within the next fifteen days,
from to~day, on Bob
Guests ten pin alleys, will be presented
with a Gne pair OF "Calf Skin Boots"