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


: Mrs. Andrew J. Polk, of this county but
c a resident OF Europe since the war, recently
gave an Entertainment in Italy, which
$ some of the royal family attended. Her ac-
$ complished daughter, Antoinette is an iuti-
mate friend of King EmanueI's daughters A
year or two agoNNiiss Polk attended royal
, bail in England, and during portion of the
evening had two gentlemen entertaining
her at the same time-the FRINGE of Wales,
. | heir-apparent to the throne OF England
and Alexander, heir-apparent to the throne
| OF Russia. The beautiful home of this Polk
family, Ashwood, was burnt down last year
1t is the loveliest spot in the county, and
the old church, st. Johns, near by, with
| green ivy clinging to the old walls, lends
an additional charm of poetry and romance
to the scene, and enchants every behOIder.
How people owning such a lovely home,
can be reconciled to live in crowded Eu-
| rope, away from home is a mystery to us.
Mr.. VIM. Park, of Columbia, was at the
| wedding of his niece, Miss Annie Marshall,
on the 10Th uIt., and said that thirty-nine
years ago on that day, he was married in
the upper room of r. B. Carothers' store,
then the residence ofAfrs. Park S father, the
late DR.. Crockett.-FrankIin ReUie,0.
w. H. Williams, W. j. Webster, Miles
| G. Mays and Wiley ]. Embry, went to Swan
4 Creek last week, and fished one day. Wi
| ley had the best luck, and fslIed more earn
| estly than any of the party. Every mo-
meht he wonld say, "Now I'm going to get
bite" Wiley is fond of sweet coffee, and
his landlady at the mouth of Blue Buck
failed so often to sweeten it, that he sent it
| back without tasting it, saying, "Please
sweater my coffee" The two largest trout
were caught by WI. Webster and Miles
| Mays. When Miles pulled his out, he said,
| "Billy, is he as l~rge as yours?" thinking at
| the same time it was larger "Hes, he IS
| about as large, but not so fat" Billy Will
| liams was not satisfied because he could not
| pull big one out every few minutes. He
is an expert angler, but did not have his
| usual luck.
| We are informed by Mayor James w.
Harrison that he and his wife went to see |
the burning hickory tree upon his fathers |
place near Spring Hill, last Sunday, and it |
was still burning. 1t is now about five feet |
| high. 1t was struck by lightning last Au- |
gust, and has been burning ever since. The |
tree when struck was sixty feet high, and |
green hickory, and has burned from that |
night.-FroaHiH RcUe,c.
The accommodation train between this
city and Nashville, was taken Oflast week.
Capt. Joe Irvine, who has been, and is |
at the present time, a Federal Juror at
Nashville came home last saturday might,
and left Monday morning. Joe says the
great commoner, Andy johnson, will GER
tainIy lie at the Maxwell House, and that
he filled pint vial of his brandy he
named after the ex-President, and that he
intends making him present Of said ''pint
vial of merchandise" and he knows that
he will be happy.
Fourteen years ago to-day Capt. Fields
afterwards Capt, FlournOy's Company X,
LIST Tenn. Regt, lett Pulaski for Northern
Virginia, buOyant with hope and life.
Many of the noblest boys that ever went to
battle for right and their cOuntryS honor
have ne'er returned. What changes time
has wrought in these fourteen years ears
meighted with hopes blasted,a nation throt-
tied and her high-born sons impoverished!
We can now look back on our mistakes,
and can see plainly enough where fatal
blunders were made. Have we profited by
the experience? The sacrifices made, the
sufferings endured, and hopes blasted, will
not have been altogether vain, if as peO-
Die we learn wisdom therefrOms May the I
God of nations shield us from another four /
teen years experience like that just past.
CAPTAIN, afterwards Colonel, Field, still {
and is farming in West Tennessee.
Capt. Flournoy is still one ofour most worthy r.
and thrifty farmers while the surviving :
OF the company are scattered :
some here and some i'll other States and 9
sections.-PvJdsLj Ciis.cn. {
Sandy Chappen and Major John L. Gray, 2
of Williamsport, came to hear Munsey l
miIes-and Maj. Geo. w. Jones, l
Prof. w. r. Webb and another gentleman, {
rode here from CulleOka in a wagon to hear =
him. Sam J. Roberts rode eighteen or TWEEN !
ty miles to hear him. MIN and Hint Will J
liams came from Mt. Pleasant. Rev. Joe b. a
Erwin of Hampshire, rode thirty-two miles
to hear him lecture on Friday night. The a
people came from all parts of the county r
on Sunday to hear him preach. L
The picnic and fish-fry season is now e
on hand, when the boys sit down in the q
shady woods and eat Strawberries canned =
and fish, and get up with something like =
The map of "BuH Run" or the ''DiSmal r
swamp printed on the seat of their light
cassimeres. {
Nan Glenn, last week, with his express &
wagon, conveyed goods to Lawrenceburg
tor Andrew J. Walker, and Gosh White u
went along auctioneer. Gosh while
here, offered two dollar china shaving
mug for sale, when tall Lawrence .
tie bid "ten cents" Walker looked at the -
bidder, and said, "CertainIy you never saw +;
is fine a mug as this that Is too low" The
awrenCeite replied, mister, you don't c
Ook like you have got sense enough to b
make a basket, and you are besides the j.
biggest fool l ever did sec, and the ugliest II
nan that ever trOd the soil of Lawrence d
ounty." Gosh says that Andrew has not u
,ot in a good humOr yet. n
Billie Mahen, Photographic OF this
ity, will go to Thompson Station to-day,
where he will take the ''phizes" of all the IL
God people of Williamson and Maury, who d
nay call on him. We recommend Billie to
he good people up there as an experienced W
workman. ~
Dr. w. E. Munsey says the District d. ~
rripiy of the Columbia District edited by 70
;cv. WelIborn Mooney, is perfect, lacking
ne thing post-oflices of the preachers. w
he Doctor says further that this paper is I'll
cry useful, or can be, if the members will te
AXE it and read il. Why not every mem le
cr of the Methodist church subscribe? on So
y twenty-five cents by the year. Va