The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-09-10
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DIR. j. r. S. Greenfield, 5. G. Dellt an,
J. f. i. Jones, building committee OF th
Greenfield Bend church, met on its LOT
Tuesday of last week, with its contractor
Mr.. VIM. Edwards, who Overhauled TIN
!, lumber, preparatory to its commence
ment. The time set TO commence worl
on 1T, the LIST Monday in October. Jesse
Brown was elected Treasurer by the com
mittee. The citizens of this neighbor-
hood, or at least Immediately interested
IN said church. request all ministers OF
the various denominations to assist them
in so laudable course.
Quite a number of our woodland trees
are covered with fat punches of summer
and winter grapes, excellent for drying
or preserving
Our new cotton has been showing its
white locks for several days past. Late
corn suffering for rain.
Hurrah for California Democrats
| The farmers can be heard very dis
tinctly nowadays, calling their hogs,
| feeding and selecting for the fattening
pen and few fall to the latter. The
| West will have to furnish US bacon next
year. What an unfortunate condition
| tor Tennessee farmers Is there no rem
edy for the future, or will our State still
remain dependent
here is no better place for the recrea
ton al our farmers both mentally and
! physically, than at our coming Fair,
which should be literally patronized by
| every son and daughter of old Maury.
The get-up of the poster is gorgeous.
Fall fights opened quite brisk in Shady
| Grove, Hickman county, last week. An.
ger and passion are both unwise. God
did not make you to scratch out each 9th.
| cr S eyes.
DR.. T. A. Newcomb, of Leatherwood
| Creek, Hickman county, departed this
| life early Sunday morning of inilamma
ton of the lungs and heart disease.
Hickman has lost most useful physi-
clan and citizen, and his wife and child
rem devoted husband and father. Rest
! thou in peace. He is the last male OF
his maine in this country.
Our reporter was most highly and de-
lishttully entertained with artistic and
sweet music, Monday night of last week,
by Mrs. H., and Miss S., of Columbia
May time ever deal gently with them.
A small amount of the floods that
raincd upon us in the months of June
and July, would be particularly accepta-
BILE Just now.
A party of hunters of the 18th district,
had fine chase last week, We are in
formed ihaC only three sheep were killed,
Miss Louie Russell left for Franklin,
Tenn, last Monday. She will grace the
Female Institute of that place until grad
uated.
We notice Dr. Benz. Harlan, of New
York, circulating around among his
friends. The DIR. looks as if he might
balance the scales, if not tip them up a
little, with NJ. II. jug on the other end.
We saw last Monday Rev. Mr.. Smith
son, the famous Blind Christian preach
er, on his way to Shady Grove, to take
a part in the protracted meeting in pro-
gress at that point.
There exists now, good deal of sick
ness in this place and vicinity. The
disciples of Esculapius are consequently
very busy. The families of J. l.. Will |
liams and T. L. Kirkpatrick are the
principal sufferers, each family having |
several members affected with chills and |
fever, and intermittent fever,
Rev. j. W. Irwin, of Santa Fe, was
among US last Saturday. The parson (as |
he is Familiarity called has led an event |
tul life. He has been IA successful mer- |
chant, a good fnancier, and a great fish
erman. He also is a revivalist of con-
siderable fame, having numerous calls |
from different points for his assistance.
at never rains but it pours.' The
calamities of humanity follow in quick
succession. simultaneously last week.
J. J. H. of our town lost his COW and his
beer gave out. If there is one thing dear
er to the heart of the Teuton than his Fad
derland, it is his milk and lager. Jake
has our sympathy, (for most all of US love
lager
j. P. Baird, of Columbia, is visiting re-
lations in this neighborhood. He has
been detained several days by the pros
tratiOn of his daughter with intermittent
fever.
DR.. G. 5. Fain, Of the village, returned
from hurried business trip to Nashville
this week. He is a popular and success
full practitioner. The large and lucra-
tive practle that he gets is substantial
evidence thereof.
The meeting which has been progress
ing for sometime at Cross Bridges, at an
carly stage grew into a revival, and had
resulted Cup to Sunday night) in ten or
twelve conversions; six or eight of
whom had attached themselves to the
different churches. 1t was union meet
ing, the Me hodsts, Presbyterians and
Baptists, all taking part. The services
sunday night, were conducted by Rev.
9. Foster Williams. Zion was fully rep
resented and some of the beautiful hymns
If Messrs. White and Bliss were render
ID in good style.
That remark that was remarked to the
HERALD interviewer" by Mr.. John Smyth,
If Hickman, in regard to the big trout, is
calculated to leave the impression that {
We exaggerated somewhat But our friend
Tom Collins informs US Tom and John {
re bosom friends) that Mr.. Smyth does {
lot know a trout from a mud turtle-in ]
act, he is afraid to 20 near the creek,
aving long since prudently determined
0 never 90 near the water until he
earns to swim. There is lots of those
Jig trout in Swan, but every one does not
now how to catch them. d
ID. j. Estes and his good wife passed !
Trough our village last Monday, they be.
NJ the rear guard Of the last of the WISH }
ors to Primm's this year. They deserve =
luch praise for the efficient and accom-
lodating manner in which their hotel
,as conducted in the past season. =
Esq G.. w. Stockard and family, re- a
lrned this week from a visit to Wayne
%. Mr. S. reports crops about as in 4
his county-good corn, but slim show /
Jr cotton. II