The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-01-15
CAmPBELL,s STATION ITEMS.

The 9th and 10th of the present month
! was the coolest weather that we have
| had in several years. The thermometer
was in the neighbOrhoOd of zero.
| Several lew citizens have moved to
! our village. MIR. Booker from the
north side of the river; he is at Sowell &
| Craig's blacksmith shop. Mr.. Akin is
| also from the north side of the river. He
| will carry on the wagon shop of the
! above firm. Mr.. Akin has two sons who
are going to farm it. Both have tamil
lies. Sowell q Craig have moved into
tue store house of Thos. White. They
will haye charge of the station i'll the
absence of the agent; Mr.. Weaver, who
occupied the above named house last
wear, has gone back to his old stand
James II. AdkissOn will go into bust
ness shortly in his old stand. He will
60 into the family grocery business.
All of our public schools are out, and
the probability is we will have no more
until next fall. 1t will take all the
money that is coming to this district on
the taxes for 1874, to pay the teachers
for the schools that are just out. Ii
Maury county would assess as much
taxes tor schools purposes as Giles cOun-
ty, we could have ten months school in
each district every year. Giles pays
fl en- cents and Maury five on the hum
bred dollars.
The young folks of the village spend
The Lords day very prOfitabiy. They
attend the Sabbath-schOOl in the morn
ing and singing in the evening. MIR.
VIM. G. Bills conducts the singing
class. Mr. Bills is a fine singer, and
understands music very well. The note
book that he uses is Filmore's "Harp OF
ZiOn"--latest edition.
The Rev. Mr.. billiard, G.. P. minis
ter, has been canYassing this vicinity for
some days for a book OF Cumberland
Preshyterianism. The author of the
book is his father. He has met with
very good success among the members
OF that church. Mr.. billiard is natural
lv a very bad cripple-both of his feet
being deformed. His tongue is by no
talker, especially when he discourses on
the merits OF his book.
Mrs. Spain from Arkansas, has been
visiting her sister near this place, Mrs.
John ". Braden, recently. Mrs. Spain
j. the daughter of John Matthews, near
McCain's Church.
w. T. Williams and II. L. Murray,
who have been living if this place for
the last twelve months, haYe moved to
Prospect, Giles county, where they will
make their future home.
il is said by those who profess to be
judges that Campbelis Station contains
a man who can beat any man sleeping
eNtant. 10 give one an idea OF the pro-
pensity he has in shat direction, we will
gjveau account of a nap he once took.
TIE man in question is house carpen-
ter by trade, and be it said to his praise,
he is no dishOnOr to his profession, so
far as workmanship is concerned.
When old Esq. G. got ready to build his
new dwelling house, he spoke to our
man to do thejOb. A day was set for
them to meet at the 'Squire's and fix up
all the preliminaries about building the
house. The day arrived, and after dis
cussing good dinner, the two went out
TO the shady side of the smoke-house,
and took a seat on a work bench. The
carpenter got IA stick took out his knife
and squared himself back against the
smoke house and commenced whiting,
while the Squire told off how he wanted
the house built. Before he got half
through, the applicant tor the job went
fast asleep. When the 'Squh discover
ed the situation of matters, he left the
sleeper to his dreams. He never knew
how long he slept; anyhow, he slept so
long he lost the job.