The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-07-02
HICKMAN COUNTY ITEMS.

On the 18th inst, near Centreville, dur
| ing thunder storm, a cOlOred woman, th'
| wife of Peter Thompson, made narrow
escape from the eccentTicitieS of ligh thing.
She had barely entered the house from
milking n COW, before the COW and the cal
were both killed by stroke OF the latent
fluid.
a man and his wife passed through Cen
treville the other day, who had come all
the way from Chicago in a buggy, ahd
were working their way to Newburg, Lew
is County, in this State. They said II they
| liked the barren lands in Lewis, forty more
families would come down this Fall with
the view of settling there. Chicago and
Newburg are rather extreme points In ev'
cry sense of the word, and we hope that
the latter may receive goodly share OF the
enterprise of the former to build her up
TO the magnificent proportions Of that
city.
ii. CIagett and S. l.. Graham have been
appointed commissioners from Hickman
to get up articles OF exhibition for the great
Centennial Of 1876, from this county. No
better appointments could have been made
in the county, and we truly hope the gen
tlemen so appointed will take such an in
terest in the matter as will truly represent
old Hickman in the display OF her re-
sources on that celebrated occasion. She
deserves IT in her mineral resources, II in
nothing else.
o. a. Nixon reports a large number OF
graSShOpperS as having appeared in his gar
den in one night. They are about the size Of
a hOrse-hy. He hopes they are no Kansas
emigrants, seeking new homes In the
Some of the farmers in Hickman have
commenced laying by their corn crops.
They have organized a dramatic Club at
Centreville, with which Is TO be connected
Tableaux and an excellent choir of vocal
music. The performances promise TO be
quite entertaining these dull summer
EVENINGS,
The Rev. ]. G. Bolton has been blest with
another jewel in his household. 10 IL n
girl, and he is now prouder and happier
than Abraham and Sarai were over their
first born.
j. II. Moore, ]. A. Cunningham. and
AlOnzO Bates, ESqs., went up TO Shady
Grove on last Saturday to attend Court.
Their Criminal Court at that place ADJOURN
ed a week or so ago; the business upon
which the above attorneys went to attend
was in the Circuit and Chancery Courts.
Court meets again there next Saturday,
with pretty heavy docket.
Huckleberies are appearing in the mar
kCt at Centreville again; the berries are
very fine and large this year. They make
excellent taTts and pies, and Bartlett Nit
sun is the principal dealer in this excellent
a failure this year, as we have not seen him
in the market with Nilsson, rs they were
last year.
There are few visitors at Bon Aqua
now, but they are expecting a large crowd
in few days. Nashville and Memphis
visitors will not have the pleasure this year
of enjoying Hickman county elOqucnce
from candidates for county Ofiices--as they
did last year,
The scythe and cradle have pretty much
superseded the Teapers this year in Hick-
man and Humphreys counties, in cutting
the wheat crop. There never was known
such a demand for these instruments Of
huSbandry, as there has been this year.
There is too much machinery about the rea-
pers to suit the far az county Of Hickman.