The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-03-05
CULLEOKA ITEMS.

The health of this place is generally
good, and we hope it may continue so
Notwithstanding we have quite num-
Der of good Doctors ever ready TO attend
to the calls of suffering; and still we are
to have another, DIR. John S. Pride,
who is at present a resident of Troy
Station, West Tennessee, will locate in
this place soon. He is splendid physi-
clan, has an interesting family, and we
wish him well. DR.. James Williamson
has at this time several very bad pa
tients. F. 81. Cheathsm's son is very ill
indeed with typhoid feYor. Richard
| Fosters two children can hardly be ex-
| pected to recover from the terrible dis
ease, diphtheria, under which they are
! at present laboring. We are soon to
| lose some of our townsmen. Mr.. Nc
Cav and family with Mr.. Pinston, will
move soon to Lynnville, at which place
they propose to put up shop.
W. K. Stevens will occupy the house
occupied by Mr.. McGaw. G. G. Watson
has bought out B. F. McGsw's interest
in the planning mills at this place.
Thomas Cheatham had a mule stolen |
from farm one mile from this place on |
last Tuesday night. The thief has not |
been caught.
Miss Ella Lowrsnce is now absent on /
a visit to her relations in West Tennes-
see, and intends making visit to st. /
Louis ere her return. There has been
quite a crowd in town last Saturday,
and four lawsuits were tried.
Our place is still improving: a rock
wall is being built around the Academy
yard.
The Presbyterian church has been
closed all winter, on account of not hav-
ing any means of heating it up, but as
spring has come we hope very soon to
hear the merry chime of the bell, and
see our beloved pastor, the Rev. Mr..
Stoddert, in his accustomed place. We
have lost much in his absence.
A large number of negroes in this To-
to leave fol- Kansas yesterday. They
expect to get homes without work.
The familiar face of Mr.. AID. Davis on
our streets the other day. Columbia is
evidently healthy place.
Richard Foster, jr., who lives in the
extreme southwest corner Ofthe 9th dis
,rict, some six miles from Culleoka,
has been sorely afflicted in his family.
All his children, three in number, have
fallen victims to diptheria during the
past ten days. There has also been '
,ase of the same disease in one other
'amilv in the same district. r
Mr.. Oliver, the young man in Prof. G
Webb's school, who came from Mis- '
'issippi, and who was sick when he /
cached the school, and whose sickness S
vas protracted and very serious, has '
sufficiently to enter school b
Considerable excitement prevails in
he vicinity of Culleoka among the col v
red people on the subject of emigration t
O Kansas. 1t is estimated that one 8
bird to one-half the negro population il
# the 9th district will leave tor this
lewly found and highly favored Ca J
laan. To effect their purpose snles OF a
took, corn, meat and farming utensils, K
re made at very low prices by those d
reparing to move. The loss to the
srrning community will not be SO n
arxe here as at some other places, from
he fact that the white population =,
argely exceeds in number the colored.
Mrs. Greer, widow lady, lately from y
davidson county, died in Culleoka on
ne 4th of March, OF consumption, aged ~
bout sixty years. y,