The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-06-11
OvER THE COUNTY.

Hood and Stacy bring US the largest pc
tatOeS of the season. Raised on the ola Greg
MIR John 7. Journey brings us a tremen.
| dOus radish, ten inches long.
A fine rain fell last sunday evening
| Crops were not suffering, but it did them all
| good except wheat, which is in some danger
of rust. TheO. Lipscomb said his corn was
DIR. VIM. Maxwell, Master of the State
Grange, will address the Patrons and Glti-
zens generally at Mt. Zion, on Saturday,
Mr.. J. T. Alexander. of the eth district,
was married on Thursday, Sd inst, 10 the
beautiful and highly accomplished Miss
Allie Barnes. He was heard to sing the
next day, "Iet the dead and the beautiful
rest" the chorus of which is very charming,
"Let us sleep beneath the willow by The
a young man lost a pocketbook one
| evening last week containing notes, love
letters and the usual selection of poetry
carried by lovers, much soiled by constant
| handling. He was in a fearful predlcament
| until the next day, when Bacon Anderson
| found him and returned the book, which
| he had picked up the night before within
| a few yards of gents sweetheart's house, on
| We recently passed over the eastern por-
ton of Maury county, and II there was a
| sorry crop OF wheat on the roads, Wedid not
! see il. About the rest field of corn we saw
was on on the Cannon farm, near SowelIs
| lower mill. The wheat on that farm is also
| very fine although it had some appearance
| of smut. That Is one of the best farms IN
the county.
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/ lucky, and two from Nashville, are visiting
| II. II. Ogilvie's family on Bear.
| The young folks of Bear Creek had
| picnic at the Sulphur Spring last saturday.
| John b. Ashton seemed to be one OF the
| leaders. The rain marred the pleasure
| Al. Adcock went fishing last Friday
| near the mouth of Little Bigby. Very soon
/ Sam Park came down and put IN over The
| top OF a fallen tree. Down, down, went his
| cork. Like good fisherman, but contrary
to Jack Miner's practice, he let him have
| line until nearly all had reeled OIL. lie
| checked him, and then came the tug OF
war; the fish pulled and Sam pulled, and
| for a long time AL, who was an eager spec
| tatOr, thought the fish would win. sam
| had a big cotton line and a strong hook,
however, and after a long and severe StruE-
| gle he became master of the situation, ana
drew his fishShip towards the bank. The
fish fought deep, however, ana every now
and then would make a break like steam
engine, and thTeatcncd even 70 snap sam
powerful wheel-band line. Al TINS JuhcIure'
Al. gathered his small net, and throwing II
under the fish, lifted il out on dry land; and
so the fierce contest was ended, leaNlng
sam victor, but very excited and pale. 1t
proved TO be a tremendous salmon. Al.
says II is the largest he has seen since the
war. our stream ought to be lull OF salmon
but this is the first large one that mas beth
caught this high up in many years
Major James II. Akin boasts ln IN EN-
during of the war" asCapt r. n +. would
say he and his horse ate seyenty-hVe ears
OF corn i'm one night. 1t took place IN East
Tennessee, and the ears were all from ten
to fifteen inches long. JET. COleburn tells a
similar story, and says he can substantiatc
Don't be angry with me darling"
But smile as kindly on me as before;
! made you so very angry
BY kissing you at the door.
Uncle Bacon thinks the young man has got
il pretty bad when he gets of such stun as
that
installation of officers of the order of /. O.
o. F.. will take place at CulleOka. Arrange
mentS have been made by the order OF thiS
city to attend, and hall fare on the railroad
will be charged. A dinner will be given by
the Culleoka Lodge to the Lodges of this
city. -r,
MURPHY in Washington City on the ID.
Esd \. ID. Bryant, one OF our cieNercSt
and most popular MagistratcS-whicn Is
saying much, for they are all clever ana
pOpular-SayS he never saw IN all his NE
such good prospects for fine crops OF all
kinds rs are now on Silver Greek. Corn
and wheat are Just looking magnificent
two times; the glorious 4th district does
not raise much cotton. Rust on the blade
but none on the stalk.
The people in the neighbOThOOd OF Car
ter'S Creek Station, at Lasting Hope church,
last Friday night had a spelling match,
which proved to bc very interesting TO the
large crowd.
"A shooting ARRAY happened near Tim
mons saw-mill on Bear Greek: VIM. FOxall
and MumfOrd Green, cold, had dispute
about slime land which both claimed, Green
came riding up to EOXallS house, and stopped
and con uenced quarelling with Foxall about
the land, when Green was ordered to leave
FOxall ordered the negro several times TO
leave his premises, which he refused to do.
FOXall pulled his pistol out and hred at the
negro. the shot missing; he then fired the sec
ond shot which took effect in the negro s
thigh, it being only a flesh wound, State war
rants have been issued'On both parties ana
the trial was to have been yesterday, hut the
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