The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-04-09
AROUND TOWN.

AROUND TOWN.
Spring time has come, "Gentle Annie"
Prank Roberts caught a young beaver
on his trot-line one day this week.
There was a good display of hne stock
exhibited on the square Monday.
Tom. Bagley has opened a cigar stand on
the south side OF the square.
There was large crowd of people In
town last Monday, II being Quarterly Court
day.
Mr.. VIII Porter, who has been confined
60 his bed with the measles, is able to go
about again.
Mr.. A. ID. Frierson has a picture of a
lovely lady which the live ladies go in &C.
stacies over.
-Ifyou want a square dinner and
good cigar, go TO Tom BagIey's, south side
public square. We have tried 'em, and
know whereof we speak.
There will he county convention of
the Independent Order OF Good TempIars
held In this place, on Monday, the 18th inst.
The Worthy Chief TempIar and a delegate
nom each lodge in the county is expected
TO be present.
The Columbia Base Ball Club will go to
Culleoka in week or two to play match
game. 1.-THE nineCan make arrangements
the ladies of Columbia go prepared to have
q bRske dinner
The first brick of the NJ. f. Church was
laid Monday evening by Moore Gholson,
col, one of the best brick masOns in the
state, at precisely nineteen minutes past
two O'Clock. DIR. Smith, ID. I. ChappelI, II,
p. Figuers, Mr.. Parish, Mr.. Mcdaniel and
Mr.. A. GholsOn were present Mrs. Rains
and Mrs. Kuhn arrived at the bullding-site
as the fourth brick was being put down.
While Sam Walker had the County
Zebras" at work over about Burns spring,
one day last week, one OF them made a
''breaIS for freedom" and succeed in getting
~ far as the bridge, where he was caught.
sam fired at him once, but without effect. |
To prevent them from getting away in the
nuture, Sam has "Ornamented" their ankles |
with ball and chain.
Esq. w. o. Gordon was elected Chair |
man of the County Court last Monday, TO |
NIL the vacancy Occasioned by the death of /
John G.. Horsley, Esq. His competitors |
were Esqs. Burke and Clear, two very COM |
petent and clever men. Esq. Gordon is a /
ffrst-trate business man, and will make an /
excellent Chairman. Esq. r. B. Allen was
Sleeted Tax Assessor, over a number of clev-
er men. He is a very popular man, and no \
-Maury Hambletonian, the property of /
che Maury Trotting Association, was on ex-
hibition last Monday. lie is Il thorough
bred trOtting stallion and closely related to |
Goldsmith Maid, who has the fastest time |
OF record.
Tho town was considerably astoniShed |
last Saturday, after the train came in from
che South, at seeing a large crowd of boys
march upon the public square, followed by
Prot Webb, of CulIeOka. 1t proved to be |
school boys from Culleoka, come down to
play n match game of base ball with the Co |
lumbia club. The north side of Mt. PaTnas |
sus WAS selected as the place to play, and |
two o'clock the hour. The Columbia boys
took their guests down to the Nelson House |
20 dinner, and in various ways treated |
them with distinction and courtesy. In the |
afternoon, the day being exceedingly beau
tiful and lovely, quite a number of ladies |
and gentleman went out to witness the ath- |
letic sport. Base ball is a new game to all |
except to those boys who learned IL abroad |
al the colleges. Boys twenty years ago |
played clown Ball, and Josh Gordon left |
handed) and Bob Williams, were the best |
boys In school TO knock the ball, nearly al |
ways sending IL three or four hundred
yards. The spot selected for last Saturday
evenings sport was well suited, and the |
scene was lovely one. Mr.. Beckett took |
his school girls out, accompanied by Gen.
wIthers, of Mobile, who was a Maior-Gener-
nj In the Confederate army, and who has
several beautiful young daughters going 20
Mr.. Beckett's excellent school. Other
schools were also present, and many other
beautiful ladies. The contestants seemed
uneQuaIly matched, for the CuIIeOka base
ballers were mostly small boys, while many
of the Columbia's were stalwart young men.
On this account many beautiful young la
dies sympathized with the Culleoka boys,
aud desired their success. Frequently, when
70 became a race for life, female shrek
would be waited upon the balmy spring air
II soon became apparent, however, that
though small in stature and young In years,
fhe Culleoka boys were more than a match
dor their competitors. When the battle was
Fought aHd the victory won by the CuIIeaka
club by seven innings, the closing scene
was highly tragic and interesting. Chris.
AOoney was Captain of the Columbia boys
and J.ArmStTong OF theCnileoka boys These
TWO are are a striking contrast in appear
ance, Chris. being large, broad sbOuldered
Ajax, while Armstrong would scarcely
weigh more than hundred pounds. The
latter is a manly boy, however, If such an
expression is allowed. IL was Looneys du-
" to deliver the spoils TO the victor Captain,
and it was supposed, being a son of the elo-
quent Abe LOOney, that he would make
handsome little speech of presentation. He
presented the ball with the following words,
Here is the ball presented TO you by the
Columbia club and honorabiy won by the
CSlleoka Nine" Armstrong and SHd his
club received the bill with three cheers.
The CuIleOka boys beh9 we'd themselves like
manly little fellows as they are. and it was
remarked by our citizens that they indulg-
ed In no manner OF improper conduct, but
as though they were with their parents
Hammond Webster was Umpire, and per-
Formed his part so promptly and impartial
", that he heard one of the CuIleoka crowd
compliment him on his impartiality.