The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-06-25
VyELLIAMSPORT ITEMS.

The new Post Master at Columbia
sends us our mail about two hours ear
| lier each day than heretofore, which
meets with much appreciation.
4 party of anglers, consisting of San
| die Chappell, Rev. Willie Doss, w. p.
| Russell, have gone to Buffalo, Wayne
| County; their head quarters will be Mr..
| ThOs. Chappell's house.
Mr.. Francis Vaughn is now at work
| on the bridge at this place, across
| Duck Rivor, which has needed repairs for
some time.
The season at that popular summer
| resort, Primm's Springs is now open,
Mr.. David Peeler and Mrs J. G. Dob
| bins having moved down. All the
to make their enjoyment ecstatic, is
Long Henry with his violin, and II. p.
S3aVY to accompany him as vocalist in
that hilarious and popular tune, " Liza
Jane"
Capt. Joe Irvine and Ned Davis pass
Ell through here, Hickmap-ward, last
Saturday, driving the nObbiest turnout
seen III these parts lately.
Mr.. Jesse Brown, the efficient aid dc
camp of DIR. J. T. S. Greenfield, has
been confined to his room several days;
cause, why rumOr says gated to the
heart by pair of bright blue eyes, to be
seen here never more.
J. L. Williams, Esq is said to be the
most graceful nurse in the 18th district.
Fine boy that of bis.
"Wednesday evening, of last week
quite an angry cloud, containing thun-
der, lightning, wind and rain, passed
over the village in nOrth-easterly
direction, doing but slight damage.
Capt. John II. Wager, special agent
of the pension bureau, was in this sec
ton last week, looking after govern
ment business of said department. He
is decidedly sociable.
L. G. T., G. NJ. c., of the 18th dis
trict, spied the best field of corn ever
seen on the farm of Major Sam Stray
horn, while passing one day last week,
and the Major remarked that he got
the seed from the rich bottom land of
EnOs Robertson, ard it still thinks it is
growing in the same bottom land, and
he works it faithfully and says nothing
about it.
Milton Craig and family, col, who en-
tered into contract with Choate and
White. tor the year, to work on the
Greenfield Bend farm, left very sud-
denly Wednesday night of last week.
The sun got too hot for Mt and prinea
donna.
A farmer of undoubted Judgment, of
the Lick creek country, Hickman cOun-
ty, says crops are splendid, and every
body is in high glee over the same.
John Dotsoa horse-whipped little
son of VIM. Roberts, OF Greenplains
farm, Wednesday of last week. Rob
erts procured writ before Squire Stock
ard, and placed it in the hands of NJ. M.
Harris, c. NJ. c. of the 18th district, who
arrested DOtsOn Thursday and bonded
him to appear before Squire r. G. Puck~
EFT Saturday, who fined him ten dollars
and COST amounting in all to fifteen dol
lars.
Winston Lavender struck Daniel
Lynn quito a severe blow on the Os>
fronts, with rock, last week. They
are "Young Americas" of Greenplains
farm.
Rev. Mr.. Vernon preached at the
Bluff schOol-house of the Bend Sunday |
at IL O'Clock.
The cherry is the only fruit crop we
have had the pleasure of enjoying, and |
they have disappeared, There are few |
scattering peaches and apples: The |
blackberry crop is not very promising. |
Capt. George Henry Harlan, of the |
Greenfield Bend, was appointed by the |
County Court OVerseer of WilliamSpOrt |
and McGrawlord road.
We had a Hldg3Iltln 6OHlLHE rain season |
The sky with clouds over |
cast Monday. We are fearful we will |
have too much rain for the winding up |
Of harvest, and securing our wheat. Its |
grain, so far as heard from, is plump |
and decidedly healthy,
Moses Kicks and wife, COL, who left |
this neighborhood for Kansas, the land |
of grasshoppers, has returned, quite |
meek and lOwly.
Mrs. Fannie McEurallY, COL, lost a
pair of cloth shoes and two calico dress
es, by thieflast week, and says she |
never did suffer with such distress, as
she has oyer the loss Of the shoes and
dresses
And will the abominabIe thief excuse,
SO he or she will return the dresses and |
shoes.