The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-10-29
CAmPBELLs STATION IrEns.

| Mr.. A. B. Sowell was married on the
morning of the 10Th to Miss Katie Wade,
/ near Murfreesboro, by Professor James
/ e. ScOby. Shortly after the ceremony
he started for the residence of his father,
in Maury, where he arrived about dark
with his beautiful bride. after driving
fity-five miles during the day. This is
pretty fast time considering the shOrt~
ness Of the days. If their drive through
lie be as fast as this, the first day of
their married life, they will pass oil OF
the stage of action before they reach the
meridian age. The principal feature of
The reception at his fathers was re-
union OF the whole family. His father
-as six children, three boys and three
girls, all OF whom are married, and were
present. Mr.. Sowell staid among the
friends of his youth until the next eyes
Iing and then came to Columbia, where
be arrived in time to take the night
train for his home. He is stopping
with his friend, ThOs. White, where he
Will remain until he goes to hOuse-keep-
ing Miss Gertie Wade accompanied
her sister to our village, where she will
remain for a short time.
AT the residence of William Kennedy
near this place, by the Rev. Mr.. McKen-
zie OH the morning of the 2lst inst, Mr..
J. B. Kerr and Miss Harriet E. David~
son were married. Mrs. Hobbs gave
her brother a reception, where those
who were present enjoyed themselves
finely.
Thomas Polk and Mr.. Lucy, two w0r-
thy citizens of our community, left last
week With their families for Missouri,
where they intend to make their future
home.
The chills and fever has about disap-
peared from our vicinity since the late
heavy frosts,
Mr.. W. q. Martin has a little boy
about two wears old, who has been very
u:uch afflicted with rheumatism for
four or five weeks. The disease has
eliminated by forming on abscess on
the right shoulder. Mr.. Martin lost a
little boy few years ago with rheuma-
tism.
The farmers are now busy gathering
their crops and sowing wheat. The
corn crop is the best that has been
raised for years. Cotton is very sorry,
unless il is on poor land, where it did
not grow rank there it will make a
pretty fair crop; but the rich lands, and
the bottoms, will not make a
half crop In some cases it will take
ten acres to make bale-in others it
will take twenty.
The farmers have raised an unusually |
large crop of sweet potatoes. Some of
them are very anxious to sell, rather |
urn hGtp IDGil through inc "lut6T. |
They are so plentiful it is hard to sell |
them at any price.
stranger passed through our village |
a few days ago selling steel engraviugs |
Of StOnewall Jackson and Gen. Lee. He |
said the proceeds were to I've apprOpria~ |
ted to building a monument to Gen. |
Lee. The citizens thought he made |
this rep -eSentation in order to get big |
prices for his pictures, and the proceeds |
would all go into his own pockets.
Monroe Wilson was carrying heavy |
load on mis- shoulder a few days ago, and |
in stepping off log he gave his ankle
Green, which stretched it out of place.
Ih0s. Hobbs, being present, pulled it
back again. Mr.. Wilson had to go on |
crutches for few days.
\ prorracted meeting will commence |
1t Ever Green on Saturday before the
9Th Sunday in this month,
ThOS. w bite has so far recovered from
his lato misfortune that he is able to
Iobhlo around on crutches. He can
ride on horse back by riding a side-sad~
lie; this he does every day wien the
weather will permit. lie thinks il will
be long time before ne can walk with
1ut crutches.