The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-07-30
WILLIAMSPORT ITEMS.

The following named idle, lOafing ne
grOeS, who are living without any visible
means of support, are now and then In this
neighborhoOd, enticing Off hands: One
Charlie Collins, Thomas Edwards, and Lee
Nubee an old offender and Jail bird. They
caused Henry HOge to leave this neighbOr-
hood Sunday, who is irresponsible as to age.
Every farmer should look out for all such
and let them have the benefit of the va
If there was ever time that the farmer
was put to his utmost capacity, 1T is now,
his wheat unthreshed, weeds and grass
devouring his corn ana cotton, and 1t
still rains. Sunday night heavy rain,
with strong symptoms of more Monday,
with a decided rainy atmosphere.
The BaptiStS will commence two days
meeting in the Greenfield Bend ut the
Bluff school house, on the third Saturday in
August.
little daughter, is lying very low with chOl-
ora infantum, in the Greenfield Bend.
Mr.. $ II. Williams, of Centreville,, is Wis.
iting Mr.. ]. L. Williams, his nephew, of
this neighbOrhOOd.
Quite romantic marriage took place
Tuesday morni ng at O'Clock in the Church
overlooking the musical stream, Duck RlV-
er. Squire h. e. Pickett looked very
pleasant and dfgnified, beneath the foliage
Mr.. WIN. EmbIer and Miss Mary Ann
Tooley. to join right hands, in holy bands
of wedlock. After which Bill went his way
rejoicing with lovely Mary Ann.
We noticed water melons upon the mar
ket, on the goth at this place, the first of the
season.
Thursday 22d, MIR. Monroe Hughes, near
the village, sent Sidney Pennington, half
and half as to color, to SawduSt Valley,
with turn of wheat to be made into the
hest of flour. Sidney and other boys con-
cluded to have horse race, which came
off in due time, aud so did Sidney, hfeless
apparently for several hours. He is still in
a bad condition, though he will evidently
Mr.. Sam Moore and Newton Ray had
loud nYNHf a loGf
al the thresher on the GreenplainS farm; in
the meantime, up came bucket of ice wa
ter, of which they drank freely, and cooled
of to gentle words.
Remember thy Creator in the days of thy
youth.
river station, were in our town a few days
ago, on their return from PinewOOd, Hick-
man Co., where he has been visiting friends
and relatives, The rough roads of old
Hickman served his conveyance as they do
nearly all four wheeled vehicles that do al
tempt to travel them, he broke down about
ten miles from here, but managed by the
holm o. a friendly sapliug to drag to this
place, and prOcul ed vehicle and went his
way rejoicing. D, p,c,
Co., is again visiting this his native heath,
Dee is bow spscsssfRi STOCK raising li'rin-
+. c. Thompson, constable Of our district,
has returned TO his first love, lie having pur-
chased the stock of goods of Cook " Jones,
Of Liper's cresks ana VIII henceIort Ii3
cease TO "wlOOp-up'' the u6llnlQenJS anu
evil doors Ofthfs end of the county. +. I,
has some experience in merchandising,
and has once handled stained rags profit
Dr.. Wick Frierson, OF Columbia, passed
! through our town, a few days ago, en-route
| for Primm :, where he will ruSucate rev
| d Tvs. Wick is now, just as he WASH ScnoOl
boy days, genial, kind-hearted, and gen
| uine good fellow.
We noticed last week, on his way &c
| PEimm's, Bob Chatiin, COL, the violinist, ana
iAtR
| where they are going to discourse sweet
| music, and the lovers of T6rpsichore viii
| have there abundant opportunity to "tril
! the light fantastic toe" TO their hearts con
| tent.
b. r. Greer, gentleman of leisure, of ouI
| town, left the home of his Yonthr to follow
! KessTer Woriey, a handsome beau o
! Cathey'S creek, was in the village last week
| q guest Oft. NJ. kIttrell.
| Columbia was represented at the show al
this place, by Esq Charles Clear and others
| Misses &. F, and r., who have been visit
| ing the village have returned to thei
| rural homes.
Geo. Brown, col, was arraigned befort
| ESQ. Stockard on the I'D upon the charge o
| theft; was found guilty, and upon failure Z
| give bond, was turned over to the court, Z
! be carried 10 jail, and it seems that the of
ficer judged fl ON Georges "make mp gen
orally, and especially by the smile that oc
cas~ionally played so blandly athwart hi
| Childlike phiZ, that there was no guile il
his heart, but just little undue hankerin
daEkey fora that limb of the law was quiet
ly taking his morning hash that darkey
with the smile SO "child like and so bland,
| afterSecuTing two square meals, and roOst
ing ON that trusting officers bed, sloped, no
has he been he ard of since,
| sandy Claggett, col, and wife, Of the vii
| lage, seem both to have gotten under tn
control of the green-eyed monster, Jealousy
, and have been unhappy for some time
! The affair was settled, however, last weel
in the good old way, that was popular be
tore Chicago was a city, or divorces fashion
I able, San ly thraShed her like blazes.
The all absorbing topic for the east tw
: or three weeks, the show, has come an,
= ! gomez Now a pavilion show in William
sport is quite an epoch In its: history. /