The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-07-16
WILLIAMSBURG ITEMS.

| Crops are doing decidedly well. On Wed
| neSday of last week, nearly the entire heav
ems of this neighborhood were covered Will
| dark and angry clouds, and savage light
ming and thunder. \ tIee was struck nea
| the residence of w. L. Porter, Esq, of thu
village, and one near the dOmicil of Mr.
| Jerry HObSOn, of cave spring place, and
| beautiful old oak on the bluff near the Nc
| Graw road, was riddled from top to bottom
| Saturday evening there was considerable
| rain and wind, and good deal of corn was
| blown fiat on the ground.
| There is great demand for thresherS now
| The cry every day is, where can l get
| thresher?" All seem in haste to carry whea
| to market,
| Griff r. WhiteSides Esq, of Alcorn cOun
| ~, mississippi, was in this section Sunday
| He stated that crops were splendid in his
country.
Louis Maynard and Eliza Collins, col
were married Sunday near the village by
| Squire r. G.. Pickett.
| Rain fell Monday morning.
| j. NJ. w. Hughes, Esq, superintendent of
| the GreenplainS farm, has lost too very
| valuable mules by death recently.
Our village has huge placards of circus to
| arrive here July 2lSt. Please say to "GVer
| the River NJ. Thug" that we would be more
| than happy to see him on said occasion; he
| shall be introduced free of charge, as the
| lOftiest, heaviest and most pleasing gentle
| cover the River NJ. T. Jug ever be as happy
rs "bug i'll Il rug"
McGraw ford road, George Hill and Bob
Brown, alias Erwin, had their fists drawn
about forty five degrees in the opposite di-
rectlOn of each other, over cOlOred damSel,
Friday evening last. No blood split.
RumOr says that Rev, John NJ. Morton,
of the Kettle Bend, has gone extensively
INTO the bee raising business. Success to
YOU, parsOn.
One OF the most remarkable and event.
tul old darkies of the 18th district is Sam
son Charlton, native of Kentucky. He
was sold in Mississippi when quite young;
after which he was a constant runaway be-
tween his old home and his adopted Que.
He was finally sold in Texas and runaway
from there to Canada, walking all the way,
SubSlSting on huSlIs raw meat of any char
actpr lie could get hold of. When our civil
strife commenced returned to Michigan and
Joined a cOlOTed regiment at the advanced
age of ii years. He served during the war,
and after being discharged he returned to
his native South and says he still loves 1t
and its people. He has no confidence in
the improvement of his race, at least the
present generation. With the exception of
occasional attack of phthisic, he is in goo d
health and does very good work for one OF
his age, being 20 years old.
The school of the Bend, taught by that
energetic and accomplished young lady,
Miss Lizzie Alexander, will close at the end
of the month.
The citizens of the DelI and Greenfield
Bend have quite lively time singing Sun
day, commencing early in the morningand
continuing till late in The evening. They
are determined to have good singing at
their meetings.
The hymn sung at the close of the sermon
of the village NJ. + sunday, was delight
fully and sweetly performed.
The heaviest yield of wheat that we have
heard OF in this neighbOThOOd is % bushels
pCT acre, grown by IA Mr.. Murphy, on Mrs.
]. II. WGbstCr'S place, on Big Bigby creek.
1t viii not compare, however, with the crop
raised upon the same land by old Uncle
Jesse Gray i'll antC-bellum times. He said
he raised more wht at than could be shock
cd upon the same grOund-it grew so thick,
you know. TOO thin."
The suit of j j. Hoffman VS.. Joe AndeT-
son, col, ct III, Tor shooting and killing his
famous saddle horse, "Harry BaSSett I'd,
which has been pending before Esq. Stock
ard for nearly two weeks, has been decided,
The sturdy TcutOn coming out second best,
as is usual with him in lawsuits.
The circus is coming, and SandiC {. and
Bill" l.. are happy.
1t rains and then il rains again in this
ncighbOrhOOd. Considerable damage done
to corn by the winds that attend the rains.
Misses IL. w. and NJ. W., two of Big Big
by's most charming bellies, graced tho viii
lage with their presence sunday and Mon
day last.
Rev. w. II. Doss began the Fall session of
the male school at this place in the
Porter Academy, last Monday.
Mess :. Joe and Richard NJ, of Nashville,
are visiting their aunt, Miss NJ. NJ, :, at Cot
lage Hill
Every Strcetand avenue of the village was
teCmimg with "thC wards of the nation" of
every hue and color. from bright mulattO to
blue black, on Saturday last, They were
attending n grand PAY ball,