The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-09-17
OVER TIE COUNTY.

| Monroe Taylor tells us that Ann Shaw
colored, living at George Barkers, gave
birth, recently, to boy that had no foetus
or.Outlet. IL died, of course.
Cotton is opening well around Roc!,
spring Monroe says it viii be big hall
They say that James Beckett. of the
blgDyN vile country, is the best watermelon
raiser In The county. He cultiVates several
acres, and never sells one; he gives them
away TO his friends, Clayt and others, who
are too lazy or industrious to Sc them.
now strange 10 say, this clever man 5
patch was robbed recently by a county
oihcer and a magistrate. Mr. Beckett can
Tell the character of a melon by looking at
II, and knows who stole his melons.
The patrons OF al the oranges, lying on
the North side of Duck River, and the
neighbOring oranges in Williamson County
about dozen oranges in all-herc united
together TO have "A grand basket Picnic, at
Bailey s Switch, on thursday 18TH inst. to
celebrate the completion OF their new mill.
Major I. K. Henry, of Montgomery County,
Gol: b. INiilebrew,of Nashville, and Hon.
L. q. MOsely, OF Bedford County, are inVi-
ted and expected to deliver addresses on
that occasion. The patrons of the differ
ent oranges IN The section mentioned will
bring full baskcts--a brass band will be in at
tendance, and everybody is invited to como
and enjoy the day-give one day to celebrate
the triumph and success of the first corDO-
Iatlve effort of the patrons of Middle Ten
II. b. and A. J. Alexander threshed II.
500 bushels OF wheat with their steam
threSher during the season. They threshed
last week, twelve hundred bushels of Ger
man Inillet seed, in the Roberts Bend fOI
sam J. and VIM. Roberts. German niiIIet
was sold at %. per bushel last Spring |
Ihey tnreshed wheat for the following per |
sons: TheO. LipScOmb so bushels NAYS 4
l)OdSOn, 30 Geo. W. Irvine, $50; Rev. II. g. |
Irvine, about so; James &. VOORHEES, and W |
2. Gordon and J. l.. Maxwell 565; Johnson |
DAVIS, 800; DIR. W. II. Brown $50: W p Nor
gan, 0IJ; i. b., l.. C., a. j. and q. w. Alex
lnder, 22jO; Joe Irvine, James Mangrem
Iohn Herbert, ThOs. NJ Leneave, Bud Yes
Ldlr sam j. ana VIM. RDnpFfS- 3tahl. II NJ /
hughes, 296; j. X. p. Allen, 10. This is we
largest amount OF wheat vet re-
ported from one thTeshCr. Tom Alexan-
der says Ed. Douglass, their engineer, is a
lime o. highland haSTecOmmended him to
lake charge OF the engine rooms of the new
strange Mil at Bailey 5 Switch.
"A, j. Alexander says sam Roberts thinks |
ne viii make 400 barrels of corn. He made |
1000 bushels OF wheat, and has $50 hogs Al
oSether, he viii probably clear 5000 or S.
w. Who says farming doesn't pay? Where |
) your cotton planter in Maury that clears
Is much money?
MIR. ELL Flowers died at his residence
lear GregOry'S mill, last Saturday night, OF |
'OngeStlVe chill. Last week he com plained |
II having pain in his head, and went
Town TO spring on Rutherford Creek, and
Iathed his head freely. Itis thought this
Produced the cOngestive chill. II was
buried at TimmOns' graveyard.
saturday night last, somebody shot and |
killed two OF MTs.GOOding's mules. The per
on ought to be found and punished severe |
y.
W. r. Il. NJ Matthews, of Southport,
vas moving hay, and saw a big TattleSnakc |
lulck as thought he SOuSCd the haV-fOrk |
'ver or on II, but il slipped out. He then
'ut IL over its neck, and ran to the house,
nd got a box. When he returned the snake |
OOked rs If II was dead and lie had no diff |
ulty in putting il in the box AfterawhiIe .
is CONSCIOUSNESS returned, and now il is |
OlnS wei. lie has given IL To us. 1t IccOg- |
ICES Bob, and will not attennpt to bite him
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