Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-29
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had no perceptible effect. Nearly all
the cisterns have gone dry and many
citizens have been hauling water from
Wolf river, a distance of nearly two
miles. A number Of citizens are
boring wells. Water is found at a
depth Of 80 or 100 feet, and the well
borers charge fifty cents per foot. A
well that is properly curbed will
last eight or ten years; after that
it is difficult to repair. The crops are
cut very short. Not halfa crop will
be made in this vicinity. The gardens
are utterly ruined, and such a thing as
vegetables for table use is quite out Of
the question. Stock is suffering for
water, as all ponds and small streams
have long since dried up. The farm
Ters and merchants are really'blue, yet
everything may turn out better than
appearances indicate now. 1t is es-
timated that the Memphis and Holly
Springs railroad will carry off
5000 bales Of cotton that
COllierville usually receives. This
does not cheer up the merchants Of the
place although they begin to think
they are in no danger from that source
for a while yet. Some windmillshave
been put up lately on the line of the
Memphis & Charleston railroad for
the purpose of pumping water from
wells, and there is talk of placing one
over the public we'll in the square of
the town. This would be ornamental
and probably useful.
An election is to be held for Magis.
trate on the Both, to fill the vacancy,
caused by the death Of Esquire j. II.
Abingdon some time since. There
are said to be two candidates, H. T.
Bedford and j. r. Shelton. The
people do not appear to take much
interest in the matter-at least they
are not excited Oh sitting upIof nights
TO discuss the coming election.
A few miles below Collieryille,
in the Forrest Hill neighborhood,
there have been more rains and
crops are much better. The prospect
is that cotton will be gathered very
early, that it will be picked clean and
of an excellent quality. Perhaps it
will bring a better price than last year
as the annual demand of consumers
seems to be on the increase, and thus
in part compensate the shortness Of
the crop.
Three weeks ago,a daughter Of ORA.
Webb broke or fractured her ankle BY
jumping out Of a buggy, when
the mules drawing it became
frightened. She is a miss of
about fourteen and very heavy for her
age. The break was a very bad one,
and she has suffered greatly from it.
Some days ago the doctors removed a
piece Of bone, and, strange to say,
none Of them can tell where it came
from or belonged. They are quite
puzzled over it yet. But that is not
the worst Of it. The foot and ankle
continued to grow worse until DR..
Webb and others came to the con
clusion that amputation would
be necessary. A number Of doctors
of the town and vicinity, and also
DIS. Maury and Mitchell, of Mem
phis, were called in Saturday. The
young lady bitterly objected to having
her foot cut off, and after a careful ex-
animation it was decided that this
would not be necessary, at least for
the present. 1t is hoped now that
she will recover without being mutt
lated, though perhaps a little lame.
Rev. Mr.. Inge, a Cumberland Pres
bytcrian minister, who broke his leg
some weeks ago, is able to sit up and
to walk across the room on crutches.