The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-11-20

months in charge of Mimi. Abernsnln.
a girl of thirteen or fourteen years Oh.
When the mother returned MINNIE
gone and the five year old e1rl v~sfar
ing the babe, whose neck e..
broken. Esq. Richard Mckay sum-
lnOned jury and held an inquest. Tho
i've year old girl was the only witness
and all their cross questioning did not
once cause her to deviate from the first
story she told; and from this and the
connecting circumstances there was not
a doubt but that Minnie had choked
the child and broken its neck, She
went to Mr.. Joe Terrill's about night,
where they took charge of her for he
night and Tuesday morning Mr.. Nc
Kay sent her to jail, in care of MIR. Sam
Campbell. Though young her life has
been pretty well stocked with crime.
Near four years ago Mr.. McKay's barn
was burned, while the family were at
church, and another Sunday soon after
his dwelling was fired; but this Was
discovered before any damage had been
done. In these cases the evidence all
pointed too clearly to her to cause
doubt. She has broken into houses
while the occupants were away from
home and committed numberless thefts.
Whipping has been her only punish
ment, which seemed to encourage her
to do worse.
The rain came upon us with quite a
vim Monday night, followed by good
deal OF wind and a real hog killing
spree. Tuesday quite a number Of hogs
were slain. Back-bones, spare-ribs and
sausage Will taste tine after such a long
dry speii-of nothing TO eat.
The Moons eclipse Sunday night
was indeed strange sight.
X. Z. Stegall is having house erected
on the land he recently purchased from
DR.: Hill. His father Mr.. d. NJ. Stegall,
OF harrington, is assisting the carpen-
tiers in the work.
Mr.. w. j. Jones is adding one or two
more rooms to his residence.
The new railroad bridge near here
VIII soon be completed and another will
be built not much farther down the
creek too. AS they add to the new
| they tear away the old, so that the
trains pass over i'm perfect safety.
The announcements in your columns
two weeks ago that Mr.. w. +. Scott, of
Rock Spring, had been thrown from a
horse and had his shoulder broken, Gre
ated much anxiety among his friends
here; but we were. greatly rejoiced TO
learn afterward that II was only his
collar bone which had been broken.
Mr.. Will Akin, of Dodd City, Texas,
was married Oct. 2Sth, to Miss Mary
Whitsett, of the same city, and HIS
many friends and relatives here wish
| him a long and happy voyage across
reared in this community and moved TO
the Lone Star State about one year ago.
The romantic marriage of his sister
| Miss Myrtle Lee to. DIR. Ostes Of Dodd
City, the removal of the entire family
to that place and the sad death OF the
father, Mr.. Frank Akin, so soon after
wards, are still fresh in the minds of
! friends here.
Last Friday night Mr.. and Mrs. Thos.
! Gibbs celebrated the twenty-fifth anni-
versary of their marriage. A large
crowd of young people were gathered
there to enjoy the evening, who wished
them another quarter of a century to-
| gether.
Mrs. Silas Jones, of Andrews, visited
relatives here since our last writing.
This is the home of her childhood and
doubtless many delightful scenes OF
days gone by were recalled to memory
during that visit.
Mrs. Jas. Polk spent several days last
week with her aged mother-in-law Mrs.
Armstead Polk, near Sharp's Corner.
Mr.. Eugene Hunter has lately pur-
chased the stock of groceries of Messrs.
! Mckay 6 Campbell.
Armstead Polk aud his little sister
Bessie are suffering with risings. We
know how to sympathize with them.
Miss Sackie Stegall, of Pennington,
is with her brother Polk this week.
Miss Addie Hunter returned Tuesday
from visit to relatives in Marshall
county.
Mrs. Oscar Cowsert, of Nashville,
spent last week with her parents here.
Mrs. Lila Merritt, of Franklin, is visi-
ting her sister Mrs. Oma Rankin.
RIPPLING WAVES.