The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-05-12
WEST END NOTES.
A Serious Cutting ARRAY Between Two
Negro Boys.

A Serious Cutting ARRAY Between Two
Negro Boys.
Senator w. j. Whitthorne is in
Nashville this week.
Mrs. Il. A. White has been quite
SICK for few days.
Mr.. j. NJ. Sheppard's residence has
been recovered, and other improve
ments about the house have been
made recently.
One day last week while Mr.. John
NJ. BurDes was handling n young
mare on his farm, he was kicked by
the animal, receiving very painful
fracture OF the jaw-bone.
Player Littlelieid had relapse last
sunday and is now Threatened with
pneumonia.
j. w. Shelton returned home from
CoviugtOn last Sunday night.
Rev. 5. g. Evans, of Culleoks, spent
Monday with friends in West End
Mr.. William Littletield has pur-
chased large incubator and will en-
gage in the chicken business on u
large scale,
Judge A. NJ. Hughes has a very
painful rising on his hand, caused by
slight burn received from matcn
one day last week.
Mr.. William LittIefield was con-
fhed to mis- bed on account OF sick
ness the first Of the week.
Rainey aud Arnold received the
gates for the entrance TO the \ seual
last week after a delay OF several
weeks. The entrsLCe will be COM
pleted by the middle of next week.
Harry Whitthorne left last Friday
evening for Lexington, Ky.
Cal Morgan reports That one of his
mares gave birth to colt last Mon
day uight that measured II hands the
morning at, iC was fOalded.
Mrs. w. &. WnitthOrne left We'd
nesday for visit to her daughters in
Lexington, KY, and Baltimore, NJ. ID.
The crap-shOOters have been max
ing themselves very scarce in West
! Eud this week, since the grand jury
ha, been in session.
Mrs. a. +. Bomley and Miss Flor
ence Sheppard are in Nashville, at
tending tho meeting of the Southern
Baptist Convention.
From the account published ia the
daily papers of the Carmack and
Collier dueling episode of last Satur-
day, iC seems that the Honorable
Homes Cummins, who showed the
white feather on the field Of honor,
and the negro hack driver who was
arrested for aiding prisoner To
escape, are the ones that got the
worst OF the escapads. "Cuffy" was
placed in the "sweaU-box" and the
Honorable" is in the "sOup."
A difficulty occurred IN Hagey &
Sons meat shop last Tuesday even
ing about o'clock between Nat
Pryor, negro boy about fourteen
years old who works in the shop and
All Martin another negro boy OF
about the same age. The Martin boy
and three OF his companions went in
the shop and began to abuse Nat and
the Martin negro threw rock at
him. Nat PICKED up large knife
with blade about six inches long
and almost as sharp as razor-used
in the shop Tor cutting meat-and cut
n long deep cash in Alt's face about
six inches long. The knife started in
just under the left eye and ranged
downward, cutting off the left eide
of the nose and through the right
side of the upper lip, leaving it hang.
ing down over the Mouth, and then
ranged upwsrd, cutting long cash
from the lip almost to the right ear
All of the cutting was done with one
swipe of the knife. The boy was car.
ried to DR. Harrison's office and his
wounds dressed The wounds bled
profuseIy and the negro was so weak
from the loss OF blood that he had tC
be carried to his home in a wagon.
Buy paints of all kinds at Hen.
bricks drug store, IT