The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-10-08


off on Tuesday evening, was postponed
until Friday evening. $50 tickets. were
received at the gate during this day.
Wednesday was q splendid day, the
crowd was large, and, as on the other
days, the ladies predominated. We
will remark right here, that aside from
the capital dinners spread out by the
hospitable ladies of Maury, it is worth
many times the gate fee, hack hire, loss
Of a day, and ears and mouth full of dust,
to look at the splendid display of female
loneliness to be seen at the Fair. On
this day the Floral Hall received many
additions to its stock of beauties and
valuables. A number OF Sewing Ma
chimes were busily engaged in showing
their merits to the ladies, who stood by
uttering EXPLANATIONS of wonder and
delight. On the mems side, Kuhn &
Turpin had some of their excellent har-
rows, plows, scrapers, etc., made in Co
lumbia, and equal to any ever manufac-
tured. Tremendous ears of corn showed
that though the poor Indian has left this
section, his maize continues to flourish,
and grow bigger. A cotton stalk with
lib bolls, proves what Bear Creek is; it
was grown by r. II. Ogilvie, Esq. Ano-
Their stalk, with about so larger bolls.
754 tickets returned.
Good Shoes for $3.50. at the Auction
House.
Brogans for 81 60 to 81 90 at Patterns
Cheap Store.
Official Hog Document.
HEADQUARTERS, PURvEYoRs OFFICE,
In the Corporation of Columbia,
October 6, 1869.
Sealed proposals will he received at
my office, corner of Green Back and Bond
Alleys, until the thirty-second day of
next month for the purposes mentioned
below. All bids must be put in by the
10th of October.
The highest price will be paid for five
thousand sound cedar rails, or suffi-
cient number to make a bully large Ger
poration hog pen, of sufficient capacity
to hold all struggling swine. Price i'm
material-payment in checks.
Wanted, ten thousand barrels good
sound corn, delivered Immediately, if
not soonar, at the stable of the aforesaid
pen. Checks, you see, will be given,
for the reason that the Eversreens are
completely played out with us, and you
know-yes. know you dc that checks
are-so handy.
TBIRD.
Wanted, twelve scavenger carts on
one, two and three years, as the present
low tares do not justify cash payments.
Checks will be paid, however, if wanted,
by the peck, halfbushel or armfull.
am liberal, and don't care continental, |
as long as it comes out of the pockets of
the dear people.
FOURTH.
Wanted, an experienced and able civ i
engineer, who thoroughly understands
is business, as have determined to have |
Sewers in all the leading |
streets, as have just discovered that we
can no longer get along without these
very indispensable improvements. A
salary-in checks, and no
Wanted, one hundred and fifty-nine
eight hundred and siXty-one
and half good sound cedar picketing,
eight feet long and five inches through.
must be strong enough to
fence in our city against the raids OF
country hogs As our grinding machine
will be in full blast shortly, the payment
of the above will be made i'm checks
fire SHY grourd.
SIXTH
Wanted, three men and nine boys, for
the three wards of the city, to gather up
all the hogs lying around loose. No boy
need apply who is not very expert in
rocks. Payments regular
salary good-in more checks.
SEVENTH.
Wanted, Keeper for the City Hog
Pen. Salary small, but perquisites
large. No honest man ex-
pected to apply. As paper don't cost
much, and prir ting less, parties who
furnish the above must take Their pay in
more checks, and confound the grum-
bling old fogy tax payers who say any
thing abottus as an expensive and don't
care-a-red corporation. We feel the
of our cause, and we are
determined to spend evey dollar our
friends have. In other words, we will
every mothers son of them,
but what we WI beautify this town.
So, old croakers, keep your old nasty
mouths shut. The privilege will be
reserved to accept or reject any or all of
the above proposals. Proposals Inust Re
addressed to
L. r. LICKENUMGoOD,
n L.,