The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-09-09
AROUND TOWN,

WE understand that somebody will
start male school in Columbia.
WE have on our table stalk of cotton, with
six full aud we'll opened bOlls on it, and an
other dropped or knocked off. Major Vance
thompson gave 1t to us, and it was grown by
Mr.. David +. Watkins, an energetic young cot
ton farmer of the Zion country. The Gotten in
the SIX bOlls is clean and white, and we doubt
not the present dry spell of weather will much
Improve the prospects of the entire cotton crop.
y TRUNK belonging to colored man
named Robt. Wilkes, was stolen from
the Depot, one night lately, and robbed
OF its contents, consisting of clothing and
watch. The empty trunk was found
but the thief is unarrested.
WE regret to announce the death in
this place, of Lizzie Jones Akin, daugh-
ter of \. n. Akin, Esq, aged IL months,
which occurred on Saturday last. The
parents have our sympathy in their sad
bereavemt MT
WE advise people to read the adver-
tisement ofW. j. Philips, to be found in
cui advertisement columns. MIR. Philips
is so well known to our readers that it
would be impossible to tell them any
thing about hiM 1e long ago adopted
the cash syste11 III can afford TO sell his
800 ~ = olIe VI tlie peSt vi
well wort |llgoods to the numerous
customersoIthe"On Price Cash House. ~
SOME fifty negro recruits for the L. S.
A., passed here from Pulaski, Monday
night, on their way TO Texas.
Mrs. Florence Fleming Cooper wife
of Col. ID. B. Cooper, died at the residence
of M. ID. Cooper last Friday morning,
after lnpu and naipf,,l SiclynoSS Che
was loving daughter, wife, and
mother.
THE County Court room has recently
been re-plastered, and other improve
ments will be added.
Capt. Vaughn has received, and will
so soon as the water is low enough, put
in GO inch American Turbine wheel,
the best wheel in the world.
GAIT. y. J: Vaughn deserves well of
his country. He has improved the con-
dition of the Mort, bank of the Column
bia ford, so that it is not now necessary
TO go across the old rotton bridge. Co
lumbia threw in over a hundred dollars
and Bear Creek gave five.
NEARLY all the schools in this place
commenced their Fall sessions on Mon
day last, no doubt TO the great disgust OF
little boys and girls, but we hope not all.
THR colored Hardshell Baptists have
had big meeting at their church, near
the White Spring, commencing on SIT
urday. \ good many negroes came
| from Pulaski OH the l. o'clock train
Saturday, and camped in the old brick
church, near Greenwood Cemetery, on
| that night. Sunday they bad foot
washing, and it il estimated that there
were not less than 1000 present. They
| commenced congrcgating at about q OF
| O'Clock in the morning. and the streets
were nearly filled with one continued
! stream-either coming or going-all
! dav. No doubt horse flesh suffered.
The Atheneum commenced its Fall
session on last Monday, with very
good attendance.
THE biggest apple we ever saw was
given 10 US by Esq. Gardner, of the Eth
| district. Ii is is big as baby's head
/ and is called "Seek no further"
WIN. s. Fleming received his commits
sion as Chancellor of this district on las
! Monday, and took the oath OF office OF
! Tuesday.
MIRA. d. Trimble, Agent for the Or
| phans' Home, at Lauderdale Springs
Miss, gave a Concert fer the benefit o
that institution on last Saturday night
in our city. lie had with him thirty-tw'
Of the orphan children.