The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-02-04
Ar0uud Town.

| In many respects ouT SAey NSAs
have. shown themselves fully imbued
with a wise spirit of improvement, as
the excellent condition of most of our
priucipal streets attests. But while they
have prepared the way for horses, hogs,
and cattle, in many instances the pre-
cious feet of ladies have to 60 over une-
ven and dilapidated pavements. The
hogs have much the best thoroughfare.
TIE people in public meeting gave the
Board carte bJaneh with which to draw
upon them for means to make all neces-
sary improvements of the streets and
pavements, and wherever we find these
faulty, the Board will be blamed. We
refer the Street Committee to pave
ment on High Street, between Free and
West Main, and by the residence of w.
j. WHITTHoRNE, Jr., candidate for
County Court Clerk.
J. r. HoI,GE is with CAMPBELL, in the
Family Grocery business. Runt says
he has quit hunting and fishing, and
now talks temperance.
Some time since the Prince of Bigby-
vile, in returning from a visit to the
queen of his heart, came suddenly upon
a called meeting of the most influential
dogs of the town, over whom Kuhn's
Newfoundland presided as Mayer. In
moment they ceased their delibera-
tions, and made fierce onslaught upon
our friend. Like Johnston, he retreated
with his face to the foe, giving ground
to superiority of numbers, but doggedly
defving his enemies. Pretty soon huge
brindle bull dog, like Longstreet, ceased
all skirmishing and strategy, and march
ed Immediately upon the enemy's
works. The Prince never had any fear
OF dogs, and always thought he could
intimidate them, but these were not to
be thus frightened; so he pulled out his
derringer, and kept retreating. All OF
sudden, however, his heel struck a
great boulder, and down he went. And
great was the fall. He had refrained
from shooting, because it was Sunday
night, but as he fell the pistol accident
ally exploded into the air. 1t was well,
for the bulldog and the Newfoundland,
and their numerous reserves, would
have been ON their PROSTATE foe in the
twinkling of an eye. The explosion on
the still air of the night was terrific. Re-
| yerberation after reverberation con-
WINGED that the waves of sound had
reached the surrounding hills. On get
| ting up, the Prince looked around, and
was greatly rejoiced to see the utter dis
comfiture of his enemies. Several dogs
ran headlong kerchum against the fence,
and we doubt not our friend is sound on
the dog law question.
A new street is being made leading
through and from Titcombville.
A little sensation was created last
night by rumor that peculiar mar
riage would take place in the Cumber-
land church, but it did not come off
Tie other day Washington White, the
keeper of tie Democratical Hitch Yard,
was thrown from his horse, and for a
short while the breath of life was appa-
rently extinct.
Rev. A. W. SMITH, the Methodist Pas
tor, and Rev. J. NJ. P. OTIS, of the First
Presbyterian church, exchanged pulpits
last Sunday morning. Mr.. OTs' sermon
opened with beautiful and instructive
story of Persian monarch, the moral of
which was that life begins with spiritual
BIRTH
The corporate authorities have been
hauling the remains of the old Federal
fort on Mt. Parnassus, and macadamiz-
ing the new streets with it. This rub
bish contains the earliest record of Ma
ture, written by her amanuensis Time.
Mr.. FULwILER, our new Express
Agent, is Native Virginian.
Last Wednesday evening a rumor was
currently circulated in town that Judge
White had been thrown from horse
and killed, but it proved to be untrue.
For the first time, we believe, in near
ly half century, Uncle TOMMY was
compelled to lay up a few days this
week on account of sickness. He is now
himself again, however.