The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-03-04

pike, he met Spinks Erwin and Loosb
Matthews, going ahunting. He asked
them what was the news, etc., and they
told him that Squire Wood had stabbed
Major G. very badly over the river. Mr..
Lamar thought it was all true, and told
everybody he met. They received the
report from James Scribner. rf
Over the County.
Enterprise is the name of fourishing
little village in the southern portion OF
Maury county, founded several years
ago by Maj. J. d. Howard, gallant
soldier of the 18th Tennessee regiment.
1t numbers now about thirty voters,
mostly white, and is on Sugar Fork, one
of the prongs of Bigby, and in the. neigh
borhood of Dry Creek. The Major has
fine steam saw and Touring mills; Bill
Tucker is hrs sawyer, and Mr.. Rugh, his
excellent grist miller. There are two
blacksmith shops i'm the village, one run
by Joe Nance, and the other by Major
Howard. Major Howard has also a
splendid double barreled store. The
citizens speak of having church soon,
of which they stand much in need. The
Major, we understand, has agreed to fur
nish enough lumber to build the edifice
w. d. Benderman, Esq, proposes to
build mill on Bee Branch, just above
the Ridge, in Giles, in opposition to the
Enterprise mills, and has a splendid
round log house already up. We hope
he will build up magnificent milling
establishment When he gets suitable
mill pond, it will be capital place for
cultivating and raising fish, and Mr..
Benderman's great fondness for the fish
ing tackle would no doubt make him
successful in the art of pisciculture.
Old Uncle Johnny Wright, father of
Judge A. r. Wright, tame to town last
Friday. He lives in Giles, just across
the Maury line, and came here in 1906,
before house was built on this side of
Duck River. He will be "a years old
next November.
QUEEN VICK,"-The premium gilt
Berkshire of Mr.. Walter Akin, was bad
ly injured few nights ago by some per-
sons trying to steal her. His premium
boar, ''Earl Van Dorm" has not recov-
cred from the accident that befel him
last fall. He is still lame.
1t is stated that Messrs. Ledbetter and
Dorsett, breeders Of fine Berkshires, will
exhibit two gifts in Columbia, in May
next. Let there be competition.
With the commencement of farming
operations, farmers meet with the loss
of implements of every description.
Hames, collars, chains, plows, single
trees, etc., are stolen from cribs, barns
and fields, by sneaking thieves. They
should be caught and punished.
Poets and soldiers are born, not made
by education. The martial bearing and
commanding aspect which causes the
private soldier to obey while he admires,
and fear while he loves, his commander,
is no mere creation of the school, but is
of natures making One of these born
soldiers lives in the neighborhood of
Bigbyville. During the war he was
Lieutenant in the 9th Battalion, cavalry,
and owned horse ne called "BushrOd,"
after Gen. Bushrod Johnson. The said
Lieutenant has striking resemblance
to Gen. Joseph E. johnson, i'm his fire
bald head and martial carriage A good
anecdote is told illustrating his West
Pointish look At one time his battalion
was stationed near Crystal Springs, Mis-
sissippi, and no enemy being in the
front, the soldiers were allowed to "for-
age" through the country. One day the
Major invited the Lieutenantto go with
him over to an old friend of his, who
had moved from Tennessee to that coun
try. On their way they passed house
in which were some of the privates be-
longing to the Lieutenant's company,
partaking of the Inequalities spread be-
fore them by couple Of kind hearted
ladies. These ladies asked the men why
their Lieutenant kept himself so closely
buttoned up on that sultry August day;
and they replied that the Lieutenant
had only one shirt, and it was "wash
day" with him. The noble daughters of
Dixie were much distressed to think that
the handsome officer should be made to
suffer the torments of heat because of
such trifling thing as shirt, and forth>
with set about to see what could be done
for him. The, proper materials for such
garments were very scarce in those dark
days of the:L Cause, and the dear la
dies were much nonplussed what to do.
Finally. happy idea struck them. The
neighborhOod church had some beautiful
green curtains, which could be easily
dispensed with. A womar's determine
ton is always followed by action, and
these mississippi ladies soon had the cur
tains made into long beautiful gar
ment, like Joseph's coat ''of many col
ors," with beautiful fringe OH the end.
The whole neighborhcod had taken in
,terest in the making of this shirt, as
they thought it was shame that Con-
federate officer should only have one
neither garment. Before it was sent over
TO camp, however, the Major and the
"che W thC oio AOh-
nesseean's to dinner. This old gentle
man had several buxom daughters, and
at the dinner table he informed the
Lieutenant, with much joy, that the la
dies having heard that he had only one
shirt, had made splendid one for him.
The Lieutenant, up to this time, had
been in entire ignorance Of the interest
that was being manifested in him, and
was whipped" for once. He only ejac::
ulated, "By ganny, won't have it!'
MAURY COT NTy, Tenn, March l.
Editor Herald: Everything i'm this
part of our county presents the most en-
couraging prospects for peace, prosperity
and happiness. This beautiful weather
has given activity to all the energies of
our people. The busy hum of mechan-
icS baa,.I xr-bila 4 ha how pOpS