The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-06-24
OVER THE COUNTY.

A FRIEND tells us that two of the best
wheat fields he has seen in his round
abouts over the county, lie on Big Big
by Creek, and are owned by Col George p
Webster and w III English. The first
cotton squares he noticed were on the
farm of Mr. Scott Mayes. He also says
all the crops in the Cross Bridges coun-
try are fine, far ahead of every other por-
ton of Maury county this season.
Charley Walker, son Of Joseph n.
Walker, the prince of good fellows, re-
Gently met with an accident. His mother
being gone to Nashville, he concluded
he would clean out the chimney. In re-
turning his feet caught and he fell about
ten feet ON his arm, which was broken.
THE wheat cropon -Leiper's Creek is
below an average yield this year.
Mr.. Byers, of Byers' Store, Leipers
Creek, has just returned from trip to
Nashville, with a fine lot of goods, the
best ever seen on the Creek.
In the third civil district of this coun-
ty there are three candidates for Magis-
trate, to-wit: Russell-not James Madi-
son, but George Washington-who occu-
pies that high and important Office at
this time, provided he has taken the oath
to support the New Constitution. If
somebody don't look out he will con-
tinue to DO Dog Creek Squire. Next is
Mr.. Ladd-none of your eight or ten
wear old lads, but a 90 or 60 year old boy
Peter b. his parents named him. His
neiChbors say they are going to elect
him. because he would make such ster-
ling member of the County Court. On
the same list we find James w. Page,
a raiser of fine sheep and q Squire. He
expects to be elected. -
a VERY intelligent young man, who
has travelled extensively over Maury
County during the past two weeks, mas
furnished us with some interesting items
The farmers complain good deal ABOUT
their wheat, and say they will not make
a half crop, but they win do better tnail
that. Corn is doing well, considering
the wet weather has frenched 1t, and ii
the farmers succeed in gaining the mas,
terry over the grass and weeds, they VIII
yet harvest a good crop. The coplous
deluCes of Friday, and the cool atmos-
phere attending, have greatly damaged
the cotton prospects, but that is to be
expected, for it is plant that will not
grow with ony degree Of certainty north
of the thirty-second degree of north lati-
tude, or anywhere clover or the grasses
flourish. Major Joe ID. Howard, OF En-
terprise, has bunch of wheat contaia-
ing fifty-two stalks or heads, and each
head having fifty grains-all from one
seed. The Major would naturally be
expected TO raise such prodigy, for he
is an enterprising man, and has many
curiosities.
JACK Timmons and Billy Carrigan
two young men of the Goth civil district
recently went to Mr.. Morg. Hughes cot
ton patch, to stake it Oil Before they
succeeded, however, in planting tho
stakes, Dick Hughes, who had secretly
heard of the enterprise, secreted himsel
in the cotton field, with a shotgun in his
hands, called out i'm a grum voice, "wha
are you doing ?" He fired off his CUR
about the same time, and then com
nnnced calling his dogs. Jack cried out
''0h, Lordy!" and they both broke of
across the ield like quarter-horses. Mr.