The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-04-01


Two poetesses live on the banks q
!, ] Rutherford Creek.
4 THE Bear Greek precinct il made on
, 1. Of dozen planks and fonr forksstuck 4
J the ground.
4 ANTIOCH is the name of comparativel
j new church edifce, about Smiles east 9
Rock Spring, with about 60 members. ]
is a Christian Church, and Rev. Nj
, MORTON is the Pastor The Disciple
are among the most pious and devou
of Christians. ~
A venerable couple now living in thi
county, Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Dixon
were married in 1911, 50 years ago.
Il It is said that every rock on the hill OF
which Bigbyyille is located. has hit som'
4 man on the head, so numerous have beer
the fights there in time past.
| Hampshire town has t'co lawyers, Y
seems, Daniel McKannon, Esq, and Mr.
"Shugn Nixon. We had such a good
opinion of Hampshire, that we were SUR
prised at her needing one lawyer, but we
are creditably informed that she now
has two.
The Spring fishing season on Big Big
by Creek, was opened last week near
Cross Bridges, by the merchant.
COL. JOHN GORDON, father of Major
BoLL1va GORDON, of Hickman county,
Tenn, was the first Postmaster of Nash
vile, in October, 1895. He was famous
Indian fighter, and a warm, personal
and intimate friend of Gen. JACKSON,
| who held him in high estimation, upon
the principle, doubtless, that " a fellow
feeling makes us wondrous kind"
Mr.. WARNER, of Marshall county, is
entieavoring to get the peorle OF the
Sowell's Mill neighborhood, Sd civil dis
trict, to petition for cession OF that part
of Maury county 10 Marshall, which
proposition will meet with much favor
| if her County Court fails to help them
build bridge at Sowell's Mill.
LAST Saturday demonstrated clearly
the wisdom of the enactment of the Leg
islature shutting up all groceries on cleo
ton days. Although much interest was
manifested in the election, but very few
men became intoxicated until after the
polls We're closed. Had whisky flowed
freely, many disturbances would doubt
less have occurred, and probably several
fatal ARRAYS.
Blanton's Chapel is in fine state OF
prosperity, we learn from an old friend,
James A. Sanders. a Sunday School is
being organized, and sermon preached
every Sabbath, the first and third Sun
days of every month by Rev. VIM. Doss,
Rev. b. F. Stone en- the fourth, and Re-.
j. r. Harris. of Williamson county, on
the second Sabbath. Mr.. Doss is an old
and an able preacher, and the other two,
though young, are winning laurels by
their eloquence, and souls by their zeal
A bright future is predicted for Frank.
KEDRoN is the name of little village
given by Mr.. Parham, who kept race
track there several years ago. There is
no racing r ow, however, but Joe Alex
ander keeps capital little country store
there.
Mr.. HAMPTON HARDIsoN, an inhabit-
ant of the "Chigger" neighborhood, be-
tween Rock Spring and the river, re-
Gently lost 16 dogs, mostly ours, by poi>
son, it is supposed. A good deal of corn
stealing is going on in the neiyhborhood,
and it is thought that the poisoning is a
precautionary measure on the part of the
thieves. Two or three weeks ago Mr..
HAMPTON HARRISON had some corn
stolen from him, and at about the same
time Parson MoRToN's crib door steeple
was priced open, and large lot of corn
taken away. After that the Parson got
ANDY HuEY, a sterling Cedar Snagite,
who lives only a few hundred yards
away, to sit up all night with him, and
watch for the rogues. ANDY and his
clerical friend did not think it was neces-
sary to to 60 to the crib until abont ten
o'clock, after which hour thieves are
supposed most likely to be proving
around. As they approached the gate
leading to tie barn, man was seen to
glide away into the darkness, no doubt
having been stationed there while his
confederates relieved the crib or barn of
its Indian Maize. At first they thought
it was neighbor, but as he skunk away
from their presence, they knew at once it
was thief, and Parson MORTON fired a
random shot, and the other barrel at the
multitude of retreating forms which the
first shot discovered and set in motion.
Next morning what was ANDY HUEY's
establishment and chagrin when he
reached home to find that while he was
watching his neighbours crib, the rogues
went to his barn and stole large lot of
his Shelted corn! During one of their
raids OH Mr.. HARDIsoN's crib, he fired at
the thieves. A day or so afterwards, a
negro man in the neigborhood named
Jasper Jackson, who is working for old
Mr.. JARVIS PRIM, took sick, aad sus-
picion rested on him Immediately Jas
per heard of the suspicion, and went to
Rev. Mr.. MoRToN's, after dark, and ask
ed him to examine his person, and see if
he could find any wounds Mr.. NJ. de-
clined to do so, however, and Jasper is
| in a measure relieved of the damaging
report.
HOPE MILLS, March Goth 1870.
ED. HERALD'-Does any of your read
ers know that there is such place as
the one from which this emanates?
If not, by looking on the map of the
World you will be sure not to find it.
Probably it would be best not to give
any information of its whereabouts;
suffice it to say it is in Maury County,
not more than 500 miles from Duck
River, which, by the way, must have 9
great many ducks in it, for it is Duck
river from its origin to its mouth.
Everybody a enaximus od n,iniD,us is
trying to see who shall plant the mo-
cotton the coming season. The old bach
elors, though they are few, are come ou
of late Some are improving in look!
and character. One, little under fifty
has taken the privilege of making I
smooth road for the young ladies to trav
ell over to church, SO that their chignon
may remain perfect, and their beaut,
may not be jolted off.
We have flourishing country store
owned by NJ. d. King, who is quite po
lite gentleman, and takes pleasure il
showing his goods, especially to the pref