The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-07-29
AROUND TOWN.

The energetic Chairman Of the Street
Committee is improving the appearance
of the city very much by cleaning out
the cutters, leveiling and improving the
streets, etc.
RoB'T III. Jamison, Esq, is spoken o.
as a candidate for Mayor.
THE Columbia people want Captain T.
J. Moore to always remain as Conductor
on fhe Columbia and Nashville Accom-.
mediation train, and not be running to
Decatur on extra duty.
Mr.. N. B. Shepard, one of the victims
of the late disaster at Lynnville, is able
to appear on our streets with the assist
anco ola stick. Mr.. Jones, another vic
tim, is also able to walk.
The following inscription is on the
tombstone over the remains of one OF
our citizens inferred at the Greenwood
Cemetery, who was killed last winter on
the pavement: "He escaped the bullets
of the enemy to be assassinated by a cow
ardly pup"
WE ere very glad to learn that the lit
tie daughter of our fellow-citizen j. NJ.
Mayes, who was recently taken by him
To Hot Springs, Ark, and afterwards to
New York, for medical treatment, is
much improved under the skillful treat
ment of an eminent physician, and that
lively hopes are entertained that the lit
tie invalid will soon be restored to per-
feet health.
Rev. r. G. Irvine, pastor at Spring
Hill, came to the NJ. f. Sunday School
in Columbia st..Sunday, and shook every
child in the School by the hand. He
preached in the same church at night TO
a large congregation.
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School property are requested to meet
at the Office of Jas H. Thomas on Satur-
day, July 30th, at IL o'clock, A. NJ.
ArARTY of young gentlemen recently
went to the barrens on a hunting and
fishing excursion. Their names are,
Evan Y. Pillow, lawyer, George Thomas,
James Young, farmer, Dave Trousdale,
farmer, Mr.. Hammer, farmer.
At one time during the present year
Gen. f. Kirby Smith contemplated tax
ing charge of the Male High School
He did not receive sufficient encourage
ment.
Mr.. Sam III. Smith brought us IAN inn
mense head of Flat Dutch cabbage last
Monday. 1t was raised on DIR. Frier-
sons place, (the future Fair Grounds
we trust, and weighed eleven pounds.
1t can be seen at Geo. Martins family
grocery.
Major Wilson has imported from Pu-
laski, two full blooded Spanish pointer
purps, which he says came from the
Pyrenees.
DID anybody ever see such hot wealth
er, an as much oft? Oh, for the shad-
ow of an iceberg. the n. Y. Herald
thinks that they must be putting on
more and better fuel in the sun. How
ever, the excessive heat brings frequent
rains.
WE learn that the subject of public
school is being discussed in private ca
pacity 10y the worthy city fathers. We
think better plan would be for the
property and allow couple of first class
men TO run it. That would have the
good effect of both systems.
HINcH Porter, col, a prisoner in our
county Jail, died last Tuesday evening.
He was arrested by Constable Torrance
about two months ago, and tried before
Esq. J. T. Hunt, of Culleoka, who COM
United him to jail His offense was
stealing horse from Mr.. Fitzpatrick,
two Gays before the June meeting. He
had good medical attention, and nurs-
ing, having ice and other delicacies fur
nished him during his illness. He was
decently buried IN the old graveyard.
1t is strange, but true, that as a gen.
eral rule driving in carriage is prefer
red in this land of fine horses to riding
on horseback. Where you will see a
dozen handsome turnouts there will be
but few SOLITARY horsmen," although
as an exercise there is no comparison
between riding and driving. In riding
there is plenty of exercise, while in driv-
ing there is simply agreeable motion in
the fresh air. An honest, rapid dash of
fen or fifteen miles on thorougly-train-
ed roadster will do the man or woman
who require exercise more good than a
hundred miles of driving, and requires,
besides, moro skill and grace. During
the past four years we do not remember
seeing more than a dozen ladies riding
through the streets of Columbia horse
back, while the Livery Stables are scarce
w able to keep buggies enough for them;
The ladies do not ride on horseback, and
vet they will dance all night at n ball.