The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-06-17
OVER THE COUNTY.

Mr.. John Lockridge warns every
body to keep out of his orchard.
THERE is said not to be single old
maid ir Spring Hill.
MAURY County lands arc said to rank
thus: Between the Bigbies, No. /; Spring
Hill, No. 2; Carter Creek, No. 3. Guile
Okla and Cathey's Creek will contest the
palm with Carter Creek.
THE schedule on the Nashville & De.
catur Railroad has been changed, and
we do H.. get our Northern mail now
until nalf-past twelve o'clock. 1t is an
inconvenient change to the people oil
Columbia.
VERY few marriage licenses arc issued
now Our readers must not ln1er from
this, however, that our County Court
Clerk and his Deputy are not marrying
men. They marry all they can.
Ir is not true that Mt. Pleasant wants
the Fair Grounds moved to that place.
THE Scott Stephens fam on Lar
Creek was flooded so badly during the
late rains, that in the bottom field next
to the Creek the corn i: covered up, be-
yond resurrection. 1t was planted by
Mr.. VIM. West, who is said not to be in
very pleasant humor about it.
by the waters of Bear Creek for nearly
two weeks. ...- ..-. .
A SEVERE hail storm came last Friday,
doing much damage in some portions of
the county, cutting the blades of young
corn into ribbons, etc.
PHILIP Chapman, an old and promi-
nent citizen near Spring Hill, died on the
Doth inst, aged seventy years. He was
greatly loved and highly esteemed for
his many shining virtues.
THERE are in Maury County about
one hundred and fifteen Reapers and
Mowers, of the following different pat
ents: Wood, 40; Etna, l; Hubbard, 2;
Clipper, lately introduced, II: Excelsior,
35; Buckeye, -; johnson, 2; Marsh Har-
vester, l, Champion, 4. Total lis.
Bob Dark (who formerly belonged to
Harris Dark was recently arrested near
Cedar Snag, by Deputy Sheriff Henry
Johnson, Gil charge of carrying and
drawing concealed weapons on Ike
Journey went on his bond for his APP
pearance at the next term of the Circuit
Court. He disclaimed being named
Bob Dark, and insisted that his name
was Bob. Wallace, and that if they
would 60 to LewisbuIg they would
find his name so recorded in regard to a
marriage contract"
THE CulleoIla Female Institute enroll
ed during the last ten months one hun
bred and forty pupils. 1t opened the
first session with 33 pupils, but rapidly
increased to 40. There never WAS any
difficulty of any consequence in the
school during the two years, and not a
pupil was expelled. The Music depart
ment commenced with eight pupils and
grew to Twenty-Five. Forty-five receiv-
cd musical instruction during the two
years.
WE learn from our Punkin Creek cor
respondent that Dick Kinnard's cotton
has not bloomed.
Major J. w. S. Ridley says that our
Maury County crops are fully up with
the Arkansas crops this season; that is,
when they started. The Arkansas sea-
son is usually about three weeks in adj
vance of our own, and Maj. X. accounts
for the change in this way: Maury coUn-
ty is two weeks ahead, and Arkansas is
week behind the usual routine of ma
ture.
WE learn that a revival has been in
progress in the Culleoka church for sew
eral weeks past. Rev. DIR. Mayhem, of
Nashville, and Bishop McTyeire, came
out to assist the Pastor in charge.
THE lower portion of the county is
blessed with candidates. The 18th dis
trict has four for magistrate. Pucket,
not old Novile) but RUFUS, the present
who is about 40 years of age,
good looking and by the way a clever
fellow. Craig, mot Burton H. but a
son, Frank b., % or "a years of age, a
man of fine sense, well cultivated and
quite nice man, or at least the young
ladies all around and about there think
so. His friends are sanguine of his cleo
ion. Gardner, mot old Uncle Jake nor
Jhe General,) but Squire Jack, they call
him. He is about 45 years of age, is a
farmer and rock mason by trade, can
build good chimney, $50 he says, quite
a clever, good man, his friends think,
and may be Squire again, if he gets votes
enough. Last, Mays mot Miles III. nor
Miles Co. but Thomas Jefferson, far
mer and has lived several 400 hundred
feet nearer the sun than most people,
on the Goshen hill. He is about 50 years
Of age, we suppose.