The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-09-30
OVER THE COUNTY.

| Two stables have been built out at the
Fair Grounds, for the accommodation of
our stock men. Tney have twelve stalls
each, and We doubt not the 4 sSociation
| will receive the hearty thanks of al men
carr ying stock to the Fair.
THERE is more sickness in the Mid
way county than hrs been knowl for
years.
THE people dow Il in the Midway coun-
try say that Maj. sHoward's mill makes
more flop- and better flour to the bushel
of wheat, than any MIL in the county.
ONE mile ON Midway, on the Mill
tary Road, is spring of pure eestone
water, knowl =, the Blowing Spring.
A current of al comes out with the wa
ter, that can be distinctly felt several
yards below. 1t IS great place to V sit
in the Summer
J. f. MORTON he's received bis COM
mission as Jrstice of the Peace, and " "
have reg liar COr-5 day in Midway,
where he .jv-
MARION He D brought a cot on stalk
to Billy Hi'liard the other day, which
measure ten It in len. h. Mr.. Hoe
says he has ST "-s II 10 field ST lon
ger.
On the McGraw ford road, below Will
liamspo.. :, on the 18th, Sarah Vaughn,
COL, was seriousl- shot through the lei
ear, 8 :azing the sar'l and entering the
muscle of ner neck, by a ball being
discharged ION pistol in the hands of
George DAYS, col. 1t was altogether ac-
cidental.
On the 18th of September, Martha Jane
Thomas and Billie Napier all rolored,
had it rough and Tumble. scratching |
and gouging down. below Williamsporv |
at Cave Spring. Cause, too much mar
rying w.lhou. i e" %, and tro much |
Wives.
Mr.. MCNABB, one of T. jeff Do.-ett's |
renters, hes an ordinai.y stalk OF COLI, |
which h3T fOrr iull oN. IL ear; upon it, |
that measr-c- eight inch-- in lem, h and |
about the same in CT conference.
ME. JAMES STEWART, who liv,- near
Williams OFT, hi bis mare, the only |
proper. " ale hal on ear,h stolen ;om
him lately. She was a liyLt sorrel, Az |
hands high, 10 or 12 years old, le.i hip |
down, BRANDED U. s., scar on le-S side,
where the git dubbed it, STIR in fare,
and shod al around.
Mrs. W. LIAM BEAsLLY, a daughter |
of James " pie near Sawdust Valley,
di ID on Monday the 10Th of September,
of chronic eff ction, of severn yecrs |
standing.
REV. WIN. ECKR, j. E., pre- ched at |
Gravel Hill on l. t Sunday, and dedics-
ted the church. 1t is now called "Mount |
Zion." Mr.. Southall, who VIZ wounded |
several w ,ks ago, in fight, VIZ able to |
be in at enhance.
1'R. JAS. II. HUEY, le. for Texas, Ii t
Wcdne day.
A GREAT revival was in prog ess last |
week at Santa Fe, and mucI good was |
accomplished. Eight or ten communi- |
cants, and great many morrne- -. Rev.
and Rev. J. J. Bingham, preach
ed.
W. o. GORDON d Co., of Santa Fe, have
their fine new steam mi"
ST.v GRsv lie is the name of little
place beyond Hopewell. Mr.. Josiah
Digger keeps store in tn s Village, and
is said to be We. J clever man. Not
long since, we are informed, man by
the name of Ada ms went - Mr.. Dugger
and told him that On old man by The
name OF Myers, would rob bic store on
Friday night. Cor sequently. Mr.. Dug
ger quietly assembled NUMBER of his
,iends, some of lie very bet citizens of
The reighbo-hoOd, around his S re, well
TO-. an attack by burgla-. But
.he robbers never came. On the NOR
row Mr.. Digger and his ENDS learn d
that the very man who they had been
war.lcd against, mfr. Myers. had been
robbed on The same night he VIZ to have
robbed Mr.. DIS sore. Mr.. Myers
!. unk W. taken on the top of the hill
and busted open. and h''s pockeibook
and content, two dOlla :, taken, Mr..
II |
and is said 10 be an hone t, inoffensive
Did man. Mr.. Myers ,,sa--s the rob-
bels were partially in d sguIse, but he
rec ognized one or two of them, He g
afraid to te'' who they arc, however.
CAPT. l.. w. BLACK took five of his
mich cows to the Fair on let Monday,
but had an Oppol suni:y OF show ng only
)ne, which ook two premiums. This
cow was MIXED on The ground and gave
bree Sallors and half. Inc cow was
MIXED on the previous night, and gave
Tree and ha gallons.
WE are exceedingly glad to find a
spirit of aTp' -ation existing among the
-oung men of Sp. ing Hill, ina much "a
hev have organized them.elve- into a
,luJ known as tho "Sp..ng Hill Liter
/, , Association in VIII Gu they are dis
,ussing varied inter ting subjects. The
society is compo~od OF sixteen mag Ian
nous young men, who bid iair in days
20 come to make the Senator al Hall re-
sound ". th the'r eloquence. The fol-
owing of1iceiJ were constitutionallv
electeL to gove.I this a-,ociation: Pre- l.
lent, Col. Thos. H. P" ,5les; Vi"e-Prc3i-
lent, II. S. Mcbride; Secretary, w. ID.
Chapman; Treasurer, J. w. McEissick;
Lic.or, G. W. Pride. Their motto is.
Hoe age, ndnc tam e. an IN i3',e est
GAIT. l.. w. Black was offered 500 bv
Col. ID. b. Cooper, for his cow, which
TO ok two premiums on last Mondav.
The fret p .em:um was for the best gIaoe
cow, and the cond premium W: : for
the pest mich cow. The COW was milk
d in the ring, and a. er giving 81 gal
Ions of MIX, bystander lid, STOP
milking her, Captain, and let the caf
have some The Captain offered to show
his ca f, but no competition could be
found.