The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-10-14
OVER THE COUNTY.

THE Great Camp Meeting at Hurricane
Switch, came to a close ON last Sunday
night. We gave brief synopsis of the
proceedings in our last issue, up to Tues
day. Tuesday evening, at o'clock,
Rev. James VOORHEES, preached, and Mr..
Mayberry at night, Wednesday morn
ing, at 8 O'Clock, Rev. Mr.. Reynolds, at
l0H O'Clock, Rev. Mr.. Mayberry, at 3
o'clock p. NJ, Rev. Joseph Myers, and
DIR. Mayhem at night. Friday, at IL
O'Clock, Rev. Joseph Myers, DIR. May
hew at night. Saturday, at 10 o'clock,
Rev. Joseph Myers, DR.. Mayhem at night.
Sunday, at 10 o'clock, Rev. Joseph
Myers, at night DIR. Mayhem. The servi.
ces were all very interesting. The altar
was crowded with penitents, and about
81 persons professed faith in Christ. The
Columbia people were very sorry they
did not have tent at the Camp Ground,
and we suggest that they build one i'm
mediately, while good location can be
obtained. We are told that the Spring
Hill camp fed four hundred people SUM-
day before last. A number of the neigh
bors who great many persons, al
though they had mo tent. Culieoka
must have a tent next year also.
ANOTHER old Bachelor of the Bigby.
vile country has married. Benjamin
u. Goodman, age unknown, and Mrs.
Kitty z. Sheppard, Giles, were united in
the holy bonds of matrimony on the 9Th
inst, by Rev. B. c. Chapman. The at
tendants were, Mr.. Geo. Flaught and
Miss Shappard, Mr.. i. Pitts Perry and
Miss Matte Flaught.
PED FITZGERALD, near the mouth OF
Knob Creek, has one ofthe finest ''packs''
of fox dogs in the county. He challeng-
ed Crawl IRVINE and ais crowd to trial
hunt last winter, and they acknowledged
that Ped's dog beat any of their dogs.
We understand that Mr.. Fitzgerald now
challenges the county. He caught a
grey fox week or so ago.
GEN. SIDNEY JOHNSTON Was made to
laugh for the last time, at Shiloh, by
Dave Adams, now living i'm the Kinder
hook country.
>. Two of the most bashful men i'm the
world live in the vicinity of Bigbyville,
one, over 90 years of age, was never
known to wait on lady, and the other,
just emerging from his teens, locks him
self up to shave.
WE regret exceedingly to learn that
the residence of Mrs. Argentina Turner
near Carter Creek Station, was burned
on last Sunday night, at about one
O'Clock. IL is supposed to have caught
from stove. Everything lost, almost,
only few articles being saved, as the
flames had gained full Roadway when
the inmates were awakened.
ABOUT fifteen young persons from
Spring Hill, professed religion at the late
Camp Meeting. Spring Hill is one Ofthe
most moral towns we ever saw. The
young ladies do not dance, and conse-
quently the young gentleman do not dis
sipate. Rev. Mr.. Irvine, Methodist, Rev.
+; 4: Thompson, Presbyterian, Rey.
Mr.. Malloy, &. p, are the ministers who
serve til csc good people. Rev. Mr.. Mil
ner preached for the MethOdists last
year.
THes. s. LEFTwICH, 6Tthe Rock Spring
country, recently pulled one hundred
ears of new corn and put them on top of
the house to dry. The turkeys ate off the
corn several days, and one of Mr.. Left
wich's sons came in from somewhere
late at night, and took "feed" for his
horse. After all this the corn was she'll
ed, and measured one bushel and three
pecks.
Mr.. WIN. SHyERs has left his home on
Flat Creek, and gone to Tennessee Colo
ny, Texas.
A VERY exciting scene took place at
Newburg, the county seat of Lewis coun-
ty, on the LIST Monday in this month.
An old gentleman named Myers, brought
a young babe into the Court Room, and
stated that il was left in his barn or
crib on the night of the 10Th of August
last: that the child was brought to his
house by some one or horseback, who
was tracked as far as six miles on the
Mt. Pleasant road. Two mar led ladies,
one living i'm Maury county, desired
the County Court to let them have the
child for adoption, but the Court refused.
CIV. KINzER recently dug an Irish
potato, which weighed on w. L. Porter's
scales at Williamsport, three pounds.
ABOUT the best coffee drank at the
Camp Meeting, was made by an old
Methodist lady, about IS years old,
made for the preachers.
IT was understood tina. DIR. Green for
babe the campers at the late Camp Meet
ing having any cakes, dessert, etc. One
OF the Hopewell campers, however, a
lady, disobeyed him, and had her table
spread with all manner of delicacies. but
seeing the Doctor coming to dine with
her, she took them off and hid them!
MIR. T. KITTRELI., we regret to learn.
received painful Injury in his left hand
on last Monday. He was thrown from.
or hurt by his buggy.