The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-04-22

RusHz9yosD CRExx, April 18th.
~ -. Estfoa-DsSt Sir:-i haze been 50 We
. be!fbr Tie psst ~ weeks have not had tn
8 to11N you even sbsasf sccount Of what b.
q beel fens Or is doing Or going to Be done I
~ Cfssk. And Jon needn't think ] am goiu
/ g ~ you all ofthat now, for not doing 50, u
: ufss =, doa't know il all and the next is,
wpah take more time than can spare JIM
. now, fer would take long time to tell, 70
al thatis going to be done. Iuthe first plact
! ! M tell you part of what has been done, 10
! viii begin with the best and We will have hes
all the time wears sllhying to do better 0,
tins creek, md we hsvo get up one Of the RDes
Sunday Schools At Bianton's Chapel you hav,
nesrd o. lately. isay we for am q jincr my
sen. Waorranissa last Sunday week and ias
saaeay we bad very interesting school. Had
mere pretty girls than you can find asanybody',
sunday School. We had two Doctors and 1
asaeher or two. and anything you might call
"r 10 the bounds Of respectfully, down to q
very common by, orin other words, down 70
myself. ljust wish you'd ride out some Sum.
Gay and see and hear Ms. I tell you, we tore
the Bible al TO .snash last Srndsy. and merit
Sunday we ere going to riddle the pieces and
nnd out where and what Easter Sunday origi-
naied. Hyou know ! would like if you have a
hanee, for you to sal me wsrd for il
has been so long since We begun to have Easter
Sundays, have forgot what started it. But
must shorten my remarks, as Romoak is done
eaung and Unjust otto turning over the earth.
We iarmers have been at work fer the last week
You may bet your bottom dollar. The mecban.
les have been busy too. Jerry Bunch has rot
hissnew store house nearly done, which will be
very nice and If he will give us little party
when it is done or will promise to marry and
give us one next Christmas, we will all patron
ne him. But this is not planting corn nor bee
ding cotton ground, nor making greenbacks, so
must get at something that will. The family
all send You their poor love and crippled affec.
"ons. tours 10 haste. MOUSE.
Z. S.-The cats have smell mouse and have
made several leaps, but the little mouse has 40
lar has escaped unobserved The Major has re-
'''eo rom nard duty. MOUSE.
SANTA FE, April Is. 1870.
DEAR Ed: Everything '.goes as merry as a
MARI age bell' up here in the north east corner.
and if one of our Maury county preachers can
differ with st. Paul, and claim TO be smarter
man than the unequailed Clarke, surely we have
the right to dispute the palm with Solomon
when be said ''there is nothing new under the
sun" for change is stamped on everything, and
IS they transpre We feel it our duty to 'sHERALp,
1t abroad, for we are NOT selfish people, but on
the other hand, claim to be generous, ready and
willing to do all the good we can. But we will
70 on and give you a few local items for the ed
ification Of "those st may concern" The farm
ing interest was too good to talk about until
this last cold "snap" came, which has made
farmers, horticulturalists and gardeners" look
mighty pale around the ''bill." Trade with the
merchants is remarkably good for this season of
the year-it being time when every one is, or
ought to be at work. The groceries are doing
fine business, but il seems to be confined to
solids. Nbust head" having played out. In or
der to have some amusement as recreation, the
boys have been favored with one of Jack Porter.s
best "Velocipcdes," which some of them have
learned to ride with considerable de1terity, bu
not without Doctor bill or an order for new
pair Of boots from the celebrated shop of Messrs
Nails d Wright. Tho Sabbath SCHOOL, wa,
Organized last Sabbath at the Cumberland
PRESBYTERIAN church. Wehad full attendance
nd the old officers came forward and rendered
their designations, which were accepted, and
new ones with few exceptions elected instead.
With a few short but appropriate addresses
iron member, ofthe school, we closed and re-
pair 1.-THE N. E. church to hear our faitbfu,
and efficient minister, Robt. Ly nm, who, notwith
standing the inclemency of the weather, de-
livered most impressive sermon, which will be
'like bread cast upon the waters.'' In the even.
Ing we had a delightful singing ledEby our mod.
em Malibran, Maj. Jss'T Younger After al,
n IS was over, We had surprise-nnt sur
prise party which one of your correspondents
1escr bes, but one of our old associates had
burnt ths binding Of all absorbing fetters of
probational love, and had his case decided be-
lore THOMPSON Fleming. Esq.,. up at the resi-
dence oil the brides Grandfather. Yes, Bob is
married man after much ceremony. We |
think they are well mated, and we welcome and
congratulate him.
The steam saw and grist mill of yestal & Go |
was last week blown sky-high.by the bursting |
ofthe boiler, and strange to say, not man was |
hurt. That piece of machinery called the gov
srnor, was thrown several hundred yards. Some
IF the mill timbers were lodged in the tops of rhe
tallest trees in the neighborhood of the mill. |
'ur informant also tells us that afterthe explosion
an old hen was found about one hundred Yards |
off cooked in a most culinary manner, besides
'ne or two hatsfull Of boiled eggs, nearby.
We try to carry on slittle Of everything up
here. VIM. Younger Esq, continues to deal
in the finest horses and mules, besides his ia
cilties for the propagation of the same, con-
listing Of the celebrated jack Mohawk .:and 1.-The
lar famed saddle horse, "Rob Roy Jr." And if
ne, like many people do. pride and puff his horse
lpon the reputation of his great ancestry he
will &c rtainly head the list in that line, "Rob
Roy" being adecendent ofold "Rob ROY" and
he Travellers of our own county. More anon.
fg ness B. Y. GRABS.
rCs NEAR Rock SPRING, !. pril IL. 1870.
Ma. Unconstitutional your worthy paper
5 miserably infested with the RATS of Spring
Hill and the NICE of Rutherford Creek, yet I
rope you will not deem it greatly impertinent,
should sly old fox chance to creep from the
lifts of Rock Spring and mingle in the ranks Of
hose esteemed quadrupeds. Now, sir, it will
'ay you to extend your acquaintance in these
,arts. The items of this article shall be both
agricultural and Educational. Sir, the rains
nay descend, and the foods may come, and the
Winds may blow and beat fercely on this people;
'ut on-still on they press with their farming
operations with amazing success. It's anu
ling to see FEsTUs FULLER (who is now man
'ging Mr.. JoHS NIcHoLsoS's farming intere st
With great dexterity) busting around on his go
'asy mule carts, while they bear off with great
'apidity the fertilizing sod from the barn yard
md other places; and verify l believe he can
axe land that would require two acres to
'prout pea, and make il produce 1000 pounds
,f cotton per acre. for be is a regular old "Tar
heel" He talks of planting some cotton in a
ew days, and if SO predict that sack Frost"
will get his "Greenbacks. And Mr. Ed. "you
bet" the folks up here will plant corn this sea-
ION, for We are all about out, and hence very