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

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OVER THE COUNTY.
| Mr. S. D. Gardner, of Carter's CIR eel
reaped about seventeen bushels of whea
per acre, besides about sixty bushels
which Mr.. Ed. Gown has lost by the we
weather.
PROF. 1. Walker, of Culleoka, went t.
Enterprise week before last and sent NJ
a balloon Saturday. The balloon was
not much injured in the first ascension
and J. p. Walker attempted to send it VI
again, after naming it ELLA" The
wind was blustery, however, and Ella
did not go up. The crowd danced unit
ed an address on Mechanical Science
followed by j. s. Case. Dancing was re
sumed and continued until night.
DIR. S. w. Goodwin, of Santa Fe, ha.
sold out to DIR. John p. Sebastian, and is
going to Union City to live.
THERE are twenty. or thirty cases O.
"whooping-cough" in the town of Santa
| Fe. Two deaths have been caused by it
John A. McMeens' child and a negro
child. Several other children are very
low.
CAPT. Alexander SAYS the farmers
root is broken, which will check its
growth. He has done so with his cotton
every wet year for many years, and has
always been blessed with good yield
Sometimes he also takes his pillow and
| putting the bar to the cotton, throws the
dirt away from it.
THE people living along the Shelly
vile and Columbia pike are anxious tC
finish it. They will subscribe literally,
but are too poor to build it all by them
selves. A little assistance from the
county Court is absolutely necessary
They are relying on w. B. Gordon, Esq.
our next Floater.
HENRY Zellner, and Francis NJ.
Vaughn had the contract for building
three bridges on Duck River this season,
viz: Columbia bridge, Leftwich bridge,
in the cedars, and the Rutherford Greek
bridge. Mr.. Zellner's health has been
so bad lately that he has been unable to
do active duty, and has given up to Jas.
A. Moore, of Obion county. Messrs.
Moore and Vaughn are old Bridge Bull
ders, and we doubt not they will give
the county three staunch bridges. They
will build them on Mr.. Zellner's new
patent.
J.W. KERR, owner ofthe mill known as
Kerr's Mills, on Fountain Creek, has
sold out to Mr.. Weaver, of Bedford
county. Mr.. Weaver took possession OF
the mills on last Monday, and Mr.. Kerr
expects to 60 to Texas as soon as he can
settle up his business. The mills and
land, about $50 acres, brought $500.
Only about % acres is good tillable land.
Mr.. Kerr is one of our most valuable cit
liens, and we regret to lose him.
JOHN n. Swan, of New York, had
his smokehouse broken into last Sunday
night, and about ten sides taken. MI.
Swan had taken the joint pieces out OF
the smokehouse.
OUR citizens owe many thanks to Mr..
Dave Gregory and a few other gentle
men of Bear Creek, for improving the
condition of the Sulphur Spring road.
Ii is a real shame to the town and coun-
ty that such bad road should have been
tolerated in their midst so long, and we
do hope that it will be gravelled all the
way from the pike to the spring. Why
should Columbia and Bear Creek be be-
hind every other town and county in the
State?
Mr.. James King, three miles west OF
Mt. Pleasant, was Iaralyzed in his left
side on last Fridey morning at abo;:t
7o'clock. He is about 20 years old, and
is most excellent citizen, having been
an elder in the Cumberland Presbyter-
ian Church at Mt. Joy for about
forty years. His conditioner course, is
very critical. He was born in Orange
county, Moth Carolina, and has been a
citizen of Tennessee about 56 years.
Mr.. Thos. Agnew, of Marshall county,
had his hand badly crushed by thresh-
er several weeks since. 1t threw him
into colvulsionS and the lock-jaw, and
his life was suspended, as it were, fol
several weeks upon mere chance, but
we are glad to learn that he is better
and bids fair to recover.
PLEASANT Grove is to have a hotel
The house has already been built.
Squire Nat Moore hes built himself a
fine residence on high hill above Gull
leoka, and has fine view Of the nice lit
tie city in the valley below.
CULLEoKA has a carriage and harness
shop, and it is doing thriving business.
Col. Geo. Polk, of Ashwood, who was
thrown from his buggy several weeks
since, and his left arm broken, was in
our CITY last Monday. We are glad to
learn that his arm, both Zones of which
were broken, is healing, and that its
usefulness will not be lost. .!g
WE look for the most successful Fair
this Fall that has ever been held in
Maury county. God has blessed us with
bountitul harvests. and the fairness OF
the land i, an evidence of His mercy and
loving kindness. There is no reason
WHY every farmer should not have some
thing to take to the Fair. Whatever the
farmer has raised is excellent in quality
and prodigious in size. One serious in
convenience to the Fair is want of suffi-
cient transportation between the Fail
Grounds and Columbia. We trust our
livery men will put their heads together
and provide a reliable and sufficien,
train of transporting vehicles. The city
and town patronize our livery men with
an open hand, and they in turn certainly
owe them some such evidence of enter
prise and liberality.
PROF. II. NJ Mcintosh has succe eded
in procuring a class in vocal music ut the
new church, near Kerr's mill, and COM
menced giving lessons yesterday.
4 PRoTRACTED meeting has been in
progress at McKain's church since Fri
day last, under the direction OF Revs
Chapman, Kirkland, and Berry. There
! were several conversions and many
others seeking peace for their souls
May the Lord prosper the good work.
The old Ironside Baptists are having {
protracted meeting at the school house
on J. Witherspoon FriersOn's place, neal
Cross Bridges. The Presbyterians, the
Methodists, and the Christians, have al
ternately tried those people in vain.
THE Secretary of the Wilson County
| Agricultural and Mechanical AssOcia
alton, Mr.. L. G. Seawell, has sent us a
complimentary ticket to their Fair which
is to commence on the Goth OfSeptember
| for which we return many thanks. We
regret our inability to attend.
NEAPoLIs has resorted to a Barbe
Shop, and tie barber is making money
off of Gingerbread.
MEssRs. McLemore & Rogers have hat
some of the best mechanics in Column
bia employed on their mill 1t is now
one of the most complicated mills in thu
State. 1t has all the new inventions tina
a mill could have, and requires but few
hands to run it, as everything is done 10y
machinery.
Mr.. Wick Frierson has a flourishin!
school at Neapolis.
DR.. Green, formerly of this place, ha'
purchased the Boone track of land, nea
Neapolis, for the sum OF S320O.00.
Hon. Samuel NJ. Arnell, NJ. c. from
this District, has returned to Maur,
county. His home is near this city.