The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-02-18

to discharge it it burst. one oil the Irag'
ments striking his friend George kilo
killing him. He was himself also seri-
ously wounded.
The Oldest white man in Maury coun'
tv is Mr.. GEORGE NJ MARTIN, who will
he q3 wears old on the 9th day of Janua-
nv next. He is still in the enjoyment Of
good health and vigor. the reward OF a
christian life. He was not the first settler
of the county, as he was horn in Meek
lenburg county, n. c.. near the Virgil
MIA line," and did not come to Columbia
until after il was settled up to some ex-
tent. There is some dispute as to who
was the " first settler" some claiming
that Col. JOHN w. BEAsLEY, now deceas-
ed, was the first to bring his family here,
and establish home, which he did on
Bear Creek, in the year 1906, in time to
raise a crop of turnips; while others
claim that Gen. ROBERTS came some
months before, and lived at the place
now owned by DIR. w. H. Brown.
Mr.. JOHN BUTLER, mot SAMUEL,) of
Bear Creek, will be 81 years old in De-
cember next. He is sill hale and hearty.
The rumor circulated over town last
Saturday that Messrs. LATTA and RICK
Errs. candidates for Sheriff, had a per-
senal difficulty during the speaking at
BIZ bvville, proved not to be true. Some
sharp words were said by Mr.. LATTA, to
the effect I" that RICKETTS, had appointed
a man Deputy Sheriff, who had forcibly
taken peoples horses and mules from
Them Mr.. II. said he first offered the
Office of Deputy Sheriff to Nh. Z. c. AL
ExANpER, as he wished to have two of
hit assistants from the North side, duck
River) and two from the South side. Mr..
LATTA misunderstood him, and said he
never knew before that Mr.. EBENEzER
ALEXANDER was Radical. This
brought an explanation from the Sheriff
who said he did not mean to say that he
was Radical.
Tire school at Loftin's School House
has stopped, as well as the occasional
sermons that were wont to be delivered
there.
Mr.. JAMES III. HUEY, so long and well
known as the owner of the Mills by his
name, expects to move to Arkansas
soon. The Mills have been undergoing
some repairs, which were probably rem
dered necessary by the freshet. This
used to be the finest place on the river
for trout fishing, but now that game and
delicious fish has left for parts unknown.
A thriving little village is being built at
Huey's Mill.
An old bachelor named SAM q. lives
about or 10 miles up the river, and he
acts well not to marry, he is so peculiar.
He sometimes goes with his his pipe in
his mouth eight or ten days without
speaking to any of the family or any
body.
At Blanton's Chapel and Mt. Olivet
| Chnrch, the ladies sit one side of the
shurch, all to themselves and the gentle
men on the other side, thus representing
the sheep and the goats.
The Female Institute at CuIleoka has
! 93 scholars.
Culleoka is improving fast. Geo. w.
Moore has just completed a handsome
building, intended for dry goods store,
and c. b. Alternately is at work on ano
Their, which will probably be still finer
| Although this fiourishing town is May
orless and Aldermanless, all it needs to
become rival of Colu mbia, is several
good turnpikes, one leading to Lewis
burg. another to Widow Richardson's,
OH the Pulaski Pike, and still another to
Fayette Wilkes OH the Mooresville pike.
| The Lewisburg Pike alone would 5ring
an immense trade from Marshall and
Lincoln counties But the citizens lack
enterprise, and yet there are half doz-
ell men in the vicinity of Culleoka who
are able of themselves to build the last
mentioned road. We will not call any
names.
On the 9th, near Culleoka, Squire Tur-
ner Hunt, ex Alderman, ex-Confederate
and ex-Mavor, performed his first mar
riage ceremony The happy parties
were, Mr.. Robert l.. Lambert and Miss
| Mamie f. Grisham. Gen. VIM. l.. Holt,
the great "Buck Killer" was one of the
distinguished guests.
A man from Culleoka, the back part
/ of whose head was gray, and the front
sandy, came into our office last Monday,
and remarked that he did not have good
sense. He did not subscribe
Mt. Pleasant is very quiet, thanks to
the efficient Town Constable. The Post
master is performing his duties to the
satisfaction of all the people except Thos
A. Harris, who wishes to hoist negro
into the position The merchants eXpe-
rience nearly every day the necessity of
a railroad.
Duck River Station and Duck River
Post Office at Duck River Station, are
; discontinued.
! A citizen who frequently goes to the
) Railroad Depot, complains to us that on
cold days ladies are poorly provided for.
However this may be, We feel quite sure
that the Depot Agent is not to blame in
) the matter.
, LEWIS LANIER is candidate for Con-
stable in the Sulphur Spring Dear
Creek District.
The farmers on Carriers Creek, we are
5 informed by Major j., are preparing to
''pitch" the largest cotton crop ever
planted in that section. Carter's Greek
not only has the oldest geological speci-
mems, in the State of Tennessee, but has
also a very rich soil and an industrious
population.
Our New Ruin correspondent tells US
some things this week pretty hard t.
believe. He says Rufe I.azenby killed {
, fox squirrel on Sowcll's Ridge which
weighed 81 pounds. His honey story j:
! is equally huge. The correspondent says
I II. Holcomb and Samuel +. Howard
recently found large poplar bee tire,
on the farm of ID. X. Hays, near New
Ruin The tree had AL immense hollow
which contained 915 pounds of honey
We will not fully believe this tale unit
thew bring us some of the honey.
AsHwooD, Feb. Il, 1870
= MIR. EDITOR old Mr.. Scroggins 90
n so drunk in town that he could not nav
, igate' his steers. SO he drove out in tn
q edge of the woods, and got out of tn
4 wagon and laid down by tree to slice
4 the drunk off. lie woke up about mid
!. night, and his steers were gone, but tn
: wagon WAS still there. His brain wa