The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-10-27
rxNRYvILLE ITEMS.
EMIGRATION

and east Of here, has been very great
''Of for Texas" is the cry of all you sex
travelling. They have yet to learn thai
Hercules slew the watchful dragon thai
guarded tho golden apples, and Their
stole the prize. We greatly fear that
many who expect to grasp the golden
fruit, will find it gone, and wish them
selves back again. However, we wish
| them success.
BIOGRAPHY.
One of the old "nest eggs" of Henry.
vile is still left. THOMAS KELSEY, now
known only by the name of "uncle
TOMMY" still fingers with us, whose
history. by the way, would interest ev.
erybody. Hewas eighty-one years old
last August, and still walks his mile ev-
cry morning to Henryville, and clerks
for KELSEY d KIDD. No man has rails.
ed more Interesting family. He has
fourteen children now living. JOHN il
now a noted farmer in Mississippi; SAM
| UEL is running wood and blacksmith
shop in Giles county; JONES is in West
Tennessee minister Of the gospel,
and farming very extensively. WILL
LIAM is now living near his fathers, and
is one of the best mechanics in the coun-
ty. He is an engineer, and had charge
OF the arsenal at Atlanta during the
late war; ROBERT is in Giles county,
running saw and grist mill; GEORGE
is a physician in Mississippi, and doing
! fine business. NEWTON o. is a minis
ter OF the gospel in Lawrence county,
| and an excellent mechanic besides
JASPER is a very interesting young
physician Of Giles county; while JAMES,
the youngest. is a prominent merchant
of Henryville. Six of these boys
were in the late war, all of whom
got home safe. JASPER received q
slight wound. This very interesting
family of professional boys speaks no
little for the untiring interest uncle
TOMMY felt for his family. He has now
but one child with him. JAMES, He
and his old lady, Zone Of the best old
women in the world) are now almost
as they first started out in life, only a
"little UorSe for wear."
wHoOPING COUGH
is now under Roadway in Lawrence
county. The attacks are severe, and
especially with young children. Some
will hardly pass through.
NEW HOUSE.
Mr.. KIDDY is now opening new fam
lily grocery in Henryvi.le.
The Christmas muses. are commence
ing earlier this year than before. Sew
eral rows, but nobody hurt.
RELIGIOUS.
Rev. J. H. STAYHoRN preached the
funeral sermons of Rev. L. w. SAM
FORD and son, at Henryville, last Sum
day, to large and attentive crowd, al
though the day was Indictment.
LITERARY.
The school has now closed, and Mr..
G. w. TwITTIE, we are informed, speaks
of going to Perry county. His stay in
Henryville has been very pleasant to
others, whether to himself or not. He
is worthy man, and we wish him sue
cess wherever he may 60. ....
pie.
The colored people always manage to
get up their meetings so quietly that
white folks were little surprised last
Saturday to see crowds of negroes in
town. They were kindly allowed by
the sheriff to hold a meeting in the
County Court room. Our Postmaster,
J. P. BAIRD, made few remarks, and
nominated Hon. SAMUEL NJ. AnNELL,
for Chairman of the meeting, and he
was unanimously elected. Mr.. ARNELL
stated that the.object ofthe present meet
ing was to enlighten the people in regard
to the workings Of the "Freedmen's Say
ings Bank" branch of which was es.
tablished in our town.
He said he was i'm favor of Anew De-
partures;" because they meant progress.
A great many people were always look
ing over their shoulders at the past;
when they should be looking straight
ahead. He was in favor of three "new
departures" viz: Woman's right to own
property, to make property, and to vote
for lawgivers to assess that property,
Second, Education of the poor people I;
Third, Shutting the doors of the Jail and
and the poor house. To do all this, it is
necessary for the poor man to haye mon
ey. If the colored people would put
their savings in the "Freedmen's Saw
ings Bank" they could educate their
children, and keep them out of the Jail
and poor house, and give them homes.
The colured people were living in miser-
able novels, in this county, and he
would like to see them have comforta>
BILE homes. Mr.. ARNELL spoke elo-
quently ofthe beauty of this county its
fertility exceeds that of the ocean val
leys OF Holland; its skies are as beauti-
full as those that look down upon the
fair and sunny hills aud valleys of Italy.
The greater portion of his time, howev-
er, was consumed in giving a history OF
the Tailoring man" in England, France,
Germany and America. His speech WIS
an eloquent ono, and was well received,
by the very large audience of colored
people.
When Mr.. ANNELL sat down, Rev.
Mr.. WILLIAMSON. COL, was introduced.
He said he was born and lived flfty-two
years in Wilson county, near Green
Hill; (does the Lebanon HERALD know
him?) and was a slave. He said he
would not make political speech, he
did not belong to either of the two par
ties lie was a preacher. He never was
at but one political meeting, ard he got
away from that in double quick time.
Rev. Mr. WILLIAMSON is largo, black,
good looking specimen of his race, and
has an Irresistible flow @. wit and hu-
NOR, which no INDUCED to the great de-
light of his audience, although frequent
ly at their expense. Never was there
seen such a display of ivory. Mixed
up with this humOr he spoke words OF
truth and soberness to his colored breth-
| rem. With bold and plain words he
pictured the faults and follies OF his
brethren of the African persuasion; their
idlencss, laziness, carelessness, unthrifti-
ness, drunkenness, and immortality. To
cure them OF many if not all these evils
he advised them to deposit their money