The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-06-23
SPRING HILL ITEMS.

ON Monday the 18th inst, the Rev.
Mr.. Stoddart will deliver an address at
the Thespian Hall. Subject, "Loyc
CourtshIp and Marriage" The public
is cordially invited, and especially the
youthful hearts.
MAD DOG.
A mad dog was killed last week by
Mr.. John Davis. The dog bit fine sow
belonging to Mr.. o. w. MckissaCk.
Fifly-fiye shots were fired the dog.
The farmers are busy saving hay, and
would be glad to 'make hay while the
sun Shines" If the sun would cOnde-
scend to shine, but we have been blessed
with too much rain during the past
week.
YOUNG GENTS.
Two of our young gents, who danced
attendance of YOU Musical Soiree, last
week, did not return home for several
days, and it is reported here that a GER
tain young man of Columbia could a
''tale unfold" why they returned when
they did.
THE WHEAT HARVEST
i about over, and it is now, fixed fact
that the wheat crop is one of the light
est, that has been raised in this county
for years past. There was much less
land sowed in wheat last fall, than usu-
al and the yield of that which was sOwn
being small, thin, will be less of this
most important cereal thrown upon the
market than for several years past.
This IL lauentable fact, for there never
has been greater need of the money,
which is usually derived from this
source than at the present time.
GEN. EwELL AND MAJ. CHAIRS
gentlemen, who have perhaps DEVOTED
more attention to this particular crop,
than any other persons in the neighbor-
hood, are understood to be short. and
will doubtless fall very materially short
Of last years yield.
SAVING NAY
of both clover and the grasses, is occupy
ing much of their time and attention
of our farmers, Just nj this time, and
rarely have they had to contend with
greater difficulties thanduriDg the pres
ent season. For it has been raining all
most daily since the season commenced
and much hay will be necessarily lost
or damaged.
GAM TERRILL's MILL
now about finishing a contract at Mr..
+. q. Greenlaws, is expected TO be re-
moved to a location two miles, North
of Spring Hill convenient TO the lands
OF Thos. ii. Bond, VIM. Harrison, John
Redman, ThOs. Il. Bond, and others,
where there is the finest poplar timber
in this portion of the State, and in which
locality there is a years work, ut least.
for the mill, and under the energetic
management of Mr.. Terrill, il is expect
ed that this neighborhood and the re-
gions round about will be fully and
amply supplied, with all the plank and
lumber, needful for building, barnes,
houses, portable fences, etc, etc., much
of which is needed as the country has
not yet, fully recovered from the losses
sustained by the vandalism of the war.
RODGERS AND MCLEMORE
are still on Gen. Ewell's place with their
mill with timber enough there TO run
them for a year or two TO come. These
gentlemen are energetic. afiable and at
tentive, business men and worthy of
liberal patronage.
HEAVY RAINS
continue to fall, mostly at night, and
on Tuesday night, the lightning was
incessant and the thunder most terrific.
The ground is too wet and has been, for
a day or two, TO pillow, and with the
wheat harvest just over and hay say
ing on hand, our farmers will have their
hands full for some time to come; corn
is looking very well and cotton is I'M
proving greatly.
BISHOP DoGGET.
Who it will be remembered, preached
with so much eloquence and power at
the Camp Meeting ut Hurrican, last
summer, and who has been presiding
at the District Conference, lately held
at Douglass Chapel near Franklin,
delivered on last Sabbath, at that place
one of the most sublimely beautiful,
eloquent, and impressive sermons that
was ever listened to by an admiring au-
dience in this country. There is some
thing in the appearance of the Bishop,
that inspires feeling of reverence.
His head is finely shaped, his face pale
and intellectual, his hearing noble and
expressive, a fine type of the old Virgin
ia gentleman; and his words of burning
eloquence, fell upon the hearts of the
people, as the words ofan angel; Maury
county was fully represented ut this
meeting, Rcvs. X. G. Irvine, and J. w.
Winnie, Martin l.. Chcairs, Joseph l.
Sanders, and several other enjoyed the
peculiar pleasure of listening 10 this
most magnificent serman.