The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-09-08
SPRING HILL ITEMS.

Miss Maggie b., of Columbia is on visit
this week, to her friends and relations.
Fine rains recently, good for grass 'ant
Sweet potatocs-too late to benefit corn ant
cotton. .-......,
Major Nat Cheairs, has recently finished on:
of the largest and finest stock barns in The
county, at a cost of about 5000.
Major Campbell Brown, purchased last weck
Mr.. Glenn Wade's beautiful farm. Price paid
$50 per acre, half cash, balance doc in twelve
months. The track contains 275 acres. The
Major lntedds to improve the place handsome
ly. f .f
The ga liant Capt. Pointer returned few
adys ago, from trip to the Mammoth Cave
He had under his charge two beautiful young
ladies. Miss Sallie c., and Miss Willie F., the
Capt. reports the young ladies rs looking
really blooming in their bloomers. ,r.-i
Capt. Gibson's new and elegant residence is
receiving the finishing touches. When COM
plcted it will be one of the most stylish and
beautiful in the county. In its structure it
combines every modern improvement and con-
venience. Capt. Gibson is devoting much of
his attention to stock. He has on his farm
some splendid specimens of the horse. Old
Battler, Bob Lee, and quite a numter of their
produce, will be on hand at the Fair. The
Capt has two beautiful twin fillies of Rattlers
get, which he prizes very highly. On this
farm may be seen one of the finest herds OF
short horned Durhams in our neighborhood
His pedigrced bull, and several splendid
calves, viii be on exhibition at the Fair. II
all the farmers will patronize the Fair as lib
orally as Capt. Gibson does, we will have a
Fair worthy of our great county-one that
would be the envy and admiration Of the
State. Z. Il 80
THEcrops around Spring Hill are not
looking very well. The wheat crop did
not make more than half yield, and
the corn crop is needing rain very
much. Capt. POINTER has a piece oil
corn which he calls the "infernal corn
some of which is as good corn as there
is in the county, but the balance of it is
about six inches high. The Captain is
bothered very much about his "infernal
corn" for he has good deal of stock, Of
which there are about 20 head of bee
cattle. The Captain had very narrow
escape the other day. He says he would
rather charge seen. STRAIGHT" again
than pass through the same adventure
1t happened in this way: The Captain
and his nephew attempted to remove
some beef cattle from one pasture to an
other; he was riding in front, thinking
it was the easiest place to be,) while his
nephew was driving them. AS it hap
pened they were in lane and the cat
tie took fright, the Captain looked be-
hird him and saw them running full
tilt. He knew he would be run over il
he did not get away, so away he went at
full speed, and the cattle coming behind,
blowing and jumping. The Captain
took off his hat and commenced waving
it and halloing at the top of his voice,
thinking perhaps that he might check
their speed. But one old steer locked
him, and it was who should and who
shouldn't, for about mile, but at
length the old steer began to flag and
the Captain to cool off, thankful, how
ever, for his escape. 1 should have re-
GREETED very much if the Captain
should have been killed. for 1 under-
stand he is going to enter into the holy
bonds of matrimony, and it would have
panied his fair intended great deal to
have heard of his Death, ESPECIALLY
fleeing from the foe)
Our little village was in white heat
of excitement last Sunday. Our col
ored population turned out in tull uni
form for the purpose of attending a
school exhibition. Everything went of
quietly, and they arrived at home with
out the misfortune of being ku-kluked.
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