The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-11-24
OVER THE COUNTY.

Hen-roosts, hog-pens, smoke houses,
etc, are suffering martyrdom in the
neighborhood of Ashwood. Suspected,
fifteenth amendments.
Ten bales of hay belonging to Maj
J. NJ. WILLIAMS, of this county, were
recently burnt while on the way to
Memphis.
Farmers took advantage of the cold
spell to kill their hogs, and the Column
bia market has been glutted with fresh
pork, spare-ribs and backbones, etc.
WALKER SCoTT requests us to say that
he was not the man who took peach
stones from the Hurricane Distillery,
and planted them.
The young people OF Spring Hill had
Hop" at the Hotel on last Friday
night. Committee of invitation, DIR. J.
'. CHILDERs, w. II. HARRISON, G. w.
WHITE, Oav. McKIssIcK.
Last week large flock of wild geese
were seen in the Huey Mill Pond.
GEORGE p. WHITAKER, Esq, killed
two OF them, and on Saturday a crowd
of boys from town went out, and drove
them away.
y light bay horse was stolen from Mr..
L. d. w. SowELL, on Bear Creek, on
the night of the S.h inst. \ stranger
who was seen in the neighborhood,
lhaying large scar in his forehead) has
not been seen since. Suspicion points
to him.
AR. 4. MCMEENs was hurt by the
through train at Carriers Creek, on last
Friday morning, at s O'Clock. He was
/ coming out Of a shoemakers shop at the
/ Station, and did not see the train until
it struck him. 1t knocked him about
| ten feet, broke two of his ribs, and fin
ger, and skinned his nose.
A citizen of this county, fifty-four
years old, worth before the war two
hundred and ten negroes, and about
quarter Of - million of real estate, and
what NOrtherners would call ga South-
ern aristocrat," having lost all his vast
wealth, gets up every morning before
day, hauls nine loads of wood a day,
hauls corn, feeds hogs, cattle, or does
any other farm work-just like he ought
to. This IS what we call accepting the
situation" 4 nation of such men can
not be put down.
The County Court appointed THEo-
Do8E SPEED and Mr.. LANCASTER to
improve the condition ofthe Huoy Mill
Bridge. which had become almost i'm
Tassahle. M. SPEED dug down the
Precipi,oUs rock bluff on the north side,
and fl,cd mp Wit. abutmenis the south
era side. which was in a very bad condi
rion. Mr.. LANCASTER prised up the
north end of the bridge, which had been
broken, and made dangerous for trav-
elers. We learn that the work OF
Mes~Ts. SIZED and LANCASTER is very
good.
Have We ninety-nine public spirited |
men in Maury county, worth S4,OO6 |
each? This IS the most important ques-
ton OF the hour, and every man in the |
county should teel a deep personal in
rerest in its solution. Ninety-Eine own |
ers of real estate are wanted, who Will /
each pledge S4.C0l Of It to the county, As
security for 100000 interest bearing
l0udl, payable in thirty years. There
is not the eli EEtest risk in it, to the
land owner, and yet its good effects can
scarcely be numbered by dollars and
cents.
4 friend of ours on Big Bigby, made
cautious ard careful by the depreda-
lions OF the friend and brother" upon
his hen roo=ts and smoke house, when
he killed his hogs a few days ago, il the
cold spell. - tied a ferocious dog to the
deceased porkers to protect them against
ANY midnight invasion Of the common
enemy. The wise Ian t.I-n went 10 his
rest, and slept soundly under the con-
-oIfn- reflection that his meat had been
killed in the proper season, and would
De guarded yigilantIy by the lever faith
ful' B1l-ar. Hut
The best laid schemes OF mice R4d men,
Gang all ~ cy.
Next morning he went out AID found
the choicest pieces OF his meat gone,
and "BuIrar" standing safely at his
post Of honor. Gulger makes a bad SEN
rinei.
Petty dePredations are becoming very
Troublesome in the neighborhOood OF
Ashw0o5. Being emboldeued by success,
q few nights si4ce party Of rogues
went down the pike in E2gon, and
sent .'raiding parties" out to the resi-
derces OF CO.. GEO. W. POLK, Col. D. F.
WADE. Gen. /. J. FOLK, and tho Ash
wood place. At Ashwoood they stole
beehive. but the dogs made them drop It
before jhey got it in the wagon. They
robbed the daiHes OF Gen, POLK and
Col POLK. They entered the residence
ofCol. WADE. and took whatever they
could lay their hands on in the dark.
they stole corn at one ofthe places they
L0nored with a visit, and scattered it
along the turnpike. Our watChful Sher-
if IS On the ;.S.is o; he thieves, and if
he does not catch them, there il 70 use
in tryiug.