The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-08-11
OVER THE COUNTY.

Major Ben. Harlan has a few more
$50 beef cattle coming on.
DIT. Chappell has heifor that has
never had calf, and yet gives an abun-
dance of milk. $50. -tol
Elias Armstrong killed forty-iour
snakes i'm one place on Little Blgpy, last
Friday evening.
Little Jim. T. Moore has been very
sick, but we arc glad to learn tnae nc Is
recovering.
The funeral of Mrs. Anne Perry, wife
of James S. Perry, will be preached at
McCain's Church, next Sunday, 18th
inst, by Rev. A. T. Goodloe.
Rev. J. M. Pennick will preach at Nc
Gains Church, ON the 18th inst, Sum
day, in reference to tho Cumberland
University.
jeff Peay is shooting large number
of fish at the mouth OF Flat Creek. He
killed ten very large trout on Wednes-
day oflast week:
Rev. J. NJ. Morton, of tho Rock
Spring country, has been preaching at
Lewisburg. Thirty or forty persons
were added to the Christian church I'M
der his preaching. .a
Maury county seems to have adopted
a new mode Of tanning. lack Wilson
tanned ono Mr.. Pumpkins, and Mr. John
Bully Revier, tanned Jack Cox OF
Hampshire last week. The parties
furnished the bark.
A man was taken out of church ut
McCrory's Corner, last week, for wink.
ing and blinking at the preacher, and
taking him by the hand and telling him
he would ego to heaven with him, If no
body else would" Sawney Sccrest, q
large man, took him out. .s.s..5,
A fine protractcd religious meeting
has been in progress at McCrory's Cor
nor, Rev. Pitts Owen, DIR. Moore, OF
Caney Springs, and Rev. Alick Dobbins,
and Rev. jeff Dixon, preaching. Five
persons were converted up to last Thurs
day.
Tho New Ruin people are building a
turnpike. 1t will run from the Shelby
Vile road at the Smyrna meeting house,
i'm southwest direction to Rock Spring.
John M. Nicholson, oyerseer, says he
does not intend to have any more grumb-
ling about bad roads in his country.
Spring Hill and the Bellevue Driving
Park had small, but refreshing showers
Of rain on Wednesday evening Of last
week, thus purposely leaving ColuE,-
bia in tho hot dust. Every horseman
along the thoroughfarcs makes enough
dust for q regiment Of cavalry.
The members of tho Bigbyyille Turn
nike Company arc notified by tho Com
(by a written note posted
up i'm the Court House,) that a meeting
will be held at Col. l.. ID. Myers Office,
on the 18th inst, for the purpose of elect
ing five Directors.
The Flat Creek people want Turn
nike to Columbia very much. 1t would
be to the interest of Columbians to help
build IL. Their mail facilities arc also
very bad, and VIC trust that our Post
Master will endeavor to get the Depart
ment TO have a mail route established
between Columbia.
A religious meeting has been in pro-
press at Chappell's Church several
weeks, and great deal of interest was
Rev. X. G. Iryine, Rev.
WIN. Burr, ReY. Mr.. Winn, and Rev.
Mr.. Badgett preached, and twenty-one
persons were converted, up TO last Sat-
urday night. -
Mr.. r.. p. Lcdbettcr, we'll known
breeder of Berkshire hogs, recently sold
his celebrated hog, Tom Moore, to Jas.
f. Smith, of Giles county, for si5G. Mr..
Ledbetter has bought "Eclipse," who
took a $500 premium at st, Louis, 800
at Paris, KY, and 800 at Louisville.
Eclipse weighs upwards of 900 pounds.
Jack Rains having been brought out
on writ OF habeas corpus, and tried
before Judge Martin, and allowed bail in
the sum Of g, 900, he is doing his utmost
to take advantage of it. He asked the
Jailor recently how much his bonds
men would actually haye to pay, if his
bond was forfeited. The JaiIor replied,
every cent Of it.
Two ncighbors, John Sccrcst and Little
Jake Shires, "fcll out" at Hardison's
store, on Thursday of last week, about a
road which Secrest had
stopped up. Shires slapped Mr.. Secrets
Jaws, and the latter knocked the former
down with peg cutter, cutting his head
badly. 't'ffJl
The Rally Hill people recently gave a
grand barbecue, picnic and brandance.
Two Wallace boys, of Williamson coun-
w, jumped on John Grove, of Rally
Hill, during the dance. The combatants
we're separated before any body was
killed. Two men from Marshall county
had fuss i'm tho dancing. ring. The
day passed Off pleasantly with the above
exceptions.
Up to last Monday no rain had fallen
OH Carriers Creek, or at least, some por-
tons OF it, in six weeks, and the condi-
ton Of the growing crops is lamentable,
as Gen. McMakin says. Corn cannot
make much, oven if it rains now, and
cotton is taking the rust. When we re-
that the wheat crop was almost
a failure, this condition Of things is not
pleasant to contemplate. The hay crop
was a good one, and the farmers can fat
ten their hogs on acorns.
Esq. J. II. Passmore, one of the JUS
tices of the Peace of the 10Th District of
Maury county, died last Friday morn
ing. lie had a severe cramp collie about
a month ago, but recovered sufficiently
to walk about. lie was taken down
again, and after weeks sickness, died
last Friday, as stated above. Rev. jeff.
Dixon preached his funeral, and paid
high tribute to his memory. His funer-
al was the largest since the death of Col.
T. III. PEBBLES.
Tho Bear Creek road, from the Column
bia and Franklin Turnpike, TO the Sui
phur Spring, has been greatly improv-
ed by the people of that neighborhood.
Dave G.. Gregory is the Oyerseer, and it
is scarcely doing him justice to say that
he has performed his work VOL. The
old road was in very bad condition,
and the fact that Mr.. Gregory has inn
proved 1t until il is oven better than the
TURNPIKE, for the present, ut least, is
an evidence that some hard work has
been done. Hurrah for the Bear Creek
people.
Several of our sister counties having
boosted of the freedom oftheir territories
from crime, VIC feel called upon to ex-
cuse the crowded condition of our coun-
ty Jail. In the first place, if prisoner
is put i'm our Jail, he stays there until hc
is taken out by process of law. Ours is
very largo county, and when a crime
is committed, our vigilant officers arc
sure to arrest the criminal We have
one OF the most indefatigable Attorney
Generals in the State, and no crime goes
unpunished. Last, but not least, pris-
oncrs from other counties are brought
hero for safe keeping In our jail.
Since the Bear Creek Sulphur Spring
was walled and covered in, it has be-
como very pleasant resort for our peo-
ple. Even in the olden times, when an
old messy and sulphurous gum contain
ed the deliphtful water after it ran to the
surface from the "lakes of fire and brim-
stone,n pleasant picnics were held under
the cool shade of the trees, and the town
people spent many pleasant hours to-
cether, around the old sycamore tree.
There have been several picnics at the
spring this summer, and none more
pleasant and delightful than tho one
held last Thursday. \ number of charm
ing young ladies' irpm the country and
town were fhnra aud several families,