The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-06-16
OVER THE COUNTY.

The finest beets we have seen this sea-
son were sent to us by Mrs. J. III. Joyce,
of Green's Lick Creek. Both measured
sixteen and a half inches around.
4 fine rain fell on Green's Lick last
Sunday evening. 1t was much needed
by thu crops.
Probably the largest tree in the county
is on theSarm of Mr.. James Jones, on
the Mt. Pheasant pike. 1t is a poplar,
and 33 feet N circumference. The one
on Col. \. NJ. Looney's farm measures
~ feet.
The rain which tell in the YIUibityr Of
Columbia on TUESDAY, of last week,
washed up the grow.Aig crops consider
ably. Hon. w. b. Wilson's farm, and
others OF Lytle's Creek, received more
damage than any others we have heard
of.
There will be a screen Corn Picnic"
and Dance, at Kedron, on the 4th of July
A String Band is expected to bethere.
A strange kind of wheat has been OBJ
served TN the Red May wheat, on the
farms of Mr.. James Howard, c. A. Muir
free and others, in the neighborhood of
Sugar Fork of Bigbee, about half way
between Mt. Pleasant and Biz byyille.
About three years ago Mr.. Murfree sep>
arated it from the Red Wheat. and SOW
ed il. 1t has a red chaff like the Golden
Chaff: is about the size of the Red Wheat
and ripens about the same time. Mr..
Howard is raising also, and is well
pleased with it. The neighbors are also
taking great interest in it, and 1t prom
Uses 10 become as popular and general
as the "Gad Frierson" Wheat, which
was started by Mr.. I. G. F'rierson, OF
this county, and for many years was the
favorite wheat.
Tho Bigbyville Debating Club, j. c,
Moore, will discuss, we are informed, a
very interesting question about the na'
ture and habits of a certain animal or
him, next Saturday night.
Major Willis Jones, of Laurel Hill
Factory. the right man in the right place
will soon have his fine cotton factory
Laurel Hill, Lawrence County, in run
ming order. He has sent for, we learn
a splendid American Turbine Wheel
made nj DAYTON, Ohio. Ii is superior Il
auv wheel i'm this county, in that 1t ha'
an iron penstock, and iron pipe, al
others i'm this section being made
wood. This wheel is probably now
the Tennessee Landing, and Will DO vi
and in running order in eight or Tel
DAYS. Laurel Hill is quite an interest
ing little village, there being 100 or 70
persons who get their suprtrt from tn
mills. About so persons Will be EN-
ployed in the factorT;Mr r, maDieri q =
this cIty ;n as wheel, "J John Rn Wilson n
pun ISho III has bad plle6 experience, is EN-
,'Inye1 ID, superintend the hands.
/, kind neighbor and a good either
ave a raspberrying few nights ego. Il
which he invited The queenly beautie
If prof. p. w Dodson's school, and 9th
ors. All seemed TO enjoy themselves
ssnecially when they were called upol
IN nartake of the delicious berries ant
cyreijent cake. The guests returned
home ask late hour, with hearts fillet
with den r, and burdened with graft
tude to ~ friend, whose hospitalit,
they had enjoyeds-N
The Good Temples are still progress
ing. There arg now abo..t five hundre'
thousand inthe nited States, and eight.
lodges in the State of Tennessee. Al
though it is an American institution
there are lodges in different nations o
Europe, and other parts of the Oh
World.
Farmers have been very busy thi
week, cutting their grain, and moving
their grass. The grass crop is yer.
large.