The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-08-11
AROUND TOWN.

Mr. jeff Alexander has renovated his dry
good house, in the way of new shelving.
Tbco. tom Tbumb) Lipscomb was IS years
old last Thursday.
Mr.. Tom Glenn has just recovered from n
spell OF sickness.
A mad dog was on the public square las;
Wednesday.
The negroes had "shin-dg' at Hammer
Hail last Friday night. They run all night.
John w. Lockridge continues to bring
splendid peaches 10 town.
John Martin paints very handsome
"shoO-flies" on Lconhard Il Marshall's
,Bootjacks. ..
Dir. Turner Criswcil, last Tuesday, had his
tight ankle badly hurt in the house Of Lips
connb Bro, where he is clerklnS.
The Ministers Of tho Cumberland and
Methodist Churches of this city eX>
change pulpits occasionally.
Tom Thumb, Jr., will please accept
our thsnks for beautiful magnolia
flower and a green fig, grown on the
Brown place, near town.
One of the cleverest gentlemen we
over met, day after day, is w. J. Cakes,
Tilcr for the Masons. We regret to
leave him.
Francis NJ. Vaughn has completed
n house on Embargo street, another on
the same street for Jake Becdenbaugh,
and portioo for Mrs. Sallie White.
Clifford 4 Hughes have located their
wood~sawing machine on John Browns
lot, Corner High street and CONNER
rial Alley.
4 negro was up before the Recorder last
N,stsy, for shooting dog. lie claimed that
che dog VS. mad, but the evidence did not, and
hc was Gnef ten dollars.
Last Saturday afternoon man came rushing
INTO town, riding bareback on q horse. Officer
Latta Was Suspicious OF such strange beha-
vior, and arrested him, but he proved TO be in
nocent of auy wrongdoing, and was set at lib
erty.
Ncs.r.. Lancaster 4 Cablcr have Just fin
,S,,ed their contract on Capt. Gibson's house.
The house will be finished in September, and
will I've one Of the most costly houses in the
county.
VIC, Baird, Mail Route Agent on
the Nashville & Decatur Railroad, was
i'm our town few days since. So far rs
.nr knowledge goes, he makes a very
efficient and accommodating Agent.
Mr.. J. Milton Parker, efficient Chair
mao Of the Street Committee, finished
his new dwelling house, near the Depot,
Last week. 1t is a nice residence, and is
occupied by Mr.. Hendrick, the Catho-
lie priest.
The mail rider 10 one of our neighbor-
iuv counties becoming sick, or other
wise out of place. recently, our young
friend, Edmund Hughes, son of Judge
Hughes, mounted horse and rode il
himself. THIS is the right spirit for our
younc men; lot them not be ashamed OF
honest work.
We xudersta~d that Frank Aydelott has
secured the privilege Of erecting baggage
rc,m at the Fair grounds for the purpose of
taking care Of the baggage Of the visitors at the
coming Fair. II will be quite an accommo-
,Iation TO the visitors, and We hope Frank will
be well paid for his trouble.
aue of the most elegant, if not tn,
,hoSt elegant and magnificent party
ever siVen i'm this county, was given
fast tuesday night Ivy Col. l.. ID. Myers,
II his beautiful and palatial residence,
Mercer Hail." near this city. The
beautiful lawn i'm front of the residence,
WAS Lit up in fairy-iiks. manner by
inuumarable transparencies of various
bues. Soon after eight O'Clock the rum-
hie and rattle of carriages, told that
something important was on hand, and
until the hour Of midnight, the young
t,ir. and brave ones continued to arrive.
Inside the brilliantly lighted residence,
A lovely and enchanting sight meets our
vision. Beautiful and lovely women
are dancing or promenading, with the
handsome chevaliers OF Maury, Will
hanson, Giles, Nashville, and Other
.-ouuties and towns. Gay and fashion
able New Orleans, Memphis, Tuskaloo.
"A. and other cities were represented Ivy
some Of their most lovely daughters
and our sister County Williamson, hon
ord the occasion with some OF her su
,srbIy beautiful daughters. our owr
fair and lovely women, were put 10
severe test by being placed on the same
floor with the beautiful bellies of Other
states and cities. Nothing could exec
the charming manner in which the
nuests were received and entertained by
Col, Myers, his accomplished wife, thcil
lovely daughters, and their accomplish
cd relatives from the Crescent City
The supper was splendid, and in many
particulars il was one fthc best il Las
ever been our good fortune. to partake of
Gentlemen from other cities were there
arrayed in purple and fine linen.