The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-07-21
OVER TIE COUNTY.


\ beautiful belle of BiSby will please
accept our thanks for an exquisite bU-
quet.
Several OF the young ladies OF Big Big
by, have returned from the South.
\ grand exhibition will take plau" at
. BucksnUrt, on to-day and tonight
\ Grand Barbecue and Bran Dance
will be given at Shady Groy TO morrow
| Saturday.
! The BigbyVille neighborhoCd received
a full portion of the rain last Tuesday
night. Corn was suffering very much.
/ G. w. Twittie has left Bear Creek for
Henryyllle, where he expects to teach
school.
The prayers of the rightcou, have
! again been heard, and Culleoka was
twice blessed last week with rain.
Bear Creek received another refresh
/ Ing rain last Thursday. sam. Butler &C
! counts for these apparent partialitles, by
saying, "Our hearts are right
! LuCius T. Love, of Loves Branch, one
/ of the tributaries of Cathevs' Greek, has
young wild geese growing up among his
! goslings.
! Mr.. Isaac Is. White, Il good farmer of
/ the Lick Greek country, raised about
sixteen bushels of Boughtun wheat this
! season from one bushel. Ii is very fine,
| and lac will exhibit it at the next meet
| ing OF the Farmers Club.
George P. Whitaker and Frank Speed
! have bought a splendid Hay Press from
/ Andrews, Mayes e Co., and they will
! travel over the county, and bale the
| peoples hay tuT them. Mr.. W. =. IN
| drcwS will help them put it to work GU
the Ben Turner farm 10 day.
Cur young friend Watty jordan
brought Us last Wednesday, bun
die of clover, raised un his fathers place,
| near this city, which measured siN feet
and ten inches. Lebanon Hcrii! look
cut for bigger specimens.
y grand debate Oh the rIvndryhIcal
AMI republican question, = i'll take place
At s>swtIust Valley Tomorrow evening at
] o'clock. Dehaters, q. W. kinzer, w.
II. Timmuns. u. 7. Ledbetter and /.
King. Levi will give splendid dinner.
Two negroes named, respectfully,
John Moore and Mark Green, were ar
rested last Saturday tur stealing wheat
from Mr.. Underwood. officer Marsh
Renfro took them before ISg. W. \.
| BAILEY, Who committed them to Jail.
| The prosecutor permitted their release,
| and they were turned out OF Jail.
d.. Estes, one of our best farmers.
recently dug siNty-thrpe Larly Rose po-
tatoes from one potato. which measured
a peek. Mr.. Estes j. ii moon man."
and kept back the planting Of the pUta-
toes two or three weeks until the full OF
the moon il the last Of April. OF the
trst of May. He put = lite bone dust
on one hill, and he saw no difference in
result. \ handful Of heated cotton seed
was put On each hill.
4 gentleman named Jones, from the
neighborhood Of Spring Hill, came TO
the Columbia Mills last Monday. and If
ter dark he went into the river for the
purpose Of bathing. By some means OF
other, he received severe cut on one OF
his knees, which caused il 10 bleed very
profusgly. y skillful young surgeon Of
our city WIS sent tUr, and Mr.. Jones w;,S
SOON able to 60 home.
: great deal OF hay has been saved il
the county this year. II has been said
that 1ir. James Jones, has enough to
supply Columbia. We aro anxious 10
know the result OF Nj. Tom Jones OK
pertinent. lie las been blowing in
green clover, a plan which has met with
great results III the North, but II Is =
new thing IL this country, NC believe. !
Miss Ida Bingham school, On Leath- !
NE LtiA A4EEhr LaD1EAA O44 LtL>A A-Litlh tLt
lith inst, with an examination and cE-
hibition. About 500 persons were pres
eut, and they were highly pleased with
the result of the labors Of the beautiful
and accomplished young teacher. Rev. /
Mr.. Robertson delivered an address az |
ter the close of the examination. The |
graduating essay OF one of the young Ia /
dies, entitled "Tha Two Homes" J. said |
10 have been very good.
Jack Rains was tried - BigbyyIlIe |
last tuesday, for stealing q horse from |
Robert Estes. Capt. J. 3. Murphey was
selected as counsel for the prosecutor,
and w. NJ. Sullivan for the defendant. |
The trial was before Esguircs i. {.
Moore. y. K. Holden aud \. L. Prewett.
After a thorough investigation the court
found theiprisOncr guilty Of the alleged !
crime, and Deputy Sheriff Thomas |
Polk Hilliard and Jetl. Haley special |
deputies brought him TO town and |
lodged him in jail, to await hls trial !
al the August term Of the Circuit Court. |
Jack Rains has been accused on scN eTal |
occasions or@te;iiIug, hut got out ~ IL ny |
the leniency Of the prosecutors.
Bear Greek sulphur Springs bids fair |
10 be a great Summer resort, since |
Mossrs. Barr ard McGaw fixed them up. !
Geo. VI. Cannon took his family there !
last Friday, staid all day, and invited /
all his friends TO eat with him. Mr.. b. ,
G.. GrugUry's family also went thIIher. |
II l. a beautiful place for Young PEOPLE, /
old people, married people and unmar-
rIcd people, TO 90, il the early morn and |
il the cool Of the day. \ large iron !
shaft. ten feet long, stands in the mid !
de OF the creek, aud the sulphur water |
i kept by il pure and clear. \ cemcuted /
stone wall, six Ieet high, has been erect 1
ed around the spring, which will pro /
tect 1t against creek freshets, etc. S5nIe |
OF the adjacent trees have been fOOiiShly 1
cut down, and fUf several bOurs in the /
day, the sun has full sweep at the spring, |
and makes it warm, the shan being iron /
Mr.. Robert JamisOn, IN whose praise, a, I
j man Of good practical sense, and .iudg- |
meut, some Of our handsOE.est streets !
VIII always speak, propose to remedy |
this matter by running pipe from the /
spring, under the ground, To the big I
sycamore tree, IL the shade. lie also |
makes u capital suggestion in relation /
to the road to the spring. He says Il |
capital road can be built around the /
blum bv the way OF the mouth Uf Bear /
Creek. 1t is true It Will be overdUw5d |
in tie winter, but we only want il dur |
img the Summer months.