The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-01-13
CULLEOKA ITEMS.

Shaw's wagon shop, III Culleoka.
Two negro men, Aft. Jones and Jack
Fitzpatrick, recently had big fight in
Culleoka.
r. N.5Strayhor,,, Boot and Shoe max
er Of Culleoka, has moved to Cvffey's
The other day, two young men, Robert
Bigears and John Compbell, aged about
twenty-one years, were seen following
old man Willis Perry up, for the pur-
pose of whipping him. McNease saw
the whole affair.". and told the young
men that they should not hurt the oid
man, whereupon Bigears struck Me-
Nease, and at it they went.
Mr.. James, the Postmaster at Culieo-
ka, saws that he cannot deliver any let
tiers or papers addressed to pheasant
Grove" because there is a Post Office
open in Bedford county, by the same
name. He says he is bOnnd to send all
letters addressed to pheasant Grove"
to Bedford county.
Some of the fields around Culleoka are
still white with cotton.
A great many farmers in and around
Culleoka changed hands during the first
week in ISL. = sTt
The Methodist Sunday School at Gull
leoka is said to haye adopted series of
uniform lessons, which are published
monthly at Nashville.
The merchants of Culleoka, have
adopted the cash system. This is the
most important item we have chronicled
from Culleoka in many a day. Let them
stick to il, and the farmers make a little
less cotton. and broomcorn, and all will
be well.
Nearly all of the Culleoka farmers
speak of deserving cotton, and turning
their attention to something efse-cere-
ais, we trust. 80
Greenbacks are said to be almost as
scarce as ''henteeth" arourd Culleoka.
"A two-edged joke, which cut both
ways, was played off on physician of
Culleoka, last week, by three nice young
ladies. Alittle boy named Webb went
in terrible hurry, at hight, about
O'Clock, for Dr. Bennett, The Doctor
was not at home, and the boy went down
town, where he found him. He came in
crying, and told DR.. Bennett that he
wanted him togo to DIR. Cochran's inn
mediately, as a child had fallen down
and broken its arm. The boy seemed in
terrible distress, and the Doctor went in
an awful hurry in the direction of DIR.
.,
ing very serious. The physician was
taken up stairs, and conducted to bed
side, where lay an immense doll, with
one of its arms broken! The Doctor left
immediately, with a flea in his ear. A
| fewdays afterwards he made out an &C
count of ten dollars against the young
ladies for the professional visit, swore to
it before Esquire Hunt, and placed il in
the hands of that capital constable, J. n.
| Torrance, for collection. The ladies are
very mucS troubled about il, and ex>
| pect TO sue DIR. Bennett, for NAL practice
| for not Setting the child's arm. Tho
! trial is set for tomorrow, saturday, be
fore Esquires Hunt, A. l.. Prewett, and
j. S. Renfro. Mr.. ]. +. Moore, a promi-
nent (widower) lawyer of Lewisburg, has
| rendered hrs services to the young ladies
| to fight the case.
| About the best pipe of tobacco we ever
smoked, was raised by John II. Wells
near Culleoka.
| The Methodists of Culleoka held one
of their Quarterly Meetings in that place
last Saturday and Sunday DIR. A. l.. p
Green preached one of his characteristic
sermons, from the text in I'd Timothy
I'd chapter, 5th verse. He had large
and attentive audience.
There is regular prayer meeting al
the Baptist Church every sabbath even
! ing.
Tho farmers around Culleoka have
commenced turning up their lands fo
the coming crops. The lands will b'
mostly planted in corn.
Mr.. John Ballanfant, near Culleoka
killed five hogs, a few days since, which
were only six months old. and averaged
1879 pounds each.
The dry goods business in CulleOka il
rather dull Mt present. The grocery bus
mess, however, isquite brisk.
A crowd of gentlemen passed through
Culleoka with a captured horse-thief las
Monday.