The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-05-17

1 "A pair OF W0U developed C0lcR00e
| were recently hatched from one egg, on
the farm of Mr.. VIM. Fly.
Farmers have been complaining for
several weeks Of dry weather. The big
rain on the 9Th Of April baked the earth,
and the hot sun since that time has
dried it 80 that seed have lain in 1t
weeks without enough moisture to pro-
duce termination. ut is an ill wind that
present instance the dry weather has
| enabled the farmers to recover from the
| damage sustained by the freshet, rebuild
their fences, rebreak their fields, and
keep down the weeds and grass until
| corn and cotton get ahead. Many
fields of wheat and oats are beginning
to look yellow and sickly, the usual indi.
| cation of rust. n as ir>ss
Last December, the barn and crib of
Mr.. E. III. Wilkes, first tollgate keeper
on the Columbia and Mt. Pleasant
turnpike, were burned. He suspected
Gator, alias Tom London, col, of being
the ircideniary, but the latter ran away
to Sand Mountain, to work on the
North and South Railroad. Not long
since, Gator returned to this county, and
engaged to work with Rev. VIM. Doss,
on the Booker place, east of Columbia.
Mr.. Wilkes heard of it, and went over
and confronted Gator, and caused him
to confess everything. Gator was tried
before Justices Harrison and Holman,
and committed to jail.
/ A gentleman tells us that Mr.. w. j.
Jones, of Carter's Creek, has the finest
field of wheat he has seen this year. or
course he has fine wheat, because he is
fine farmer.
Mr.. s. Walker Scott, of the Hopewell
DeighborhOod, recently had twenty
three fine Leicester, SouthdOwn and
Cotswold sheep killed by dogs. They
were worth, we are told, three or four
hundred dollars. Mr.. Scott says this
bal luck will cause him to give up
sheep raising altogether. lift were not
for the dogs in Maury county, our peo-
pie would have one hundred thousand
dollars worth of sheep more than they
now have; because in that event every
farm, however small, would have on it
large flock of these valuable animals.
Ii we never get dog law, the result
will finally be, that none but those who
are able to keep shepherds, etc, to
watch over their f1ocks, can afford TO
have sheep at all. This fact is to be re-
GREETED, because Maury county, with
her every hill top covered with luxu-
RANT bluegrass, is especially adapted to
sheep raising.
The people of the neighborhood of
Beech Grove, on Carter's Creek, are en-
deayoring to establish a good female
school in the beautiful grove of beeches,
which give the place it's significant
name. Twelve hundred dollars have
been subscribed, and when eight hun
dred more are raised, work will be
hA
rell, w. j. Jones, and other prominent
citizens, are taking an active interest in
the enterprise. We trust that they will
succeed. Our people seem to think
that their girls should be educated, but
have not a thought for the boys. We
haye already some of the best female
schools to be found anywhere, and no
male college. The consequence is, the
young ladies of our county are far more
intelligent than the boys. -. 10 b,
Kemp Webster, COL, of Hampshire,
went into Jim BradfOrd's house last
week, and commenced cursing and
beating the latfer's wife. She called
aloud for assistance, and Jim ran to see
what was the matter. When he got
there, Kemp met him with knife, and
cut h m severely, in the back, on the
back of the head, and on the hand.
Bradford, though severely wounded,
ran into his house, got his double bar
rel shot gun, and fired at Kemp, who
was flying from the impending danger.
One load struck him, and filled his
back with small shot. Bob Baker, col,
and Bradford ran after Kemp, who
turned around and knocked them
both down with rocks. Kemp was
finally arrested, tried before Esquire
Knowles, who sentenced him, on failure
to give ibond, to the Columbia Jail, to
await his trial before the Criminal
Court. He was placed under guard, but
he succeeded in making his escape, on
Monday morning, before the constable
started with him to Columbia.