The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-01-19
AROUND Town.


Duck River has not been navigable at
Columbia this winter.
The "GOod looking Snow" paid us a
friendly visit on last Tuesday morning.
One hundred new houses were built
III Columbia during the year 1871.
Those indebted by subscription to
the Bible Society, are requested to call
on w. j. Andrews, Secretary, and settle
tho same.
The members of the Executive Com
mittee of the Maury County Bible So
ciety are requested to meet at the resi-
Deuce of w. X. Elam on Tomorrow
ev ming at 7o'clOck. .H .H.. ..
Our County Representative, Hon. w.
B. Wilson, and cur Floater, Hon. w.
Ii. Gordon, arc very much alike. Both
of them live on the Shelbyville Turn
pike, almost in sight of each other; both
were named for William bradshaw;
both are strict blue-stocking Presbyte-
rians; both were Old Line Wings; beth
are good looking; and both are admirers
OF tue fair sex. Here, we regret TO say,
the analogy.ends. Z. Mr.. Wilson is mar
ried, and Mr.. Gordon is not-yct a
Foster Brothers advertise that they
will pay the highest market price for
hs
South-Main sereet. + be-. .a.. ~
X. SAMSON, Jr., is an assistant in the
Clerk and Masters Office. -
Rev. Davitftss, u ,sof Sae Aha
ny, Ind, spent e'fast days With his Ufd
friends in this town last week, who
were reiOiced to see that he was greatly
There will he n meeting of tho Direc-
tors OF the Marry County Agricultural,
Horticultural Il Mechanical Society on
to-morrow, Saturday; at the Office ofthe
Secretary, Josh. q. Bailey.
Mr.. Frazer, Special Claim Commits
siOner, came to this citya few days ago,
tatake testimony in claim cases referred
to him from Washington, lie stopped
ut the Office of Major ]. L. Wilson, who
Is the very efficient Claim Agent at this
place. Major Wilson enjoys the conf
dence OF the u. 8. Government, and all
legal claims will be collected by him, if
by anybody. =, -
Major j. III. Akin and J. G. Ingram
passed through our town a week or so
ago, with a fine drove OF mtIh,s.; They
bought separate droves, and when they
accidentally mot in Louisville, they put
lhopt together. IAe mules are destined
Tennessee ought to supply the Gulf
States with mules.
Robert G. Harris, in company with
Andy Huey and another raf,sman,
padded a canoe down Duck River to its
mouth last sumner, and made q chart
Of the river, which is very valuable, 60
Tritsmen. Mr.. III. has written such an
accurate and lucid description Of every
curve, island or dangerous place in the
river, that q raftsnieB must be snegh-
gent indeed il he meets with AN acci-
nsnt from Sowell's Island to the mouth
OF Duck Rieer. 49, -
We become attached even TO insen-
safe brick and mortar after long
lime, and years .oi association vital
-il6s wood and stone into cherished
friends, whom it is sacrilege Tor any
one to injure, and We exclaim, wood
man, spare that treep' Like our first
parents, we 3eave with regret places
that have been nnstie yr,radises to us by
long association. How much deeper is
this regret when il is warm hearts and
genial intellects that we are leaving
The HERALD family LEFT its old abode
with many regrets. The venerable
I,qctsr. whose flowing beard, lpassiys
t5rrm, aud childiike, glshakcn. fifth
rsp,ind US of''tle father ofthe faithful
the brilliant young Doctor, whose hon.
eat hatred Of caut, hypocrisy, tho "bestei
than thou spirit" and his genuine rel
ish OF truthfulness and of "a thing o.
beauty" made him a charming and
healthful companion. These and 9TH
ers, we leave with regret. And I'VE
will miss the Misses as they 20 passing
by. ...a....
Our talented Young artist, Tlhad. W
York, OF the popular finn Of Seayy q
Sgrk, has etsfted a branch establish
,sientat Egfaski, anu ludg.pb from the
spaGimens OF his work We have seen, hl
il keeping up the reputation be won as
a first-class artist in taking counterfeit
COPIES Of the beauties OF MauFy County
We trust the people OF Pulaski and o
Giles County will patronize Mr.. Yorl
10 the full extent of his merits as CAPT
tai fellow and talented artist.
Who will saw that the day OF homes
man has paSpele A cttizeH 81 tbi
county. who, hayinglost Everything .
a large estate NV the war, was forced D
go into the bankrupt court. came mt
our Office recently and paid on an ON
debt which had already been legal,
J;aEd Nv hisiyffscb srt.e in hank rupt;t
fta rclilarks6ito d that he sia,piy look
81 upon the Bankrupt Act rs eLanc
afforded honest men.tD pay Iteir bones
debts. And besides, lac SoEid pot res
with an easy conscience while he owes
the printer. AN honest man Is the no
blest work ofGod."
Mr.. David Hunter, of Lick Greek
Hickman County, is dead. He was
brother of James NJ. Hunter, of Carter
Creek, and of Dock Hunter, OF this vi
e.nits. lie was ip his .ixty-third year
and Sne III ais sneiyhbors says thai u
was kind husband, an indulgent IA
Their, a good neighbor, and a Christian
gentleman.