The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-02-09
AROUND TOWN.
James Luster is dead. Poor Jimi

ment.
ABOUND Town.
James Luster is dead. Poor Jimi
Rev. w. II. Vernon preached in the
First Presbyterian Church, on last Sab
bath morning. There was no service al
night.
Mr.. Humphrey II. Harrison and Miss
Annie Bowen, daughter OF General A.
Bowen, of this county, were married re-
Gently at Nashville.
David c. Shelton, Attorney at Law,
has formed a partnership with Albert
w. Stockell, of Nashville. This good
looking new firm are at their handsome
new Office, over the je~elry store
They make q strong firm. We welcome
Mr.. Stockell to our midst, and we are
sure he could not be welcomed amongst
a set of more brilliant and generous
young men, than the Columbia Bar.
Allen Adcock, q crack shot, went
hunting, on last Saturday. and came
back loaded down with game. He slew
cartridges and rabbits by the whole
sale, and then tracked two coons in the
snow to a hollow stump near the mouta
of Rutherford Creek, and captured
them.
On last Thursday night it sleeted, on
Friday it showed all day and part o.
the night. The ground was wet, and
the snow melted until after night. Next
morning the ground was as white
and pure as when it first came from the
hand of God, and looked as if no sin
and corruption lad ever polluted its
fair surface.
n.,- x-;or1 Gam Lakewood af fba
Cedars carried through town and by our
office, on last Saturday, a large drove
of fine fat turkeys. How so many
splendid COOLERS could have escaped
Thanksgiving Day, Christmas week,
and big meetings, is beyond our compre-
hension. Surely, Sam, you must have
but few Preachers up your way. Our
iownsman w. S. Rainey bought the
drove at one dollar head.
Why do not our young ladies have a
NCalico Ball." Leap Year" Party, or
something of the kind? A charming
Young lady of Nashville did inaugurate,
while she was here several weeks since,
the "Dobbins Club" but it has not full
filled its duty.
On thesame night, at about two o clock,
through the cold sleet and snow, came
again the shrill and penetrating sound
of that bell. This time the kitchen of
Judge w. S. Fleming was on fire. The
bell sung clamoroasly for assistance,
but before the engines arrived the fire
was squelcheG.
Rev. James A. Orman preached in the
Methodist Church on last Sabbath
morning, and at night. Bis morning
sermon was in behalf of the Tennessee
Conference Ministerial Aid Society, OF
xxrtt lo 10 ha
was taken up, but there being only a
small congregation present, owing to
the inclemency of the weather, Mr.. Or
man gave the matter into the hands of
the pastor, Rev. A. w. Smith, who will
present it to his people in person.
Sometime since, James Gillian and
John Watson, had some misunderstand
ing, which ended in short fight, Wat
son getting the best of Gillian, who We
believe, was at the time, slightly under
the influence of liquor. They met here
on last Monday, when Watson ap-
preached Gillian for the purpose of
making friends, Gillian smarting under
the former difficulty, refused to accept
any apology, when they clinched, and
were "going" tor one another in regular
Mace and Coburn style, when friends
interfered, and they were separated
without having done much damage.
At about twelve o'clock, on Thursday
night of last week, Mr. James N. Haynes
discovered the fence around Kuhn &
Turpin's Carriage and Plow Mapufsc-
tory on fire. By Jim's timely alarm,
through the ringing Of the terrible
slarum bell, the fire was soon put out.
The fence caught from ashes thrown
against it by the occupants OF
some one of the stores on that portion
OF the public square. II the fire had not
been discovered in time, it is highly
probable that the immense establishment
OF Kuhn & Turpin would soon have
be exercised in the disposition of hot
embers and ashes.
On last Thursday morning, a portion
of the musical talent of Columbia vert
TO Pulaski, to take part in the concert
given i'm that city on Thursday night
for the benefit of the Episcopal Church
i'm that place. The following are the
names of the ladies and gentlemen of
Columbia, who sang on the occasion !:
Miss Margaret Andrews, Miss Rosa
Barnett, and Miss Laura Andrews, Mr.
y. III. Seavy, Dr. Joseph p. Herndon,
DIR. Bickwell. Miss Mary Allison was
also along, and performed on the piano
The singing and the playing received
MANY compliments. MT. SeavV anu
Or. Herudon sang Johnny Schmoker,"
which, of course, "brouKht down the
house" The Pulaskians enjoyed it
very much.
Columbia has been INDUCING in the
luxury of local famine" during the
past few weeks, one of the most severe
spells of cold weather we have had in
many years-and dwelling-houses and
places of business have been turned
temporarily into ice houses, ii there is
anything meaner than burning pulver>
lied coal, i'm a small CRATE, on cold
day, we do not want to see it. Our "coal
famine was the result of a limited
supply of coal i'm the Nashville market.
why do not our coal merchants buy
enough coal to supply Columbia in the
summer time, when Il is Ghesp9 Near
w all the business houses In town, and
great many Of the private houses,
have filed up their fire places, and are
supplied with coal stoves and CRATES
and when coal is scant at Nashville
there is nothing to do but to "freeze
it out" while loads of wood are paraded
tantalizingly before our eyes.
Death OG Rob rrtsOn Bryant.
This venerable man died Ut his resi-.
dence Oh Silver Creek, on last Friday
morning. Of typhOid-pneumonia, at nine
o'clock, at the ripe age Of seyenty-seyeu
wears. A friend tells us that he thinks
he must have been a native of old Vir>
rinia as he was great tobacco raiser