The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-03-15
AROUHDrOwN.

uay morning.
A lady fair from the cedars of Lebanon
is in our town.
Miss L. c., who'has been charming th,
young men of our CITY for several weeks
has returned to Nashville.
Louisville has temporary possession
Of ore of Columbia's accomplished
daughters.
Cary vaught's COW was run over b,
the cars few days ago, and Q LEI
broken.
"Gen. Braxton Bragg" COL, sawei
two loads of wood for the HERALD Of
fice last week.
]. A. Cook, the Constable for tb(
Santa Fe district, is the officiating Con-
stable for the Grand Jury.
DIR. s. J. Cobb, skillful Dental Sur
geon of Nashville, came to Columbus 9
few days since, prospecting for q plact
to move to.
It is stated th&t Mr.. Jas. Sarven, who
has made princely fortune on his i'm.
provement In: buggy hubs, was offer
ed last spring million and half In
cash for his invention.
We neglected to make mention, at tie
time, the marriage of Mr.. w. p. Barr
of Edgfield, to Mrs. Sallie Crawford, Of
Columbia, on the 18th ult. The happy
couple have our best wishes.
Two colored women had q fight las:
week, nesr the Reservoir, attracting the
attention of the whole neighborhood
by their boisterous language. Fined
by the Recorder.
A fight occurred on the Public Square
Tuesday last, between Mr.. w. L. Muir
ply and Mr.. J. B. Woodside, about an
account. Nobody hurt. The police ar
rested them. -
Henry Dunlap, COL, who was sentenc-
ed to the Penitentiary last year for lar
ceny, having appealed to the Supreme
Court, was brought from Nashville last
Tuesday and lodged in our jail, that
Court having granted him new trial.
The Pruett Women, of Hickman
county, were put in the Maury County
Jail, q few days since, under an attach
ment to secure their attendance in the
Riddle murder case. The witnesses in
this case have been notified to be IN at
tendance next Monday.
The rooms formerly used by the HER
AID Office, in the Masonic Hall, have
been cleaned up, painted anew, and one
of them is occupied by Jesse Oaks, an
accomplished tailor. The other will be
used as a hall for public exhibition,
concerts, etc. Is it possible that our
good masonic brothers are not going to
build their new hall, after all?
Capt. Ed. Kuhn, of this town, met
with a painful accident last week. The
grindstone in the shop used for making
agricultural implements has soft places
in it, and by much use its surface be
came uneven. While engaged In
occurred, while il was in rapid motion,
and Capt. Kuhn's hand was brought in
violent contact with the great rough
surface of the grindstone, lacerating II
in painful manner.
The following named persons were
registered the Nelson House recently
tin, r. M. Frierson. I. s. Buiord, w.
M. Gavrett, Int. Rev. Departmental
of Nashville. p. b. Mosley, Somerville,
Tenn. 1T, Hunt, Esq, Culleoka. NJ
r. Harrison, P. o. Dept, Washington,
d. G.. e. Armstrong, Lewisburg, Tenn.
George N. Mead, and Mrs. VIM. Little
field, Newport, Rhode Island, formerly
of this place, and wife of one of our
citizens.
Rev. Mr.. Newell, of Memphis, preach
ed in st. Peters Church in this city, on
last Sunday morning, and assisted in
the reading of the services In the after
noon. He is a native of England, was
cd, of Pnrnn ond vnQdn
priest in the Roman Catholic Church.
Several years ago he became convinced
of the errors of the Romish Church, and
renowned his allegiance thereto. he
attached himself to the Episcopal
Church, and not long since, was made
a minister in its service. 1t is probable
but not positively ascertained, that he
will be given charge of st. Johns
Church, Ashwood, In this county.
Last week, Mr.. F. II. Watkins, of this
town, bought half hushel of Irish po-
tatoes, and cut them up for planting
Mr.. Watkins put meal on them to pre-
vent it. Heleft them in this condition
in "U. H." all night. Next morning
not potato was visible, and the only
Suspicious yestige he saw was some
meal on the edge of q large rat hole
He came down town, got q large ra,
trap, and set it in "U. a." Next morn.
ing be found that he had captured an
immense rat, ss large as his small dog
And then he had Q magnificent dog
and rat fight.
REV. A. H. Price, agent for the Maury
County Bible Society, organized q
branch society in the Methodist Church
II RI log< G,,-Iox1 vns<v1,f T,hx
congregation was small, but very re
p were elected e PRESIDENT, John "
| Wetherspoon; Vice Presidents, T. H
] Williams, Jas. J. Clam, A. 8. Horsley;
Secretary, Joseph A. Walker; Treasurer
M. Ruttle; Cor. Secretary, Jas. A
| Ba,lsv. Executive Committed, JOSEPH
| f. Tucker, Chairman; 81. w. Sanders
| VIM. A. Latta, Edward KEhp, JOSEPH
A. Walker, Sec, NJ. Ruttle, Treas, 4
w. Keesee.
Columbia has been without a temper
| snce society for several years, but tn
! country people are doing q great dea
| better. Good Tsmplar Societies are be
ing formed all over the county. Tn
people of Snow Creek have formed
lodge at Concord. Eve suggest tina
they change its name, as there is alread.
one Concord meeting house in Maur,
county, Rev. r. Hull and Messer Yes
tai, of Knob Creek, were mainly instru
mental i'm getting up tho Lodge. Tn
following are the officers r. A. Roun
tree, Lodge Deputy; r. p. Fitzgerald
Chief Templar, A. 7, HARRISON, Secreta
nv; A. g. Waters, Financial Secretary
n, L. Waters, Treasurer; @. A. Wa
tiers, Past Worthy Chief, John Waters
Marshal; Green Jack, Chaplain, Mr.
L. e. Jack, Worthy Vice; Miss Msrgs
ret Goodwin, Right Hand Supporter; Mis-
Polk Younger, Left Hand Supporter
Miss Fannie Morrow, Deputy Marsha
There are about sixty members in tn
Lodge, thirty or forty Of whom are ID
dies
There is consolation in the conscious
ness that the last sad duty to dear on
taken from us has been faithfully an
properly performed. Mr.. A. Barr, VIII
has devoted some thirty years of his Lii
to the undertaking business, and is g
well known and highly esteemed as
business man and citizen, is better pre-
pared now thaH eyer to give satisfat
ton to his customers, In his lars
wareronms, can be seen, in show case
the finest, most eiaDOrate ana cOstllee
burial cases in the United States. tn
show cases, themselves, as works {
art, cannot be surpassed, and reflet
much credit upon the manufacture
! Gis Boyd, the Prince of good. fellows
Everything Is Arranged IN tho nicet
order in Mr.. Bars ware-rootns." On
department il specially devoted to th
making of Picture France, and thos
acquainted with Mr.. Barr need not b
told OF his akill. Johnny Barr is Nj
BArr's very efficient assistant, in th
usdertak. ing business, and promises