The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-02-02
OVER THE COUNTY.

Mumford and Wesley Smith have
just returned from Southern Ala
bama, where they took drove OF mules.
One OF them says that mules are dull
| sale now in the Southern market. Their
| drove brought. on an average, about one
hundred and thirty dollars.
Major J. Fl. Akin went to the South
| with drove of mules few weeks
since, and has returned. Bis mules
sold tolerably well.
Our friend James NJ. Alexander, of
Carriers Creek, has bought out Capt.
Trotter's interest in a fine steam saw
mill, and he and his brother, John &.
Alexander have moved it up Carter's
Greek, to Mr.. Satterheld's place. We
wish them much sucsess.
The coming summer promises to fur
nish an exciting contest in this county
between Reaping and Moving Ma
chimes. The Champion Machine took
two premiums during last summer, at
trials gotten up by the Farmers Club
at John w. Mayes's, and Gen. Ewell's,
but the Clipper Company say that they
have improved their machine, until it
can have no peer; and that they have
the very best Dropper Attachment in
the market Messrs. Andrews, Mayes
& Co., are Agents for both machines.
During last Christmas week, the young
men ofKnob Creek held prayer meeting
every night at appointed hours in the
neighbOrhood. We never hear of any
robberies or murders being committed
i'm that community. That is the proper
way for the birth OF the Savior to be
cel0brated-prayer for his presence in
our hearts. The good old Saxon idea OF
expressing JOY on the birthday Of
Christ, by gifts, family reunions, etc,
etc, has degenerated until in our day,
it is almost, if not quite, an evil. The
practice of firing guns, torpedoes, crack
ers, roman candles, ETC., is nuisance.
During the distribution OF gifts to the
Sunday School last Christmas night, at
ST. Peters Church, i'm this city. Soy
eral young men assembled around
the church, and commenced exploding
powder in terrific manner. We do
not know whether Andrew Walker
will posecute them for disturbing pub
lie worship or not.
4 horse doctor named London rented
some land from Walker Scott last year,
and some difficulty ensued between
them in regard TO the payment
of the rent. They had a lawsuit,
which terminated in.o Mr.. Scott's IA
vor. During the absence of Mr.. Wal
ker Scott in Lincoln county, Leroy, his
son, went over TO nE. London. and fe-
quested him To remove his corn from
the place. London abused Leroy, and
his father, and he former went over
and told his brother Jimmy of it. JIM
lay being a well disposed yOung man,
went TO see London, and asked him not
to talk about bis father. London asked
him il he took it up, and receivipg the
reply that he did as far as his father vas
concerned, suggested Il meeting Tor SET
Element mt Culleoka, which Jim az
cepted. Jim started of, and on going
around the house found London there
v-itb double barrel shot gun. London
told his. that that was about as good
place as any to settle the difficulty, and
raised his gun as if ready to Ire: Jim
drew his derrenger pistol as quick as
lightning, and fired. This scared Lon
don 80 that he dropped his gun. See
ing, however, that Jim had no more
shots, London proceeded to pick up his
gun, but again jim vas too quick for
him and went flying through tie .ot, and
then down the road. He lost his hat.
but saved his bacon.