The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-06-28
OVER THE COUNTY.

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Thos. Stratton, of Bear Creek, was &C
at the Columbia Mills, q short time ago
| A COW fell off the bluff into the river
above the Columbia bridge, on Sunda,
last. Monday evening she was still Il
the mire.
The Nashville and Decatur r. R. 4
being surveyed for the purpose of put
ting up mile posts on the road.
John NJ. Francis has some wheat 8
stalks to the grain, heads IL inches
long and 90 grains to the head.
The demand for Dugger's great speech
has almost exhausted our supply.
Some people are very industriously
just about this time, shaking hands will
everybody they meet.
| "A log house, one of the nrst built II
Maury county, on the Pillow farm, op
posite the mouth of Bear creek, has beer
torn down.
The copious showers Of rain last Set
urday and Sunday, made glad the hearts
| Of the farmers. ..-.-.. ...
1t is noticeable fact that the various
| specimens Of the archaeological tribes
| are more abundant this summer than
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| hedge, forest and byways seem to b9
| alive with the feathered songsters. They
| are the farmers and fruit-growers
| friends. a..li H
We are glad to chronicle the fact that
there is a prospect Of having but one
| Democratic candidate for Tax Collector.
in this county. The candidates, with
the exception of two, make a publica-
ton to-day, which is alike creditable to
all, and we do hope the other candidates
who were not present when the card was
signed, will readily consent to 20 into
such an arrangement, and thereby
save the county and State finances
from being under the control of Rad
ical.
Mr.. VIM. Yancey and Mr.. Cheek think
they saw two cub bears on the road from
Sowell' upper mill to Widow Hardison's
place, on the Jim Tindle tract of cedar
land. They are firm in the belief that
they were bears. This is very improba-
bic, of course, but we trust that efforts
will be made to catch tho animals they
saw.
The recent heavy rains have done
some damage. A good deal of washing
was done. but the heaviest injury was
beating down oats, wheat and other
small grain. The damages sustained
were local, but the good done is univer-
sal.
The. commencement exercises of Prof.
Webb's school closed last night, in Gull
leoka, with splendid concert. DIR. r.
X. Hargrove, the President of the Ten
nessee Female College, at Franklin,
preached the Commencement Sermon
Wednesday night, and DIR. A. L. P.
Green delivered the address yesterday
morning. We will give full particulars
next week. --.----
Saturday evening while Mr.. Elias ].
Armstrong was standing in the porch OF
bis house, there was loud thunder clap,
and the lightning struck evidently very
near him, but the sound came from the
middle of his wheat field. At first he
did not understand it, bat a blazing
shock of wheat soon explained the mys-
terry. The lightning had struck it, and
though the rain was pouring down IN
torrents, 1t was entirely consumed. He
was told by an old negro, who was also a
witness to the queer freak, that nothing
but sweet milk would extinguish fire
kindled by Lightning, but not having
any of the Tactical fluid ON hand, the
shock of wheat was lost.
We are authorized by Rufus X. Polk,
Esq, to announce his name this week as
candidate for Floater from Haury and
Williamson. We place his name among
the list of candidates.
living in Middle Tennessee, will meet
at the office of Gen. w. B. Rate, on the
10Th of June, to obtain their share.
The estate of Sir Francis Drake is
estimated at one hundred millions of
dollars. MI. Drake Clopton. of this
vicinity, is one of the heirs.
A gentleman of this county recently
ordered some negroes to cut down tree
which had been struck by lightning,
but they positively refused to do so,
stating that were they to cut a tree
struck by lightning, the lightning would
strike and kill them.
"At the solicitation of many friends"
Andrew Jackson, of the 9th civil dis
trict, has consented to offer his name as
a candidate to represent this county in
the next General Assembly. We place
his name among the list of candidates.
Andrew Jackson is not dead, as many
supposed. His old friends and admirers
are afforded another opportunity of
voting for him. - ..t
The result of the elections in David
son, two years ago, when a Radical
Sheriff and Tailor were elected because
of number of Democratic candidates,
should be warning to the people of this
the Radicals will elect Tax Collector
and probably the Trustee. The people
should take the matter in hand, and
save the county, even of that much Of
Radical lule. We have not so much fear
as to the Criminal Judgeship. We
think Jones and McLemOre will each
get more votes than their Radical oppo-
nent.
The wheat crop in Maury county is
certainly the best we have had for seve>
rial years. Some farmers who expected
to have only enough to supply their own
wants, have large quantities to sell.
The first sold in this market was bought
by Martin, Embry & Wright, at Sl.50
per bushel. Reports from all sections of
the State indicate the crop to be equally
as good SIS in this county. The crop at
the North, however, is not good.
Jerry Bunch, who died in this county,
at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr..
AL Hughes, on the Goth inst, was a
young soldier under Jackson at New
Orleans. He was born in North Caro-
lima, June 9th, l795, lacking but seven
days of being seventy-seven years old
when he died. He died with an assu-
rance of his acceptance with his Master,
the Lord of Hosts.
Jno. T. Alexander, an excellent young
son of Mr.. w. Alexander, has left the
parental mansion in this county, and
gone,to Indian Territory. The Alexan.
ders are stalwart specimens of men, and
we regret to lose John, but he will be an
acquisition to Indian Territory.
Marriage license have lately been is
sued to The following persons, by our
affable, good looking and manageable
County Court Clerk:
FL Craig to Foster.
Jas Prince to Mellisa Green.
J f Howell to Sarah A Davis.
w M Tomlinson to Hester III Powell.
Jno FJordon to Eliza beth j Allison.
id W Estes to B l. Bowles.
Thos Adams to Martha G Brown.
S B Lee to Mary 2 Hughes.
Jas L Seaton to Lou Bell
George Thomas to Nora Thomas.
Cam. Whitthorne to Jennie Lanigan.
Why not establish a cattle market at
Columbia? We have the fnestfbeef cat
tie in the world, and It would be source
of great profit to our county, as buyers
from a DISTANCE would come to our week
ly sales of cattle, and those having good
cattle would find ready safe at good
prices. We hope some Of our farmers
will set such project on foot, as it will
bring much money to our county.
Nearly every sewing machine manu-
featured is represented by an agent in
this county. Tuesday last eight agents
were on the public square, in their
painted wagons, preparatory to their
leaving for the Cross Bridges country