The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-08-23
oyEnrHE, COUNTY.

OvEnT HE COUNTY, lgs
W. II. Davis. over the river, is one OF
the very few farmers Of Maury county
| who clirgs to soghum. He has fine
patch of the sweet cane. az
At the Hampshire Railroad crossing,
Messrs. Lane 4 Bro, have erected COM
mOtious stables, ior the accommodation
of the public. See advertisement.
Mr. j. Sidney Fleming, one of the
most esteemed citizens Of our county.
and his wife. returned to their beautiful
home near Zion Church, last Saturday,
from Pom Aqua Springs.
i A subscriber tells US that he has never
seen such fine breadstuff crops AS one
now. to be found in the Mt Pleasant
country. Everything is better than it
has been in years. Unfortunately, how
1 ever, the cholera has been raging in the
same neighborho0d for several months,
| and many swine have died. Some far
mers have lost as high as hundred a
piece A gentleman tells us that he
saved eight OF his by boiling corn in lye
before giving it to the hogs. go,
Uncle Jackie Fly, of the Undertook
country, who is famous for raising the
largest vegetables, corn, hogs, potatoes,
&C., TScSutiy gdVoo lTlcuu ID OuTS tWO
| calamus roots, both of which were about
two feet long. This length is said,to be
| extraordinary. ,9lef rs le'ifs.lea7 f-'.te
Gentlemen tell us that they heard
very palpable signs of an earthquake
last Monday morning at four o'clock
Col. w. J.. Sowell, Up the river, says
the noise first awakened him from q
slight slumber, and then for minute
be could feel conclusion, and heard the
roof of the house crack A citizen of
Marshall county also felt the same sem
sations. Col. Foster, of Carter's Creek,
says be heard the noise, but Gid not feel
any shaking fthe earth. it'siiiS'
Henry Harris, Executor of the estate
of Robertson Bryant, decd, proposes to
sell some valuable real estate on the 23d
of September next. Read advertise
ment. afH,t ei -aH 14t
Mr.. John Alexander brought us a
large "Pound Apple" few days ago,
which measured 1917 inches in circum-
ference. uut -l.asse naft s.af
We learn that a woman named Jane
Goodman was beaten nearly to death
near Mt. Pleasant last Saturday, for
stealing geese. 9,t ils
The Franklin BeUiew & Journal says:
=" We think our Maury friends should
hold convention as early as practical
BILE and nominate candidate Tor F1oater
The remains OF Isaac billiard, who was
before the war a commission merchant
in New Orleans, and who died in Mis-
siss.pei in 1868, were'bronght to this city
last Friday aud were buried at Ashwood,
six miles from this city. Mr.. Hilliard
was brother-in-law of Col. G. W. Polk.
of the vicinity of Ashwood. The de-
hau .,s,n hoa mt fr11
place wherein to sleep his last sleep.
Our fair commences on the 18th of
next month. We hope our ladies will
remember that the success of the indus
trial hall is entirely dependent upon
their exertions; and that being one of
the most attractive features of the fair
they certainly have too much county
pride to neglect it. et is uta
Mrs Rebecca Lusk, of Catbey's Creek,
furnishes a striking illustration of the
healthfulness of the climate OF Maury
county. She is still living, in her eigh-
tv-eighth year, and has ten children,
ffty-three grand children, and seventy
seven great-grandchildren Her chill
dren are all living but one. She came
to where she is now living, at Andrew
Akin's. when the country was all a
canebrake, and whenever the men folks
door shut to prevent bears from coming
in. A short time ago there was meet
ing at her house of ten of her grand
children and great-grandchildren all OF
whom had been rocked in the same era
die. The oldest was fifty years old, and
the Youngest babe in the cradle.
After the first Monday in September,
Maury county will have more schools in
operation within her borders, with the
exception OF Davidson and Shelby, than
anv other county in the state.
We understand that some parties are
getting up petition to call out Maury
county candidate to beat Mai. T. F. p.
Allison, of Williamson, for the State
Senate because that county is for John
son. We are not disposed To believe the
report, from the reason that those who
were foremost in giving Williamson the
State Senatorsbip, are opposed to John
son to the bitter end. 1t would certain
ly be acting in bad faith on our part to
pursue such course now. a- s-a
Last Thursday morning at five o'clock,
in company with John Baird, a passion
ate lover of fine horses, we went out
to Capt. l.. W. Black g, on the Nashville
Turnpike, for the purpose of seeing Mr..
Albert Burch work his horses on his half
mile course He was already "joggiDg,
d L. L.
iron gray trotter. George" In a few
minutes Col. T.. W. Heesee's splendid
mare, "Kitty," was brought out, and if
was real treat to see with what art and
professional skill this prince of trainers,
Mr.. Burch, managed her, and encour-
aged her to keep her gait, increase and
slacken her pace, etc. This animal
was purchased in Kentucky for Col.
Keesee. She was sired by st. Elmo, he
by Alexander's Abdallah, who is also the
sire of Goldsmith Maid, who made the
fastest time on record. kitty" is a
splendid animal, and under the expert
enced training of Mr.. Burch, she will
doubtless aStOnish some of the horse
men at our fairs She belongs to the
Hambletonian stock, family that has
turned out some of the fastest trotters
on the turf. After a substantial coun-
try breakfast Capt Blacks celebrated
trotting stallion, Black PRINCE" was
brought ont. Mr.. Bureh says, Prince is
King, and moves with regal grandeur
around the track. He is certainly as
handsome in figure and as graceful in
movement as horse flesh gets to be.
Next came Mr. Baird with his beautiful
filly. Lena" out of a Traveller mare
by Mfr. Samuel A. Pointers celebrated
"Slasher" She moves briskly, and
at our fairs. Maury county has long
been very much in need of FIRST class
horse-trsiner, and place where the
speed and gracefulness of our young
horses can be developed. 1t is the want
of these that has kept our county from
being famous for fast stock. II our peo-
Pile patronage Mr, Burch. this evil will
be remedied in the future He was
Taught by Hiram Woodruff, a trainer of
worldwide fame, at the Fashion Course,
Long Island. With such training and
fifteen years experience, Mr.. Burch cam
not fail to be a frst-class trainer. An
evidence of his honesty was manifested
a few days since. A gentleman brought
him colt, and told him to try it. and if
he thought he would make trotter, to
train it /; and if not, to say So. He tried
the colt bali an hour, and replied to the
gentleman that be would not make
trotter
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