The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-04-26
OVER THE COUNTY.

The assessors are busy assessing the
State and County Tax.
T.. Y. Murphy. who has been attend
ing lectures at Baltimore, has returned.
During a storm last week, on Bear
Creek, streak of lightning struck q
large steer belonging to r. Ii. Ogilvie,
on the nose, and killed him. The steer
weighed next day, thirteen hundred
and fifty pounds.
A few days since, on the G. w. Nc
Cord place, four dogs were killed, sup
posed to be mad. Their necks were
much swollen, and The hair rubbed eff.
About a week previous, Mr.. Samuel r.
Watkins killed dog that was certainly
mad.
See the advertisement of Akin & Wat
kins. They are prepared to supply all
kinds of lumber at short notice.
c. Volney Cyrus, of Bear Creek, went
to North Alabama last Friday, stald
one day, and returned to his "bread
tray"
Jim Sargent, of l0i Main Street. Saw
dust Valley, is building handsome
new residence. He is one of seven I'M
married brothers, and it is believed
that his end is near at hand.
Col. Albert G. Cooper, our excellent
State Senator, has removed from Lewis
County to the vicinity of Columbia.
He is living in the residence lately Oc-
cupied by S. NJ. Arnell, who has gone to
Washington City.
The returns OF sales of the different
sewing machines, during the year 1871,
show the Singer machine to be by far
the most popular of all in the market,
the number sold being Isl, 260, out of a
total of 6l0, l9i of twenty-five different
patterns. 1t appears, too, that the Chi
cago Relief Committee which under
took to furnish sewing machines to per-
sons needing them, supplied 2,427
Singer machines against 5l7 of all other
kinds. This preference for tho Singer
machine is due to its intrinsic superb
ority, and seems likely to be maintained
against all competition.-Ne,c York Stn.
Mr.. Henry Webb, of Culleoka, is af-
fiicted with varioloid, in a mild form;
in consequence of which Prof. Webb's
school has been dismissed until the 18th
OF May.
All voters will bear in mind that the
law will go into effect the first of Janu-
airy neRt, requiring all voters to produce
the tag collectors receipt that they have
paid their poll tax for 1872, before they
will be entitled to a vote. To avoid all
difficulty, taxpayers, white and black,
should call on the assessors imme-
diately, and have their names entered
on the Textbook.
We have received complaints from a
number ofsources this week from our
subscribers. We are at loss to account
TOR it, and don't know who the delin-
quents are. We are very particular to
mail our papers promptly and properly,
and the fault certainly is not with us.
Some of our patrons at Hampshire say
they DO not get their papers once in a
month, We trust that those who man.
age the postal affairs will look into the
matter and discover the delinquen:s.
Mrs. Emily Ferr,ll Mahon was born
October 9TH 17SS, in Chatham county,
North Carolina, and died on the 18th of
this month; and hence was in her S4th
year. She died at the house of Jns. NJ.
AHent, near this place. The parents OF
the deceased eettled in Maury county,
near Spring Hill. seve.ty years ago. She
was married to Thos. Mahon ana sestied
on Rutherford Creek where she lived for
sixty years. She was childless,
hut was the step mother of Mr..
Ed Malos. Her remains were inferred
in Rose Hill Cemetery,