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

0vKR TME CoUHTY.
What has become Of the Wild ducks ?
We have ssen none, nor heard Of any
sportman killing any, NOR eaten any 1t
4 the Nelson House.
w. p. Howell, son ofB J. HowsA, of
this county, isgoing 70 school ct Leba-
non, Tenn.
Mr.. Scotch Patterson, of Mississippi,
Bigbyville. We 1ish him much sue
cees. ga
Santa Fe hasa ssSecret ConversinR
Ciub," which meets thirty nights In
every month.
| Tho recently married disciple Of
Gsculapius, at Santa Fe, has come
down town. but once since he married,
We are told.
We regret to learn that Mr.. Isaac B.
White, Of this county, has bean quite
sick for the past three weeks with .
carbuncle on tho back Of his neck.
w. D. Benderman's many friends
viii be glad to learn that he has recov-
cred entirely from his recent dangerous
illness.
Our young friend Alex Mckay, Of
and formed . partnership with Rev. w.
M. Robinson, In the Variety Store busi-
mesa. We with thsm much success.
| Joe A. Irvine recently sold . fine Jack,
Statesman, ITO Moore 4 Miller of Obi
however. Of Major Younger, and will
keep him during the spring.
The goats advertised to be sold on
| Tuesday Of last week, at the residence of
Rev. r. G. Irvine were not all sold.
The remainder will be offered for sale
| again. 5ti %
Capt. Thos. Gibson is said to have one
of the finest looking fields Of wheat in
broke the ground mp deep, narrowed It
| In, and then rolled IL with q heavy roll
Ter. -t.s. ...faa5.. ls.arss OIL.
The Marshall Gazette says Bob Beatty,
col, who is to be hanged at Columbia,
Friday, March q, 1872 was raised in
Marshall County, on Silver Creek, and
| was owned by the estate Of Thos. III.
Beatty, deceased. He was always COM
sidered bad negro.
Bob Beatty, who murdered his wife
! aud threw her into Fountain Greek, has
had short respite granted him by the
Supreme Court. He was sentenced to
be hung on the 18th Of March, and the
hanging has been postpon ed until FRI
day, the 5th of April. ....
The following named citizens OF
Spring Hill have subscribed the sums
affixed to their names, for the Method
| list Publishing House: Martin T. Cheairs,
I'll, A.
Cheairs, 800; Rev. w. II. johnson, IS.
We regret to learn that little son
| Of Esq. 6. w. Kiuzer, of Sawdust Val
ley, Eson. was accidentally shot re-
Gently by his little brother, while they
were hunting squirrels. 1t Is doubtful
whether his left leg, the calf of which
or not. This ought to be . warning
to all boys who are in the habit Of
hunting with guns. Eson is only elev-
en- years old, and his brother twelve.
A night train on the Nashville and
Decatur r. r., killed q mare on the
Morgan farm, next to the Duck River
longed to Mr.. Willie P. Morgan, was q
thoroughbred, and very valuable. A
| train killed lot of cattle for Mr.. Nor
gan about one month ago, in the day
time.
r. A. Mckay, of Carter's Creek, has q
| fine fish pond, near his residence. It Is
| well stocked with trout and black
perch, but good many have died re-
Gently, owing, no doubt, to the want Of
| rain. Mr.. Mckay, however, does not
seem to divine the cause Of their death.
Rev. s. w. Mitchell, the beloved and
| eloquent pastor of Zion Church, has
been i'll, but is now better. A great
deal of sickness has prevailed in that
| neighborhood during the past month or
| two, but we are glad to lesrn that it has
now somewhat abated. James A. Flem-
ing was very sick, but has recovered.
In consequence Of the illness of Rev.
A. 81. Price, Agent for the Maury Couu-
| ty Bible Society, there will not be q
branch society organized at either Mt.
Nebo or Williamsport, at the times
heretofore announced. When warm
| weather sets in, appointments will be
made for 10th ofthose places.
The Snow Creek neighborhood is
overrun with the measles. Esq. Roun-
| tree tells us that there are one hundred
cases on that creek. Many families
have five or six members down with Is.
Dr. Terrell and DR.. Sebastian have their
hands full. We are glad to learn that
the measles has not proven very fatal on
Snow Creek, only one person having
died of it, up to this writing.
Ben. F. Capertop, young Spring Hill
liam, now Baggage Master on Al RaiS
ley's train, was united in the holy bonds
of wediock, to the beautiful Miss Euge-
MIA Wells, Of Deostur, Ala, on the 18th
ultimo, by the Rev. Mr.. Mabry, of that
city; The haPPy couple spent 2 week
and an Tf friends. Nav their lives f be as
bright and beautiful as summers day
without q cloud.
Can't. Fletcher Barnes, of Mt. Pleasant,
who invent S0uth'' witl q groYe of
mules about one month ago, has re-
posing of his mules, and bought two
remnant drOves from less fortunate and
skillful traders, and disposed of them
also. Tom and Polk Hillisrd, who
we've Of the South at about the same
time, were not 70 snoOesssy4 no Capt.
Barnes, and had 10 bring back to Aaity
County ten very fine mules. I
A very strange accident occurred at
Neeley's mill on last Saturday morning.
Without any warning the upper stone
of the corn mill flew into two equal
parts. The st0pe7 we've Eaised about
four feet above the floor, apd one of
them few past the head of Johnny
Allen, miller, and falling near 3 negro,
on the floor, struck plank, which flew
up and stunned and slightly hurt him.
The mill was stopped the day before by
nail, but no csuse is assigned for the
accident on Saturday. Mr.. Neeley's
loss is about 800. He sent Immediate
| " for neg stone, and VIII soan hsye
1t running.
Daniel Boone McKennon aud Joseph
Hill, of the Gross Bridges country, have
pat I'D q house and gone to keeping
bachelors hall, for the purpose OF rails
ing goober peas. They expect to plant
forty acres in COOLERS, which will prob
ably be the largest crop Of the peanut
ever raised in this county, on one farm.
: 1t has proyan TO be . very valuable
crop in Hickman and Gerry counties,
and We trust that 1t will be found equal
, ly suitable and valuable to Maury coun-
, ty soil. Marsh johnson got up the sta
, tistics for Hickman last year. and he
says that one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars worth Of COOLERS were rails
ed in that county last year.
About tyelty-ops families are down
with the measfeb, on Darter,s Gregg.
, Three or four persons are down with II
+ in many families. They caught 1t at q
dancing party given on the 18th of Feb
ruary by Brown Tate, q young bachelor,
of the vicinity of Beech Grove. Mr..
Tate being o bachelor and having no
I vyo,na,, fr1t,s M, bie p1aCo not the vViv0a