The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-02-23
SPRING HILI ITEMS.

.ri VI sPRsNG HILL ITEMS. -..
On Sunday, the Iltb inst, at tn
Methodist Church. the good people of thi
community organized Il Bible Society
auxiliary 10 The Maury County Society
Judge Henry Wade was chosen Presi
dent, and NV. Chcairs, ESD, Treasure
and Secretary. Forty-twO member
were enrolled that day, and quite
handsome collection taken up. Rev. I
a. Thompson preached that day, subjec
MISSIONARIES" Rev. Mr.. Price, Agent o
the Marry County Bible Society, CAV
the people q pleasant anu interesting
talk; and brother Irvine gave them
word In season." ...........
The following advertisement wa
found stuck up in our town: "WANTEp
Six cross eyed men TO cut hOop-poles
Whilst thoy arc cutting down one po,
they can look out Tor another. DOubl
wages paid. Call on mana -. b. K"
: Wheat and barley do not look well
owing to the late sowing last fall, AMI
the bad quality of seed wheat sown
The tobacco crop around our little town
grown last year, was the largest grown
since the war, We advise our friends
to ship il to GAINESVILLE, Tenn, the lar
gest aud best tobacco market in TIN
State, IF not the best in the West. 7
u There are two clubs that our peopl'
ought 10 organize at once. First, ;
Farmers Club a. this place. We sug.
iEestto'tlol. MoLemore, Major LAea,rs
Maier Brown. AID Other .enterP'isiD.
planters, that ihey sappoint day, ,ant
s.aii lie piantfIS, and At once 6rcaulZe
club. What say you geRtiemon? Suci
societies havc proven most useful anC
profitable in other places. Second, {
Columbia Herald Club. The HERALI
is the best county paper published any
whore, and ought to he read by every
intelligent man in the county. We cal
upon our friends and neighbors who dc
not subscribe for the HERALD, TO come
forward and do 81 a, once. -... pa.
= sl 81 REV. WIN. sToDpARD. n~,.
This talented and learned divine
preached on last Sabbath, i'm tho Pres.
byterian Church at this place, one Of
those unique and original sermons tol
which he IS SO distinguished. He sc.
lected as theme for his discourse, The
fashionable and fascinating amusement
of dancing. lie first noticed Nhe most
common objections to dancing, such as
its being in opposition to the rules Of
tho church. Tho church, he said, had
no tight TO make rules and regulations
except such as were laid down in the
Bible, and There waS Nowhere 10 he
found i'm that Holy Book one word OF
OF dancing; another OBJ
lection by seine vas. lhat it MAS loo
much of i conformity to the world. II
4, &C.. ,I,rh 1,riS nrn
much entitled to the enjoyment of il
i.s tho people of tho world. 1Tdancing Is
wrong, none should indulge in il; but
dancing Of Itself la net wrong, and this
objection falls TO tho ground, and 50
with all other common objections t.
dancing. BY This time, il was evil
dent that tho lovers of tue dance felt
that they, Tor once, had achieved a tri-
un,ph, The young men, especial y the
Young uIeiiibers ofthe church, hue Vi
thel,) looked Joyous and happy, The
old folks looked at each other, AS much
as. to say, did you ever 2" and then
hung their heads. just at that time
tie learned divine remarked, "there is
another Objection to this fascinating
amusement which will not name, but
which will speak Of ili such a manner
that you cannot fail to understand what
| sllliGeln t!a then "handled without
gloves. the fa5hionabie dances OF tine
dav---gave Dr. RossS distinction between
the square and the round dance, which
is, that in the first, one arm is used
and in tho second, both arms are
brvugh, into reiuisitioh. He spoke Of
the demoI alizing tendency OF such eX'
bibitions, whether in private or in pub,
lie, that no father liked to sec his dahgh.
ter, and ne brother kis sister, epgagS
i'm these Dances and that ii q Law
were PROPOSED to prohibit men aud
women from dancing together, il
would kill dancing SO dead that the
hand OF resurrection WOULD never
arouse it. We; give but a fain. out,
line, "a feeble glinnhering of his remarks
only enough to form a sort of finger
board, to point out the route which he
travelled, and ii we fail TO tell what
was said, how could We paint ting change
in tho faces of tho old folks' and young
folks, While the preacher was raising
the curtain, and permitting his audience
to .azo upon the scene, dancing without
music and waltzing without the dance!
IL is easy to tell who &as hit by that
shot: it has caused mighty futte-ins
amongst the ducks, and the general
impression is that there will be no more
round dancing done about here until the
words OF that sermon arc forgotten.
= THE NALL ACADEMY. LII
Major iona c. Re,iuian, a gallant sol
dief of the South, in the lato unpleas-
antncss, h;.s taken charge of the Male
AcadciLy. Ills school, though not 50
largo as i, ought 20 lie, IS coming on
rrofty woil, and whch bls ability % % :
teacher. aud hiS great superiority as .
pie generally, he will doubtless meet
merits s9 richly deserves ~ nd -
l' I .r'EMNLE ACADEMY. ~.
For the present we arc without 4
teacher in This department. The Trus'
tees had well nigh consunnIated an
arrangement with Mrs. Ewell, about
the time that Gen. f2well was taken
sick, Ivy which this school would have
been placed or ali equality with'the
ablest and 'tesl female schools Of the
South. She hal grandchildren to bt
educated, for their benefit she wished u
procure Tho best talents which could bt
had; but with feelings OF generosity and
philanthropy, she desired TO offer TO all
to the poor who were not able TO pay
hi-h tuition, a. we'll as 10 tho coninu.
nifty, Che advantages OF education, and
to this end and for this purpose, She
proposed Spending (of her superabund.
ant n,eai,s whatever sunIs might he
needed TO improve the buildings, beau.
tify and adorn the grounds, and [,
SECURE the services OF able and expert.
onced teachers. But by IN i,,scrutablG
ProyiSenef, oar sril ui hopes have been
blasted, and we must now hook to ON
own RESOURCES aud hope for brighter
day. This much may lie said, The build,
Ing is a handsome three story STRUCTURE
n,ost cligibiy situated on a7coinmaiid
i,,s ei.iiienct, in Remarkably healthy
seetion Of country, and surrounded lay
an Intelligent, wealthy and moral pop,i.
Linton, where there are children IN
abundance, ami nothing noe,lod to CON
centrate them ut this school but teachers
who can command the confidence of tie
community. rsa ..I ..sr-tl.4 ,.tf 81.
aas MAJOR DAVID HUBBARD. @ .-.t
This venerable and distinguished gen
tieman, together with his iiiost excellent
apd auiabfe 1dds,. are at present and
have been ever since the war. residents
of this vicinity. They are both in feeble
health at present. Mrs. Hubbard, who
IS tho aunt OF Mrs. Egeil, has been
lahoring under an attack of pneumonia
but is slowly d. conyalescipg. Major
Hubbard was one OF the most popular
and honor, ,.itizaJ,S nj 4 bahama. HAY