The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-05-31
OVER THE COUNTY.

James T. Moore, Esq, of the 2ith dis
triGt, is announced as a candidate 20
represent our county in the Legislature.
The candidates for county offices
spoke at Santa Fe last Saturday. A
large crowd of people were in attend
ance, and the candidates., only one or
two of whom were absent, are reported to
have acquitted themselves handsomely.
Everything passed off quietly aud
pleasantly.
The Farmers Club appointed Com
mittee, last Saturday, to make the ne
cessary arrangements for having trial
of Reapers and Mowers, We have one
suggestion to make in reference to this
trial: Let farmers take lunches along
with them, and not expect the gentle
man whose wheat or clover is being cut
to go TO the great expense of furnishing
a barbecue for one or two hundred men.
Let farmers do as they did last year at
the Fair.
Capt. A. C. Hickey gave US, last Mon
day, about twenty-five large and splen-
did heads of Michigan Amber and
Boughton wheat, taken from field OF
siXty-five acres, belonging to Major n.
+. Cheairs, near Spring Hill. The Am
Der heads are remarkably fine and large.
Major Cheairs thinks he has one of the
finest fields of wheat in the county, bu'
is too modest man to claim over twen-
ty-five bushels tG the acre. lie has
about twenty-five acres more in wheat,
of the Boughton, and a variety present.
ed him by MeSSrs. Kuhn IL Turpin.
\ very damaging rain fell on the
Hampshire Fork of Csthey's Creek, last
Friday morning. The ground was dry
nj 1Ax
such torrents that the soil and corn and
cotton were washed away il vast guam
titles. The creek did not rise so high as
it did on the Sth day OF last April, but it
is thought that the land is much more
seriously damaged.
Mr.. Jas. S. Perry, who has afourishing
school, closed the spring session last
Friday. He will resume again on the
sth OF July.
1t is said that Rev. jeff Dixon can
throw ROCK further than any other man
in this county. He once threw silver
half dollar across Tennessee River at
Savannah.
Major F. C. bennington, Mfr. J, n.
Mayes, Mr.. Il. Ill. Watkins, and Mr.,
Robert Frierson, (Black headed Bob
went to Buffalo River to fish last week,
in the vicinity of Laurel Factory, and
returned this week.
Mr. II. z. Ledbetter, of "Spring Dale
FaYu," near Columbia, has boar.
British Lion" which was bred at
Olford, on the Thames, Englana
Matthew ID. HarbisGp, an estimable
citizen of our county, who has Eeep suf-
faring severely with rheumatism ioE
six months, is recovering slowly.
Major Thos. L. Jamison brought us,
last Wednesday morning, five stalks OF
young cotto6 twelve or fifteen inches
high, taken from Mccoy w. Campbell IS
field on Rutherford Creek, All who
have seen these stalks say that they are
the finest cotton they have seen this
year, Mr.. Campbell has about twenty
five acres i'm cotton, twelve OF which
are as good as tbs stalks sent to us. The
land has been in cultivation about
twenty years, and was overiiOwed in
the great April treshet.
Gen. Whitthorne sent j. l.. Goodwin a
package of tobacco, labelled, "Connec-
lieut. Seed Leaf" and it WAS planted.
+! When it came up, however, it turned
, out To bs some kind of weed, and looked
| like mullen:
We had very welcome rains IN the
latter part of last week, and faruierS are
talking much more cheerfully. On
Knob Creek, we are told, cotton seed
remained one month in the ground
| before coming up, so very dry WAS the
earth. Wheat is still young enough 10
be greatly benefited by the rain, and
though we have heard of a slight ap>
! pearance of rust, we are inclined TO
predict good yield all over the county.
A farmer tells Us that ants and other
insects, are injuring corn on Rutherford
Creek. In other portions of the COUNTY
cut-worms have been at work. Alto
pether. corn has had hard time, with
being washed up and the dry spell, and
| is not look ing as well as it might.
Mr.. Joseph II. Dew adverlises three
places for sale, viz: his beautiful and ex-
celleat farm, on the Columbia and
franklin Turnpike, and near Ruther.
| ford creek: his mothers beautiful and
/ commodious residence in this city, on
the corner of Garden and Mechanic
| streets; and DR.. Johnston's very desira>
| BILE home, on Main street opposite st.
Peters Church. The farm was known
beforetbe war as the" Alb Alley place. u
and has been very much improved by
! Mr.. Dew. The two city residences are
among the most eligible and desirable
| places in oug town, and those wishing a
good home should gall CT Mr.. Dew al
once, ere they are sold.
Col. ID. f. Wade sold to Mr.. Wood.
ward. of Davidson County, this week,
ninety-five head of splendid beef cattle
averaging nine hundred lbs. per head,