Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-09-11
COLUMBIA.
Weekly Budget Of Local News from
Our Correspondent.

| agricultural Association, is enthusiastic on
the subject of our fair, and says the pros
| pect this season exceeds anything of form
er years by far. We hope that the farmers
wiz not forget to carry away some of those
| "eyergreens" which the merchants of our
city offer, amounting to $3.50, for cotton
raised in Maury and the adjoining coun-
ties. No bale of cotton will be admitted
Tor premium weighing less than 400 pounds.
500 for the best bale.
| $40 for the second best bale.
500 for the third best bale.
| $40 for the fourth best bale.
The fair comes off at Columbia, next
Thursday and continues five days.
| 'CERTAIN FRIENDSHIP FOREVER"
The officers of the order of &C. T. F's,"
| OF this county, met in our city last week.
WIN report officers names next week.
REV. W. A. NELSON,
| OF Edgeheld, preached last Sunday at the
Masonic Hall in this city. We are glad to
say that the Baptist of our city have made
arrangements with the Rev. Mr.. Eaton of
Murfreesboro, to have him stationed here
as their regular pastor. aaa
SOLD AGAIN.
MIR. w. j. Whitthorne of our city seeing
| package advertised for him at the Express
office in your city, sent for the same, arriv-
ing last Saturday, and paying IS cents for
the same, found the package to be 500
Almanacs. " ts
OFF FOR EAST TENNESSEE.
Last Monday the following young men Of
our city left for Knoxville, Tenn, 70 attend
college at the East Tennessee University:
Edmund Hughes, Walter Rainey, Dick
Erwin and last, but not least, Ed. Baird,
who has been one of the clerks in the post
Office at this place for the last four years.
NOTICE TO THE CoLoBED PEOPLE.
Rev. Moses r. Johnston, of the United
Presbyterian Church, cOlored, will address
his countrymen ION the political questions
of the day." in Columbia, at II NJ, on
Friday next. He is an educated man. 1t
will be worth your while to hear him.
G. w. BLACKBURN,
Char. Rep. Com. for Maury County.
How is this for religion mixed with pol
itics Chow is this for thusly?"
MARRIAGES.
Licences have been issued to the follow
ing persons by the County Court Clerk
since last Wednesday: j. +. Cavander to
S. E. Davis; Alfred Mullen to Sarah Laven-
der; John L. Harrell to Georgiana Hughes;
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to Maggie NJ. Maxwell; Andrew j. Tim
mons to Callie E. Fly.
MILITARY COMPANY.
We have heard several young men of our
city say that they would join a military
company if one should be started. Well,
suppose the young men of the city meet
next Saturday night at the Courthouse.
Mr.. Herald give them notice in your pa
per tomorrow.
GEN. W. c. wHITTHoRNE,
a resident Of our city, and who is candi-
date for Congress in this, the Sixth Dis
trict, was in our city last Sunday. He in
forms us that be has now only two opponents.
Gibbs, his Radical opponent, sings songs on
every stump as a substitute for speaking.
GWhit" will beat both of his opponents
10000 votes. They viii speak in this city
on the 7th of October. "Old Maury" will
give "Whit" 5000 majority. .r.
BOOTHS SOLD.
Last Monday Mr.. JOSH 6. Bailey, Secre-
tary of the Maury County Fair, sold at
auction the following privileges to the parties
named below:
l. Choice Booth, inside enclosure, bid off
by James n. Jamison. r-u
2. Choice Booth, inside enclosure, bid off
by Nat Holman.
Booth, Barber Shop, Cap. (Monkey)
Hardeman; Booth outside of enclosure,
Jack Porter. Next Saturday the Hitching
privilege and also AI-gun privilege will be
sold.
FIRED INTO.
Last week A. Bowen, Henry Mayes,
Robert (Black Bob) Frierson aud others,
were on hunting expedition near Rock
House Greek, Wayne county. After they
had retired 10 their tents after dark, they
were fired into; fortunately no one was
hurt. This makes the second time that
hunters have been fred into at this same
place. Look out, if you are ever caught,
they will "get you next time, for the third
time always charms"
WATER! wATER!! wATER!!i
Poor Columbia, she is "dried up" the
"Dolly Warden" Waterworks has ceased to
pump any more water from Whites spring.
Consequently every one in the city, now,
have to pay 'nickle" for a BUCKET Of
water, the cisterns have all gone dry. We
now get water from Burns spring, and we
would suggest to the City Council to place
a guard at this spring to keep people from
hauling water, and peddling it out on our
streets, and more especially the people who
live outside of the corporate limits, as we
understand that there are parties who live
outside the corporation thai are now ped
ding water. Oh, would not Columbia be
in nice fix if fire was to break out. Get
that engine Immediately for the Waterworks
Mr.. City Council, quit your correspondence
and order the engine by return rail. Send
some man after the engine, let Mr.. W. W.
Cherry the Superintendent go after the
same Immediately, and ''you bet" he will
bring good one.
TAX ACCURATE OF MAURY COUNTY.
We are under obligations to Capt. Hickey,
County Court Clerk, for the following:
No. Of acres. CONTAMINATION. 5000
Value OF same. .........-.... $7,66S, l65
Total value of taxable property. S9,776,32O
State tax........,......... Jos 70
CIRCUIT COURT.
The following cases, among others, have
been tried since last Wednesday:
Thorme & Son vs. Mayes & Dodson; judg-
ment for defendants for $S29.61.
Bank Of Tennessee VS. Mrs. o. D. Pillow,
executrix, etc; judgment for plaintiff for
$2,62S.71.
Bank of Tennessee VS. L. II. Woldiige;
judgment for plaintiff for 1913.
JUN IL 41HStO vs. mayor duO aluCAAlCA
of Columbia, (being case involving the
merits of our celebrated "hog law''); judg-
ment for plaintiff, and thereupon some
dozen 'hog law" cases were dismissed at
the cost of this rich corporation.
FIGHT IN THE COURT ROOM.
Last Monday one of our prominent
''country cousins" in conversation with
member of our bar, accused him of making
false statement, whereupon, the climb OF
the law" slapped him in the face. The
parties "froze together" and were only
separated by the strong arm of Sims Latta,
the sheriff. His Honor Judge VIM. P. Mar
tin imposed SIS on one and S35 on the
other.
RAILROAD MEETING.
There is to be meeting at the court
house tonight, in the interest of the Duck
River Valley railroad, which will be ad-
dressed by Messrs. Lewis and Mcclure OF
Marshall county, Holman, Hampton and
Gillespie of Lincoln county.
FOOLED AGAIN.
Last Sunday there were five coaches OF
colored people from your city who arrived
in our city, to attend "big meeting"
Tbou xuoro oil foolad ae there was no sQch