The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-05-10
AROUND TOWN.


The excellent wife Of Mr.. Jesse s.
Harris, ofthis place, died last Monday
evening at six O'Clock. She was one OF
land, and wherever she moved, in the
social circle, in her church, and at
home, her death has created void that
will not soon be filled. blessed are
the dead who die in the Lord"
D. A. Digger has bought the Bigby
Cotton Factory, located near Mt. Pleas
ant, from Ricketts, and Hagan.
A blind horse, belonging to Mr.. j. B.
Woodside, fell over the river bluff in
the bend, recently, killing it almost in
stantly.
The following cases have been re-
manded by the Supreme Court to the
Circuit Court at this place:
James M. Granberrvvs. Ed. Williams;
G.. NJ. Cannon VS.. w. j. Whitthorne
r. Conner; Francis NJ. billiard VS.. Jno.
Be,lanfant, admir-; c. A. Douglas vs.
Furmau Il Co.; A. j. Fitzpatrick, ad-
ministrator of Louisa Y. Winn, VS.. Jno,
Cheatbam; ii eirs of Nancy G.. Mari vs..
II. o. Gillian and others; A. j. Pugh VS..
Jno. A. Revier; w. J. and d. r. Sowell
VS.. B. M. Gillespie and w. NJ. Sullivan
ct al; r. c. Jamison VS.. Ida Parkes and
others.
A concert was given on Friday night,
the 3rd inst, at the African M. E. Church
by the school taught in that church
miss Anna Flippin, teacher.) The ex
ercises were commenced with singing
by the school, then prayer by Rev. b.
Williamson. The whole entertainment
was such as to give credit to both teach
er and pupils. We believe that God, in
his wise Providence, has blessed the
school, and the teacher has sowed good
seed in that part of the vineyard
among the colored children. 1t is hoped
that the school may continue in its pros
porous condition.
The following named prominent per-
sons have registered at the Nelson
House since our last issue: Robert Shee-
Cog. Major John c. Thompson, Judge ].
c. Gsut, John NJ. Gaut, of Nashville; T.
c. Harris, of Sumner county; Judge r.
l.. Carutners, of Lebanon, Tenn; r. p.
and Miss Sallie Ganway; Col. Il. G. Nc
Dowell, of Memphis; Charles III. Bran
don. Lewisburg, Tenn; Geo. Lee, New
York.
Col. Geo. w. Polk returned from the
South last Saturday night. He does not
bring cheering news from Mississippi.
are not working at all satisfac
torily, and fears are entertained that the
cotton crop will not be large one.
The negroes of this vicinity chartered
a car, and went to Nashville last Sum-
day to big baptiZing; but were very
much chagrined to learn when they got
there that they were a week ahead OF
time. They came home very much dis
appointed.
1t is little remarkable that three
persons, Mrs. Jesse S. Harris, of this
town, and Mr.. Elijah REEVES and Jackie
Fleming Dobbins, died last Monday |
evening about tie hour of SIX o'clock. |
Mr.. REEVES was an old soldier of the |
war of 1872. and had been sick long |
time.
The May term of our Circuit Court |
last Monday. Maj. Thomp- |
son and Judge Gaut, of Nashville, and |
Judge Caruthers, of Lebanon, were |
among the lawyers in attendance from |
abroad. His honor, Judge Martin, is |
On the bench, he having recovered from |
his recent indisposition.
The Hop at the Nelson House, last |
Friday night, was brilliant success,
and reflected much credit on the pro-
ectors and managers.
DIR. S. W. Frierson has received a let
,er from Mr.. Alex. Bert, Duck Hill,
Miss, in which he states that Smith and
now confined in Jail at this
place for stealing jewelry from Mrs. S.
W. Frierson, were at his house about
he 18th of February and contracted to
work for him the balance OF the year for
'l25 each. They represented that they
had tpawned their trunk at. fernando.
or board, and begged Mr.. Bert to adj
vance them S25 to redeem it. He did so,
lfter which the said Smith and Williams,
,lias Moffit and James, departed for ,e-
,iOns unknown. The night before they
eft they exchanged dry goods with
7oung Bert and took about twenty dol
ars from his trunk.
The Colored Orphan Asylum, near
Burns Spring, erected by the orphan
ociety. was formally opened yester-
lay by an address by DIR. WIN. Mack.