The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-04-19

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out the Witt Drugstore, at Spring Hill.
They are energetic, business men, and
although this business u new to them,
they will doubtless succeed and give
satisfaction, by their close attention 70
business and urbanity of manners.
An interesting debating society was
organized at Rock Spring recently, and
is proving beneficial to tie young men
OF the vicinity. Tho participants are
DR.. r. T. Long, Henry johnson, George
Barker, VIM. A. Barker, II. X. johnson
Samuel Akin, z. T. Akin, John Dooley,
and others.
W.T.. Ussery is now teaching at the
Akin Chapel, with about forty pupils
under his instruction. Sunday School
is now in progress ct Rock Spring, un-
der the superintendent ofW.T. Ussery.
Lucids Armstrong, COL, made broom
ten feet long, especially for The. Lips
comb.
Esq. J. T. Hunt, of Culleoka, (who hes
son named "Jim Luster.") was in our
Office last Monday. He was one of the
judges appointed to see that the draw
ing of the Maury County Real Estate
declares that nothing could have been
done fairer. o., 80. ...i.... -
Messrs. Norton q Co., are the agents
in this county for the Buckeye Reaper
aud Mower. This machine took the
premium In field test on Gen. Hard
ing's place near Nashville, in 1871, there
being eleven contestants. The machine
has met with great favor in this State.
Mrs. James d. Thomas has been quite
i'll Of dyptheria, though We learn this
morning she Is slowly improving. Her
husband, Capt. James ID. Thomas, is
absent with the corps Of Civil and Topo-
graphical ENGINEERS, who are surveying
tho Duck River Valley Railroad.
The southwark bound freight train
ran over a calf of Mr.. Samuel's the other
morning and broke its leg. .E.a
"The Gum Gate Slare," near Sidney
Flemingis plantation, on Big Blgby, Is
doing well. Mr.. Bailey, the proprietor,
is Virginian, ..and IS said to deserve
the liberal patronage he is receiving.
It Is believed that fifty rats Of cedar
timber and rails went down the river
during the late fresbet. r. G. Harris
carried all but one of his down safely.
One OF his RATS broke In two at this
PLACE, and half OF it is yet here. He Is
to get about iiftee4 thousand dollars for
bis Telegraph poles. delivered at New
Orleans.
Major Jno. B. Anderson has brought
US some pulverized sulphur which he said
he gathered from bis water vessels, after
the recent heavy rams. Phe sulphur
settled down on the bottoms of the YES
sells. From each tub he collected sew
eral spoonsful.
There ERE 5S1 cases on the Maury
County Chancery Court docket, for the
June term, 1872. One hundred and fifty
bills were filed In the same court last
year. -f .as -la-.s 'Fi-
A County Convention has been called
by the Democratic Executive Commit
tee of Maury County to meet in Column
bia on the first Monday in May, to
choose delegates to the State Conven-
ton, which is to meet in Nashville on
the 9th ofMAy to nominste candidate
for Governor. The people in every dis
sa &c SHHntK epS eG %5s pSnssy
after iree consultation, send accredited
and instructed delegates to the County
Convention. Conventions are absolute
ly necessary to the organization of par
ties, but unless the people manage
them 80 IS to reflect their own senti-
ments and wishes, they are liable to be
managed by political tricksters. Let
the people, then, hold primary meet
ings, manage their own conventions,
and send delegates who will vote for
their choice for Governor.
Several years ago Mr.. Joseph 81. Dew,
auIbsE 81 ne 6ss saHsbs A!s ssss
Dam, and put them in his fish pond.
He also caught cat fish and perch and
put them in the same pond. He does
not put many minnows in the pond,
and the consequence he can: catch q
mess of trout whenever he wants to. A
few morning since, before break fast, he
took couple of crawfish with him to
the pond, put them on his hook, and
soon caught two fine lsfge trout, Just
enough for breakfast. He saw q mag
nificent looking trout lying near the
it bank, apparently dead. On picking
up, he found that it appeared as If it had
just been BILLED: He gut itopen, snd
beheld the singular CAUSE of its Qntime-
ly demise. A large "mud-oat" was
found In the trouts stomach, Its sharp
horns or fins, which grow on each side
of its head, firmly fixed and imbedded
in its stomach. The blood had coagu-
lated around these horns, and no doubt
the poor trout had suffered days, and
probably weeks, ct sNonizeG paiu,
before death came to its relief? =