Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-08-15
COLUMBIA, TENN.
what our Local Correspondent has
Picked Up this Week.

COLUMBIA, mug
spring, which is "A miles from this city, is
becoming very popular as watering place.
There are now at this time $50 visitors stop
ping there. Amongst this number are
great many Columbians.
THE wATER-woRKs
on the ,Ueb; foot alias Dolly Warden style of
this city, have been stopped several times
this month. Columbia should give Mr.. W.
W. Cherry, Superintendent Of Works, an
engine, and enlarge the reservoir, and then
we would always have plenty of water. Let
the city authorities sell the Udcdnt lot that
they paid Hbig money fol, and invest in
the water-works.
CHANCERY COURT.
The most important cases now on trial in
the Chancery Court are those in which
Charles Clear, Commissioner for the State
of Tennessee, is the plaintiff, suit brought
to sell land bought by the State at regular
tax sales. There are long list Of defend
ants, to-wit: VIM. Wood, Mrs. M. G. Mar
tin, John Joyce, VIM. Galloway, Sarah
Foster, James Terrell, Gilman Smith, j.
NJ. Foster, John A. Walker, Mrs. M. E.
Patton, Napier Wilson, 81. B. Russell, j. L.
Sedberry, Ed. o. Cross, T. G. P. Greenfield,
and S. F. Digger.
MARRIAGES.
Licenses have been issued to the follow
ing persons since last Wednesday by the
County Court Clerk:
T. q. Gaskell and Fannie NJ. Simmons.
Elyach Roam and Lou. Allen.
T.W. Overstreet and Matte James.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The following transfers were registered
in the Registers Office of this county since
last Wednesday:
GREY p. Webb to Richard Porter,
lot IN Columbia. $3.50 90
L. d. Myers to DIR. Joseph P.
Herndon, lot in Columbia. 735 90
Gray P. Webb to 8. l.. Brooks,
lot in Columbia. ............. l50 W
125 acres of land. ........... 1862 25
Duncan Hastings to Harry Al
derson, Al acres of land. see. GA 90
Groy P. Webb TO Bryant Bailey,
lot ia Columbia. ............. 100 w
Gray z. Webb to Charles Fryer
son, lot in Columbia. .... $50 90
EPHIRAM W. M'RADY
died near this city last Tuesday, in his sew
entv-first year. He was buried to-day at
Rose Hill Cemetery. He has been citizen
of this city and and vicinity for A years.
CHAPMAN CROW.
Columbia has rooster, not yet one year
old, that whips cats, dogs, children, RGdi-
Gals and everything else that comes in his
way; his name is "Buzzard." This rooster
might create profound sensation and reap
a golden harvest if entered for the sport at
our fair next September.
DoNICKs.
A certain gentleman put himself in the
way of pebble that was whizzing gracefully
| through the air (not on the trapez) this
morning and suddenly stopped its progress
Nice little Columbia b'hoys like to stand
on our streets and amuse thems elves by
| throwing gravel from their "Dolly Warden
Sings" and its very presumptious on the
part of any ONE to interpose their ''phiz'
as a short stop to these playful missiles.
PICNIC.
The colored people not long since had a
picnic near this city, and while they were
going to the same, one of the ''picknickers"
passed US singing the following:
Mary had a little lamb,
And folks made rhymes upon it,
| But as Mary was "single gal"
| She hadn't ought o. done it (!
HUNTERS PARTY.
Col. j. W. Huntington, Capt. Geo. W
| NdlupOOl, JAM L -NO4bOu, w AlAS tLlCt SOA
Spoon Frierson, DR.. Andrew j. Walker
Black Thompson of this city, and VIM. NJ
Duncan, Cashier of Mechanics Bank o
your city, arrived in our city last Saturday
after dark, after being out on hunting ant
fishing excursion for four days. The!
went to the Rock House on Buffalo river
Wayne county, While they were there
Mr.. Duncan Of your city was out "forag
ing" when he thought that he heard
"brass band" Thinking that b
was about to be serenaded,
approached towards the emusic" and foun
it to be q snake. Mr.. Duncan pulled hi
coat off, and "baited" the ''arm-holes" wit
cheese, put the same on the ground, wen
. in the rear of his snakeship, and drove hiI
, into his coat-sleeves, tied him up in his Goa
, and carried him into camp. Mr.. Duncs
being generous, presented the snake to Nj
! Black Thompson, Of the "Alhsmbrs" 81
loon of this city. Black will keep his snake
ship for one week only, exhibition free.
, the end Of that time, be viii ship the snas