The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-02-21
PERsoNAL INTELLIGENCE.
Mr:y,z ID; Walker, of obi0n, was in Co

Mr. W .fD.a Walker, of Obion, was in Co
lnmbia last Monday.
Simeon Shy Higgins, of Nashville, was II
! town recently, on business and pleasure
4 Col. A. g. Cooper and family left Column
bia last Friday, for Louisiana. He is valu
able citizen, wherever he may go,
Goodloe Frierson, son of Willis r. Frierson
1 of Cross Bridges, is going to school at An
chorage, Ky.
Master Thomos NJ. Bagley, of this place, is
| in Baltimore, Md attending school at bu
sinees College.
Iohn H. Barr, a nice young man of this
place, son of Mr.. A Barr, has gone 10 baltl-
more, to attend school.
/ Mr. Lester Lewis has returned from re-
cent visit TO South Ala, where he went TO sell
his possessions there, but failed. Had he
! succeeded, il was his intention to have loca-
ted permanently ia our midst. We trust tina:
he and his charming wife may Jet md 1t con-
yenient and agreeable to do so.
| Capt. Rufus K. Polk, who recently return
! ed from New Orleans, says the air was so
warn there that the negroes had to keep the
| flies off the table. He came very near bottling
up a few flies, and bringing them home with
him. in order that his friends might not dis
pute his word, whsn he told them how warm
il was in the land of the Creoles.
MajorThos. H. Mex Kinney, of this place. is
ment of Idtterer g. Cabler, Nashville. We
congratulate this popular finn on securing
the services of one so eminently qualified and
well known as Major Mckinney. He was
druggist in our town for a number of years,
and this fact, together with his extensive &C
quaint ancs over Middle Tennessee, formed du
ring the war, will make him valuable to the
firm, There are now three gentlemen from
Maury county in drug establishments at
Nashville, Geo, w. White, with W. w. Ber-
nv; Richard Gordon, with Demoville, and
Mai. 7 II. Mckinney, with Litterer Cabler
We regret to learn that Mr.. Samuel Sutton,
Of the vicinity of Helena, Ark, recently met
with an ACCIDENT that terminated in his death.
Que of his hands was caught in cotton gin,
which tore il and part of his arm all to
piscrs. The shock was so great upon his
nervous system, that he died in six hours.
lie Was related to the VOORHEES, family of this
county, aud was born in this place. His
daughter went 10 the Institute in this town.
Cotton gins are dangerous things. Last year
another native Of Maury county living near
Helena, Mr.. Ed Pillow, lost an arm in one of
the carnivoruus things.
Mr.. Lemaster, of Lawrence county, was in
Columbia last Tuesday. Many years ago he
lived here in the house now occupied by-Mr.
VIM. Cherry, Sr. He is looking remarkably
youi for one of his age.
Reuben Pinion, well known in Columbia as
il from beyOnd the Cumberland.
Robert levine, son of Rev. r. G. irvine, is
with TiteOmb & Williams, Druggists. Rob-
ert las been raised right at home and taught
rio lat by Prof. Webb; and hence we naturally
expect him to make a good druggist, under
good instruction.
The fair trunettes of Z" Mercer Hall, have
returned from a long trip TO Mississippi ana
Memphis.
]. F. Goodrum, of this county, is brakes
man on the Edgefeld and KY K. R.
Bud White, for four or five years Steward
of the Nelson House, in this place, is now
Storekeeper Tor the Maxwell House, Nash
vills That house could Lot have gotten one
who would have been more honest, or paid
strcter attention to his duties.
In recent number of the Rural Sun Mrs.
L. Virginia French has these beautiful
thoughts, ON the death of lady, well known
and much beloved BY our people:
That is thu saddest of all days, when the
light of a mothers love goes ont from her
home, aud the life, which was nothing but light
and love, passes away from Us into the Valley
of Shadows. ]; was with deepest regret that
we received the announcement of the recent
death of Mrs. LOttie Nicholson, wife of Ar.
Hunter Nicholson, of Knoxville, Tenn. Gen
tie, vet emery etc; cheerful, yet thoughtful; self
sacrificing and ever mindful of others; she
was one of the worlds sweet "helpers," and as
her life was all beautiful, SO was she beloved
by all. blessed are the dead who die in the
Lord"
"Ah me! how DARK, how drear, how lone,
Would seem the brightest world of bliss,
If wandering through c Ich radiant OF
We failed to meet the loved OF TINS -
But there's q voice which sorrow hears,
When heaviest weighs Iife'S CALLING chain,
Ills Heaven that whispers-Dry thy tears,
The pure in heart shall meet again."