The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-04-04
ASHWOOD ITEMS.

Clark Jones and Walter Tindall have re-
turned from Cincinnati, looking remarkably
well. Clark went on to buy goods for the
store at Laurel Hill Factory, the Lowell of the
South. Clark is c stirring business man.
Shady has recovered from the epizooty. He
has rented his farm ont for $50, and is this
year gentleman of elegant leisure.
Mr.. Sam Griffith, who lives near Mt. Pleas
ant, and brother of j. o. G., one of the pro-
pretors of the Rural Sun, has fine corn, SO
etrs of which, when shelled, will make q
bushel
"A. Huckaby has the red cob corn, and al
ways has corn for sale, when any body wants
to buy and can raise the wind.
The cold snap of the 2Ith has thrown the
farmers back very much, and it is generally
believed that most of the peaches are killed.
Capt. Jno. PIckard and his father, Young -,
of Hope Factory, passed through the village a
few days ago, on their way to Lawrence coun-
ty. Lawrence is being settled up by Ger
mans, and sometime away in tine future, it will
De one OF the wealthiest counties in the tate,
as its water power and other advantages are
nowhere equaled in she United States.
Shoal creek noted for its fine fishing.
Mr.. Wiley Williams, on Swan creek, Levi
county, has sweet potatoes for sale. He calls
them the Nancy Mum 7"
Mr.. Geo. Vincent has ten wild geese and q
brant. He is noted for fine game chick, Ms
and potatoes.
Rev. c. Foster Williams breaches at Rey
nold's Station once month.
AN ARMY REKINIscENCE.
While the First Tennessee Regiment was
stationed on l. )okout ountain, the father OF
one of the privates visited his IN, bringing
some good clothes, etc., from old Maury
Rstious were very scarce, you remember, in
fact psIched corn was our entrees, substanti
ais and desert. The young man being
DESTROYS of entertaining bis father in the best
style that the camp could afford, and being
somewhat embai raised at having nothing at
his own mess but parched corn, bethought
HIM of the happy idea of taking his ia her up
to the Colonel's headquarters and giving him
an introduction, and by way of an apology,
remarking, Colonel allow me TO introduce to
You my father from Maury,--rations are rather
thin with me and brought him up to introduce
him to a little better than we, the high prvates,
had" The Col remarked Certainly, take
seat, dinner will be ready in few minutes"
and about the same time negro boy appear
ed with an army oil cloth, and after having
spread it on the ground, went to the fire and
returned with trying pan of parched corn,
dinner was ready. And that was all that the
Colonel hau for dinner that day. The above
is true in every particular.
AswISDLER.
About this time two years ago, Yankee
halling from the land of wooden nrtmegs, and
descendant of the Pilgrim Pu itans that land
ed at Plymouth Rock, and which have always
made their living by their shrewd Yankee
tri ks and inventions, visited this part of the
county with gentleman of Columbia, with
PatenAR Right american Transplanter, nuns
Der Of which he succeeded Ia palmiDg off on
the honest farmers, and pocketlng the money,
at $lO each. He vamoosed til rancho, an,
that is the last that has has been heard of him
or his patent. Morale Be careful never to
pay Yankee in advance, as there are always
two bad paymasters, one that pays in advance,
and one tn at never pays.