The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-09-12
OVERTIME COUNTY.

Cotton is opening rapidly, or rather nearly
all of it has opened. The stalk, as general
thing, is not large, but it Is full of good bolls
The fields look very white.
If you want TO hear a rich joke on Dick
King, ask ID. Tin Chappell to tell it to you.
I Rafe Williams and Nick Brown say If they
| get forgiveness for going IN the recent hunt
/ ing excursion to Cecil's Camp, they will new
/ er be caught in such crowd again.
! Mr.. James Andrus, of Mt. Pleasant, viii.
! please accept our thanks for some luscious
! grapes from bis vineyard
! We are glad to learn that Mr.. John Ii. Ell
| lett, who had one of his legs broken some
! time ago by a saw log rolling on bim, is doing
! very we'll under the circumstances.
| From the amount of wool we see going to
| and from the carding machine, we imagine
| that the country lassies will have fine time
| the coming winter nights, knitting long leg
! ged socks while they are being cOurted by
/ their sweethearts,
| Sheppard & Harrison's teams haye been en-
| gagged for several days in hauling gravel on the
| Hampshire pike
| Bad stock and worse fences, generally cause
much trouble in the fall On Bear Creek re-
| Gently, a white and cOlored man came to
! blows, all on account Of bad fences and mis-
| chievOus stock.
Maj. D. NJ, Goodloe informs us that he found
a few days ago, IN his cornfield, stalk OF
| corn on which there were ninety distin I
shoots. some having corn on hem, Rnd Others
| having none. Some years ago he found in
his cotton one limb, which had upon it seven
| ty distinct and full grewn bolls, which fact
was published in the papers, and an editor IN
Texas seeing it, said he had seen one Limb 10
Texas with 800 bolls, which was SO far aheaI
of the Majors cotton, that, he says, has eyer
since deferred him from Dragging about any
thing he raises.
Some person gives a long account, in re-
cent issue Of the Nashville Banner, of the ups
and downs of Tilghman Nestal during the war,
who was cOnscripted and refused to fight. We
saw Mr. Vestal number of times during the
war, and can Youch tor part of the story.
| Mr.. Vestal has invented wagon-bed elevator,
and we believe is making good citizen in eY-
cry respect. His father, Messer Nestal, IS an
excellent man, we are informed. He Is a
strong advocate of temperance.
Col. J. W S. Ridley, President OF the Mau-
~ County A., NJ, II. Il L. S. Society, has sp-
pointed R. p. Ledbetter, T. w. Keesee, Thos
Gibson, r. G. Gordon, Campbell Brown, Ben
! Harlan, L. Z. Polk and d. T. Wade, delegates
to the Farmers Convention, to be held at
Nashville on the 10th of September, 1873.
Prctracted meetings commenced at the NJ.
| Z. Church in Santa Fe last Saturday and al
! Bethel Rev. d. F. Stone and Mr. DO5bins
| carrying on the former, and Rev. Henry Led
| better the latter. At last accounts they had
! good meetings at both places. Mr.. Stone
| preached a sermon on temperance, Sunday.
| about tive hours long.
Esq. H. G. Chaffu and VIM. Wiley, of the
! Southport country, killed a rattlesnake last
! Friday that had eight rlttles. The rattles can
! be seen at the HERALD office.
! Sylvestus Hosford, whose skull was fractur-
| ed by a rock thrown by j. E. Rummage, at
| Joe Irvine's grocery, August eth, was tried
! before Esq. John &, HOrsley, on the 9th, on =,
| charge of assault with intent to murder. lie
| plead guilty to an assault, was fined, and re-
| leased.
! CO.. J. J. Dobbins, Col. Geo. Webster,
| Blair Webster, d. D. McFall VIM. MCFall,
! VIM, Biff1e Mac Billie, Andy Akin, J. J. Web
| ster, Jim Whitworth, went to Webster's Camp.
| Lewis county, by the LIST of September. and
| had splendid deer hunt. They hunted five
| days, and killed eight deer. j. J. Webster
! killed two deer; VIM. Billie, two D. d. Nc
! Fall, one VIM. McFall one; Blair Webster,
| one WbitHOrth, one. The first day was hot
! but ufterward the weather was pleasant, and
| they had fine time. A very large wolf ran
| within twenty yards of VIM. Billie, and he
snapped a cap at him, but his gun did not 20
! of, and the wolf escaped.
! Milton Allen, of Knob Greek. u lad fourteen
| years old, and son of Major W, c. Allen, cul-
| tiva;ed about three-quarters Of an acre in wa
| terInel1ns this year, aud besides eating a vast
| number at home, he sold seventy dollars
| worth in Columbia. He could have sold more
| but for the last week or two he thought tEey
! were not healthy, and would not sell them,
| He is a conscientious boy.
! Geo Lucas, who died Oh the 26th OF Au~
! gust, last, was a good citizen, ard will be
greatly missed by the ChappelI Church neigh
bOrhOOd- He was a natural mech nic, aud
could make an excellent cotton press, repair
lin -. foot 10
meet anical skill.
Esq. Ephram Davis. of Bear Greek, showed
US a stalk of cotton last Saturday morning
containing about thirty bolls, nearly all Of
which were large and fine. Mr.. Davis has
seven acres In cotton of this variety. The seed
were sent from Lake Providence, La, by IT.
vine Davis, brother of Frank Davis. of this
place. 1t is said to be the Boyd cotton, and
is considered the best variety.
Mr.. Calvin Morgau's beautiful wood lot on
the MoOrCsyIle pike would be 4 good place for
the Vanderbilt University. The greatest Uni
yersitv in the United States is situated about
two miles from Charlottesville, Va, a towL
about the size Of Columbia. We intend to
have as many railroad connections as NASH
Vile
W. IT. Adams and Stephen Dark have
bought the old Wheatey tract of land, situa-
ted near SowelU upper mill. from J.. d. N.Y.
purposes. They want people TO quit cutting
timber on it.
The owners Of Joe Bowers" request us 10
say that if it only requires the beating .?
''Puss McCroTy' to make "Joe Bowers" 4
''strcak of lightning he Is certainly entitled
to the name, as he has beaten her in every { on
test and is still able 10 do 50.
Sol. Bunch and his excellent wife will
give d nice party TO the young people to
night.
Mr.. ". II. billiard, of Knob Creek, has
nearly completed large and beautiful resi-
dence. The builder is Mr.. L. NJ. Vaughan,
OF Columbia,
Mr. Alfred Fleming raised some very fine
apples on his place this year. We saw one
the other day, from his orchard, that measured
over fourteen inches in circumference, AID
weighed eighteen ounces. 1t was a bright
golden yellow.
The Maury County Fair commences on the
Esd Of September, and lasts four days. Tie
committee appointed to improve the grounds
have performed their duty in manner that
will be acceptable 10 all concerned. All the
grounds, including about twenty-five acres
are enclosed with high fence, and the seats
all removed TO the rear of the speed ring, and
erected somewhat in a crescent shape. Al
most as many persons eau be seated as form
eTly, but now there is no promenade in the
rear. Inc young tOlkS VIII OBJECT to this,
but the old married people rejoice al it, as they
can now hear everything that takes place in
front The old people say that the girls and
boys used too keep up such racket on the
promenade that they could scarcely hear any,
thing that was going on. The young folks
have had their way-nOW let the old people
have theirs for a sCasOn-time about is fair
play. The speed ring Is half mile long by
tapping one or two hundred yards. The track
is forty rect wide, except in front of the seats,
where il is fifty. 1t is a nice track, and would
be al most unequaled but for one or two irregu~
larities, which cannot be remedied except at
such cost as those having it il charge oOunOt
afford. at present. lnsiae the speed ring, are
4 number of fine oaks, under which the peo-
pie can sit, look and talk. A young lady ad-
vised one of the committee TO make the seats
lust large enough for two. The floral hall re-
mains where it was. The judges stand has
/ been removed to the centre of the crescent.
The Directors will sit III il, and the music will
occupy the position formerly occupied by the
Directors i separate society of gentlemen
( have rented tie speed-rug, and their names are
/ a guarantee that everything will be conduct
/ ed in accordance with the dictates of honor
and Justice, Already quite number Of
horses are in tue stables ready for training.
Mr.. BurCh has charge of them, aud he will be
sure to develop all that is in them of speed
aud grace. Black Prince is there; a plucky
roam gelding belonging 10 Hammond 2. Web
ster; a beautiful, stylish mare owned hy Major