The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-09-12
SPRING HILL ITEMS.

The camp meeting at Hurricane has drawn
of such large proportion of our population
that items are scarce aud hard to pick up.
The news from the meeting is most cheer.
ing, reminding us foEcibly of the camp
meetings of Olden times. holy influence
seemed to pervaic the entire Cncampme ut,
and permeate, by Its tender teachings, all who
came within its sacred precincts. So deep and
general was the influence of Gods spirit
upon the people, that at the sound of the tTum-
pet for preaching, on Monday night, the penj-
tents, by scUl es, tlOcked to the altar without
waiting for sermon, asking an interest in the
prayers Of the church, while the mingled pray
ers aud shouts of happy Christians, rejoicing
overt the returning prOdigals, made il a scene
long to be remembered.
The usual quiet of our village was disturb
ed on Saturday evening by most belligeTent
demonstrations, which, at one time, threaten
ed to prove very serious affair, but fCTtu-
Datey, through the Intervention Of mutual
friends of the parties, the difficulty was ar
rested before any damage was done, and as
soon as the heated blood has time cool oil,
calm reflection will satisfy them that there was
no Sufficient cause for angry words, and that
the whole matter should be allowed to pass
away "as dream forgotten"
Late letters from Texas TO citizens Of this
vicinity, report a vast amount of sickness in
portions OF tuat State. mostly bilious fever,
with congestion. Many of these letters speak
of the COLUMBIA HERALD, whose weekly visits
bring to their far distant homes, the latest
news from those whom they have lett behind,
as atfOrding them more pleasure, and giving
more information from the various neighbOr
hoods in the county, than the letters which
they receive, and they say they would not be
without the HERALD for any consideration.
Let it not be forgotten that the joint sale of
COckrili, Johnson, Gibson \ Brown is to come
oil on the 18th inst, at the Nashville Fair
Grounds. The finest selection Of trGttInE and
saddle horses, the purest bred cattle and sheep,
OF the choicest varieties, and all to De sold
without reserve. Naury county will be repre-
scented ct this sale by her Websters, Lips
combs, GTeeulaws, Poi lteFS, Harans, Stock
ards AMI many others of that ilk, who will
doubtless bring away with them enough of
this fine stock to materially improve the pres
cnt almost une4ualed breed Of this good cid
county.
Cotton picking has commenced, and every one
seems intent on gathering the crop as early as
possible. The yield, per acre, will b, heavier
than last year, although the late dry spell Is
caused many of the squares 10 fall of.
The corn crop Will be full average one, and
Is looking remarkably well where the land is
good, and the cultivation all right.
y large area OF land has been plOughed aud
the green sward turned under, preparatory TO
putting in the wheat crop. In q field north of
MIR, James Bailey's house, near Neapolis he
was running several plows where the green
weeds and grass were between two and three
feet high, and the plows, Of Kuhn & Turpiu's
make, we're so completely covering mp every
thing that scarcely vcstige was left visible.
No wonder that the Baileys, Badgetts.
ChCaITS, aud others who thus enrich their
lands, make twenty to thirty bushels OF
wheat per acre, while those who pursue the
old slip shod method of farming, get only i've
Is ten bushels per acre,
Mrs. Urman, a sister OF Mrs. j b. Stephen
son, and the aunt of Count Childress, Is W.
ing very low at this time, and her condition
i considered critical.