The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-11-07
Mt. PLEASANT ITEMS.


The Rev. G. w. Mitchell, of Athens
Ala, preached the funeral of two de
ceas ed brothers, William 3. and DayiC
]. Craig, on Sunday, Oct, 10Th, ut Mt
Joy, and preached at night in the Meth
odist church in this place. Mr.. Mitch,
ell was born and raised in this neighbor.
hood, and is an able and popular divine
good man in every particular, and the
hearts OF his old friends are made glad
! when they see him.
One of the most interesting and laugh
able performances was exhibited in this
! place short time since, by two anna
! tours and mule; Dan Rice ecIipsed, and
! the horse and dog trainer no where.
| Their feats of performance with wild
| and unbroken mule, surpaSsedany per-
| Torrance we ever witnessed. If the
! Maury gvmnasts would unite with our
mule performers, the old styled circGs
would be abandoned, and Barnum with
his humbug, and Dan Rice with his live
circus, would be limitations.
e. O. Cross, Esq, has leased the Rock
Dale Cotton Mills, aud will engineer and
run the concern in future. Success we
all say to the only live, wide-awake and
living man to all and every traffic in this
section.
A bridal chamber was prepared and
engaged tor the reception of the twain
in this place, few days ago; when 10 !!
and behold, and it came to pass, when
the groom returned from his Journey, no
angelic face was seen as expected, in the
shape of "female woman" GossipeTs
and newsmongers took back seats.
Young folks and old maids disappoint-
ed, and the little ones say, "Ihere will
boa marriage in high lite over the way,
when we grow up"
Several hunting parties won't to the
barrenS OF Lawrence and Lewis, last
week and many deer, turkeys, squirrels
and birds tell victims.
DR.. Walter Parker returned home
from Savannah, last Saturday, and re-
ported the gratifying news that Judge
Walker was cOnvaleSCent, and able to
walk up to town. The Hardin county
fair perfect success, and finer and
grander display OF female beauty he new
er witnessed, especially the widows.
Unfortunately Mr.. John II. Elicit fell
and broke his leg again, last week.
An unusual large quantity of wheat
has been planted this fall, in this neigh
bOrhOod, and is looking remarkably
we'll
Large quantities of metal from the Ma
pier Furnace, ara being stored i'll this
place by the teamsters, and on Saturday
last, it reminded us of Broad or Market
street in Nashville. We now see and
feel the Importance of railroad. All
that is necessary to make our village
one of the most desirable places in the
South, is the relaying of our railroad
from Columbia here. Our model bach
eIor friend Mr.. w. G. Ingram, says he
will give five hundred dollars. Who
will follow his noble and liberal eXam-
pie? \ few such spirited gentlemen
can build the road.
The command requiring us to tnlulLi-
ply and replenish." is being literally
complied with. Mr. J. L Craig has a
fine boy at his house, Capt. NJ, \. Dick
son has twelve pound boy at MAJ.
Harris, and Mr.. Ben Harris, il, has
girl, that is more beautiful than the
"ROse of Sharon"
Henry Windle, COL, loft Mt. Pleasant
on Monday morning, apparently in per~
feet health, driving metal wagon Tor
Columbia, and when within distance
of three miles, near the residence of Maj.
j. Il. Harris, he fell from his horse and
died i'll a few minutes, Supposed to be
disease of the heart.
H. T. Gordon, Esq, our able and eff
cient superintendent of Free Schools,
will deliver an address to the colOred
people in this place on Saturday night,
the Sth inst, on the Importance of edu~
cation. White and colOred are invited.
The largest tree of the kind IN Middle
Tennessee, is a weeping willow on the
farm owned by Mr., Johnson Long,
near the spring. While the Rev. Geo.
W. Mitchell was on visit to his rela-
tives aud friends, he visited the old
home OF his birth and boyhOOd, his late
residence and The residence Of his father,
who located and settled there when the
''red men owned and inhabited all this
country" This huge tree now Ineasur-
ing some twenty-six feet i'll circumter-
ence, was little twig or switch in the
hands of little sister Of our ergerened
friend in the year 1926; stuck it in the
mud, near the family spring, without
thought Oft ever becoming a family relic
planted by the will Of Him who rules
the destinies OF all animal and vege. able
existance, it took root, grew prosperous
", and now when clothed with its green
foliage, makes a shade that covers an
area of two thousand square feet.