The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-01-31
ARauND town.

AROUND TOWN.
There Is a yanng man in town who
car, Il in an atmosphere ten deEre'
h,,-. ro and write - love Ictter tn h g
ID, ee.;n-4rT, and zee! perfectly comiorta
bic.
The corps of rOck-r"llers recently roll.
81 over = rock that weighed tiftv tons.
In its d. scent, IL struck a century old OAK
and shivered it into splinters.
List Sturd ~ W the anniversary of
Robert Burns. the poet. Why did not
the d" Burns Club" of this place cele-
brate she dhy7
The juveniles, in imitation of their
older brethren and sisters, have organ
ized literary society. The President
- Arris Rains. and the Vice President
Miss Hettie Thomrson. Last Friday
might hey met at Mr.. A. j. Walkers
aud had quite an Interesting time.
Master Willie Fleming read a funny
piece from Holm =, . To an ins ct, A" and
SrnnewalI Jackson Mayes spoke SOL
di' RS spec en-.
The Guardian issued by The Smith
Br,4hers fr"m this office, is one of the
liveiisst and best mOnthlies In the cOuu-
try, and is a credit TO the institution il
represents.
We call attention TO the advertise
TVent ~ the CullPOka Institute, now de-
RaT, edly one OF the most popular SC OnlS
I'm HE STATE. It's under the conduct of
the MPssrs. Webb both OF whom are gem
tlemen of scholarly attachments The
mora. surroundings OF this school make
IL a most admirable place for boys and
young men.
". F,MOore, ESQ, has in new ad-
vertisemeHt. in which be proposes to
make it profitable TO purchasers. He
= says h. is selling at cost, and means
what he says.
Trains on the Louisville, Nashville
and Great Southern road are running on
time present.
The room of the Library AsSOcis-
1iun il now almost ready tO be open
ed. The floor has been neatly earpot-d
and I'll Necessary furniture provided.
The number Of books donated or loaned,
will not AT present exceed two hundred
and Fifty vOlunns; but the number j.
being augmented daily. In less than
twelve months. it the friends OF culture
and learning, will do their duty We will
have splendid circulating library.
great many people who loaf around
lnwn az night and get into bad cOmpa-
nv and worse habits, may become regu-
Jar visitors to the library and thus il
may be made an engine against vice and
a promoter OF public good. But il - use
less 90 speak of the uses and benefits of
a public library in town like this, when
a moments reflection will make it pat
ent to even tbs most sluggish mind.
DIR. Henry Folz. of this place, known
- the celebrated Indian doctor, " has
entered suit IN the Circuit CCErt, at
Nashville against the Nashville & Chat
tauNOga RtiirIsd Company, to recover
$4,000 damage, alleged to have been
sustained in being put off a train on the
Nashville 4 Northwestern Road, for the
presGntation of no other than a Fair
ticket q i the Monday after the close of
the Fair of last Fall.
A gentleman. sitting by the glowing
wood fire at the Nelson House, last
Tuesday Light, remarked that it WAS
very cold weather. Indeed" he said,
"As left Mr.. Fred Watkins hospitlble
mansion and came down into town,
was afraid to touch nv ears, lest they
would crumhle and break all to pieces,
bling frozen 80 sUitt.'
Virginia Seal Tobacco. " il brand
OF excellent smoking tobs eco 70 be had
a. III : clever house of Foster Bros.
At meeting Of Fire Company No. l..
last Mond V night, sixteen members
err present. There being so few pres
eut, the election uf officers was deferred
nntil 5 uurdAy night, at which time all
old and many new ones as possible are
earnestly invited to be present.
Whonping cough has caused the death
Of severa. children I'm our midst lately.
Mr. A. n. Akin lost an interesting little
hog; and MIR. VIM. SbepDe d., Nursery
IntE, was unfortunate emo .gh TO lose
dwoOf bis III tie children.
Tho Board of Mayor and Aldermen
have appointed L. b. Rains and Il. Kuhn
a ,mnitI ee to- h ave the cupola erected
on the cpurt house.
WYATT Vhs-er, coll, OF Columbia,
wishes TO know he whereof bouts OF his
two SONS. Washington and Thomas Vas
ser. When last heard from, they were
in Mississippi. Any information thank
Iuliv received.
Wednesday morning Was the coolest
DAY we have hid thIs year. The mer-
curry stood at eight degrees. 1t stood at
six one day just before Christmas.
Mr.. Williams has opened out hand
somely in the Old Helm corner, with
the tempting aud popular sign mp At the
srunt, Marrow Gauge Billiard Saloon
30 cold has the weather been during
the past Jew days, Lamb & BOyd's facto-
ry had to cease work for day or so.
The meeting OF the Literary Society
last Friday night was an unusually in
IeresIing aud hilarious one, nOtwith-
standing the absence of Mrs. Huntington
who was appointed to read. The essay
on Mrs. browning was read by Miss
NOrM God. liz is by lar the best essay
that has vet been read. Miss Norwood
is educated in the best sense of the
much abused term; reading has only
enriched a stron ?, well-balanced mind,
and mellowed her quaint humor, and
she is competent in many respects to
appreciate Mrs. Browning. She did not
conIer fulsome eulogy upon her favor
tie p0et, and admitted that her works
were calculated TO produce an unsettled
and unhappy broOding oyer the fnev-
liable in the minds of her readers. The
essSyist said Mr.. Browning's poetry
was full OF strong and deep thoughts,
and in this respect, was superior to
Tennyson's, many of whose thoughts
were like sweetness long dra wn out"
Full Justice was done 10 the deep spirit
uAI tone of Mrs. Browning. who is the
only female poet whose genius has Gre
ated a new school OF poetry. She has
so impressed the world with her long
ipqs after higher and better things, that
a large number of minor poets uncon-
Sciously initiate her. Her chief fault in
the ewes OF some has done great good.
Rut poetry, like woman, must have
beAuty to be interesting to every eye.
Mrs. Browning frequently sacrifices
beauty, and gets her thoughts IN aiog,
in nreacbinr her unreal dogmas. Miss
Susie Eastin read several very fine ex-
traces from s'Isobel's Child" in her own
superb aud beautiful m amer. She read
it as We imagine Mrs. Browning would
have read 1t. had she been there Law
yers Hull, Pillow, and Alexander the
Great, occupied the remainder OF the
tveTing in let ing off their Pent-up eio-
uurncs The programme for Tonight
A., au giuaI ess yon the life and woIks
al CuArl,s Dickens, by IL p. FIguers; y
vo.si quHrI.tte, by Miss Bard ana
= -r1u. aud Aes~rs BIrkn9ll and FIG
t...s. SCI, ctruus Will be read 10y Mr..
Il. M.Mckay and others.