The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-08-29
LAWRENCE COUNTY ITEMS

FROM the LaWrenceburg Journal, Aug. 2lSt.]
Father Swinegar, of Cincinnati, is in town
DlstempeT is among the horses of this place
| A large number of people were in town last
| Monday, it being circuit court day.
| 80 tar as we can learn, the cotton crop OF
TINS county is doing finely and promises a rich
| yield.
| The sacrament of the Lords Supper will be
| administered at the Cumberland church ext
! Sunday.
| The Sabbath Schools were rather simly at
| tended last Sunday on account of the meeting
| at Mt. Ararat.
! Quite number of the young folks of town
| went to Mt. Ararat, last Sunday to hear Rev.
| Z. B. Davis preach.
While IN Nashville we bought the new organ
tor the Methodist church, from Dorman too,
and it will be here in the course of a few days.
Judge Nixon Is going to send specimens OF
the marble and iron ore, which was lately dis
covered IN this county, to England, for an
Mitigation.
Circuit Court began at this place last Mon
day, and still continues, with LIKELIHOOD of
staying over for another week.
Gen. w. G. WhItthorne and Judge Geo. II.
Nixon, :made railroad speeches to the people
of our county, last Monday.
Mr.. The. Vaughn, of Knob creek, raised a
cucumber Is inches in length, it's size in pro-
portion. This, we believe, is the largest vege-
table of the cucumber specimen we have ever
heard of.
Messrs. S. H. Boswell, Green L. Cover and
Jerry Crews, arrived in town last night, from
NaynesboTo, bringing two men named Akin
son, who are charged with attempt to commi
rape, for which they were tried at this Court,
on change of venue.
Judge Nixon says, that though he viii not
get through with the State Docket, he will have
to adjourn court this week, because be has to
hoId the Chancery at New burg next week.
There IS some bad management of the
mails between this place and Nashville A
letter mailed from here Friday, for Nashville,
does not get to It's destination for at least four
days. What's the matter?
Mr.. j. +. Mueller, of HenryviIie, was in town
last Saturday, aud reports everything lively in
that section. He informed US that there had
been revival of religion at the Christian
Church near that village, and gentleman and
lady were baptized by immersion on last
Thursday.
One of the Wayne county prisoners, Akin
son, who was allowed to walk around with
guard, made his escape this morning, by tax
ing advantage OF the guards back being turn
| ed, A party was immediately made up to
| pursue, but at last accounts they had not
! brought him in.
| One of the Jurors in the case of Syineear VS.,
| Batcher, was taken with cramp collie this morn
| ing, and had to be taken out, thereby stop
| ping the speech Of Maj. Matthews, who was in
! favor OF the defendant, but he soon got better
and the trial proceeded.
! MIR. j. II, Mickey of the first district, hand
| ed US cotton boil; the first we have seen this
! season, He reports the crop in a fine condi-
! ton, and the farmers expect an abundant
! yield. He also says that Methodist revival of
religion is in successful progress at that place.
| The Christian church zoo, in its turn, is having
| an interesting meeting. Let this work go on,
/ we are ever glad to heal of it.
| Another row. last Tuesday evening Po-
| licemau Beckham attempted to arrest a man
! for drunkenness, when another mau inteIfered
| with him, thereby getting himself into bust
! ness as he found club against his Uranium,
| which sent him back some feet, when he grab
| bed for brick-bat, but before he could use
| 1t, the policeman was on him, and twist took
! place, in which knives and pistols were drawn,
| and there might have been serious work, if it
! had not been for Sheriff Garner, Wko stepped
in and stopped further proceedings
1 4 young man of this county, who is well
| connected and we'll educated, came to town
! last Monday, and applied TO our School Su-
! perintendeut for certificate to teach a public
school, and as he passed the examination very
, well, the certificate was given to him, but on
| Tuesday he got very drunk and conducted him
| self in such manner as to be arrested and put
| into Jail. The superintendent said he was go
! ing 70 take the certificate from him, and We
suppose that he has done so, and we think it
would be perfe .tly right, as a man who will
become so low as that, has no right to teach
the youth of our country. .
MARRIAGES.
| Danl p, COOner tG Sarah Z. Powell.
4. 7. Hunt TO Sophia p. McCrory.
Robt, II. Below, to Martha NJ. Newton,