The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-11-21
Personal INTELLIGENCE.

Col. ], B. Killebrew, editor of the Rural Sun
which every farmer ought to take, came to Co
lumbia last Saturday, and in the evening Wis
tied the home ofone of the able contributors
to his paper, Mr.. K. p. Ledbetter, whom he
found engaged in killing hogs. Col. Kllle-
brew left for Lewis county Sunday evening
for the purpose of getting material for ms
forthcoming work on the resources OF the
State. lie has just recovered from serious
spell Of sickness, and his physician commands
him not to make public speeches.
The entertaining Miss W., of Memphis, v no
have been spending the summer in our city,
went home Wednesday morning.
Capt n Il. Taylor and Prof C, S. Newman,
of Knoxville, will visit Columbia some time
between this and Christmas
Col. J. B. Killebrew. Seer ~ of the State
Bureau Of Agriculture, retv u from Lewis
county Tuesday evening, d left for Nash
vile on the first train. He is working hard
for material for his forthcoming work on the
resources of the State. It is appointed TO be
out by March. Considering that he has lost
several months BY severe sickness, this is not
time enough to do the vast and important sub
ject justice. But be is a great worker and
will accomplish the task if il can be done
Col. Killebrew is grad IRte of the University
ofNorth Carolina, at Chapel Hill, the alma
mater Of many of our citizens, His history is
n striking refutation Of a well circulated
charge that educated men make but poor
farmers. He has made, on q small farm in
Montgomery cOulty, thirty or forty thousand
dollars since the war-seven or eight years.
This was all mads by intelligent and industri-
ous farming. IL was not done by cheating his
fellOw-nAn, but by taking from generous
mother earth sll that she willingly yields to
skiliul farming Such man has right TO be
listened 90, when be advises farmers in regard
TO the cultivation of the sOil-because he
knON- what he Is talking about. The Colo
mel spoke of the kind treatment he received at
the hands Of Capt. Plummer, Mr.. Flanagan,
and others he met in Lewis county. He ga tn
cred considerable information in regard to the
resources Of that county which will appear in
his book. He was greatly delighted with the
beauutui country lying between Mt. Pleasant
and Columbia. He agrees with everybody
else that IL - the most desirable section Of
Country on the continent. Col. killebrew is
one of the most valuable men in our State.
aHd We trust he may be spared to see the day
when Tennessee, for whom he thinks and la
bors. and Is spending his vital forces, will be
abe first agricultural. mineral and manufacture
ing State in the Union.
Maj. A. Bowen, Bob Frisrsou, John Bowen,
sam Norton, u. r. Ssavy, will leave for the
Barrens to-day. They will go to Laurel Hill
Factory, which is q capital place to 90 into
winter quarters. Others were going, but they
couldn't stand to hunt when the thermometer
js al fifteen degrees above zero.
Rev. W. o. Bailey's friends will be glad to
learn that he has accepted a call from the
Church at Verona, Mississippi, and is pleas
antly located at that place, Success to HIM in
his ew field.
Spring Hill Belle, beautiful blonde,
was in Columbia Saturday and Sunday. Nine
of our young men called on her in one even
ing.
Col. Jno. Z. Hatcher, OF the Courier
Journal, is in the city, and will spend
the winter here.