The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-10-31
SPRING HILL ITEMS.

Rev. John Ii. Jordan, the new preach
er at the Methodist Church, has arrived
with his family and entered upon tne
duties of his passionate, IS the successor
OF the Rev. r. g. Irvine, man as unl@
versaIly beloved for bis good qualities
of head and heart, as any minister VINO
has ever officiated as pastor q church
in this place. Mr.. Jordan Is a young
man of only few years experience as
a preacher, but comes highly recon-
mended by those who haYe had the pest
opportunities OF knowing him. he Is
man of fine intellect, hard student
and sprung from the indOmitsole
Hughes family, who were never known
to weld q point or to back out from any
thing ever undertaken by them. The
church receives him cordially, and ez"
tends to him and his excellent WlieI
formerly Miss Hatcher, cousin OF Jonn
Z. Hatcher, Esq, warm ana hoSplIa>
BILE reception.
DR.. Molloy had Sacramento meeting
at the Cumberland Church, on S rturday
and S Sabbath. He was assisted by Kew:
Mr.. Mcdonald, who preached several
excellent ser uons The congregation
on Sabbath was small, owing to the con-
! tinued rain.
Next Saturday and Sabbath is the
time set for the First Quarterly Meeting
| OF the present Conference year, at the
l
! r, P, Ransom, the new presiding elfera
| will be present and conduct the meets
| ing. He is said to be man OF very con-
| siderable ability as preacher, ana his
| executive ability as presiding oIncer
! in church publications, IS equal 10 any
| emergency.
! Mrs. Buchanan, the accomplished wife
of Prot. Buchanan, OF the Lebanon JIM
| versitv. and sister of one OF our mer-
chants, Joe ". Alexander, is on YiSiC
| At this time to her brother ana tamily'
| and arrived Just in time to meet with ner
! nephew, Joe w. alexander, Jr., who Is
a new conner in oar village.
Rev. J. 8. Erwin, son OF the sainVeu
Aleck Erwin, passed through our town
Tuesday morning, with his VIE Shu III,
| lie SON on bis way to his new nelu u
labor, Clifton circuit, OH Tennessee rlVN
er. He Is genial companion and an eX
cellent preacher
Mr.. Eugene Greenlaw is IoiDg heavy
| business ginning cotton tor himSelt ant
neighbors on his splendid gin near Town
By giving his close personal attehtIoi
the entire management OF 1he Hon
tern. his patrons have the most positive
assurance of getting toll and ialr return
= tor what cotton they deliver to him.
g Col Albert Odil is also engaged % gin
. mig for the public, He too can be i'm
: plicitlY relied on, as man ABOVE re
| prOaCb: one who Will Ceal IalEly WA
, lis customers. His gin is within VIVA
was formerly the corporate limits OF IN
town.
The trade of our town has been brisk
e er for the last few Gays than for month
e past. whether it is attributable TO In
beautiful stocks of new goods that on
q merchants have recently spread out !
the admiration of the natives or TO III
e wet weather that has stopped ootto
u picking and wheat sowing, tbla dep'
q neth sayeth not; but certain II IS Ina
l. trade is more lively, and our dFy.gooG
rs merchants especially, are looking orlgl
7. and happy.
7. Mr., Ben. Cheairs has about hundrt
n head of the finest and latest beef Gait
"a that can be found in Maury county. r
must have taken lessons under tn
prince of cattle raisers, Maj. Ben. Harris
- Coz, Fount Wade's old Deighbors
a reioiced to learn that hia health is grea
81 w improved, and that be u gaining nef
st the rate OF bali pound per day.
TIE late rains and cold weather ha
interfeared very materially with {
e. gathering of the cotton crop and t
)r, sowing OF wheat; but II 1t should bani
n. yellow fever nom our Southern cou
try, e75ry one will rejoice that II D
no come
he Mrs. Nora Cheairs Thompson Ler
mothers on Tuesday, fof ner nome 30,
Brook Haven, Miss DIR. J. L. . Ihou
0rt son, her husband, having business
re Corinth which would detaln him at u
Ir. T,oint few DAYS, left here last we
led and will Join her there on me way no! iol
lItis hoped by their many lElens.s 'A'A