The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-07-25
Personal INTELLIGENCE.

Clark TmGall Jones, of Laurel Hill Factory
Is in Columbia this week.
Mr.. q. A. Brown, of Mobile, Ala, is on
visit to his kinsfolk, Col. LID. Myers and fam
lily, of this vicinity. We trust his sOjourn
with us will be pleasant,
Mr. Tics. J. Whitaker, "the poet of Hur-
ricane Switch, has returned from Bon Aqua
SPRINGS. where he said he had n pIori0ps
time, ard danced with the belle Of Memphis.
Player Martin, of Nashville, paid us a flying
visit Sunday night. -rr
Mr.. John Baird and lady, and Capt. John NJ
Hickey and lady, went down to Bon Aqua ON
Thursday of last week, through the country;
and Capt. w. J. WhitthOrne and Frank Hern-
don followed Saturday night. Messrs. Whit
thOIne, Baird, and IlerndOn started back
Sunday evening at 4 O'Clock, and arrived here
at IL O'Clock, P. II. 1t is more pleasant trav-
cling at night.
Capt. James Forgey and n. B. Shepard, both
formerly OF this vicinity, are now living in
Texas; the first at San Marcus, and the latter
near Dallas. Mr.. Shepard, we regret to learn,
has been sick several months.
Mr.. James A. Foster, commission mer-
chant Of Macon, Ga, is in Middle Tennessee,
buying wheat and ether produce suitable for
the Southern market. He is a native of Car
ter's Greek, where everybody likes and es-
teens him.
We regret very much to learn that Mr.
William Hine, who has been ticket agent at
the depot for four years, has resigned his
place, and is going TO leave our town. lie
has always been attentive and polite, and by
his modest and bland address has made him
self universally popular. He will hereafter
be the Express Messenger between Nashville
aud Montgomery. His position will be more
lucrative, if not pleasa inter-. Mr.. George If.
Haynes, clever young gentleman from Vir-
ginia, and brOther-in-law to Mr. Fulwiler
Will succeed him rs ticket agent.
Mr.. J. II. Bond, of Nashville, the portly
looking agent for the st. Louis Mound CITY
Mutual Life Insurance Company, was in
town last week. lie formerly lived in the
Mount Pleasant country.
There are a huddred and sixty people at
Mr.. W. J. Dale and family have gone to Beav-
er Dam Springs to spend the balance of the
summer.
r. NJ. Mckay, Esq, who has been sick at
his fathers, at Carters Greek, for several
weeks, returned TO the city last Monday, and
has sufficiently recovered TO resume his busi-
ness duties. 10
Col. d. b. Cooper aud Count James b.
Childress left lot New FORK last week, via
BeeTsheba Springs.
Master Rhodes, of Pulaski, who was select
ed by the committee appointed by Congress
man WhitthOrpc to determine the fttsst candi-
date for West Point, failed to pass the eXam-
nation at that place, aud Gen. WhitthOrne has
appointed Walker Barnett, the intelligent
young son of Major /. n. Barnett. Walker
is bright yOdDg man, and we feel sure he
will pass the rigid examination at West Point.
Mr.. Charles Wesley Kent, editor Of the
"Family FavOute," had a severe case of chol-
erd-morbus last Friday night. He is now
nearly well.
Or. Aleck Erskine and wife, nee Miss Lou
Gordon, of Memphis are in our county. Mrs.
Erskine has been quite sick.
We are glad to be able to state that Col. J.
w. Huntington, who has been very danger
Ously Ill for a month, Is able to 90 about the
house.
1t is understand that Capt. W. J. Whit
thOrne, John Baird, Richard SAMSON, Ed.
Cooper, ir., Walter Woodbridge, and Grundy
Springs to-day to be present at the grand
Hop which takes place there tonight.
Fcstus NJ. Fuller, of the Rock Spring coun-
try, lett here last Tuesday night for North
Carolina, his native State. He will be gone
about six weeks.
w. II. Timmons, Esq, has gone to the east
ern portion of Maury 10 rest for a season from
the aTduous practice ard study of the law.
lie will probably be the guest Of Capt. Joe P.
Ice. DR.. John Lee, Rev. VIM. Lee, Hardy
Sellars, and other friends.
Calvin VOORHEES,, handsome young son of
Col. w. nj. VOORHEES,, of this vicinity, has re-
turned home after an absence of several years
in Memphis.
Capt. J. II. Andrews and wife, of Murfrees-
borO, arrived in our town a few days ago.
Their many friends here deeply sympathize
with them in the loss of their lovely little
daughter.
Mr.. J. N. Mayes, wife and little Annie,
have gone to Virginia to spend the summer.
They will probably remain awhile with their
relation, Mr.. McGavock, at Max Meadows.
Campbell Whitthorne and wife, of Arkan
sas, near the Indian Territory, arrived here
last Tuesday night. He speaks of moving tC
FL Paso, or some other growing place IL
Texas.
Wiley Embry, is at Primms Springs.
9. ). Hill has been to Bon Aqua and Mt
Pleasant, to recruit his health, but still he Is
not happy. He will leave for Primm's to-mor-