The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-07-04
OVER IHE COUETY.

Nelson Horsley, COL, sent us a cotton bloom
last Monday. We are glad to see the cOlOred
farmers taking so much interest in having
good crops.
Tom Woedson, who lives on the Geo. NJ.
Martin place, gave us a cotton bole last Fri
day. 1t was several days old, and was nearly
ready to fall of when found. 1t is the first we
have seen, though we have heard of several
others that were found last weSk.
Felix Webster, COL, brought us two cotton
blooms last Saturday, one of which looked
like it was several days old. Last year,
bloom was brought to US on the 18th of June.
Felix belongs to one of the most industrious
colored families in the county. Old Haywood
and his sons have bought a nice farm of ex-
cellent land, on the Williamsport road, and
they make nearly as good cotton and corn as
their neigbbors-and one of the best farmers
in the county does not live far away.
Rev. A. j. B. Foster tells Us that Uncel
Mike kinzer's dying words were, "Biy lamp
is trimmed and burning" We all knew that,
Uncle Mike, for we saw the light it gave.
Miss Mollie Carr will read an original essay
on Temperance at Mt. Olivet tomorrow night,
in the Lodge ofGOod Templars at that place.
The temperance cause in Maury County rs in
a fine condition at present, and much of this
good is the result of the presence of young
ladies, whose influence for good, when exert
ed, is always felt. The lodges seem to have
literary societies connected with them, which
will not only be an additional attraction, but
also be very instructive and beneficial. We
learn that the Mt. Olivet Lodge has already
succeeded in reforming several desperate
drunkards, who are in fair way to become
valuable citizens.
They have a smart horse at Ashwood. A
small hand-gate shuts him out from the front
yard, where there is plenty of grass. The
horse has been in the habit of raising the
hook which fsstens the gate with his mouth,
and then pushing the gate open, and helps
himself to grass To prevent this, his owner
took off the gate fastening, and placed 1t on
the other side. The horse Is equal to the
emergency. He soon discovered the change,
and reaching over the gate, unfastens it,
walking in at his leisure. This he has done
repeatedly. This is not told US by James A.
Fleming, but by one equally as truthful, a
minister of the gospel.
Mr. Frank B. Craige, of the vicinity of
Williamsport, sent us two cotton blooms on
the 30th of June, raised on his farm by Major
Allen and Joseph Crawford, both cOlored.
He also sent boil taken from the field work.
ed by Phil. Martin, colOred.
Capt. J NJ. Hickey sent on and got patent
'LawR Mover" and is now using il to keep
the grass on the beautiful lawn in front of his
suburban residence even and pretty to look
at. 1t works like a charm, and even the
fair young ladies of the household can work it
with effect. The Captain, when on his bridal
trip last summer, saw one of the little ma
chimes at work at Clifton, near Cincinnati,
and determined to get one. We expect to see
many like it in use in our county before long,
after which we may look for more beautiful
front yards
A man named w. l.. Crutcher was placed
in our county jail last Saturday evening for
attempting to shoot young Mr.. Glenn, in the
25th district. Crutcher lives in williamson
County. One day last week he threw some
rocks at Mr.. Glenn, who ran until he got to
a pile of stones, whereupon Crutcher stopped.
On Friday, as Mr.. Glenn came out of his
store, he heard Mr.. Crutcher cry aloud, "Oh
yes, c. d you, I've got you, now 20 and
suiting the action to the word, he fired his
rife at him. Fortunately the gun missed its
aim. Mr.. Glenn says there was no cause for
| the difficulty. 1t is rumOred that the young
men love the same young lady, and that jeal-
| ousy of o successful rival was the cause OF
| Crutchers conduct. Crutcher's mind is con-
sidered unsOund by some persons.
Daniel Butler Andrews caught a catfish al
Wallace's Mill last Monday morning, which
weighed hfty-One pounds. He brought 1t to
town, but was requested not TO sell it, as it is
supposed 70 be bad food in cholera times
Although his catishship had been brought
nine or ten miles, in buggy, wrapped up in
| a bag, exposed to the sun, he was Still alive
| and was tied out in Duck River above the
Big Rock. He got loose, and is now roaming
| the waters of the bend, awaiting to be CAUGHT
on "Crip" Johnson's trotline or VIM. Cherry's
trap. He evidently came out of one of two
famous fishing holes, the 'FStill House Hole -
Just below, or the "Flat Rock" Just above
ten miles from Columbia.
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