The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-01-17
AROUND TOWN.

When is the Express Company going
to remove its receiving office at this
place, down town?
II. ]. & w. f Tucker shipped IA hur-
Cred bushels of peanuts to Nashville
Last week.
Chick Watson is building new house,
near where the murderer of young
Bicknell was hung.
A large drove of mules passed through
Columbia last Tuesday, supposed to be-
long 10 Major ]. ii. Akin.
Mr.. Walter Woodbridge, the talented
Young drug clerk, formerly of Titcomb
ard Williams, is now clerking in X. NJ.
FriersoG's drug store.
wm. Cherry is at work, repairing the
piping that wac blurred by the late
freezes. II the cocks were left running
durfBg cold weather, there would be no
danger OF the water freezing in them.
Judge w. p. Martin is holding the
Circuit Court, aud has disposed of
large number of cases during the past
ten days.
in the County Court proceedings of
last week, we uuintentionally omitted
wills TrOusdale's name, as one of the
securities on WIN. VOOrheis's bond.
The next issue of the Guardian. pub
lished by the &thenaum, will contain an
admirable essay from the pen of Rev.
w. .. Bailey.
J. b. Woodside's Warehouse, at the
,.r0ssi,rg OF the Pulaski Pike and the
Railroad. was burnt down last Sunday
nioht abogs1 twelve o'clock. 1t WAS used
by Mr.. John L@tta, Sr., as a family gro
Gerry store, and 6aai ct the time, about
twenty bales OF cotton - store. The
Northern bound train pAssSAt along
about half an hour before, ar'd IL Is Se-
lived that the building caught CT nre
from sparks from the engine.
VIM. Addison, (col.) has been put in
Jail by the Recorder, for failure to pay
costs, having been arrested and fined,
because of fight about woman.
DIR. Dorset. who was appointed by the
Board of Aldermen, to vaccinate all
persons i'm the city, free of charge, has
about completed the job.
Lawson McKinsey, (col.) arrested ON
n Peace warrant, by his father, was re-
leased by his father Withdrawing the
prosecution, not however, until he had
lodged i'll the Jail one night.
.Irhe Literary Association will meet on
so-Iu,, rrow night, instead of tonight.
60 v,uch freight accumulated at the
.1ayot last week, that they were COM
Deiled to make up a train and carry it
off last Sunday. We understand that
some of our business Tnenare canvasslng
the idea OF suing the eOla,p any for losses
caused by delays.
The Literary Society, reelected its
officers last Friday night. Mr.; ). Is;
Bond, in behalf of the Society, thanked
Col. Darlington for the admirable
manner in which he had presided over
the deliberations of the Society, and
proposed, that he be reelected by accla-
nation, which was done with degree
N,akT han i'm
pef-tE Inability of the old sailor and sol
der, and made him blush. with offended
modestv. Miss Julia Baird was elected
Secretary by acclamation, Mrs. j. b.
Bond was elected Vice-President. Mr..
IN. Il Timmons read an essay on Bull
VTer. which was full of nobtesentiments
weli expressed. 1t did credit TO his
head and heart.
Our expert and skillful telegraph ope-
yato,.. ernest Yoest, received telegram
IRON, Hong Kong, China, several days
1co- IT came from Dircks SwatOn, and
was directed to Charles W. Bradley,
NNaynesboro, Tenn, via. Columbia.
The telegram Travelled nearly twelve
q, 0usand miles, and came in ABOUT SIX
hOuI~
r. .udestood, chat Thee. Lipscomb
and Loosen u y Walker, will take charge
Of The NaIso y House, when MIR. Edsall s
Iaosa IL ont * them keep the present
talkative clerk, b "'i 'iie"lS' AA0 Aoeks
such good fires.
Columbia does a Larger business with
tho railroad. than any town between
Nashville and Montgomery, ana has me
poorest depot in every respect we arc
TIad to learn, that there is now some
prospect for a new one. We have also
heard il stated, that fine hotel VIII %
erected by the company, at the depot
We desire to speak another word Tor
the Columbia Circulating Library Asso-
citation. Only the wealthy can afford to
INV all the books they should read, and
the only way for them to get them, is to
harrow them from Circulating Library
Association. For few dollars, any one
can have the privilege of reading all the
books they please, during the year;
The Society IS young yet, noMeNeI, -, % ,hI
lnust depend in great measure on the
citizens for start. Let every person
who has any good books, lend them &c
the Society for a stated time, or lndehn
iteIv. and in this way, il will soon be IL
a fiourishing condition. = few cholc'
books from every library IN thS t0wL
and vicinity, will make nne colA&c
ton, from which everybody may draw
at their pleasure. Who Will begln III
good work?
A young lady, just slipping out OF ne
eiysian teens into mature and splenolt
Observation-Disclosures accomplished
aod fscinsting, recently told youni
gentleman of this place, in all serious
ness, that she would marry man al
hundred years old, If he had two hun
dred thousand dollars. She said, sh
wished such a chance was presented t
her. The young man had neithe
the Necessary age, nor the money. He
friends will be the last to guess who it il
The Columbia Mail.
The proprietcrs OF the Columbus 40; 40
r;rn a v.+v good excuse Tor ITS talIu ni
10 make its lrst apPSaIance, a. az me - PI wi
ertime. They aHnou t 10 10Th ot II
make its debut abo..,
present month.