The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-08-15
AROUND TOWN.
Mr.. John A. Edwards will accept our thanks
for some fine Concord Grapes.

Mr.. John A. Edwards will accept our thanks
for some fine Concord Grapes.
The first wheat ever shipped from this place
in bulk, was last week, by Martin, Embry 8
Wright, to Augusta, Ga. The firm inform u
that the result was very satisfactory. 1hli
firm is shipping. South large quantities O
wheat.
Three colored men were tried before Esq
Holman. last Monday, on charge OF stealins
turkeys from Mrs. Baird, on Green's LlcE
Creek. One was discharged, and the others
sent to Jail to wait trial at the next criminal
court
Reuben Polk had Leon Cooper and Marshall
| Fleming, all COL, arrested on charge Of
stealing wood from him. They had trlal pc,
fore Esq. Horsley, Saturday, who discharged
/ them.
VIM. Wood & Sons make 'Lazy Chair, "
| which industrious men as well as ladies think
is the one thing needful to comfort.
| Polk Mcclure was tried a few DAYS since be-
| fore Justices Holman and Guest, on a charge
| of assault with intent to kill. He was re-
| quired to give bond for his appearance at the
next term of the criminal court.
A gar, three feet eight inches long, and as
large as a mans arm, was caught Tuesday
morning in the river below the bridge.
The ditch leading from the Methodist Church
to the engine house, needs opening so that the
"ateI eau pass Ou
There was a good deal of whisky aioat on
the streets Saturday night last, and some tall
cursing was done by those who had the con-
tract to carry it. We expected to hear of sew
eral fights, but as the whisky was "dead shot,"
it soon put its votsries past the fighting notch.
During the thunder storm, Tuesday night
the lightning struck tree In James DowelPs
yard, in town and also one near the resi-
dence of Capt. John NJ. Hickey. We under
ata 4, Il, khav a,,F
Hon. w. B. Wilson.
A talented and wealthy gentleman from Miss
issippi, now in this place, parts his hair in the
middle. And yet he succeeded in marrying a
talented and beautiful lady.
As DR.. W, C. Sheppard passed along South
Main street, last Saturday evening in a buggy,
his mare commenced kicking things loose, and
in a short time she and her harness had sepa-
rated. The Doctor did not have time, as on
former occasion, to get out and hit her in the
head with q rock.
Mr.. Jesse Cakes has sent us the finest peach
that we have seen this year.
A bachelor friend has sent US a twin peach,
and says that nature herself is suggesting
that it is not good to live alone.
The lightning struck a tree in Mr.. Ludwell
Estes lot last Tuesday night, and ran down
until 1t came in contact with iron steeple
which had a wire clothes line fastened to it.
II ran out InlS line anu OSmOfallZeQ the tree
at the other end OF it very badly, tearing the
bark and splintering it as if five hundred
pound cannon ball had struck it.
Six new prisoners have been put into Jail
since Criminal Court djOurned.
Will Voss, of this place, has been
sick with the fever, and all the time
he craved good water, and thought if he
could drink once more out of a certain spring
in Lawrence county, he would get well. Ac-
/. F,AI,, l. l.
few days ago, and he felt better as soon as he
took drink.
White d Littlefield haYe contracted to fur
nish Mr.. Ed. Williams four hundred wagon
loads of sand for the various houses he has
erected and is erecting in Columbia. The rev
and magnificent building he is erecting on
South Main and Mechanic streets, on the first
floor of the building, will consist of two busi-
ness houses; upstairs, twenty-fOur rooms
suitable for offices and sleeping apartments
the basement, eight rooms, for saloons, meat
houses, etc.
Some of the citizens of the west end of
town desire 20 procure five hundred dogs.
Not part ocular as to age, size, color or "pTevi-
GUS condition." so they are good "hoWlers."
to dispose of the five hundred they have al
ready on hands.
Some of our young beaux, when they get
short for something to say to young ladies,
amuse them by making "Job's Coffin, +" "Crow's
feet " etc, with their fingers and strings.
Mr.. Burch, of Franklin, was exhibiting a
new invention of his own, on the Square this
week. 1t is one of the best machines for eleS
waiting water that we have ever seen. 1t con-
sists of tin buckets attached to metallic band,
and when in operation, works after the fashion
of a wheat elevator, each bucket emptying it.
self at the top. 1t is durable and simple
enough for any child to manage. 1t is so ar
eI.A = I,C4 A.
buckets to get warm in the summer, or to
freeze in the winter. He can draw up about
thirty gallons to The minute. Mr.. Burch, we
believe, is proposing to sell county rights.
Young ladies at the Athenaum, some of
whom live in the "sandy bottoms" of Dixie,
and never saw big hill, are in the habit of
going upon Mt. Parnassus, early enough to see
the sun rise. A number of the "W. A. s. So |
ciety, headed by Miss "Venus," went upon |
Mt. Parnassus last Monday morning, and saw |
the sun rise. 1t was glorious vision, especi- !
ally to those who never saw the same sight be- |
fore. 'Aurora, fair daughter of the dawn" |
was arrayed N one of her most beautiful mern- |
ing costumes, yet, except in dress, she looked |
not more lovely than those young maidens |
who stood upon the Mount, looking at her.
Major Sol. Porter has contributed a vast |
number of valuable books to the Columbia |
Library Association. The volumes belonged |
to Mr.. Nimrod Porter, Major Porters father. |
Gen. WhitthOrBe has also contributed few
public documents.
We call attention to the new advertisement
of the Columbia Institute. This institution
will be opened again on the 18th of September.
DR.. Beckett and family and Mrs. Martin, the
principal teacher, are now in Europe, but will
return before the session begins. The charac-
ter of the Institute as a tirst-cass Institution
of learning, is well known and established
throughout the land. DR.. Beckett himself has
a thorough knowledge of the art of teaching,
and will be assisted by a corps of teachers,
who have had large experience in the business.
We wish that the prosperity of the school
may continue to increase,