The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-05-30
PERsONALINTELLIGENCE.

Jesse s. Harris, and Misses Matte and
Ssllie Moore, have returned from a recent
sit TO their relations in Georgia.
Miss Nettie Johnston Dew, a bright and
pretty little daughter Of Joseph II. Dew,
of this county, went with her beloved aunt
Mrs DIR. Johnston, to Texas, last week
We trust she will grow TO be the Queen
Rose among all the beautiful flowers on the
Texas praiTies.
W c. Baird, an intelligent young son ei
our Postmaster, now residing in West Ten
uessee, spent few a days at his home IN this
place recently.
Capt. L. ID. Walker. Of this town, expects to
start next week for Beaver Dam Springs, to
build twenty new cabins for the stockhold-
ers-to be ready for use this summer.
Thomas HolcOmb, formerly q citizen of this
place, but nov OF Bolivar, Tenn, is now here
on visit 10 his mother.
Capt. J. Hardware Andrews, of Murfreesbo-
TO, was in Columbia last " ednesday night and
Thursday morning.
". S. Purvear a merchant of CORTLAND,
Ala, has been in our county several weeks,
awaiting the recovery of his wife, who is sick.
We trust she will soon recover.
FIVE were lot afraid of being considered
vain by our readers. we would tell what
subscriber at HOpkinsYile, Ky, who married
one Of Hickman countys most beautiful daugh-
tiers, said To us recently, in private letter.
Said he, send me the HERALD sgain-my
wife SAYS she can't keep house without il"
Mr. Martin V. Calvin, formerly connected
with the Augusta, Ga, Chronicle and and
Sentinel, add now correspondent OF the At
lanta Coustitu ton, has beeL in our town sew
erai days, He formed his acquaintance
through this 3ection during Hoods raid after
lie was wounded at the battle of Franklin.
Mr.. Ira Hardisou, Col W. J. SOweIl, MISS
Sowell, Miss Cannon and Miss Hudspeth, went
10 the Exposition on Thursday OF last
week, and returned that night. Mr.. Hardi-
son is talking of establishing a stock bank at
Dallas, Texas. He will endeavOr TO get Mr..
AcGehee, an excellent business man of our
town, and his promising grandson, Billy Sow
ell, TO go out there ala take charge of it.
Col. Geo. F. Akers, of Nashville, Colonel
Ribb, of Ca, and Mr.. Shearer, of MorristOwn,
East Tennessee, came to our town recently.
Mr.. W. A. Fleming, of Georgia, who mar
risd Miss Addle Oatman, an accomplished
belle of our town, several years ago, has been
spending several weeks in our county, Major
Jackie Fleming claims kin with him, having
gone TO Georgia 10 Investigate the matter.
Mr.. Thos Hardee, Of Nashville, passed
though our CITY Sunday last in company with
Mr.. Marsh johnson, on his way to Centreville,
where he goes to spend the summer. We
lrust Tom will catch lots Of trout In Swan.
Geo. Breyarl Polk, of Miss, came to his
old home in this county recently. He has late
ly Travelled over considerable portions of
Florida andiGeorgla.
Miss Epstein, teacher of foreign languages
az the Institute, started for her home in Rus
sia, yesterday. She is gifted linguist and q
charming young lady, End her many friends
in this place regret exceedingly that she leaves
us forever.
Mr.. Thos. J. Helm expects to leave for
Rome, Ga, to-day, and bring back his fair
Young wife, who has been staying short
time with her relatives.
Mr.. Richard Anderson, of Greenfield Bend,
called on us the other day. He weighs three
6andTed pounds, ana is about six feet two
spches high. He gave his son his highly es
tesmed watch, because The lad beat him writ
rag.
We learn that the Rev. Mr.. Graik, distn-
guished Episcopal minister of Louisville, will
attend the Female Institute coma encement
Hiss b., handsome y04ug lady of Louis
vile, has returned home, after Speeding seve-
raj weeks in our midst. May she come again !
is the wish OF widowers and bachelors
We regret to learn that the venerable Mrs.
Csruthers, mother-in-lsw of l.. ID. Myers,
ESQ, was stricken down recently with sudden
sickness. She is about seveny-seven years
old.
Col. Lewis. of Marshall county, and E D
Taliaferro, OF Pulaski, came to our city re-
Gently.
Mrs. Gen. whitthorne, whose health has
been bad for sometime past, IS now at Centre
VILE, with Marsh Johnsou's hospitable and
charming family. She cannot help recuperat-
ing in the healthy atmosphere OF Hickman
county. Mrs johnson, who Is an expert
trout angler, will doubtless learn her how to
hsh in swan Greek. The people of Hickman
county all like Gen. WhiIthorne, because, as
6. W. Stanfll says, they consider him an
honest politician" There are those who
believe that ths Generals wife would be
even more popular than her husband If she
was As generally known,
The New York Tribune recently stated that
there was a minister in Tennessee who rivaled
the Rev. Mr.. Ancient, (who acted so heroically
N rescuing the survivors of the Atlantic
wreck, in point OF gpselfsh devotion to duty.
This preacher, the Tribune Gays, breaches for
nothing, teaches for nothing, and lsbors with
q zeal that betokens great heart. The minis
ter thus pictured by the Tribune looks very
much like Rev, VIM, Stoddert, of Lynnville,
enc of the ablest ministers IN this section, and
pue of the purest men on this oblate spberoid.
Rev, Geo. Beckett, Rector of the Female In
stitute. has been Appointed by Gov. John q.
Br,Vn to represent Tennessee at lhe Vienna
Eynosition. Mr. Beckett and his estimable
vIte. and Mrs Mary Martin, the accomplished
Principal of the Institute, will start on the
9Th or 10th of June, for Europe. TO attend the
Vienna Exposition. Mr.. Racket is native OF
EngIand-and like ell true Englishmen has an
a0schmeut for the land of his birth-and We
trust he viii enjoy his trip, and come bscS
with even better health to his laborious duties
Gov. Brown exercised good judgme Mt in ap-
pointing Rev. Mr.. Beckett. No man that goes
20 the Exposition will take more real pleasure
N examining tue display, or be better Prepar-
ed TO give al interesting report on The same,
than NJ. Beckett.
ERrmers2s Club.
The Farmers's Club will meet to-mor-