The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-08-22
MARSHALL COUNTY ITEMS,

IRON the Gazette, Aug. l4th.l
Wheat is selling here at $l.15 per busAel,
which is the Shelbyville price with carriage of,
Joseph King Of Bedford county, and Miss
Samantha Davis, near Verona, were married
on the 18th inst
Rev. P. J.. kerson preached at the Cum
heriand Presbyterian church in this place. last
Sunday night
H. X. Moss was qualified as County Regis.
ter, last Tuesday, Mr.. Waters having resign
ed on account of bad health.
The Berlin neighborhoOd is favored with
some charming" visit0Ts-one from Texas
and another from Mississippi.
The following persons have married in the
county recently }. H. Cochran ana Miss Sal
lie P. Cochran ; J IL. Evans and Miss A. A.
Harris; John D. Wise and Miss Elizabeth
Freeman.
There are nine men inside Of the corporate
limits of Lcweisburg. whose aggregate weight
exceed eighteen hundred pounds, or an ave-
rage of over two hundred pounds each. They
may be termed weight for the wagon
An old lady living in the third district Of
this county, by the name Of Mrs. Bland, and
who has reached the uncommon age of IGi
years walked about q mile to church a short
time ago, and joined the church having never
up to that time made profession of religion.
The proposition to levy a tax OF ten cents on
the hundred dollars worth of property for
school purposes, was lost by majority of
three. Only small vote was cast, but three
votes have defeated one Of the most impor-
taut propositions that has ever been before
this county and one in which everybody is
interested.
4 gentleman was riding along the road near
Collins mill in this county the other day
when his horse suddenly gave way as if very
! weak and thinking that he was sick, he i'm
mediately dISmOuuted to give him the ueccS-
saTy attention, when to his utter establishment
/ be found bullet hole just behind one of the
| horses ear S evidently the work of some one
| the night before. The horse died from the eff
| fccts of the wound a short time afterwards.
| race which came off last Friday, between
! "Alce Dabney," the property Of Mr.. William
| McRory, and "Loga1," the property Of Mr.
! Pee, was won by the former by distance Of
! thirty~two feet.
| We guess "the wool will lily" off Of some
| body after the adjournment OF this term of the
court, Judging from the number of bills that
/ were returned by the Grand Jury-thirty-fOur
! being handed in during a single day.
! 4 negro man by the name Of "Ley' McLa-
! ~, living on the farm Of Mrs. McLaTy, miles
/ north of town, became badly deranged last
Friday. The family and people of the neigh
! b0rhOod had noticed evidences of partial de-
! Tangemeat for sometime back, but were not
| confirmed in their suspicious until last Friday,
| when he procured a hoe and on being ques-
| toned as to his meaning, he replied, that che
/ was digging for gold" He was brought to
/ town and confined in Jail, but has been re-
/ leased-his wife and family taking him into
( custody.
/ VIM. McROry, well-known "horse" man,
/ Of Marshall county, publishes the following
! card 81 have been informed by several par
! ties, that Mr.. Akin and others Of Maury couns
! ty, the owners of Joe Bowers have DTopos-
| ed to beat the mare owned by me any distance
over half a mile in & pacing race. This is to say
! that [ will pace my mare against his horse any
! distance, from one mile and repeat to six best
! in eleven, to be paced on the Nashville race
| course, either under the saddle or in harness,
| at any time between now and the first, day of
| December next, first giving me four weeks
| notice, each party to carry the weight he
| pleases. | also have a little scrub" mare
| under Il hands high, which I will run against
! any horse, mare or gelding, owned in Marshall
! county, from a distance Of 40 TO 1760 yards
! that Is not over ID hands high, or il they will
! carry weight for sizes. Parties accepting will
! give nee two weeks notice Of the time on any
/ suitable track. will also accept any propo-
| sitrOn from Maury county on the same terms. 8"