The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-01-24
OVER TAE COUNTY.
Sammy Cecil, of the Mt. Pleasant
country, left Columbia last Saturday for

Sammy Cecil, of the Mt. Pleasan
country, left Columbia last Saturday fol
Indiana, where he goes to buy mules.
During the year 1872, OR. Geo. N. Nc
Kennon, who lives nesr Sawdust val
ley, brought to Columbia, and sold 2,92
dozen eggs; 1896 pounds butter 954
chickens and ducks, and ten geese, for
which he realized the sum of $685.
for the eggs 1924 for the butter Sll4
Mr.. McKennon comes to Columbia eve
ry Friday, rain or shine, and has no trou-
bic in disposing OF his marketing.
Wheat is looking well, thanks to the
rigorous Winter.
During tho war, while the Maury
Greys were at Murfreesboro, Sam Wat
ins invented a dish and named it
"Slorick, " which soon became very
popular among the soldiers. Sam is
now the largest and most influential
merchant Of Ashwood.
Charley Jones, up the river, sends US
two curiously shaped corn cobs. Mr..
Stephen Jord9n has also sent us twelve
ears of corn in one.
Major J. Minnick Williams, of Lit lie
Bigby, has been quite sick, we learn,
but is recovering.
Major A. Bowen. Thos Cad. Frierson,
Blackheaded Bob Frierson, Walter Par
ker, David F. Watkins, went to the c.
ell camp, Lewis county, several We ekS
ago, in the nelghhorhood OF Sam Ar
nell's lanyard, which is on Laugh ing
Water" Mr.. Bowen killed two deer,
one of which WIS buck that had large
white spots all yer it, and was white
above the knees. Its like was never seer
before in the barrens. by the oldest hun
ters Bob Frierson killed one deer; Mr.
Parker wounded { ne, which was finally
captured by one of the party. a wolf
was started up, and very exciting chase
of two or three hours took place after
Major Bowen crippled it. Mr.. Parker
ran it over to Hardwick's mill, on Buff
falo River, where it turned and went
back to its old haunt. Mr.. Bob Frier
son killed it after it had run about
twenty miles. 1t outran door. A
great deal of other game, coons, opos-
sums, patridges, wOodcOcks, and spot
ted owl, were killed. Major Bowen
saws that the collection of curious ami
mails was larger than Barnum's. A fine
string OF fish was found tied to Bob
Frierson's saddle after the hunt was
over. Mr.. Walter Parker went to Ce~
ellis camp last Friday, and hunted by
himself. He put his dog out who, soon
struck a drove-de go in drOves at this
time of year-and Mr.. Parker, who was
on horseback. ran around in front oil
them, and killed two fine bucks. He
came home that evening.
Competent critics, after carefully COM
pairing notes, pronounce Mr.. Jesse :.
Harris, of this town, the most graceful
iarcer in Maury county. Tbis verdict
was given after considering the claims
of Capt. w. J, Whitthorne and other
elegant terpsichoreans.
AS there is a difference of opinion by
the members of the County Court in re-
ference to the letting out the contract
for heating the Jail, it is thought that
nothing will be done until the next
meeting of the curt, at which time, it
is presumed, tho contract will be award
cd the lowest bidder.
AS we go to press we learn that Mr..
Nat. Journey, of the Rock Springs
country, is dangerously i'll.
Since our last issue MARI age licenses have
been issued to the following persons: w }
Wisdom to Martha ] Bell; -Oseph r F. IS II to
Mrs Maggie Porter; q Bruce Cochran 10 Miss
Mollie Jones; D Neeley TO Mamie Sell
berry,