The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-11-28
ASHwOOD ITEMS.

Almost all of the farmers in this Sec
ton have gathered their corn and cotton
crops. Cotton has turned out as an av-
eTage about half bale per acre, and
corn about five barrels per acre. The
wheat, rye and barley prospects are very
fine, and from the amount of wheat
planted, we predict that bread will be
cheap next summer
Our farmers have slaughtered their
hogs. The cold snap has used great
many deaths from sore throat among
the porkers. "US' has fine times eat
ing fresh meat, brains and feet, chitter-
lings backbones, heads. snuse, land
then there is the jowl, Marse Joe, and
sausage meat" - .. .......
DR.. Duncan Brown Dobbins has re-
turned from Arkansas, on a short WISH
tn his friends in this section, where he
has been practicing physick. The doc
tor saws that prospects are fine in Ar
kansas.
Capt. Rittenberry has moved his house
so that it now faces the pike, and II
WON'T make women curse.
Rev. G. f. Williams has completed his
fine house, and it is decided improve
mont to our village.
Mr.. Overstreet passes here frequently
with "A load of fowls for the Columbia
market. He is always asked how he
sells his birds, and his answer IS that
he "hain't got no birds.'' "What have
have you then2" "Chickens, by ="
An old Teller passed along with huge
turkey gobler, aud was asked what he
would take for that bird. He said that
it was no bird; that it was a turkey.
J. w. B. Thomas (Bulger) & Co., pass
ed our village on the 10Th inst having
returned from Perry, where they had
good luck. having killed seven deer, all
bucks. II all Of our hunters were As
generous, there be sometimes a chance
for a bad shot to XIII a venison. John
Floyd won't shoot at deer unless he
has horns. If he is told to 'shoo1i"
"shoot!" he quietly asks, "whar's his
horns?" . -.-. ...-..
The colorpd people are building a
church near Zion church. which is cali
ed New 4len. Rev. G. F. Williams
breaches to them almost every Sabbath.
They have commenced their church, and
have laid off their burial ground in lois.
and are selling the lots at from five to
Mr. Robt. Kerr has six fine large
mules which he bought or traded tor,
tor the purpose of running wagon to
haul pig metal for Ndpier's Furnace.
We will soon have enough iron of our
own manufacture to run narrow
gauge railroad from Column bia to he Ten
nessee river. The press be ny the ma
Chi on the high tower of the interests
of our county, should push mp things"
and let us have a railroad rom Colum-
bia to Mt Pleasant, running by Napier's
Furnace, Jones' Factory and Wayne
Furnace. 1t would open up that cOun-
try. which would be worth millions OF
dollars to Tennessee alone. Iron and
cotton are cash themselves, and world
world would wag long without either;
and it we can get capitalists TO build the
road, it will be a paying institution TO
Maury county. Land in Lewis county
will some day be worth one hundred
dollars per acre, for the iron ore. The
road bed is built to Mt. Pleasant, and
after the ascent of the ridge, there would
be but little grading to Buffalo river.
The Germans are buying land near
Henryville and LaWrencebur6.
The central turnpike being turned
over to the original stockholders and
| the State, it is not being kept up, and
| will soon have no bottom to it; as wag-
Ons are always passing heavy loaded
with iron or cotton. Formerly 1t was
the best pike in the State, and now
good dirt road will beat 1t.