The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-09-12
AROUND TOWN.
Ice Cram Festival o-night.

Ice Cream Festival tonight.
Rev Thes. J. Stone preached in the Presby-
terrain Church in this place last Sunday night.
Sheppard & Harrison have bought steam
engine, and are now running their wood saw
by steam.
Tommy Baldwin, aged four years, and
grandson OF Mr.. St. l.. White, died of Group
last Monday night.
The dinner bell at the Nelson House, fell
from its position a few days ago. 1t has not
yet been replaced, and We miss its familiar
sound.
Remember the Ice Cream Festival this even
ing, at the Nelson House, for the benefit OF the
Methodist parsonage.
Esq. Holman held the inquest over the body
of James Brooks, an account OF whose death
we make mention in another place.
4 KentuckIan passed through town last
Wednesday, in a two horse spring wagon,
with seventeen fine looking horses hitched
to it.
The southeastern corner Of Mays u DodSon's
livery stable fell Last Friday night about two
O'Clock, making tremendous noise. Uncle
Tommy was in the stable al the time, and he or
dered all the horses out as he said the ''cOncern
was about 10 tumble down." The cause of the
wall falling was the excavations being made
adjoining it, by Mr.. Williams, Tor the erection
of new block of houses. Messrs. Mays &
Dodson have repaired the breach.
We call attention to the large joint sale Of
fine stock of COckrill Bros and johnson, Glib
son x Brown, which is to take place at the
Fair GOunds, near Nashville, on Thursday,
September 18th, 1873. 1t takes place during
the Farmers COnventon-just after lt-and
people can conveniently attend both. 1 he
stock consists Of the finest ever offered tor
sale in Tennessee
c. W. Kent, agent for the Weed Sewing
Machine, now occupies the room near the res
idenc9 of DR.. Alex. Brown, where he not only
has number of the above machines for sale,
but also thread and needles suitable for the
different make of machines. We are glad to
see him so nicely situate in his new quarters.
Mr. Creighton is teaching a writing school
in the Masonic Temple The premium, offer
cd for the best penmaUship, was awarded to
Mr.. D.. L. DOrtCh and for the most rapid i'm
rrOyement, TO Master ID. ". Leigh. Both Of
these young men are clerkiug in ID. &, Helm 5
drug store.
For several weeks prior to last Friday night
the nights were warm and sultry, and mus
quitoes rode upon swift pinions. 1t commenc-
ed getting cooler then, and continued to do SO
until Sunday night. when it become decidedly
cool and bracing.
Lambkin is boring an aresian well for Jobu
Baird, on the Hampshire pike.
A man named Jackson, from Wayne county
has been 10 orr Jail for safe keep Dg for some
time past. Yesterday, Mr.. g. ID. Anderson,
special deputy sheriff, started with HIM TO that
county, for trial.
Our liberal cotton buyer, J, Il. WoOdsidc
proposes 20 give to the planter of this county
hye dollars for the stalk of cotton raised in
Maury county, that counts the most bols.
Samples to cleft at LipscOmb Edsall by the
10Th. Free to all.
One OF d. Wrights bales came back week
or two ago, because it weighed twelve pounds
too much.
The Mail never heard of an egg lemon
ade,' and thinks we did not call 1t by its
right name. The man who made il cali ed
II that, and so harmless was the article itself,
the temperance editors of the Mail themselves
fright have drunk it without violating any
of their pledges Who ever heard of egg
nog" in the summer time?
Young men are availing themselves of
these beautiful moonlight nights to SerC-
made their SwCetheorts. They take Foster
and his guitar, get in a spring wagon, and
90 around town. and even invade the cOUu-
try. Last Tuesday night, about one O'clock
one OF these loVCSicll SWANS mistUOB us for
his sweetheart, and he and his companions
caused the midnight air in our vicinity to
palpitate with delicious strains Of melody.
Their express was filled with boqueTs and
perfumed notes, dropped from various win
dOwS.
A negro named DeGraffenreid, from near
Franklin, stole young mule IRON cOlOTed
man named Harvey McLemore and came to
this place Wednesday. He sold the mule at
such an unreasOnably low price as to arouse
suspicion. He was arrested, lodged in jail
and has since confessed the crime. 1t is a bard
matter for a horse thief to get through this
county.
Eddy Mack has finished taking the schO-
lastic population of the this 9Th district. OF
the whites, 8 to Is, there are ZOE, and from
Is 70 q there are Il. OF the coored, from
8 TO Is, 10, and from Is TO q, n; making
the total plumber for this district 1852.
A Jenny threw Frank Jordan, son Of Ned
Jordan, decd, in Columbia, yesterday evening
and broke one of his arms.
a good Joke Is told on Il citizen of our town
an excellent citizen and clever fellow.
He lives oyer Helms Branch at one Of the man
crossings, and at the time referred to was
much troubled by hogs coming up under the
culyert way, and making things filthy by tax
ing up their residence there, He told the ne
gro cook TO scald the swine with boiling wa
ter He soon found that his cook was scald-
ing his own hogs, and lie went under there tn
drive them out. lie crept in the dark to the
open place near the kitchen window and look
ed up, aud in an instant he was deuged with
hot scaldiug water. HOwhng with pa u, he
fled out of the hole, and as soon as he could
talE he went to his cook in a great rage, and
asked her what she meant. The negro wO-
man told him she saw nothing but his hair and
brstles, and thought lie was q hog. 1t so
happens that he has his face covered with i'm
mense whiskers, and we could not blame the
woman