The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-04-11
CARRIERS CREEK ITEMS.

| Spring has fairly opened with US at LAST
| aud makes US feel like the good old times wer
returning see the sun shining so pleasantly
| once more.
Farming has commenced in earnest, ant
| our farmer n-ighborS are busily engaged il
| planting corn, and preparing their lands fl
| King Cotton. Hheat, although looking bal
| ly yet, under the influence of the genial rays
| OF tie sun of the last few days, is improving
| rapidly, and now bids fair to make good ave
| rag crop.
The storm that damaged Ere nklin so badly
on Thursday morning OF last week, fortunate
| ly did our immediate neighborhood no harm
with the exception of good deal of fencing
that was blown down. We learn that the sta.
bles and cribs of Mr.. Charles IRVINE, Jr., liv
ing on Knob creek, few m les west of here,
were blown down; also his neighbor, james
Novels, sustained some damage u his farm BY
the wind.
Mr.. Jos. B. Mcueea, Maury's great mule
trader. LETT here on the lst of April for hi1
new home 10 Missouri. He bought farm
there last winter, an has now moved the &
with the intention of mi king il his future
home. Mr.. McMeen was a good and useful
cit zen, and we regret very much to lose him.
His son, Abdur E., thorough business man,
remains here n charge of his fathers farm.
He is one of the most energetic young farm
ers in the county, and latteTIv, he is getting to
be quite a aides man.
we are SIau 10 near Lhab MT henFE hadley
is improving rapidly, and Is now able TO sit
up some. Mr.. Hadley has been sick about
three months.
Col. Hamilton, a member of the Legislature
fr ON Wilson county, We believe, has been
spending few days in our midst, on q visit
to that prince OF farmers, W. j. Jones.
1t is with much pleasure that we announce q
new acquaintance TO our town in the person of
the handsome Mr.. Rob't Priest, of Spring Hill
Mr. Priest has charge Of the shoe and boot
department in the new business house of Mr..
Caperton.
Mr. Buck Burnett was buried Friday, the
18th ult., 10y the Masonic fraternity. He was
an excellent citizen, and was tor several years
connected wi b Mr.. Joe McNeen in buying
and selling mules. There was large crowd
at tne burying. He was paralized fer several
days before his death.
Our town has two blacksmith shops.
Messrs Campbe & kin are doing good bu-
siness IN the blacksmith liue. We also have
a good wagon maker and wood workman, Mr..
MorroS, and think the farmers are keeping
them all busy.
ReY Mr.. Robinson preached the funeral of the
late Harmon w. Smith Sunday, the 3Uth ult.,
to a large and attentive audience. Mr.. Rob-
inson Is a clear, eloquent and CJrcible 81 AXE,
and has the rGre faculty of knowing when be
gets through bis sermon. We pred ct that at
no distant day, he will stand high in the ranks
OF the ministry of the Cumberland Presp1 teri
an Church. lie breaches at Lasting Ope
Church at this place every lst and Sd Sunday
in each mouth,
Esq. Mckay informs US that he has engaged
to.pertorm the marriage ceremony for several
different parties at an early day, but assures
us that all future marriages must take ace
n daylight, or he will not serve. "Honest In
j =" ESQ, no more of your dark deeds.
We see great deal in the Nashville papers
about the prettiest girl in town, and weisee that
eat many towns are claiming to havs heI
Their respective TOWNS. Now that is mis-
take, for the prettiest girl in town lives at
, arter's reek, an mot married yet. and to
jnlge from the nrmber of nice young gents
that are frequently seen leaving her house
looking for the lite bird fney had let loose,
also ra her sick, with the hair of their manly
heads pulled down over their eyes, we don't
think she wants to marry just now.