The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-01-31
OVER THE COUNTY.

Arthur Crawford, of Bear creek, an
Nd soldier and pensioner- of the war OF
1912 20 ~ quite feeble health. he IL S'
years old.
Jerry Hughes, one of the best shots
In the coun v, last Saturday, killed
iuck on the wing, az distance OF one
hundred yards.
An excellent negro man, VIM. Boddie.
| advertiSes that hiS young son left. or
was 6ecoyed from his home several
weeks ago, and that he will give fifteen
/ dollars TO any person who Will bring
| him home, In this vicinity.
There are n cou pie on Knob creek, who
have sixteen children, twelve of whom
| have married aud set up for themselves
since the last day OF January, 1885. The
| mans wife WIS forty-five years old the
rst d4y of January, 1873. There are
no twins In the family.
A debate took place at Cofee's mill
sometime since, on the question, Re
soLped. That a man can fall from grace"
Frank McGaw. Methodist, and w. A.
Watkins. Baptist. were on the af1irma-
We side; and j. c. Renfro and Z. n.
Straughn, both Baptists, were for the
negative.
Rev Mr. Ditzler. a celebrated Metho~
dist debHter and lecturer of Kentucky,
will deliver lecture in the NJ. e. church
At Culleok-, tonight, on the subject of
the " Preservation of the Bible" The
proceeds of the lecture will be used to
purchase bell for the Methodist church.
The next issue of The Family Favorite
will contain an illustrated column.
1t is understood that a fine chandelier
costing about SI25-will be purchased
this week for the Methodist church at
Culleoka. Prof. Webb and Nat T.
Moore each subscribed twenty-five dol
lars.
We are glad to learn that the venera-
BILE Mrs. Mary r Johnson, of the vicin-
iGy of CulleOka, has recovered from re-
cent spell of sickness. Although about
eighty-seven years old, she is, when
well, as sprightly as persons many
years younger. She has raised a SPLEEN
did family OF children. and many beau
tiful young girls delight to call her
grandmother.
The mail system in this county is mis-
ersbie. Some of the most populous Sec
tons have no mail facilities whatever.
We would advise people who live in such
vicinitias to petition for lines, and il
they don't get tham repeat the petition
until thew do get them. They will GER
tainly never get them without asking
'OT lUHAii, anu IL Is HOt IHuCu tTOuOl0 10
d so
Banie Thomas. of Hurricane, gave a
nice party To the young folks last We'd
nesdav night. a bOuntifuI number of
beauties and beaux were there, and
among them, the two handsome young
Whitakers of Carter's creek.
1t Is told of James A. Fleming, of
this county. that he never called on
a certain friend Gnd neighbor of his
until twelve o'clock in the day, as
said neighbor did not get up from his
SAUNDERS until about that hour. On
rainy days he did not get up at all.
SCARCELY a week passes that we do
not have practical knowledge OF the
usefulness of advertising. We will give
one instances: l. Ist summer a lady in
another S ate put few lines in our spe-
cial column, in search of position as
teacher. Like all things in the HERALD,
II was read, and in a very short time she
received an excellent position ia first
ii IS school in this county. To-day
we publish her marriage to an excel
lent gentleman of our county. And
Ill these advantages she secured by in
Sartinx line or so in the HERALD.
Reader, go thou and do likewise.