The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-03-21


; The colored people have bargained for i
: acres OF the Holland tract, near the Western
] border of the corporation line, for cemetery
! for which they will have to pay $500.
Mr.. w. F. Tucker in preparing to build
; neat residence between Mr. Wilson Tucker
} and the HERALD Office, for himself and hi
: nice young wife to hvein-
Mays q Dotson have bought beautiful new
bret Ii Is q very stylish and popular vehicle
Mr.. Harahan. the excellent Road master o
this Section, lives in Columbia, that is, hi
and down the road, attending, like 8 gooc
soldier, to his duties.
The convention of Good Templars meets in
this place to-day.
De MOlay Commander have been invited BY
Pennsylvania Commandery to join them in q
trip TO the Vienna Exposition. W. II. Will
liarns will probably go.
Mr.. John Hargroves, near the Columbia
Mills, known as an extensive bes raiser, died
Tuesday last, Of erysipelas.
There will be no meeting of the Literary
Association tonight on account of Miss Olive
| Logan's lecture at the AthenRum Hall.
! A handsome new door is being put in the
ladies' entrance to the Nelson House. 1t was
designed By that prince of the plane, l..
| Afford.
| Yoest & Sullivan have received a supply of
the new Alabama coal. We have tried it, and
it burns excellently. ~
! Capt. Wiley George and James N. Haynes,
have bought the marrow Gauge Saloon" and
will add thereto lunch department. mainly
for country customers. They know well how
to run such an establishment.
The South-bound train, due here at eight
o'clock last Tuesday night. did not reach here
until the next day about 8 o'clock. Mr.. Josh
G. Bailey, of this place, had made arrange
ments TO 60 on that train, and take the coach
| at Pulaski for Lawrenceburg, on a business
| trip of Importance. Next morning he could not
| 30, as the coach only makes two trips a week
| What is the matter with the trainss They are
regular only in their lrregularitY.
Mr.. John L. Dunlap has returned from his
Eastern trip after goods. aud will soon b.
ready at the old John F. Morgan house to see
his customers by the VIII ulesale. He has long
been in the business at Spring Hill with John
| W. Cheairs, and he can be relied upon in every
| respect.
The young man referred to in the Mail of
| yesterday as writing poetry" wishes us TO
state that his FRIEND is m staken. That be-
has never seen such piece of poetry in CHS
ROOM and that he has never connected the
name of the lady mentioned with any piece he
ever wrote. He also extends to his "friend" sn-
other invitation to visit his room, provided he
will promise to keep out of bis private papers,
his specks, and can't see nor read correctly.
The live Eagle at Black Thompson's Alham-
bra, attracts large crowds of boys.
Some Of the drug stores have beautiful
display of flowers.
As this is the dark moon in March. many
persons are planting Irish potatoes.
1t is said by competent judges that the
courthouse is the most compact and dur able
structure in town. The building should be
covered with tin.
Corporation checks are now quoted at par;
thanks to the City Marshal.
Messrs. Dunlap 4 Co. have commenced to
unpack, and shelve their elegant stock of new
goods.
A little daughter Of Mrs. Ann Hackney fell
down the star steps recently and received in
juries of so serious nature as to cause death.
The eIti e community sympathIze with the
heartbroken mother in her sad bereavement.
The poor little girl child found at the CO.
lcmbia Depot about a month or so ago. is
dead. The pretty little thing never knew
the want of mothers care, however, for
its adopted mother, Mrs. Daney, gave it all
the kind attention of a natural mother. As
to who its mother is, will propably rem lin
one of the mysteries Of eur town. until that
dread day when all secrets shall be made
known.
The delightful little neighborhood, Just out
of town, on the Hampshire pike, must be a
taleRted community. 1t is composed of Gen.
Whitthorne, our Congressman, Mr.. VIM.
Park. the father of intellectual children,
Judge Wright, distinguished lawyer. Judge
Hughes, U. s. District Attorney, Mr.. John
Stratton, raiser OF the biggest AMI best toma-
toes and other vegetables, Capt J. NJ. Hick-
ey, Clerk of the County Court, J. p. Baird,
Postmaster of Columbia, A. NJ. Hughes, Jr.,
of Maury, Capt. G. W. Clifford,
an aOtnrnrIainu Citizen 4 RullOpk aud w
]. Webster, talented lawyers, l.. D. Myers,
President d. r. V. R., etc.
Our devil says if he was little older, be
would like to write Communicates" not for
the "Olio," but to one Of its handsome editors.
The Board of Education will bear in mind
tn at Thursday, the 9th inst, is the day for
the next regular meeting. full attendance
is desirable, business of much importance
will come before the Board. our Legislature
having passed school law entirely different
from the one heretofore in force.
Mr.. ]. d. Mockbee, of South Colum bia, lost
a valuable COW last Wednesday morning of |
blind staggers. This is q rare occurrence, as
cows seldom die of this disease. He had been |
offered a Few days preYi ,us, $45 for the COW
aud calf. Mr.. Mockbee surely has his share |
of misfoEtunes, for it will be remembered that |
not long since he lost his house and usehoId |
effects by fire.
An accident occurred at Brentwood on
Tue sday evening last, by the breaking of
40 axle, causing delay of O train several
hours Mr.. John Tyler was on the train, and
when he arrived, he was quite hungry.
We are requested, by the managers of the |
"Olio," to state that all anonymous communi- |
cations to that paper must be attended by the
genuine, as we'll as the fictitious name, of the
writer. Ofcourse the real name will be known |
only to the editress.
Martin, Embry d Wright, are going to |
erect splendid brick warehouse near the |
Depot.
Mr.. Shirley, our excellent stombstone man,
is building splendid monument to 20 over |
the remains Of the gallant Col. Harvey |
Walker, of the Srd Tennessee Regiment, who |
was killed on the Kennesaw Line, Powder |
Spring Road, near Marietta, Ca, about the
18th of June, 1854. 1t is being erected by
his excellent and faithful wife.