The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-05-02
ASHWOOD ITEMS.

The farmers have all finished planting corn
and cotton Corn was up and doing finely, but
the recent frost has killed it, but the old farm
ers say that is the good of it, that corn that
has been lrost-bit makes better corn, stands
the drought better, and will make more corn
sper acre, and better yield of fodder.
The young man who lives at Houser's y
Roads, or thereabouts, and like boy of II,
but II, tried to jump the branch at his house,
and fractured his ankle, says he will be all
right in short time, as good men are very
scarce. and bad ones are afraid to die.
The trout have all left Buffalo river, but
Col. John B. Floyd is still there.
The woods of Lewis and Lawrence, have
been burnt from Mt, Pleasant to Henryville,
and beyond, from Sam Arnell's lanyard to
Rard's ford, and from Boards ford, to the
jumping off place, or where ever leaf has
made racket.
Col. A. NJ. Looney, and Col Jno. V. Wright,
passed through our village on last Saturday,
with fishing poles, looking waywOrn and merry.
Shady, says that if God will forgive him,
he has taken his last fishing, and is now ready
to turn oyer his tackle to his heirs executors
or administrators, from now on, hereafter,
heceforth, and forever more,
AshwoOd is lovely, as we'll as lively, it will
be famous city yet, as manufactures are
springing up, and the busy sound of the saw
and hammer, is heard from early morn, to
dewy eve.
MeSsrS. Hardy and Ostrander, both Cana
dams, are busy manufacturing plows and har-
rows, they are the kind of meL to build up o
county and cities, and to enrich the commerce
of the whole world ; to such men, the people
of our S'ate always extend warm welcome,
and we are ready to gree5 and welcome rs
many more of the same sort, as arc W iling
to come among us, and cast their lot with US.
Messrs. Hardy l. Ostrander, have completed
their Double Furrow, Truck Wheel Pillow, and
it is complete success, at the first trial few
days ago, good many gentlemen being pres
ent, 1t was pronounced superior to any pillow
that has ever yet been exhibited in this section
of country at any time. MessrS. Hardy &
Ostrander, challenge the county or State to a
trial. They are willing to put up 800, provided
the opposing party will do the sam e, upon the
NJ erits of their pillow, and are willing to meet
any where in a reasonable distance from this
point, for trial in the State. These ploWs will
soon become deservedly popular, owing to
the saving effected in draught, manual labor,
wear and tear. They are wholly carried on
large angular wheels, cast at the Columbia
Foundry, which not only, carry their weight,
but also resist the pressure ex erted in lifting
aud turning the furrow. They have neither
side nor sole plate, hence are free from all
friction caused by the rubbing action of the
same. The cutting part af the coulters and
shares arc SO constructed and arranged, that
they make room for the rest of the ploW, and
no part of it touches the soil or mouId-bo
by this arrangement, the power required to
work the pillow, is reduced fully third, il can
be drawn on heavy sell with ease, by three
horses worked abreast, and on light soil by two
horses. The pillow Is self-acting, and does not
require to be held, as 1t has no handles and is
as easily managed as harrew, by one man.