The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-09-05
AROuND TOWN.

| Chancery Court adjourned last Saturday.
! The Athenaum opened its fall session las
Monday, with flattering prospects
Workmen have commenced the erection q
| a new house for Esq. Holman, near WhHet
| Spring.
| Letters have been received in this county
from Frank Riddle, stating that he Will De re
leased from the penitentiary in is years.
| A letter from Major Falconnett, states thai
| the Bonds voted to the Duck River Valley
| Railroad, have been Autographed. Work Will
commence on theroad in about two weeks.
WI. Murphy was engaged part of last
week and part of this week in putting the
heating apparatus the prison cells OF the JAM
| He wIfl also put water closets in each cell.
A learned gentleman recently examined a
| turtles head to get the proportion between
its head and body According to his estimate,
the skull in our office must have belonged to a
turtle that weighed four thousand pounds.
Circuit Court met last Monday, and adjourn
ed 10 meet again next Monday. The repairs
upou the court house being unfinished, and
the absence of some of the attorneys, is the
cause Of the adjournment until next Monday.
There are 1854 cases on the docket.
Much complaint is made against the hogs
for wallOwing in the occasional stream which
flows by Caps barber-shop and the Nelson
House. 1t is very unbecoming i'm the hogs,
and we hesitate not to tell them that il is a
great nuisance.
The new bale of cotton brought to town
last Friday by Mr.. John H. Gillespie, was sold
TO Martin, Embry 4 Wright at twenty cents.
1t was shipped to Gilbert, Parkes u Co.,
Nashville, and re-sold for the same PRICE
Shaw Fleming brought new bale to town
last Saturday, but did not sell 1t.
The five acres of ground bought by the col
Ored people from DIR. W. /. Anderson, for a
: - l, Il
terry. $500 were paid for 1t, of which amount
the Board of Mayor and Aldermen gave $3.50.
Beverly White, who has been engaged in
most every business, including the running of
hotel and circus, is now painting the court
house. He says he viii run for lawyer so
soon as be gets the court house finished.
Alge Hodge has brought us limb of cot
ton stalk, something over foot long, upon
which there were eight large and well devel-
oped DOLLS of cotton. 1t was raised by Plum>
mer Webster, on Mr.. w, X. Hodges place
The report that the JailOr had taken the men,
bers of the Quorum Court to jail, last Tues
day, Is true. We went over and saw them
there, and in connection with other frie nds,
secured their release, after they had partaken
of a nice dinner prepared for them. May they
90 again, but to return at will, Is our wish
Recently negro man went to q sewing ma
chine agent and ordered a machine to be sent
to his house. The agent was glad to make
the sale ana tdIIleu IL lullltuIdLClV 10 LIE
mans house. But when he got there he was
met at the door by the mans wife, who re-
fused to let the machine come into the house
under any consideration, She stated taat her
husband bad whipped her, and was trying to
buy her back with a sewing machine and
that she could not be bought at that price
What has given such an impetus to public
improvements in Columbia ? What has IN
duced men of capital, all at once, to invest
their money in town lots, and erecting hand
some new houses upon them? Why IS it that
all the architects and builders of our town
are crowded with work? What IS the cause
Must we answer: 1t is the fact that we are
going to have more railroads and turnpikes,
which will bring more trade to our town, and
cause town property to become in great de-
mand, and enhance rapidly in price. Capital
is said to be timid, but it is also sagaciOus, and
sees that Columbia is destined to be a large,
prosperous city.
A little boy named Brooks fell off ladder
at the Atheneum last week, and broke his
arm.
A stranger bought about twenty-five dol
lars worth of goods of Sheppard " Harrison,
last week, and offered counterfeit fifty
dollar Treasury note. The spurious bill
was detected at once, but before he could
be arrested, he had fed.
Chancellor Fleming is building three nice
offices on his lot on Garden Street. ester
day, Mrs. Fleming gave the hands employ
ed by the contractors, Lamb " Boyd,
splendid dinner. 1t was in keeping with
all that that elegant and hOSpitable lady
does.
Two public schools commenced in this
place last Monday one at the Christian
Church, by Miss Hudspeth, and the other in
South Columbia, by Miss Powell.
A meeting of the controlling members of
the Columbia Library Society was called for
last Monday night, but aquOrum did not at
tend and the President appointed next Tues
day night for Il meeting. Members are earn
eStly requested to attend, as business of i'm
portance will be transacted Those who
h.,r to
send written proxies.
We hear that the young gentlemen are
speaking of giving a Hop" at the Nelson
House during our Fair week, TO the visitors
of our town.