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

Several parties of huntsmen have gone TO
| the Barrens to hunt deer, and great many
/ more contemplate fjoining in the chase, = as
the time BY law prohibiting bunting has "run
out, AID now those will hunt who never
hunted before, and those who have always
hunted will hunt the more.
The good people of the Zion neighborhOod
contemplate erecting large boarding and day
school, la Vanderbilt, which is certainly
creditable and worthy cause and there is no
country neighborhoOd that needs a good
school more, or Is SO we'll qualified to sustain
large school. There is hardly doubt but
that the school will be built, as measures are
on foot to commence the undertaking, and al
most every one is in favor Of it, and there are
but few in the whole neighborhood but what
are able to subscribe largely to the cause Snc
cess to them, and may their endeavors and eX-
ertIOns be remunerated to the fullest extent ::
let the shcOol be built
The colored people of Ark Valley Church
gave grand tableaux and concert on Thurs
day night, August It'll, 25 cents admittance,
for the purpose of raising money TO buy books
for their library. They are a wide awake
people, and their tableaux was a great sue
cess. The following is the programme;
Song-Prayer --SOng-Speech.
FabIeaux- Scene, The happy family.
Song--R0cks and,Storms.
Richardson's, Gossips.
Song--I long to behold him.
Tableaux-Scene, Queen.
Song-Beautiful bird.
Pickwick IN the wrong room.
S0ng-Praise your great Creator.
Tableaux-Scene LIST, Marriage of Lucinda
She faints.
Scene %, Fernando, her husband,
attempts her life.
Song-The Star Spangled Banner.
COmical piece Naughty Jim.
TableauX--The Ghost eff Avet el
Song-Laughter.
Tableaux, Scene LIST, Lathario' confession to
Camilla.
Scene 3D. The private interview.
" Sd, Camilla stabs herself.
Comical--Ragged Dick.
Song--Fisher boy,
The renowned Mrs. Brown aud her
servants, Susie and Dionysius.
That the HERALD is one of the best papers
published in the State there is no doubt. We
heard an old gentleman say that he would
rather miss his dinner every day in the week
than to do without the HERALD. Another one
says that some of the best talent of the cOunS
try contributed to it. We heard preacher
say that he would subscribe for il if it cost
him fifty dollars rather than do without it.
gentleman living ia Texas tried letter-writing
to his friends, bat it was mo 60" He took
the HERALD, and says that he now knows
more OF what is going on in Maury county
than those who live there, unless they take the
HERALD.
Geo. NJ Ostrander has manufactured au
iron plow, "out aud cut" at this place, which
will be exhibited at our coming fair. 1t is
something entirely new.
Mr.. Charlie d. Williams, son of Rev. 9.
Foster Williams, l.. il. D., has gone to the
Western Military Institute at Nashville.
Picnics are the prevailing pleasures princi-
pally. They average three or four week in
this section.
Gen. l.. E. Polk is our man for Governor
He would make better run for our next Gov
ernor than any other man that we could put
out.
Col. D. +. Wade has been quite sick during
the past week. but we hope that in few days
he will be up again.