The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-10-31
AROUND TOWN.

shODpI0Q-tDen you VIII hLo" "AiNAN - -
the best goods for the least money.
How to keep grapes through the winter
don't give any away.
Young men of diminutive drumsticks VIII
be glad to hear of the coming fashionable long
overcoats.
Bows, learn trade-for one with good
trade is worth a hundred without.
Master Walter Miller, apprentice In the
HERALD Office, is feet inches high, weighs
$50 lbs, and is only Is years old.
The Sheriff should prevent persons from
posting bills on the new doors Of the court
house.
"Tbe Nursery" monthly magazine for
Youngest readers, is upon our table. 1t is
only 81 80 year, aud will be treasure in
every family. Address John L. Shorey, Boe-
ton.
Mr.. Philips, who has been all over the
world, remarked, in the Baptist Association
the other day, that Middle Tennessee was the
finest country in the world.
Wagon loads Of turkeys are being brought
10 town.
:. Foster, col. charged with stealing money |
from las. Vestals cash drawer, at the Colored |
Fair, last Saturday, and was arrested and put |
in Jail by Milt VOORHEES,. He was tried before |
| E.q. Clear last Tuesday, and discharged.
| Ice half an inch thick Wednesday morning. |
| Also = killing frost, which prepared the leaves
| TO fall, when the sun came cut.
We understand that the Columbia Literary
Society will be revived again at an early day
Those who spent so many profitable and de-
fghtful evenings there last winter, will be
glad to know this
Jim Hills Band, which made music at the
Colored Fair, serenaded us one morning.
They played "Old Folks at Home" very
sweetly. Jim Hill is great fsvorite with the
white folks here.
Rev John p. McFerrin, the new Methodist
minister sent to Columbia, has been going
around visiting the people Of his,pew charge
this week. The Methodis;s here are going to
give him and their Presiding Elder, Rev. W.
Mooney, a warm welcome. 1t is thought that
Mr. Mooney will reside in Columbia.
The river, which has been exceedingly low
, neatly all summer aud fall, rose sud- emily last
Sunday night and Monday morning It was
covered with valuable cedar timber, going
} down towards the Gulf of Mexico, without
anybody's care. We noticed may telegraph
D poles, which are very valuable, belonging, We
; understand, TO Mr.. John Frerson.
The Howard Association of Memphis &C
knowledge the receipt Of the following sums
contributed 10 Memphis sufferers by several
. citizens of Spring Hill W. f. Greenlaw' SO;
+ Major Campbell Brown, so Capt. Thom's
: Gibson, $50; ReY Robert Gays S..
;, The "Jubilee Singers" gave several enter
n iainment- last week at the Hammer Hall d
p number Of white gentlemen went to hear them,
and were much pleased with their singing
The singers are set of well dressed, sPrght-
II " looking young men. Mr.. Nee, compe'
J.. sent critic, says they sing very well.
3 The same night that the robbers attempted
al to rob Mrs Prestidge, we learn that tbs
IA residences of Jas. c. McGaw and w. G. BOYD
" were visited by persons who attempted &c
enter. but were made TO leave. They had or
II slippers.
t. DIR. T. G. Jones, Moderator of the Bsptis
" Association, Just before atjourning last Mon
d dav evening, stated that Rev. J. P. &cFerrin
T, pastor of the NJ, E. Church, had said to thu
J 4 SGOClEtlfn.
at take and use it as you see proper. 1t IS yours
- end We Meth dists will consider ourselves al
Baptists as long as you occupy it." just be
lie for. adionrning, the Baptist Association al
a sung a parting hymn. aud meeting togethe
around the altar they had hearty hand
Is shaking.
w. :. Rainey SAYS he intended TO bring u
an eleven pound potato, but ne saw Esq. HaT
to rison's sixteen FOUNDER, and did not brin
IS his. MIR. Rainey, or rather his son Ho race
3 who has charge of the farm this year, wi
s. make ~ out 40 bushels sweet potatoes tror
SIS two acres. which, sold at one dollar per bush
On CT. b.ings him the snug little sum OF 81.
d. from two acres He has a peculiar way
rd housing his pototoes, by which he does nc
co lose any at all The plan is simple, not e.
be psnsiye, and requires but little trouble. An
EN- vet it is on purely scientific principles. d
be has been using the same plan for several yea r
,er and has not lost a bushel The potato crop
m one of our most profitable crops to the gel
are few who succeed in preserving them fro
N rottening.
ed Recent donations have been made to Il
md Columbia Library by D. T. Goad, Don
old Mitchell, Mrs. Preston and others The don
Gu ton by Mrs. Preston is very valuable, cons.s
d. ing of twenty interesting volumes.
Dill Who would have dreamed it? Who wou
'u', have imagined human nature, ba d as 1t is,
Ieu be guilty Of such depth of meannes S?
MS week ago, Uncle Tommy, in the Ian guage
$50 Harry Shield. was gotten up regard less"
bought new jeans coat and pair OF re
CANT" gloves, with which to protect hims
esS from the cold blasts of winter, as he goes {
70 at two O'Clock in the morning after pass
M, gers. Would you believe it?-somebodyp
Low vious of his good fortune and comfortal
-, looks. stole his coat aud gloves. We hear
- gentle reader exclaiming, "Sto lie a coat fr
orc Uncle Tommy &? Impossible Surely sue
g wretch is not to be found In all this couutr.
-, Astonishing, we admit, but 1t Is also nal
o5a fact.
1I MIR. John N. Cayce, of Franklin, inven
u Of the celebrated Cages Spring Power,
age in our town last Monday. The object OF
'i'o visit was TO see if be would introduce his
ulii among us. He appointed Mr.. A. n. Akin
liee get up a stock company here. Five thous'
'oei dollars, half cash, is the sum necessary for
heu company 10 subscribe before going to We
HAL and IL is sufficient to light the town with !
ceP- which is many times less than the capital
heir quired to get up an old fashioned gas CON
the nv. We have seen Cages gas in ope ra
Up III in stores ard churches at Franklin, and
they greatly pleased with it. 1t is not quit
rom bright or as glittering as the cool oil gas,
stiff is sufficiently bright for all purpos es
the several times cheaper. The ds CT
ulty Methodist Church in Columbia have mad
the contract with Mr.. Cayee, by which he Is
,hen light the church up so that every person
old the congregation can read their pocket te
adv. ments of the smallest print. There will
,vav no lamps OF chandeliers used, and the g
Itrol. ence room will be lighted with large rehe'
d OF attached to the ceiling overhead, some'
nee like Elm Street Church, South Nashv tlle.
"oon that Dr. Summers. of the Advocate,
h he preach in it at night without the prlvileg
able, going home and saying the light hurt his
as he did about the Franklin Church.
MIS- | it is finished, we are satisfied that 6
- ,tbor churcb in Columhia will use the