The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-10-03
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| RELIGIOUS.
! Quite an interesting meeting has beer
/ going on at the Christian Church a
/ Beech Grove for the last week, Tht
! Rev. Mr.. Barnes, of Ala, a very elo-
quent and talented minister, officiated
He has added several new members tC
/ the church, aud done much good to the
cause of religion, during his short stay
The parting scene between Mr.. Barnes
and the members OF the church he has
been laboring so faithfully Tor, at the
close of services ON Sunday night, was
quite affecting indeed.
-#, WHY Is II THUS?
The once fiourishing Sabbath school
at Leckridge's Church has been grow :
ing beautifully less by degrees, and
from seventy members there are not
more than twenty now that attend. II
members of the church andthe parents
OF the many interesting children here,
lose all interest in the school, it is no
wonder the children do the same. They
generally follow the example set them
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
It is generally understood, about tax
assessing and collecting time, that part
OF the tax money is for the purpose OF
establishing public schools for the edu-
cation of the children OF the county. Why
is it, then, that the citizens OF the 18th
and I'D districts, surrounding Carter's
Creek, cannot have a school? If not,
can they not draw their proportionate
part OF the school fund, to help defray
the expenses of a subscription school?
The cotton crop, of which there will
not be more than half a crop made, is
being rapidly picked out, and ginned.
If the weather continues good, nearly
the entire cotton crop will be ready for
market by the 18th of October, but ow-
ing to the stringency of the money mar
ket, there has been but little of the sta
pie shipped from here yet.
FsSmers are asking 81 so per barrel for
corn, and they will doubtless. find ready
sale for it before Christmas, for the cot
ton planters must live, and as much as
they love cotton they love corn more
when they are hungry.
NEW GOODS.
Mr.. Tate has returned from the East
with an elegant assortment OF dry
goods, boots, shoes and notions, and is
offering them at prices to suit the times.
He has secured the services of a broken
legged miller as salesman. He could
the said miller. He is polite, accommo-
dating, good looking, and universal
tavorite with the old ladies. But he
can't keep hotel.
JAMES M'KAY
that grand old bachelor, who would
smoke his pipe, if Jay Cooke and all the
rest OF the bankers in the world were to
suspend-is now receiving and opening
a large and well selected stock OF goods,
staple and fancy, and IN fact everything
that is kept in we'll regulated house.
Cripples seem to be the rage now. Jim
also has a crippled spirit behind the
counter, with doubtless many good
qualities, but he (alas, for one so young
has had his troubles, too.
FALL FIGHTS.
From some mysterious Cause, barrel
of fighting whiskey has made its apN
pearance in our midst, and consequently
the fall fights have opened much earlier
than was anticipated, although much
blood and heaps of hair are promiscu=
eusly scattered around on this sacred
soil. The services of the undertaken
have not been called in yet, but dapo-
nent cannot say how soon he may be
needed, if things remain thuSly.
Neapolis, alias Poplar Top, alias
Brown town, &C., &C., PhPnix-like, is
again rearing it's head above the ashes
like pail, and the citizens OF that little
wayside village can now boast of IA.
large grocery house, well stocked with
choice groceries, presided over by w.
R Brown, an old and well known mer-
chant. In addition to Mr. Browns es-
ia Adjustment, Messrs. AdkissOn & Ray,
of Nashville, are now opening a large
stock of boots, shoes and hats. Mr..
Trulove, formerly with A. d w, of
Nashville, will have charge OF the stock.
HYMENIAL.
If Madame Rumor is correct in her
surmises, there viii be good deal of
marrying round about hera this fall.
AT least, the probabilities point that
way now.
CONUNDRUM.
Why is it that the robust, manly form
of that jovial, fine looking widOwer of
the Hurricane neigh borhOod, is so fire.
queLtly seen on his fiery steed, silently
the meanderings of the road
that leads towards the head of Carter's
Creek ? Answer next week.