The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-08-01
AROUND TOWN.

AROUND TOWN.
Fresh mutton retails at l2c per ID. 10 hi
market.
I z Away in the soft, Silly night, we wer
walked from peaceful slumbers by music on
string band. Jack DAVIS favoritc air, an
Aliens, were skilfully performed.
The furnace for heating the County Jail ha
been warded TO Mr.. Murphy, the contractor
The popular saloon kn own as the "Alham
bra is Offered for sale by Mr.. A. n. Akin
| Admir-. Read advertisement.
j. K. Mcdonald and o. G. Bell are nov
busily engaged n penclling the Court House
which makes it present much neater APP
pearance.
Master Alma Cabler will please accept oul
| thanks for about seventy plums, all IN ono
/ bunch.
Saul SamueIs, ESQ.,, made his maiden speecl
before jury, yesterday.
Martin, Embry & Wright's dray mule anus
( ed the crowds on the Square, Monday morn,
/ ing, BY showing them how quickly he could
| disengage himself from the dray, after he wa:
geared up and 'hItched in" He repeated the
performance half dozen times in spite of al
the entreaties of four or five negro men. The
grand jury ought to look after that mule
conduct.
John Roller, who for sometime past has been
in Jail, on a charge of furnishing prisoners
with tools with which to make their escape
has been released on bail. His case was cos
tinued by the State.
Mr.. w. C. Baird, oldest son of the Postrnast
or, hssretuIned to Columbia, and 10 now Deputy
Postmaster. He has travelled on railroads for
several years in the service of the 7. o. D., and
this experience added to natural talent make
him qualified TO discharge the duties OF the
Office with honor TO himself and 70 the salts
faction of the people
Citizens inform US that they miss the con-
venience of a market house very much. With
a market house, one can go and select just the
kinds of meat as is wanted. Now they have
20 give an order and the kind and quality is
not known until it is brought to the table.
With a market house the hawking of meats
and vegetables about the streets will be put a
stopto.
Edward Hughes, COL, of Columbia, is an
nOunced as CIR. Jun. Deacon OF the Grand
Lodge (colored) Masons of Tennessee.
Levi V. Euless, cold, who was the father
and founder of the Sons of Relief, has resigns
his position as President. The object of the
association is to aid distressed brothers, and
TO take care of their widows until they marry
again. They members passed some compli~
mentary resolutions on the occasion of Lewis
resignation.
Our young married friend, Eph E. Erwin,
OF Dear OTEeh, near DDtIDRs IL sun
ming himself extensiyely-he is so happy.
The horse attached to Walter Pillows milk
wagon a few days since, kicked itself loose
from the wagon, scattering the milk in every
direction.
Capt. A. A Lipscomb and Robert W. Fri
ersOn have lately returned from an excursion
in the lower counties; and among other things,
they saw a family remarkably tall, and who
have very large feet One of the members of
no for1ilv 1.,fa IiUscpnah hat
he was acquainted with J. B. Woodside, and
inquired particularly about him. he also
told good joke at JOe's expense.
The Premium List of the forthcoming
Fair for Maury county, has been printed, at
the HERALD office. Call at Josh. G. Bailey 5
Insurance Office, and get copy.
Sol Thomas, col, against whom true bill
was found, on a charge of petit larceny, lett
Columbia, and went to Nashville where he
was arrested and placed in Jail. w. NJ. Voor-
HES, jr., brought him out, and he now "hut-
tiers" in jail The Banner errs in its state
ment that Sol made his escape from the jail
at this place. No Que has ever escaped from
our Jail since the present sheriff has been IN
office.
Policeman Thomas II. Guest says be does
not know what he will name he little stranger
at his house.
We are glad that we have in our city "new
whs is manufacturing himself, instead of i'm
porting from the North, Horse Powder and
Liniment. which he has big demand for
more than he can now, he says, supply. We
have seen his order book, and saw for our
selves that he hes orders from different parts
of the South untitled. He has shown US also,
a number of certificates of the best citizens of
our couuty-men whom we know to be per-
fectly reliRble-whO testify to the wonderful
medical cures made by his medicines. We
have known DIR. Helm from our bOyhOOd, and
can endorse him as altogether responsible.
The Board of Education appointed by the
district conference of the NJ. Z. Church, South,
met in pursuance 10 appointment, last Friday.
Several of the parties being sick and some nee
essarily absent, no quorum was present and
hence no business was transacted. Several
stations are doing their best to have the school
located in their midst. Mt. Pleasant seems to
have been especially active, and the present
indications are favorable towards locating the
school at that point. We are truly glad to see
so much interest manifested in this great work.
There will be another meeting OF the Board
on Friday, August 10Th, and it Is hoped that
there will be full attendance; as it is very
probable that the school will be located some
where. on that daV.