The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-07-25
CULLEOKA ITEMS.

The Fl Tx which has been the absorbing sub
iect of interest in this community for the past
few weeks, is said by our physicians, to be
abating. There are but few new cases, and
the disease is not of so malignant type as at
first. Several persons vino were attacked
sometime since, still linger. The prospect ia
vors their recovery generally, but so decep
tive has the disease been that in some cases
fears are still entertained as to the result.
Since your report of last week, Mr.. William
Davis, whose baptism you noticed, died from
the prevailing disease. He was good citi-
zen, Industrious, thrifty, and had prospects of
success IN the accumulation of property. He
leaves a wife and several small children.
Mr.. John Cheatham, one of our oldest citi-
zens, is very low with the prevailiI 6 disease.
His case is regarded as hopeless.
Mr.. Henry Hughes, living some three miles
east had a severe attack OF cholera morbus on
Monday last The indications at this writing
are that he will be well again ia a few days.
In almost every family in the village and vi
cinity, there has been more or less huX symp-
toms or other bowel affections. Imprudence
in diet, or exposure in many Instances, has
greatly aggravated, and in some cases, devei-
Oped the disease. The attacks at first are not
generally very violent, AID hence the patient
thinks there is little or no danger until after
the lapse of considerable time, he finds the dis
ease has fastened on his vitals, and he is una
able to check its progress, and is hurried to
the grave. If the patient can be induced to go
to bed and be quiet and prudent, he generally
RECEIVERS, but not otherwise,
Our farmers are about done saving their
small grain and grass crops, and we are now
enabled to make some estimate of the result.
Wheat yields only moderately-hardly av
erage crop, and not of first quality at that.
The oat crop, for the breadth sOwn, is good
enough, and the few meadows not planted in
cotton, yield remunerative crops of lay
Wheth ere Timothy or Herds grass. A large
mt nf I'M and he of fTrQE < ns
were sown, and the average yield is very
| fine Corn IS looking as well as average
wherever well cultvateu but is now needing
rain, while cotton does not promise very
| large yield.
The construction fierce of the N. & D. Rail
road are repairing the trestle over Fountain
Creek, and the prospect is that the structure
| will be more substantial than eyer. The grade
| Of the road at the est end of the trestle has
| been changed, making a decided improvement:
in the rOadbed. Quite a number Of persons
| are uuarrying rock to ballast the road, and
| there is at this time demand for more labor
ers in this part of the country.
Some of our citizens are making pr epaTa
| tions for move to Texas this fall. They hear
| favorable reports from their friends who went
| out two years since, and are inclined to &C
| and see if those reports be true and reliable
| We are sorry to part with good citizens, and
while we wish them no harm, we hope they
! may change their minds and remain at theil
present homes.
Master Willie Hunt, son of j. Turner Hunt
Esq. has opened an establishment for the sale
of family groceries and confectionaries, ant
| kindred articles. Bargains can be had if you
ca II on Willie for them. May success and for
| tune attend his efforts.
If any of your readers, stran gers to ou
community, should pay us visit, we suggest
they call at our post Office and examine thu
premises and surroundings, and if they do no
say we have model post office and a mode
post master, then ! will own up that they ar
not over-burdened with good taste or judg
| ment in such matters.
W. l.. J. Wilkes, administrator of c. Is
| Abernathey, has sold the interest of the lat
Mr.. Alternately to Willie X. Stephens, and tn
business will be conducted hereafter in hi
| name.