The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-07-11
OVER THE COUNTY.

NOW bndh the DOCKS are IN the laDQS Oh
the Clerk, tax payers would do well to call
and examine their assessments, before it is
placed in the hands of the collector. Errors
are much easier corrected now than afterwards.
Our readers will be sure to miss emit. Pleas.
ant Items" in this number. Our reporters say
they drank too much "hasty SOUP" (which is
almost as bad as catfish soup these cholera
times) which made them so nervous they
could not write.
We intend shortly to publish the report of
the tax collectors, showing the number of per-
sons claiming to be minors, although their
names are found upon the poll books.
| The tax assessor of the ed civil district, in
| forms us that the amount of taxable personal
property In that district is 1888 ,034; real es-
tate, loo, total, $746, 134 polls, white and
colored, 3O7.
We understand that Ira Hardison has ceased
talking about his Texas bank, aud now speaks
of establishing an Insurance Company in Dali
las, Texas.
One of Thos 5. Leftwich's neighbors says he
has plenty of blooms, but they are grass
blooms. He had better look out for the grass
officer.
Mr.. Ira Hardison and Col. W. j. Sowell
have bought W. Fl. Davis's wheat thresher.
1t threshed, last year, four hundred bushels of
wheat in seventeen days.
We regret TO learn that Mr.. Daniel j. Estes,
well-knOwn farmer of our county, became
very sick last Friday or Saturday. He was
out in the harvest field, on his John W. Mayes
farm, and became "overheated," and was not
able to be taken home. He is recovering.
w p Gan. and Maj. Ben. Harlan have sold
their fine bull, got by the celebrated imported
'Duke Adrie," to Capt. G.. W. Mayberry, of
Hickman cuunty. r. c. Gordon, of the
Cross Bridges country, recently sold a short
horn bull calf to 7. J. Walker and w. Marsh
johnson, of Hickman. We are glad to see
our Hickman friends purchasing good stock.
Rance Rittenberry and Sam Minton, had
fight on ThOs. s. Leftwich's place, Sd district,
short time since. Rance got Minton down,
aud Choked hin; whereupOn the latter looked
up and said, eff wern't boy, you wouldn't
do me this way" Rance loosed his hold
around Minton's throat, and replied as he
walked off, "Do you claim to be a boy?
If so, never hurt boy in my llfe." Minton
has wife and one child.
Lamb & Boyd having about completed mag
niticent residence for Mr.. Sol. Bunch, the gen.
tlemanly proprietor gave the wOrkmen a
splendid dinner last Saturday, of which they
speak in the most enthusiastic terms. The
building is said to be of an excellent design,
and the workmanship unexceptionable. Mr..
Robert Young and the other carpenters, are
splendid workmen, and invariably give salts
faction in their work.
We chronicle this morning, with regret, the
death of Mrs. Lucy Sedberry, a venerable
lady of eighty-fOur summers, who died July
5th at her residence in the Goth district. She
died as she had lived, worthy and jealous
member of the Baptist Church. "Though
dead, yet she liveth" in the minds and hearts
of all those who knew her, and her memory
will ever be sacred to those who have been the
happy recipients of her kind admonitions and
prayers.
There is a man in our county, John New
port, brickmasOn, who was with Major An
derSon when Fort Sumter was attacked by
Bcauregard, and fell. He has a medal which
was given him for rehoistlng the flag when it
was shot down. On one side is a picture of
soldier standing upon the Fort replacing the
flag and upon the other side, likeness of
Major Robert Anderson.
A negro man named Nelson Lloyd, aged
about 20 years, was sent to Columbia last
Tuesday from Spring Hill, to ask of the
County Court admittance to the poor house.
He has the dropSy, and nr. Nichols, after an
examination, stated that he did not think the
negro would live much longer. The negro
told a sad tale. He worked for several years
for Mr.. Shaw, on Carriers Greek, and the
cause of his sickness is exposure last winter
picking cotton, and after he got sick his wife
deserted him. He spoke feelingly of his wife
and child, and lamented that she should have |
deserted him in the hour of his greatest need of
assistance. We hope DIR. Matthews, who has |
been so successful with the patients at the |
poor house, will effect his recovery.
If every citizen would settle his difficulties |
like members of the Christian Church in the |
eastern part of the county do, there would be |
no use for lawyers. If the parties cannot set |
tie the matter themselves, the Church APP
points committee TO aIbitrate it for them. |
Some time ago, Esq. Thos. G.. Hardison and |
VIM. Fox had misunderstanding in regard |
to a mare which the latter sold the former
They met and settledit themselves. If they |
bad not been restrained by their Church,
the trouble would have been settled |
by law, after costing both Of them more than
the mare was worth.
Several weeks ago, hog belonging to Bob
avis, of the third civil district, about twelve
miles east of Columbia, got into Henry Posey's
yard. Mr.. Posey shot the swine seven times,
and it died. Several days afterwards Posey
and Davis met at Bill Fox's to thresh wheat.
Mr.. Davis told Mr.. POsey he must pay for the
log or he would whip him. Posey refusing to
to so, Davis made at him, and the former cut |
him in the abdomen, just as the latter hit him
ib5ve the eye with his fist, nearly breaking |
One of his fingers, which saved his life, as Po-
sey would otherwise have killed him. POsey
found he had broken the riyet of his knife,
and he broke and ran. He explained after
wards that he ran just to get the law on his
side, Some very heavy threats have been made,
we understand, Neither of the parties have
been arre sted up to this date.