The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1873-12-26
ASHWOOD ITEMS.

A good many changes of business will
transpire in our village the coming close
of the wear, and those who shall leave
us we bid them bon UoyGge.
An old fellow passed our village who
had been inbibing little too much of
the intoxicating bowl, and had visited
Browns and bought a bolt OF Laurel
Hill Domestic, and having cut it so that
ne could ride on it, and his eyes being
somewhat in eclipse, he threw it on his
saddle, or rather part, Sorter crOsswise.
His horse becoming restless under fire.
quent jerks and spurs starts off rather
rapidly; one flap of the Laurel Hill"
comes down, tie horse tramps on it,
another flap flaps, and then another,
until 5215 yards had been tapped of, ali
except one yard which happened to
catch on tack in the saddle, and the
old fellows weight besides. When he
passed here, 5215 yards of Laurel Hill
domestic were Tapping languidly to the
breeze, and still he was happy. We ad-
wise the invading army when they go
forth to attack the "Spaniards in Law
renee county," to procure him as gallant
flag bearer.
There is at Zion church two stoves
manufactured of Tennessee IRON which
have been in service TOR fully half a
century. There is written upon them,
"R. c. Napier, Tennessee" below the
opening where the bricks are heated,
"Peace and Plenty" and the picture of
large spread eagle. They are the first
stoves ever bought by that congregation
and were used in the old church many
wears ago, and we remember we'll when
we were learning our b c's under Hon,
j. B. Frierson, of spelling out the letters
and studying the devices on these seme
stoves. To-day they are as good as
new. and much better than any that can
10 This ShnyG thn Il
durability and superiority of the Ten
nessee iron over any other iron manu-
featured. If they could speak, many is
the tale of love and sorrow, of struggles
and tramps, of births and deaths, OF
mutations and decays OF time that
they could tell; and when many of our
bodies, and perhaps all that are now
living, shall sleep in the silent city of
the dead, they will still stand, and our
chiIdren's children shall silk stand
around and be warmed by them, and
read the names and insert ption on them
as their parents and grand parents and
great grand parents did for many gem
erations before them.
The weather has been quite cool with
indications of snow, perhaps getting
ready for old Santa Claus to make his
annual visit to all good children; as he
always comes in sleigh aud sleighing
would mt be worth cent without snow
We attended the examination and
closing exercises OF Mrs Howard
school on last Friday, and can say posi-
lively and truly, that there may be
more advanced scholars in the county,
but there are none more thorough than
her pupils as far as they have gone,
She is as good teacher as there is in
the county or State. She has been
teaching two sessions, one a free school
with about 80 or forty scholars. She
will take up a pay school on Jan. LIST,
1874, at 81 per month. The exercises
were very interesting and showed
among many of her scholars superior
talents. Some original speeches and
compositions were spoken and read
which were very amusing and sensible
too, and were loudly applaudad by the
patrons of the school, and all seemed
pleased and delighted.
Charlie d. Williams has returned
from the Western Military Institute,
and is now ready to raise company or
regiment or brigade to go and whip out
Cuba or any other power that NAV dare
insult our flag. Charlie will be "Mor~
gan Rather" wherever he goes, and in
doing battle for his country will
come as near touching her heart and
liver as any other young cadet that the
w. NJ l., has turned out.
Mr.. Massey has bought small NUNS
Der of acres of land from Col. ID. F.
Wade, and will move there about
Christmas, and carry on the wagon
making and blacksmith business.
Capt. Rittenberry will build a shop
on the two acres bought of Rev. C.::F.
Williams.
Mr.. Ostrander will remain at the old
stand.
And now, merry Christmas to all!
May everybody be able to pay their
| debts and settle their accounts, is the
wish OF our AshwOod correspondent.