The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-12-05

spot. While monuments are bein1
| erected over the remains of the Kings
Darnall's and Harris, why should
| the more abundant labors of this faith
| full "herald of the cross" be forgotten
| he sleeps in the cemetery at this place
During that period and since, Spring
/ Hill circuit, then called Duck River, and
| Spring Hill Station, have been honored
and blessed with the pastoral services Of
Rev. Robt. Payne, now Bishop, DR.. Gill
| bert D. Taylor, DIR. j. B. Walker, OF Gall
| weston, Texas; Rev. John Matthews, OF
New Orleans; DIR. Petway, Rev, VIM.
Burr, Felix r. Hill, Rev. j. d. Barbee,
r. G. Irvine and many others, presents
ing an array of talent of which any
place might be justly proud.
The first teacher of any note in this
community, was the great mathemati-
clan and astronomer William L. Wille>
ford, who had few equals ard perhaps
no superior in these abstruse sciences.
He taught on the plan of the field schools
of that day, each pupil Oeing allowed
the privilege of spelling or reading as
loud as they chose, while getting their
lessons, producing hum which in the
distance, sounded very much like the
noise of swarming bees. This great and
good man, together with many members
of that early school, have gone to their
reward in better world, while few
still lineer here, to whom the remem-
brance of those school boy days is as a
pleasant dream. Our present honored
Chief Justice Nicholson, who is the peer
of any man in the United States, re-
ceived from this great master the first
scintillations of learning and expansion
OF mind, which has made him the most
profound jurist and the ablest expound-
or of law in our own commonwealth or
any other.
Sunday the 10Th of November, was
remarkable day in some respects. About
the hour for preaching it was so dark
for short time, that preparations were
made for lighting the lamps, but the
murky clouds soon discharged, in copi~
Gus showers their accumulated contents,
and the "blackness of darkness" gave
way to some extent. Children became
frightened and old people showed fear
and anxiety, but che ministers OF our
various churches dispensed the word of
truth as though there had been nothing
unusual in the appearances of the heav-
ems. At College Grove in Williamson
county, the Quarterly meeting brought
together very large congregation; the
same dark appearance was present, and
while the Rev. Mr.. Ransom, presiding
elder, was preaching, there came blind
ing fash of lightning, accompanied by
heavy peal of thunder. Several horses
were knocked down. One man near the
stove, saw his horse fall and attempted
to go to see about him, but upon start
ing, found that his legs were paralyzel.
He was carried off and cold water pour
ed upon his legs and feet, and he was
soon restored. Many of the ladies in the
church felt tingling, burning sensa>
tlon when,the hair pins touched their
heads. Almost every one in the house
felt the shock. The preacher was forced
to point his finger towards the throne OF
the Eternal, his arm being thrown vio>
lently up by the subtle fluid. Men turn
ed pale, women shrieked, children
squalled and a general confusion ensued.
A large poplar tree standing near, was
torn to atoms, but fortunately no death
10 man or beast occurred.
The Rev. DIR. Munsey preached at the
Methodist church in Franklin, on Sab
bath last, one of those inimitable ser
mons, for which he is so noted His
essaTy that he should retire from the Las
borious duties of preaching and lectur-
ing, until his health is more fully es~
tablished.
DR. J. w. Sharber, after an absence of |
several years, during which time he has |
been engaged successfully in the prac- |
tice of his profession in st. Louis, Mo-, |
and Dyersburg, West Tennessee, has re-
turned with his family to his old home |
at this place. He is in very feeble |
health, having recently recovered from |
"A violent form of typhoid fever, follow |
ed by abscess of the liver He is inns |
pre- wing beyond his own expectations, |
and hopes to be prepared to enter again |
upon the practice OF medicine.
One of our loveliest young ladies ex- |
poets to leave soon for Memphis and |
intending to spend some |
with her relatives and friends. |
She leaves behind the bleeding hearts |
Of many of our gallant beauX, who will |
most anxiously await her return, with |
many fears that she will be captured al
Memphis or Little Rock.