The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-08-29
SPRING HILL ITEMS,

| The camp meeting at Pope's is over
and in many respects it was great sue
cess. The preaching was very fine, thu
! congregations large, and the good orde
which was maintained during the en-
/ tire progress of the meeting, was worthy
of all praise. The tents were all Occu'
pied, and in this department Maury coun
ty was ably represented. Mr.. Richard
| Porter'S tent is a model of comfort anC
convenience, being large, roomy anC
well built, with a back yard fenced il
with plank, all neat and nice enough foI
| a family residence. This establishment
| is so perfect in its arrangements, thai
| everything moves on like clock work
| and while it is the rendezvous of the Mt
| Olivet and Bear Creek country, the
| hospitality of this whole-souled Metho-
| dist family, embracing the son-in-law
| Mr.. Cyrus and his family, is extended
to many friends and acqualntances, from
Colum ola, Spring Hill, and indeed, from
| all the regions round about. Next comes
the tent of the BlantOn's Chapel Church
| with Joseph /. Sanders at its head. This
| tent too, like the former, is substantial
ly built and splendidly arranged-just
like any one who knows Mr.. Sanders
would expect it to be. Here are the
Blantons, the Bunches, the Parks, and
others of the same sort, not emitting
ESQ. Sanders and the Atkinsons, all
worthy representatives of Blanton' IS
Chapel. This tent too dispenses a gen.
erous hospitality to numerous friends.
The next Maury county tent is one &C.
cupied by the family OF Col. Martin T,
Cheairs jointly with DR.. Williams, of the
Pope neighborhood. This is headquar-
ters for all the Spring Hill neighbor-
hood, and nobly do they sustain the
character OF our town for hospitality and
a generous, whole hearted liberality.
Col. Cheairs is afflicted with something
of an Erysipelas kind on one of his legs,
and he was unable to attend the camp
meeting himself, but his brother, Maj
n. f. Cheairs, was there, giving his aid
and assistance to the ladies and other
members of the family, who were with
so much grace and elegance entertaining
their friends. Thomas Banks, Esq, OF
Thompson Station, but who buys all the
wheat, corn, bacon, tobacco, etc., made
in this portion of Maury, and therefore
we may claim him sOme--he mainly, with
Douglas Lavender, Esq, the Messrs.
Thompson, ct al, occupied the tent of
Col. Henderson Helm, who on account
of his wife's bad health, could not camp.
And it was conducted in real Maxwell
House style, both as to number of guests
and bills of fare. Both at this tent and
Col. Cheairs' there was always plenty of
ice water. Next to this was the tent of
Col. Sam S. House, of Franklin. This
tent was always thrOnged with the elite
of Franklin and surrounding country,
and were not behind the foremost in en-
tertaining all who came. Next to him
was the tent of Mrs. Baugh, together
with the Cores, Andersons and other
representatives ofthe Coles Chapel coun-
try. For every thing good to eat, we'll
prepared and most literally dispensed,
these generous people could not be eX-
celled. Next to this, occupying large
space, was the tent of the Franklin cons
gregation, headed by II. II. Horton,
Jeuhi Andrews, and others. Nobly did
this tent sustain the good name of Frank
lin for doing things on large scale. One
more tent remains to be mentioned, and
that was one built and occupied by John
Cawles, Esq, venerable old Virginia
gentleman, the head center of Cawles'
Chapel. With him were the Cores, An
dersons, and other noble spirits of that
neighborhood, splendid representatives
of the Methodist church and an honor to
any community. There was present at
terial talent. HaygOOd and Merrill, OF
Nashville; Bounds of Alabama; Doss,
Lock, Irvine OF Maury; Plummer, Jones,
Bryan, Allison of Williamson; Conner OF
Rutherford, and others. Mr.. Merrill
preached Sunday at II o'clock to an
immense ConcOurse, and produced
most profound sensation. DR.. HaygOOd's
sermon on Saturday, was one OF great
power, and the preaching generally was
good.
Nellie, beautiful little daughter of
VIM. NJ. Bond, of Bryan, Texas, and
formerly of this place, died on the 18th
inst, in Bryan, in the 4th year OF her
age; and we regret to learn that Mrs.
Bond and their little daughter Annie,
both lie dangerously sick at this time.
Mrs. Thos. Gibson gave party on last
Thursday evening, in honor of some
young relatives OF Capt. Gibson, who
were on visit to them, and all agree
that it was the most recherche affair that |
has taken place in our region of country |
for great while past. Capt. G. himself
was necessarily absent, on a business |
tour to Kentucky, but Mrs. Gibson dis |
pensed.. a most generous hospitality to the |
guests who were present; and |
our young people say that they are in |
indebted to her tor the most delightful !
~ pleasant evening that they ever spent. !
A reception at the Presidential mansion, |
in the palmiest days of the Republic, |
was not more brilliant; and the supper, |
together with the richest viands and !
sparkling champagne, was least tit for |
d King. The dancing was kept up to
late hour, and all retired from the fasci- ;
mating scene perfectly delighted