The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-04-18
AROUND TOWN.
Butter is scarce.
County Court next Monday.

Butter is scarce.
County Court next Monday.
Mr.. Jas. 81. Jamison, is now engag-
ed in the livery stable business.
Col. Coopers bonhommie is to the Literary
Society what good vinegar pickles are to din
ner AN appetizer.
Capt Smith and Frank H. Smith have en-
ployed Chinch Truett and W. i. Truett to
paint the Male High School.
Ban Jordou and Mr.. Z. Baugh are building
residence for W. F. Tucker, on Free Street,
near the HERALD office,
Hugh Porter Akin, formerly with EdSall 81
LipscOmb, is now with Foster Brothers.
The Grand Jury of the last Criminal Court
found true-bills against several persons for
lewdness. Two colored women, falling to
give bail, were lodged in jail.
MIR. Smothers. carpenter. left for North
Carolina yesterday, with his family, in two
horse wagon. Slow, but sure.
Mr.. Ben Ferguson, an excellent boot maker
while boxing with Newt Due, few days since,
broke one of the bones of his left hand.
Read SheeEog S Sons advertisement. They
have large and complete stock of boots,
shoes and hats.
Master Willie Campbell, formerly
clerk tor Mr.. A. D. Frierson, is now at
the popular dry goods house of W. E.
Brown & Co.
Mr. o. G. Bell, capital painter, has ust
finished painting the residence of Capt. Kick
ey, and others, and is now paintir g for Capt.
Joe II. Russell.
E. ("Nestor,") Dillon, whilom disciple
of Faust. is now dealing on Commercial Ave
nue.. He keeps. among many other things,
good article Of coal oil.
President Childress presides over the Lite
Y with bapnnninO DIGNITY and iS q
worthy successor Of President Huntington.
LItigants would do well TO heed an adver-
tisement inserted in this issue by the Clerk
and Master. 1t will save them both time and
money TO do so.
A man, named Jos. Denton, was picked up
in front Of John 7. fuckers grocery, last
Monday night, and taken 70 the hotel. His
pocket book was found on the ground, in
which there were $500.
Messrs. Hickey & Gordon have formed an
association for the collection of all classes of
claims against the United States Government.
Their office is at the law office of w. B. Cor
don. Their business card will appear in our
next issue.
BY reference to our advertising colu ms it
will be seen that Mr.. J. +. Tucker is engaged
in the UphOlstering and General Repairing
business, He has also an excellent farm gate
for sale. Give him call.
hGuOen EOlht COLI udu LEM bOOh6I huu
John Perry, both eolOred, arrested recently,
on a charge of larceny, bat failed TO make
good the charge, and they were discharged by
Squire, before whom they were tried. Lem
refused TO employ an attorney, aud conducted
the defense with much ingenuity. He proved
by the prosecutor that he was not guilty of the
charge.
Improvements continue to 20 on in the ap-
pearance Of the Nelson House. Mr.. Dave
HARRISON, skiiful workman, has painted the
outside a pale pink color, and the window
shutters aud doors q much mol re pronounced
color. The kitchen floor has been completely
renovated, and all the bad smells and ugly
places removed.
Mr.. II. d. Titcomb commenced tearing
down the old shoe shop between DIR. Towler's
residence and the Public Square, last Monday,
preparatory to building two handsome store
houses, about twenty-on and half by seven
ty feet. We trust Mr.. Titcomb will so ar
range the second stories as TO make them con-
venient for offices, for which there is a great
demand in town.
Our enterprisiug fellow-c itizeu, Ed. Will
liams, is erecting two handsome residences on
the eastern portion of the old Helm lot, near
South-Msin street. But few, if any, men have
done as much as Mr.. Williams has in improv-
ing our towns looks and prosperity in the way
OF new buildings. If the other wealthy citi-
zens of Columbia would invest their money
would soon be twice as large as it is
Mt. oIivet Council No. sl3, of the U. F. of
Temperance was instituted on the 18th inst,
by Il. 7. Gordon, G w A, and E. Z. Erwin,
d G c. Richard A oglevie W P; Miss Anna
Dobbins, W A; G V Cyrus, X S; II B Ledbettcr,
A r s; w Dobbins, ); Mrs Oglevie, I;
ID G Cooper, c; Miss Lizzie Dsimwood, A G;
John L Porter, S; Richard L Porter, o s;
Thomas S Strstton, Chaplain.
Wy
new and complete stock OF family gro
ceries and everything usually kept in
q grocery store, on the first floor of the
Hammer Hall. Mr.. Walker is we'll
known to the public as q clever and ac-
commodating gentlemen and worthy
of all favor. His goods are all new,
and will be sold reasonably.
Our readers will not fail to read the
new advertisement of W. E. Brown &
Co. They offer great bargains.
Easter Sunday was celebrated by the
members OF the Episcopal Church in
handsome style. The celebration was
saw, and was very largely attended.
The music by the choir was perfectly
splendid.
Lovers OF the fine arts have no doubt ad-
mired q beautiful picture Of a little girl,
which was 70 be seen at A. D. Frierson'
bookstore several weeks ago. The face is al
most fsultless, and the picture, as work of
art, is perfect. The most uucultivated eve
will at once pronounce Il the work Of mas
ter. The picture is OF little daughter of
Madame Esieve, and the artist that painted it
il Mss l.. Norwood, the accomplished teacher
of painting and drawing at the Female lnsti-
tute. We are not 81 all surpI ised to learn
that Mr.. Beckett, the learned and estimable
Rector OF the Institute, will take the picture TO
Europe with II this sum er, and Llscc It on
sxhi9Ition 81 tie Vienus ETPositien,