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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-07-04
CatGshin the wrong Place.

Our very efficient Mayor, ever watchful Of
che interests of the people of the town, heard
last week that llr. VIM. Cherry, Superintend-
eut of the water-Works, kept fish IN the pool
st White Spring, which supplies our town
with water. He thereupOn ordered police
man Friel TO proceed TO she spring, in COM
pany with Mr.. Cherry, and examine the place,
aud report. Mr.. Eriel reported that he found
seventy or more pounds of fish in the pool;
about half of the fish were dead, and few OF
which had been dead SO long that they were
almost ready 10 fall to pieces. Mr.. tr1el
acting under orders from the Mayor, arrested
Mr.. Cherry, aud carried him before the Re-
Corder, who declined to try the case, as the
defendant was related TO hun, and requested
ESQ, Chas. Clear TO sit upon it. Mr.. Cherry
che pool, opposite the side where the water
had to pass in order 10 get to the pipe, prepar-
atOry to being pumped into the reservoir, and
consequently the fish could not affect the wa
ter used by the people of the town; and that
none of the water in the basin bad been us ed
since the fish were put IN there, as it is not
used except when the wheel fails 20 work, ESQ.
Clear fined him five dollars. Ii seems that
the river having been muddy for about a
month a great many fish have been caught
BY Mr. Cherry in his traps, etc. Fish is sup
posed 10 be unwholesOme in cholera times,
aud he could not, or ought not TO sell them
at least as fasti rs he caught them, and be
put them in the pool of pure water TO keeI
them we suppose, until the excitement about
cholera had died out. Live fish would not
Iniure the water, as we drink but little water
that is not inhabited by some kind of fish
but nothing could be more unWholesome than
putTehed catfish.
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GULLE0KA ITEMS.

FluX is prevailing in this community,
quite number of persons being down
with it, both in the village and the sur
rounding country. 1t seems not to be
confined to any particular locality, some
families having it who live where sick
ness has almost been unknown. So far
three persons have died with this dis
ease: Lewis Amis June 10Th, who lived
about half q mile from the village; Mr..
John d. Ramsey on the Goth of June,
one mile west of Culleoka; Miss Jennie
Cowden, daughter of James n. Cowden,
in town, on the Goth of June. Mr.. Ram
sey was in the 18th year of his age: was
an old citizen of the county, a soldier of
the war of 1872, and an elder in the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Miss CoWden was in her fourteenth
year: was a member of the Methodist
Church aud Sunday School, and pupil
of Prof. Webn'S school. Her funeral
services were conducted in the Method
list Church Mopd day morning by Rev.
James A. Orman. She was an amiabIe
young lady, beloved by all. Mr.. G. B.
Alternately, a prominent merchant of
Culleoka, is very i'll with flux, at l.. f.
w. Wilkes's; also several of Rev. S. @.
Evans's FIRMLY, Mrs. DIR. J. M. Lock
Miss Grant, Mrs. James D. Thomas, Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. B. Tomlinson, and others.
Some ofthese cases are the result of i'm
prudence in diet.
Rev. James A. Orman is unwell, but
not with flux. 1t is the result of ex-
cessive fatigue in visiting and waiting
upon the sick.
An old citizen of Culleoka says that
there has not been as much sickness at
any time in forty years as there is
now in and around the village.
ESQ. j. Turner Hunt, who has many
friends all over the county, was bap-
tized and Joined the church of his choice
a few DAYS ago. We sincerely trust and
pray that a long life of Christian useful.
ness is before him.
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LEATHERWOOD ITEMS.

The rain continues with but little
intermission. Farmers have done but
little blowing for the past three weeks
in this section, consequently vegeta-
ton is suffering for want of cultiVa-
ton. Some have been compelled TO
abandon part of their crop in order to
save the remainder. The wheat crop
will necessarily be much damaged.
Notwithstanding the great quantity of
rain that has fallen, the corn and cot
ton crops look we'll
This neighborhood is in a state of
great excitement in regard to cholera
The dreaded disease, it is believed,
made its appearance on LeatherWoCd
Greek on Tuesday of last week, June
Oath, and claimed for its victim one of
our old and esteemed citizens, Mr..
VIM. Newcomb, who died Wednesday
about o'clock, A. NJ. Mr.. Newcomb
was at Nashville about two weeks
prior to his death, and he is supposed
to have contracted the disease while
there. Disinfectants and much precau-
ton are being used to prevent further
increase of the fearful malady No new
cases have been discovered up to this
time, though several of the family of
the deceased are dangerously Ill, caus-
ed probably by fatigue and excite
ment, t'here is a deal of sickness
throughout the entire neighborhood.
Business is altogether suspended in
Shady Grove-houses all closed.
Mr.. S. X. Finly and wife, of Spring
Hill, were on a visit to this neighbor-
hood last week.
Mrs. Barziza, of Houston, Texas, and
Mrs. Wilbur, of New Orleans, relatives
of Dick Smith, Esq, and lady, of
this neighhorhood, are stopping with
them this summer. Dick says his corn
and cotton crops have never been
surpassed in Hickman County. He is
one OF those "get-around" fellows, al
ways stirring, and everything around
him indicates spirit of enterprise and
industry. Our CORE spondent rode over
his fine farm few days ago, and re-
ports that Mr.. Smiths prospect for a
large yield of corn and cotton is in
deed promising.
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TrOtring Association.

At a meeting held at the Office of J. G.
bailey Esq, on the 30th of June, by the
following named gentlemen, Col. II. w.
keesee, Maj. J. B. Childress, Capt A. A.
Lipsoomb, Col. D. b. Cooper, Capt. w.
}. Whitthorne, NJ. c. Mays, r. p. Dod-
son, DIR. J. r. Akin, Ed Sheegog, Jr.,
and \. n. Akin, Col. Keesee was called
to the Chair and explained the object of
che meeting to be to form an Association
designed to promote the growth and i'm
provement of the trotting stock of our
County. On motion Col. keesee was
elected permanent President by ac-
clamation, and a. n. Akin was elected
Secretary and Treasurer. The Presi-
dent appointed the following committee
to draft Constitution and bylaws for
the government of the Association: NJ.
c. Mays, DIR. J. t. Akin, Capt. a. A.
LipscOmb. On motion the President
was added to the Committee. The
President directed the above Committee
to 'superintend the building and recep-
ton of the track when completed. No
further business coming before the
meeting it was then adjourned.
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They sat beside the little church
In tender mood, with hand i'll hand,-
By the little church, with its trees of birch
And olden oaks so grand.
They told their love, and set the day.
On which their lives should welded be-
On an autumn day ere the hills were gray
Or brown the wood and lea.
The birds were trilling songs that day
Whose joyous melody awOke
A new life and joy in that lovely May
Among the birch and oak.
"In thoughtful Autumn we will wed,
Ny bonny bride, so young and fail"
Soft her lover said as upon her head;
SO crowned with golden hair,
He twined wreath of flowers sweet
That grew about that quiet place.
"They are emblems meet of our love, COM
plete
In tenderness and grace"
He said to her that sunny day
On which the sweet-yoiced birds awoke,
New life in birch and oak.
In autumn, ere the hills were grey,
Or brown the wood, or lea was brown,
On quiet day when the sunshine lay
Ger ala golden crown
And near the ground the swallows flew,
And in the church-yard on the hill
from out the wood at WILL
The little church was filled with young
And OLD, the sad, the gay and fair
And the birds still sung the old oaks among
And in the birch trees there.
If thus the heart could lay aside
A single hourits cup of woe =
Like a chosen bride, could its sorrow hide
And let the past years go!
If in the years so long and lone
One little day could joyous be
To the hearts whose moan is a monotone,
Whose shadows never flee
But God, we know, Is wise and kind;
His ways we do not understand =
And our eyes are blind that we cannot find
In grief Fathers hand.
Above the church the sky bent blue,
And in the west the clouds were fair;
And the lover true and the maiden, too,
Were both together there.
1t seemed a day when pain or care
Within the heart could never brood =
And so very fair was the maiden there
BY whom her lover stood.
Her lover stood little while
In tender silence by her side =
For little while, but he did not smile
Upon his bOnny bride.
For death had kissed her lips and brow,
And elapsed her hand, and called her bride,
And had broke her vow to her lover. now
So silent by her side,
Who lovely f1ow'rs did softly place
Upon the golden hair that fell,1
With sunny grace, round the peerless face
OF her he loved so well.
Remembering that other day
When he had crowned her girlish head,
When his heart was gay as the joyous May
Whose bud and bloom were dead, -
"They are not like our love-" he said :;
"For when the frost of death comes by,
With their glory fed are the flowers dead
But love can never die" FAITH.
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Cholera in WilliamSpOrt in 1885. IAN
Interesting Reminiscence by a Sur.

Elsss
Interesting Reminiscence by a Sur.
ViVOr.
10 the Editors of the Columbia Herald:
When the public mind is so much directed
to the contemplation of that dreadful disease,
the cholera, now so prevalent in many places
in our State, few thoughts and reflections in
relation to its early ravages and incidents con-
nected with It's appearance in our county
many years ago, may prove of some interest
to the many readers of your valuable paper.
The cholera made its appearance in the lit
lie town of Williamsport, Maury county, as
early as the month of June, 1885. On Sat
urday during that month, a circus was adver-
tisec to visit that village; the citizens of the
neighborhood came in numbers, men, women,
and children, to see the elephant and the
monkeys. The day was very warm, and at
tended between sunshine and showers until q
late hour, and when the day had closed and
the circus gone, the village was all excitement
by the news gong out that the cholera had
made its appearance in town. Ali was con-
sternation, as no one knew how to treat it, and
death was at almost every door. The writer
of this narrative well recollecss that when he
| opened his door ae1t morning he was inform
ed of several deaths in close proximity to his
dwelling, and that the inhabitants were seek
ing the means of escape. Some actually took
refuge in the woods in the neighboring hills.
An old lady, Mrs. Hyde, and her daughter, a
| beautiful young lady, and her servant, took
refuge in Cookies school house, no one being
| found willing to take them in. The old lady
| actually died under tree near the school
| house, while the daughter was supposed to be
| dead in the school house. A young gentleman
Of the neighborhood hearing of the condition
| of these persons, who we're visitors and lived
in Davidson county, went to their rescue, and
| on his arrival he discovered that the young
| lady was still alive, and leaving her in charge
| Of the servant girl, he went to the vicinity Of
Zion Church and procured the services Of Dr..
| James c. O'Riley, and through his prompt &C.
| ton and energetic treatment, they succeeded
| in saving the life of Miss Hyde: but the faith.
| full servant became prey to the disease, and
was buried in the coffin ordered fer the inter
ment of her young mistress. There were some
| twenty-eeTe1 or twenty eight deaths in the
| town and neighborhood in the short space OF
| four or five days, all of whom were in town
and at the circus. Among them, can recount
the names of the following persons: Edward
| Williams, the founder of and after whom the
| town takes its name, John Lowder, Frank
| Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Revier, William Bingham
John McMaury, COL Thomas Powell, Abel
Hoover, John Ferguson, young Mr.. Revier
| Silvey Williams, and others. After the first
| few days the disease abated and the refugees
returned to their homes to witness the havoc
! that had been made, and quietly resumed their
former pursuits in life. PIG.
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Maury County bldg soeieav.

HI. S. Mcbride, has been secured as
colporteur and agent of the Maury
County Bible Society, and he en-
tered upon the duties of his position
on the first of this month. He is to
visit all portions of the county, hunt
ing out, in the country and in town,
those who are without the Bible, and
he supplies the restitution as he goes.
This is a laborious work, though one
of the highest Importance, and let
christians everywhere give him corr
dial welcome, and grant him their ems
couragement and hearty assistance
1t would surprise the Christian and
enlightened communities OF our couns
ty to know of the great restitution
which really exists among us, and it
should make every Christian in the
county ashamed. The harvest truly ie
plenteous. Where shall the laborers
be found?
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MT. PLEASANT ITEMS.

DR.. z. R. Gillespie, a successful and wealthy
farmer of the 18th district, was in our town
last week urging the people, especially those
able, to take stock by private subscription, to
relay or purchase the railroad bed from Co.
lumbia to this place. No doubt he is deeply
Interested. Dock is fine conyersationalist
ordinarily, but on this subject he Is particu-
larry eloquent, using good and logical argu-
ments. He proposes to make his words good
by contributing literally. Dock is square up
on the railroad, and we hope he will never be
switched off,
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TNSOLVENT NOTICE.

This day came before me at my office in
Columbia, Maury county Tennessee, Ada f.
Howard, Administrators of the estate oi
Thomas Howard, deceased, and suggested
is hereby given to all persons having claims
against said estate to file them with me ~
County Court Clerk, on or before the first
Monday of November, 1873, or they will he
barred. Witness my hand this 10th of June
1873. j. NJ. HICKEY, Clerk,
June 20 1t.
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The COIOred Chapel ON West Main
street.

This school has been for the last eighteen
months IN charge af Miss Kate and Miss EN-
ma Anderson, two well educated white
Northern ladies', who have labored hard to
make it one of the best colored schools in the
South The closing exercises of ITS past ses-
sion came off last Monday night with con-
cert, recitations and dialogues: and we are
told by those who were present that they
were very entertaining, especially the dialogue
entitled ''Not at Home,' and the comic soEg
entitled, "The Three Rogues."
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A negro man, Allen Ward, was ar
rested near Thompson Station last
week, charged with burning Mr.. Thos.
81. Bonds house. A party of masked
men from the Lewisburg pike took him
from the officer and killed him, his body
being found in field few days since
Which was all wrong,
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Hon. w. &. Whitthorne, Member of Con-
gress, sent John w. Medley six pounds OF
a very rare and valuable variety of wheat
the Tappshannock, and the latter sowed il
last fall. 1t was thrashed last Wednesday
and yielded ABB pounds. This is yield
of seventy pounds and a half from each
pound sowed, which is remarkable. We are
not surprised at this, as Mr.. Neelley's land
has not been worn out with cotton.
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LAWRENCE COUNTY ALL RIGHT /,

A visit to Lawrence last week conviuces us
that if the good people are blessed with the
''salt of the earth" during the month of July,
they will not come to Egypt (Maury) to buy
corn. The corn crop promises an extra yield.
Five crops are already nade, wheat, oats,
grass, blackberrie and hu3klebrries; this in
sures food for man and beast for the next year,
As we have had few days of dry weather.
the farmers are looking more hopeful. They
have finished harvesting wheat, which IS
thought to be very fine. Oats and grasses are
SAID to be the best raised in this neighbor-
hood in several years. Corn and cotton are
looking better, they having been worked in
the last few days. Whatever may be the
changes produced by man, the Eternal round
OF the seasons Is unbrokeD. Summer and
winter, seed time and harvest, return in their
stated order with a sublime precision, offering
to man one of the noblest of all the occasions
reaching mind, in comprising the laws that
are controlled by exact uniformity, and in cal.
culating their never ending revolution,
Capt M. N. Dickson, who has been on 6
visit to his home among the magnolias, that
queen of the southern floral kingdom in West
Florida, to look after his planting interest
has returned to this vicinity. He reports croI
prospects very good in his country. The cat
erpillar he says has done no serious damage
yet as it is the third generation which makes
their appearance late in the season that is SO
destructive to the vegetable kingdom, partic-
ularly cotton.
Maj. B. r. Harris requests US to say, in re.
gard to that fishing expedition to Buffalo, thai
j. W. q. (Bulger) Thomas was not the mar
spoken of In the HERALD, but one of like
character, as there is another BIRD in the same
nest. As Bulger had promised to go, he was
not expected. The Major says be hsa beer
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Election Notice.

will open and held an election at the regu-
lar voting places in each civil district of tn e
county of Maury, ON the first Thursday in
School Directors for each district. one TO be
elected for one year, one for two years and one
for three years, also to fill all vacancies in all
other District offices. and l appoint the fol
lowing named gentlemen Special Deputy
Sheriffs, to act as receivers in said election
and authorize said Deputies TO appoint Judges
and Clerks in their respective Districts, to hold
sai1 eIectiou.
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Meeting of the Citizens tomorrow
EVeminR.

have been requested to Gala meeting Of
the citizens of Columbia tomorrow evening al
five o'clock, at the court house, for the consid-
Grafton of matter in which everybody is in
terested. Therefore extend the invitation to
all, and hope to have full meeting. all bu-
siness will be over at the appointed hour, and
almost eyerybod can attend conveniently.
July 3, 1878. Ed. KUHN, Mayor.
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At the last regular meeting of Chic
amauga Tribe, No. 4, 1. o. r. NJ, the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing term: w. A. Smith, Sachem;
E. Yoest, Senior Sycamore; G. S. Mich
OILS, Junior Sycamore; J. Il. Gartner,
Keeper of Wampum, and J. L. Guest,
G.. of r.
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Ben. Bridgeforth, a confirmed old bache
lor, who had rather keep company with
horses than talk to a young lady, was
brought before the Recorder yesterday-to
tell what he knew of a cat and dog fight
that occurred in front of McGaw's stable
on the night of the first inst
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Money nrnHer Robbed.

Mr.. Miison fuckers money drawer was rob
bed "Wednesday, of about six dollars. The
ROBBERY was committed about two o'clock, at
which hour bosses and clerks are generally
sleepy. Thieves are always wakeful and watch
full. Business men ought to initiate them in
this regard and We would have no more
rObbeTies.
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Old Nen, young men, young men, boys and
and children, we will introduce to-day for
| our wear, All of the newest styles Of the sea
son at low prices for cash.
| A. RosENTHAL j. Bro.
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Another Death,

We are informed that a negro won-
an living at the place where Mr.. VIM.
Newcomb died, on LeatherwoOd Greek
has also died with cholera, or cholera
morbus, whichever it is.
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Between A. j, Walkers grocery and Ash-
toms mills, one Sack of Coffee, contain
ing twenty-five pounds. The finder will
please leave it at Walkers grocery.
J27-lu R.P LEDBETTER.
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TSOLVENT NOTICE.

This day came before me at my office in
Columbia, Maury county, Tenn, W. o.
Gordon, Administrator of the estate
of Mertdeth Helm, deceased, and sug-
gested the insolvency of the estate of said
Merideth Helm, decd. Notice is hereby Civ
en- TO all persons having claims against said
estate to ilethem in the County Court Clerk s
Office on or before the first Monday in De-
cember, or they will be barred. Witness,
John NJ. Hickey, Clerk of the County Court,
this 18th day of June, 1873.
June 2O.-4t. JOHN NJ. HICKEY, Clerk.
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Fine Hat and Bonnets of the latest importa-
ton. Nations and varieties at reduced prices,
at NJ. j. Bryant's Emporium Of. Fashion.
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A Tremendous Stock

w. r. Elan has many new and useful arti-
cles in house-furnishing goods.
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LOST.

Of.Clothing, well selected. and Of the best
quality, stprices defying competition. at
A. RosRNTHAL Il Bros.
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Window Shades, Looking Glasses, Combin-
ed CLOSING and Fluting Irons, cheap at W.
R. Elam's
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Full line Of Toilet and'Fancy articles. at
WILLIAMS & TowLKR's.
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mad DOG RAMPANT.

Last week dog was discovered by Col.
Ridley on his farm, east of Mt. Pleasant, Bit
ing dogs and swapping at mules and horses.
Before the Colonel could command his forces
and bring his battery to bear upon the enraged
animal, be left for unknown parts. In a short
west prong of Bigby, near Mt. Joy, biting and
and swapping at every animal in his mad ca
reer. He was finally killed by MIR. keenan,
Hill, near Capt. Guss Sims.
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Fresh arrivals of Millinery and Fancy
Goods atM.;J. Bryant's.Emporium of Fashion
May Is.
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Fresh supply of pure Drugs and Medicines.
at Williams & Towler's.
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Paints, otis, Varnisbes and window glass at
WILLIAMS & TOwLER's
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FOR SALE.

Thirty tons Good Hay convenient 10
turnpike and Railroad, at Ewell Station.
80, CAMPBELL BROWN,
May Z5-u' Spring Hill, Tenn.
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BARGAINS |

Physicians prescriptions carefully COM
pounded at all hours, at Williams j. Towlcr's
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Genuine Imported Wines and Brandies al
WILLIAMS & TowLER's.
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The very best assortment of all kinds OF
Piques, and the lowest prices, at
apll1-4m. A. RosENTHAL K BRO.
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For Carpets, Queensware and house-furnish-
ing goods, go TO W. r. Elan. June s.