The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-03-06
AROUND TOWN.

The Male High school adjourned Thurs
day and Friday, that teachers and scholars
might:attend the Teachers Institute,
"A good many scholars from Culleoka
Institute attended the Teachers Institute.
-MeSSrs. Walker Bros, Cabler Il Leon
hard will commence shortly the erection OF
a steam planning mill. They have bought
the vacant lot in theSreRr OF Col. PoWha
Gordons residence. We are glad to note
such evidences of Improvement going on III
Buddy Dowell and Jim Cook have COM
menCed the re-erection of LOni Woods res
ideRce, which was recently blown down.
We hear that Mr.. j. Milton Parker ana
A. J. Kuhn, brother OF Mr.. T.. kuhn,
are erecting at the depot, in this place, an
extensive steam FIGURING mill. Mr.. huhn,
who has lately come to this place from Nir-
ginia, has the reputation Of being an excel
lent miller. We wish these enterpTising
gentlemen much success in their new I'M
dertaking.
Gerry in town sold whisky, In this we were
mistaken; we learn that Foster Bros, j. L.
McCiechee and Wilson Tucker, have not
sold, do not, neither do they ever expect TO
sell whiskey. All these gentlemen are
members of the Christian Church.
The question is frequently asked, where
does ali the money go 10, that is received by
tie farmers, for cotton? The merchants
say that they are not receiving much of il.
In two days, last week $4,000 was paid out
by the Bank of Columbia, for cotton, ana
probably the First National paid out equally
In the old grave yard, there is a double
headstOne or monument, for husEan Il and
The head stone is a handsome one, and Is
very suggestive of the love that bound this
venerable couple for more than halt q
century, until death separated them for
season. The inscriptions of both are Oh the
monument, but only the husband Is dead.
The old lady il still alive, and bids fair to 1--we
many wears yet, although her tombstone,
with her name, etc, on II, IS IN Inc
graveyard. a son of this excellent old
couple who was killed on Christmas Day,
several years since, lies buried near his faith
eT, and on his tombstone is this inscription,
Escaped the bullets Of the enemy to be as
saSsinated by COWardlN pup.-A kind nus
band, an affectionatc father
Mr.. NJ. l.. Eddy, who is engaged in build
ind house for Mr.. StrayhOrn, fell from the
scafiold last Friday, and injured the wrist
The Maury Trotting Association have
named their young Hambletonian stallion,
"Maury Hambletonian." The Association is
I'm very prosperous condition, and nave
employ cd Mr.. y. b. Burch as trainer.
While charging the Grand Jury last
Monday, Judge McLemore said that If cam
didates went around through the county
buying up votes with whisky, that II was an
indictablc Alfonso, or that If they INDUCED
in what is called treating" for the purpose
also stated that lotteries were pernicious in
their tendencies and that the law required
him to charge the jury to find bills against
all who bought OF sold tickets, whether lot
teTies in this OF another State.
W. l.. Murphy, of Columbia, has recciV-
ell the contract to put a furnace in the cOun-
" Jail of Hardin county, at Savannah. His
contract is for SLIGO, and he win go down
Mr.. Murphy put a furnace in the MaurY
county jail, and another in the NJ. f. Church
in Columbia, both OF which furnaces are
giving, we believe, universal satisfaction.
Lost or stolCn-Sam. Bicknell, a yaller
cat, belonging to this office Information
of his whereabouts Will be thanklessly re-
Judge John V. Wright and Mr.. Marsh
MHyeS have snapped residences. They
have two of the most elegant homes in our
town and vicinity.
Mr.. j. B. steel says he will not erect a
gr@csTX cry, on ~ lS new a t e near of the
Elsewhere we give a brief synopsis of the
proceedings of the meeting of the Teachers
Institute in this place in the latter part OF
last week. Prof. LOVenthal, of Louisville,
who organized the Institute made num-
her ofspeeches which were well received
10y the teachers and the people generally.
Indeed, the professor produced an admira-
manners, bright ideas, and bTilant, spark
ling OratOTy, He presented the public
school interest in such an attractive way, as
10 make the cause Very popular. Prof. Low
enthal told us that he found among the
were the peers of any he had met any
where. The papers read by various teach
erS, and imprOmptu addresses and diScour-
SEES, showed concluSively that we have
many able and experienced teachers IN our
county.
er pastor OF the NJ. +. Church here, Rev. y.
W. Smith, few days since. he did not
spell our name correctly but we are glad
New Providence. He has a large congre-
cation, and at his last quarterly mseting
talented son OF our beloved pi. 4. L. 2. Green
land Rev. Jordon Moore. He had five acces-
siOns. Dr. Smith is much beloved here in
Columbia, and our people will look anxious
II for his promised visit in May.
Uncle Tommy has quit specializing in
cotton, stocks, and oysters, and gone into
the literary business. He wishes to borrow
Beulah, Macarta, and Nashti.
Joseph 4. Walker has an excellent re-
ceipt for making soap. 1t is simple, superb
or and very cheap.
Those who heard Prof Redman's paper
on "EtymOlogN,' and Dr. Smiths paper ON
"HistOTy," read before the TearbeTsS Iusti-
tTte' last week, sGek % them in terms Of
send them to the Tennessee School Jouraal for
publication.
this county are making no efforts 10 secure
the location tire great southwestern Pres
hyterian University az TINS place. The
wealthy, and is able TO offer substantial
Inducements for the location of the Uni
yersity hee But il seems as fthey do not
Capt. John NJ. Hickey and Mr.. John
baird are erecting nice summer house at
their sulphur well on the Hampshire pike,
Mr.. John Lancaster is the architect, and
when he gets through, il will be very at
rractive resort on summer afternoons II
the lot Is improved into a nice park, ii
might DE made remunerattve. Quite num-
Der ofseaSOn tickets have been sold,
-Thos. jefferson Coleburn was Installed
Chancellor Commander, and w, j. Whit
thoTne as Nice-Chancellor Commander OF
the AmiCitia Lodge of Knights OF Pythias,
ON Wednesday morning.
The street lamp, on the East side OF the
public square, WAS blown down Tuesday
night.
we learn that couple of gentlemen un-
dertook to police the town a few nights
since without filing their Official bond, but
his honor Judge Guest, bonded them the
next morning 10 the tune of ST. - each
which viii help Hquidate the city debt
one OF them is from Giles county.