The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-11-06
Columbia Grange Mt walker scotl,s

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There is no portion of the country more
noted for the wealth, intelligence and hos
| pitality of its citizens than the BigbyVtlle
| and HopewellI neighborhoods. The many
| tasteful residences and broad rich fields
| painted school houses, churches with spires
| reaching heavenward, and the Keen whistle
| of the steam engine as 1t plies the wheel of
| industry, attest the truthfulness OF the as
| sertion, 1t was in this neighborhoOd that
| lived such estimable gentlemen and prom
| inent citizens as Jonas Z. Thomas, Andrew
| Scott, Simpson Perry, Jonathan Amis and
| many others whom we could mention, but
| who have now "gOne to their reward" but
| their good deeds will never die. Their de-
| Scendants inherit all those noble traits of
| character that characterized their ancestry
they are church-going, Industrious, hon
| est citizens, and to stranger the "latch-
string hangs on the outside OF the door,"
| The Sheriff, Trustee, and State Senator re-
side here. In this neighbOrhOOd, resides
| also Mr.. S. Walker Scott, an ardent Patron,
good farmer, and an honest man, and of
course an upright Christian. Thursday OF
last week, he invited the members OF the
Columbia Grange to dine with him, and
with a large number of others, it was our
fuI hospitality. Mr.. S. and his estimabIe
wife are noted for their unStinted hos
pitality and liberality as hundreds can tes-
tify, for no one ever left his door hungry.
Mr.. Scott has been successful farmer; he
has made money by farming and stock
raising. His lands, which are the most pro-
ductive in the county, have been cared for,
and are almost as good to-day as they were
when he first beheld them from the brick
late he has grown some cotton, but
he tells US he intends to quit it, as its Guilt
walton causes too much waste of the land,
and stock raising is his preference. He has
no scrub stock, all his stock is of the very
best, fat and sleek. His thoroughbred short
horn bull, Thorn" is a magnificent looking
animal, and has taken several yards of blue
ribbon; and among the royal herd of thor
oughbred COWS, heifers and young bulls, he
looks as no doubt he feels, "every inch a
King" At the last Fair Mr.. Scott was sue
cessful in taking the premium over an ami
NAL that cost $1,000. Well may he feel proud |
of such a triumph. He has two or three |
beautiful young bulls "with rings in their |
noses" which he offers for sale at 500 each.
Mr.. Scott also owns the splendid saddle stall |
lion Kramer" who it will be remembered, |
made such fine appearance at the Fa1r,
kramer" is good animal and his owner |
prizes him very highly.
neat school-hOuse dots the hillside near |
the residence of Mr.. Scott of which Prof. |
Chas, Williamson is superintendent. One |
pretty and interesting little girl, all life and |
sunshine, told us cOntidentially, that the |
scholars were learning to debate, though
they had not yetiuvited the public to any
of their discussions. One big scholar has
promised her to study ColeoPtera, Orthop-
terra, EupIexOptera, and all the other
branches pertaining to insects, that he may
be able to exactly locate any bug that
may be incarcerated in glass jar. DR.,
stefan is located at Mr.. ScOtts and is fast
gaining a large and lucrative practice. He
there, attending the family of VIM. Walker,
who had been poisoned the night previous.
The fact that only those who drank water
out of the bucket were effected, is evidence
conclusive that the poison had been put
into the water, but the water in the bucket
had been thrown away before DR.. NJ. arriv-
ed. We are glad to know that all of the
family have recovered and the wOuld-be
murderer arrested and lodged in jail.
agricu iE MSif Implements. Mr. A Sherwood,
of Jackson, Tenn, showed the crowd now
Cobb's Iron Adjustable Shovel Plow, Ad-
Unstable CultiVator, and Star Corn and Cot
ton Planter would do in different kinds of
soil. These are three good implements to
have on a farm. Much interest was mani
tested to see the elephant Pillow" at work,
and when the fOuT1arge mules of Mr.. M.Mc-
Cain were hitched to it, and with no one
hold of the handles it commenced to throw
up the soil, deep and high, everybody pres
ent was ready TO eXclaim, "braVO! braVOM' |
Il was tried in a stubblefield thickly set in
and worked to the admirable sat
iSfactiOn of every one. Although the |
ground had been tramped hard, this mon
Ster pillow went into the ground from ten to | ,
fourteen inches deep, as deep, DIR. Boyd said
as ii ought to be turned up. The estimate ,
for days work is212 acres The advantages
Of this plOw is the deep blowing, and the
ease with which it can be managed, neces-
stating no one to hold the handles, as the :
,wC wheels hold it perfectly level, and at :
he same time regulate the depth it should [
90 in the soil. This pillow is manufactured
1t HOpkinsville, KY, by the HOpkinSville l
Pillow manufacturing Com pRny, and we pre-
Iict thar if will be extensiveiv introduced
ntO this section. Mr.. j. a. CuShman, the .
who had the pillow in charge,
The whole of the Elephant pillow, excepting 7
he two wheels of the attachment, is I
wrought iron.
MIR. w. c. Weeks of Clifton, Tenn, had on {
exhibition a beehive which experienced |
parianS pronounced excellent. f
Mr.. COrnett, of Columbia, agent for the |
popular Wheeler q Wilson sewing ma :
hines, was also present, and received two .
n three orders.
A Columbian, in the morning, soon after
lis arrival, heard the jOVial host remark |
hat he sorry that he would have no +
Inner for bis friends, as the piOw men, | :
ewing machine man and beehive man
lad eat all he had prepared for dinner, but
lie hoped his friends would help them q
elves to apples. The COlum ban taking
IT. SIS. words as true, commenced to eat
cry heartily of the bushels of red, juicy
pples placed before the crowd. Soon the
music OF the dinneT-hOrn was heard, so well
ONE to the ear of the plOw-bOy, and our
riend among the rest, seated himself to |
artake of the rich feast set before him, but +
was no use, he could eat no mOre-he was | !
lready filled with apples. Mr.. Scott, when l.
e saw that his Columbia friend who want | !
d to 90 over to where the blowing was | 5
ding on, was unable to 'get over the fence" | l.
Though he had successfully passed through .
he "Outer and inner gate" expressed great q
OrrOw for him and proposed to haul him in
II cart.
\ vote of thanks was accorded Mr.. and (
lrs. Scott, by the Grange, for their hOSpi- :
ality. I
By invitation, the Columbia Grange will !
inc with Mr.. D. l.. Estes. Thursday. Nov. 10 |