The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-01-09

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One of the handsomest men, IL not tn
| handsomest man, ever in Columbia, wa
! here last Saturday, He is a native Virgin
| ian. but now of New York. He is an Apollo
| Judge A. o. p. Nicholson spent Christ
! mas in Columbia, and then went to Nash
| vile to open Supreme Court for the Mtddl
The Philosophical Society met at TIN
| Atheneum on the night of the first OF Jan
| uary, President Harrison in the CHAIR. Proi
Beecher was appointed to read an essay q
| the February meeting. We Will print tn
interesting paper contributed and read by
Dr. Y. y. Smith, on Tobacco
! Tuesday last in the County Court, Capt
/ ]. B. Murphy was granted a certificate, pre-
paratory to obtaining license to practic'
Lamb Boyd lost valuable horse las
A NEW YEARS GIFT that will be pleas
| ant reminder all the year round-the HER.
AID AND MAIL. Send it to your friend.
| Wise Dobbins has bought out Sheegog &
Son, dealers in boots, shoes and hats. WilS6
is splendid young fellow and an excellent
L. II. Atwen has removed his place OF
business, in'the corner next to CT. Chathn's
and under the MAIL job office.
"A few nights since the dogs killed one
and mutilated two of Mr.. Harrison Tank
eIsley's sheep, District 2lst.
During the past week a great many fam
lies passed through town, moving to farms
on which they intend to "pitch their crops"
tied behind, and the time-honored and
muchly-uSed spinning wheel occupied its
place on top of the wagon, with the other
members of the numerous family.
Clay Gordon, col, he of ku kluX noto-
riety, has been released from Jail on bail.
DR.. Davidson was down from Berlin this
week in q fine carriage, drawn by two skew
bald horses, looking after his interests at
Vaughn & Ashton have dissolved part
nership in the mill business Mr.. John B.
Ashton is now sole proprietor of the Co
lumbia Mills. - --
"A live bear has been on exhibition at
NaTI ya-Fg for Il
past, affordfng much amusement to the
young folks, and old ones too.
1t is a certain Eeltef among some peo-
pie that whichever day of the month the
first snow appears, it Will snow that many
times during the winter. According to this
rule we are then to have twenty lei ght SHOWS
this winter as the rSt snow was on the
18th of NOvem Der last.
Heavy sleet Sunday night and deep
snow Tuesday night.
uaIyI l.
"A married man must be very cautious
as to whom lie kisses. We once heard OF a
man who stole a kiss from q pretty girl. He
was fined by magistrate, horsewhipped by
her brother, and worried into brain fever
by his wife. The clergyman also alluded to
the affair in his sermon. The local editor
took sides with the clergyman, and review
ed the case in print, and the potato bug eat
up every blade of the Indicators wheat
crop. Amt that warning enough?
The cOlOred people viii not burn sasa-
fras wood. They believe it is bad luck to
do so. But fence rails have especial charms
for them.
MIR. Miles p. Murphy, an excellent citi-
zen of this county, died very suddenly, at
his residence near Southport, Monday last,
at about O'Clock, aged Is. He was sitting
in his chair conversing with the family,
when suddenly he was attacked with par
alysis and died Immediately,
The pastor of the Methodist church be-
ing absent, Rev. ;. q. CarutheTs filled his
pulpit last Sunday morning and night. He
preached two able sermons. His sermons
are never merely theological essays, but al
ways practical and aimed to benefit his
hearers-to edify believers and convince
sinners. Mr.. CaTuthers Will shortly leave
for Marshall, Texas, where he has been
called TO preach. He carries with him the
prayers and good wishes of all our people,
by whom he is greatly loved.
w. r. Elan has been down several weeks
his legs was badly wounded in the great
charge on the last day at the great battle
of Gettysburg, and almost every year since
it has sweIled up, and given him great pain.
Mr. Elan was 1woundpd on the Cnemy'S
works, after the Federals had been driven
away. He is Superintendent of the NJ. r.
sunday School, but on account of his illness
was not present last Sunday.
a collection is taken up in the Metho-
dist sunday School every Sunday, and the
amount given by girls and the amount
given by boys is announced. Last abbath
the boys gave two or three times as much as
the girls; and,indeed, the boys have always
been ahead so far. As DR.. y. l.. Z. Green
would say, this is caused by the girls not
having any pockets to carry money in.
-h1sttNC pOCht-tS anu OOII ltl
the boys beat YOU any more.
Capt. Russell informs US that number
OF Northern capitalists are talking OF buy
ing vacant LOT from James wilkins, lying
on the Shelbyville pike, about two hundred
yards from Burns Spring, for the purpose
of erecting thereon an extensive steam
Touring mill.
The office of Thos. H. Williams, agent
for the Nashville Life insurance Co, will
liams, northwest corner of Public Square
Rev. J. p. MCFerrrin preached in the
Methodist church last Sunday, from a text
from jeremiah, This year thou shalt surely
die"
Hon. J. L. Orr, of Marshall, wanted
buggy, and had the good sense to come down
and buy it from Kuhn Turpin, whose
work cannot be surpassed in point OF dura-
bility and beauty of workmanship, even if
you travel from Dan to Beersbeba. 1t is a
matter OF aStOnlShment TO us that any bOuy
in MauTy should go elsewhere than to Kuhn
Il Turpin'S to buy vehicles of any kind, for
their work is unsurpassed.
-ReV.S. W . Mitchell, of Zion, pl cached in
the Presbyterian church in this place last
Friday night and Saturday night. Sunday
morning, after preaching, the sacrament of
the Lords Supper was administered. The
same sacrament was administered at the
Episcopal church. 1t is administered the
first sabbath in every month, Snd as ii Is at
the VI. 4. Church. Last Sunday, however,
it was not administered on account of the
bad day, which prevented many persons
from being present.
Rev. ]. p. McFerrIn, pastor of the NJ. f.
Church, has moved his family to Columbia,
ana Will i've at the Nelson House uIIll the
parsonage is finished and sufficiently dry
to do sO-which will probably be in the
spring.
Vaughn & Vaught, who bought out the
hardware establishment of 5. p. Norton d
Co, have opened out in the fowler Block.
They are well known to our community,
having been reared near Columbia. Mr..
Naught has had experience in the hardware
business, but Mr.. Vaughn has not. He has
showed tirst-class ability in all of his un-
dertaklngS, however, and his success in
other fields will no doubt follow him up.
Messrs. Norton & Shield, the retiring firm,
have made many friends in our cOunty,who
Will part with them reluctantly. Those who
have become well acquainted with them are
especially 10th to give them up We who
fiShed for the dashing trout with them-we
have right to know that they are clever
fellows and good fisherman, and they have
our good wishes wherever they may go.
And it came to pass on the night of the
first dav of the wear 1874 that the Young
ladies of Columbia concluded that they
would not object to the presence of young
gentlemen-anywhere between the ages of
fifteen and Seventy-prOVided they would
furnish their own liquor to get drunk on.
And these were the wise virgins. They had
all manner of nice and delicious things 10
Gator rather those of them who did not
think enough of themselves to believe that
their cOnVerSation'and looks were sufficient
for all purposes. The time passed of pleas
antly, and the young men wended their
way home about the time when church
yards and overfed people yawn, feeling full,
but-Very sober.
Col. heeSee was out on he road last w ed
neSday evening behind his fine young colt
"Maury Hambletonian," breaking him. He
seemed to take it very kindly, and as natur-
ally as adUck to water.
The genial and vivaCiOus DIR. Nichols,
Justice of the 10th civil district, was not
present at the January term of the County
Court. 1t was the general inquiry among
theJuSticeS, rs he dead >"
-Rev'd Doctor Baird, otTashvtlle, will
lecture in Columbia some time soon for the
benefit of the Library Association. He is a
lecturer of rare ability, and the Library is
fortunate in securing his consent to lecture
for them.
Wei learn that the Bank of Column bia
has declared Semi-annual dividends of six
nor cont, leaving surplus profit of over
$4,000.
owing to so much sleet and rain, there
were not SO many people in town last Mon
day as usually attend that day.
Visiting cards, in handsome cases, neat
IL printed at this office for Sl.25 per case.
Zach Gordon, col, was lately arrested
and placed in jail on a charge of horse
stealing.
OVER THE COUNTY.
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