The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-12-03
CULLEOKA ITEMS.

Rev. VIM. Stoddert, of Lynnville, preach
ed very interesting sermon at the Presby-
| terrain church on last Sabbath.
| Mrs. Lizzie L. returned to her home in Pu-
| lasl<i, after weeks visit to her parents
She is looking quite well.
| MIS-. >. Orman spent several days with her
| sister, Mrs. Norris; returned TO Columbia
| last Wednesday.
Mrs. George c: Taylor returned from Nash.
| Vile last Saturday.
| Mr.. James p. passed through our village
] last Tuesday, en- route for his home in the
/ west.
| Mud, mud, mud, Is the constant cry from
| morn to night.
| some steps in the direction of making good
| pavenentS, for we are needing good streets
| &C., badly. One can scarcely go about for
mud and water.
Mr.. L. Tomlinson, one of our best citizens,
mas, SO we understand, completed his beau
tiful residence near this place and is now
comfortably fixed for the winter.
Mr.. w. X. Stephens has rented his house
| to Mr.. lack Akin ofthe Rock Spring neigh
Dorhood Tor the year 1876, and is now board
ing with Jas: A. Cochran. our polite hotel
keeper. Mr.. Akin will move soon.
Rev. VIM. Ussery will move shortly to
the Rock Spring neighbOrhOOd.
Last Friday night some young ladies SER
enaded Mr.. w. E. Ballanfant and his fair
young bride. They sang for them that sweet
and pretty song, "Will you love me when
I'm DID,"
Joe. WaIdrum, who rented Mr.. Fress' place
this year. took the entire crop to Colu mi ia
and sold it and left for West Tennessee, a
few days since. He goes off owing several
hands he had employed on the place. Also
derstand.
The young gentlemen of the Polemic Sos
ciety were the recipients of nice serenade
from several OF the young ladies of the vii
lage a short time since. They recognized
the voice of Miss A. p, which by the way is a
tar.
DIR. 8. and Mr.. p, of Mooresville, were in
the village Sunday. We have several young
ladies in the village and vicinity but very
few young gentlemen, and MOoresville sew
eral gentlemen and few young ladies.
Last Thursday, the 18th inst, our village
was visited by Messrs. NJ, c. and l.. three
OF Columbia's handsome young gentlemen.
They came on hunting expedition and
and started for the field of slaughter, but
finding some difficulty in getting the dog to
follow, the drug clerk shOuldered said dog
and marched off in triumph. Drugmen,
as general thing, are always prepared for
any emergency. They found very few birds,
none BEING Ing found except by the man that
village until Wednesday night. On Thurs
day night he found somebody that was
more attractive to him than was bird hunt
ing. We would not be surprised to see him
among us again soon.
Miss Lucy Fitzpatrick is now quite sick.
1t is hoped that she is some better, and may
soon recover.
We would be very glad to see some of Co.
ttin nnlas young people, and old ones too, at
We understand the exercises will close
Thursday evening.
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Church in this place, preached at 10 o'clock |
last Sabbath a sermon of unusual merit. |
His text was, Sell all thou hast and give to |
the poor, and come and follow me-" He |
delineated the character of the young man
who had kept the commandments from his |
youth up. His character was such as to |
command the universal admiration, and |
reached very high standard of excellence.
After drawing life-like portrait, he asked,
Who of you have reached that standard of |
Christian excellence? This parable did not |
teach communism, nor that it was wrong
to acquire or own property; but it taught q
full conservation to GOd-that nothing
should be kept back-that we should give
not only our property, but talents of every
character exclusively to the service ofGod--
our bodies a living sacrifice. That tAis
laying up treasure in heaven to securing
an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled,
and that fadeth not away, was a good in.
vestment 1t paid Moses to exchange the
glOrieS of the proudeSt court then in the
world for the Affections of his own people,
with view to the recompense of reward. |
Many centuries afterward he was present |
at the TRANSPORTATION, an ample reward. It
paid Paul to sacrifice the office which his
zeal, genius and culture had won for him, |
and Become the great Apostle of the Gen.
tiles. At the close of his life he could say,
II have fought good fight, have finished
my course, have kept the faith; hence
forth there is laid up for a CROWN of