The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-05-14
CULLEOkA ITEMS.

Among our most enterprising men is
John NJ. Young. Commencing two
years since, he has, with untiring per
severance and an energy that overcome
every obstacle, succeeded in putting up
one of the best Touring mills in the
/ county, and we'll deserves the liberal
| patronage he is getting We will give
a more extended notice of his mill at
some future time.
The past week seems to have been a
general time of woodworking, and it is a
| gratifying fact that the work is unusu-
| ally we'll done.
The Wilkes Cemetery is public pas
| ture, and no one seems to take any in
terest in it's protection, 1t is a shame
for it to be thus neglected, and shows
little respect Tor the memory of our lov>
ed and lost ones.
We hear some complaint of the wheat
being damaged, but as a general rule
the prospect for an abundant harvest
was never better.
Our people generally are working
better, living more economically and
planting more of the necessaries of life
than has been the case for number of
years, and we predict prosperous times
in the near future.
We hear a great deal of complaint
about mischievous stock breaking into
enclosures, damaging crops, &c. The
law as recently passed should be enforc-
ed against the owners otsuch stock, and
they be made to know that the owners
of crops have rights as well as the own
ers of stock.
PAINTING AND PAPER-HANGING IN Gull
LEOKA.
Mr.. Frayly, or painter, is a man of
great energy in his avocatiOn, and
successful workman. He served an
apprenticeship Of seven years under
Mr.. Borup, who had State reputation.
Mr.. Borup served an apprenticeship of
eight years in Denmark. We mention
this that young WOrkmen may learn
that the true path to success lies through
a thorough preparation for business.
When they see the Presbyterian Church
in this place, and wonder at it's beauty,
they must remember that Mr.. Frayly
served as an apprentice for SeUeR tong
years to acquire skill sufficient for such
work.
FIGURING MILLS IN CULLEOKA.
Mr.. E. II. Spencer has purchased of
DR.. ]. T. Akin that splendid Touring
and saw mill that is located near the
depot. With the aid of his sOn>in-law,
VIM. Mccoy, a skilfuI and scientific |
mill-wright, the mill has been thorough |
ly EO7erhauled. A new forty five horse |
power, tubular boiler, and new bolts |
forty feet long with the best German |
cloths, No. shutter stone, three and |
a halt feet, from the old French quarry, |
have been put in position. MIR. Spencer |
does custom or merchant milling. His |
miller, E. D. Buckner, Obliging. He |
charges the seventh as toll, and his |
mills can make from 10 to 40 pounds OF |
good flour to a bushel. He thinks it |
unjust to send his customers flour back
in the bran and middlings. He there
fore makes no middlings. From 90
pounds of wheat, he says he can make
80 pounds of good, lice flour. In pres
ence of n. I. Moore and Marshall Kerr,
both owners of mills and with expert
ence in that line. he made from 246
pounds of wheat 209 pounds of flour and
50 pounds of oftel, or what is equal to
One barrel of t1our from three bushels
and 30 pounds of wheat. This is the
largest yield on record. His is pOpu>
ar Inill.
SPRING TINE, GENTLE ANNIE.
Since Spring came like the Queen of
Sheba from the South, laden with frank
Dcense and rich, fragrant spices, glad
nature and smiling vegetation have
spread mantle of velvet green over
he nakedness of old Earth, and given
% the anxious, impatient woods a rich
md gaudy verdure. April proved her.
self an uncouth, awkward nurse for the
ender, swelling buds, and allowed cold
Winds to chill the tiny leaves and sweet
blossoms. Now May, with her own
of winter, and the opening
ioweret peeps, half-afraid, from among
he leaves into the warm sunshine, |
The glad birds sing all day long the joy
ul songs that Springs balmy breath in
pires, and the Whispering zephyr lin
,ers amid the branches of the old peach
rec, to battle It's soft wings in the balmy !
~ itS hlnSGnHNS Tho folds | 1
nd meadows look glad, and Fountain |
reek rolls lazily by our quiet village,
making its way to the far Oft Gulf. 7
HARD TIMES. '
Though many of US have felt deeply '
be despOtio tyranny OF Hard Times" S
be promising gardens inspire us with S
resh vigor, and the peering crops enaN
lie us to be hopeful of an exodus from \
is CALLING bondage, and we do pray Il
hat we may never afterwards feel the q
rinding OF his iron heel. :,
SPELLING MATCH. Z
There has been no spelling match in
be village yet, but the spelling mani
as spread itself over the whole COun-
~ with as great swiitness as if it had /
cen gifted with the wings of Slander~ Il
US report. 1t has long since reached s.
10 Pacific slope, and there have been V
Delling matches in California. On one n
3casion an unusually large crowd had {"
ssembled to hear the spelling. AmOn5 q
le many words giveni out to be spelled y
rs the word zine a boy near the foot .
the class cried out out loudly, ''z~i-nNc IL
nc" The whole house fairly roared 81
18th laughter. 1t was such rich thing tC
lat none could help laughing. But as
ION as he could be heard the teacher
f such you can call him relieved tn6
Iushing aspirant by telling the audi
fhot ha had cna1t Il OnrrpptlV
RELIGIOUS. Oh
On next Sabbath Rev. Mr. StOddert, II
ar Presbyterian pastor, will have com tC
union service in the Presbyterian II
lurch in this village,on account of ~
hich there will be noserVice in the, NJ. :,
church on that day, save SABBATH -
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