The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1881-05-13
Campbell Station.

That old military chieitaiR, Gen, Green,
has almost complete possession. Of the conn
try, and unless bis enemies, the farmers,
| can get some reinforceinents IN tie way oil
several weeks Of fair weather they will be
forced into winter quarters lbe next season
on short supplies. TO be sefieut, there
never was as much complaint ON lbe part
/ Of the farmers as there has been III the last
/ few weeks. Therg is goOdI d6alaDf corn
aud cotton that HAS not beep plaAted mp 10
this date. The rains have not been heavy
except in few localities, but enupgh has
fallen to keep the farmers from work. ON
| Friday, the 9Th, rain fell on she iarm of
G. A. TomlinsOn and his immediAte ncigh-
borhoOd which played sad havoc with
/ things generally. A stone fence was wash
ed away ON the farm Of Mr.. Tomlinson
where there was no stream except small
Mr.. A. N. Prince, q son Of the section
foreman at this place, is putting III, ~ steam
saw mill on the farm OF John Hickman,
near Stiversville. ID OF
Mr.. NE. G. Ingram has put up store on
the old Pulaski pike, on the farm hel5ought
from Jesse TonllinsOn. alt sfsfv
Sunday night, the cd inst, fR,earin the
Accommodation train going lsoHthcgot of
the track at this place. The accident was
caused by piece Of casting falling on OF q
fiat car and breaking brake oil one OF the
ears. The train was not delayed more than
twenty minutes. itIi 49,
DIR. Bernard Gracey from SMYRNA, Ruth
erford county, came out last &eeiki - visit
his parents, He stayed only foay days
and returned. .sa 1868
The sons Of s0nie Of the preaclipl,f Who'd
are going % school 10 the Messrs AFebi'4
some how have got into a sTreakF OF "a,
luck.
DIR. Smizer related the following Ia ms a
few days ago. Hicks Ellis, from AlissfssiplJi,
found buznard nest which was al a biz
poplar he conld not chbIb. He took a
rope and went up beech tree close e tbnf.
poplar. When he got up a. hieirn The
nest, he tied one end Of the rose, to die
sprout on the poplar, and then nafen fasf
TO the beech. lie then started from the
beech to the poplar on the rope. When
about half way, the water sprotif bfbke and
he fell TO the ground, a distauee Oh iabout
sixty-five feet. The only thing that saved
him from immediate death was, be feR in a
soft, marshy place. No bones were bf0ken
He was out in few days, ready for an0ther
climb. fInom
Two Young men, one as0n of Dnncan
and the other son Of Mr.. Putnam, both
came very near losing their lives last, Satur-
day by being drowned, at Mr.. Bells mill
We do not know the particulars,
We would state for the benefit Oh those
who expect to attend the Exposition at
Nashville, that the grand military iafade
viii take place on Monday, the 23d.zf On
the three days following the parade. the
different companies viii drill at the Fair
Grounds for premium. The dEin will
commence each day at o'clock. lie adj
mission fee to the Fair Grounds win be so
cents for adults, and % for children. Those
who 60 out to the Fair Grounds via have
TO go on the street-cars and the Chattanoe-<
ga railroad. The fare from this place for
round trip wiz be 1919 for single pofsons
So for parties Of five and less than demand
2.35 for parties of ten and over. In adj.
ton to this, each person must pay %, esnts
for a ticket of admittance into the Exncri
lion, to be bought at the station where ~
starts from. The return ticket mast ~
stamped at the Exposition building to Us
4 good.