The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-09-04
COUNTY cuLLlNos,
CuIIed by OurCorrespondents
CuIlp0ka.


Well we went to the stock show last
Saturday, and such a crowd; the ground
appeared to be perfectly alive with
moving humans; the display OF STOCK
was fine, but we differed with the Judg-
es in the way that some of those blue
ribbons went. We shared the hospitali-
ty of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Matthews,
W hose table-cloth groaned under the
load OF good edibles. But the cloth was
not permitted to groan long. we TOOK
pity upon it (said pity lying pretty close
TO our stomach), and carried OF a good
ly part OF the load ourself. we met
"Sykes" and renewed our acquaintance
with "Madoline Rivers" and in fact,
enjoyed the day to the utmost. We
want to go again next year.
Because of sickness in his family,
Kew. W. b. Patty did not occupy his
pulpit Sunday morning and night. IL
was ably filled by Rev. w. ID. Wilkes,
who preached the gospel with power
and elect, fulfilling the scrlpturai IN
junction.
Miss Sallie Fitzpatrick, sister of Mr..
Jack Fitzpatrick, died last Monday
night with some kind OF bronchial ant G
ton. She was laid to rest at the old
Wilkes campground, the services being
conducted 6y Rev. &. s. Evins. Miss
Sallie was the oldest living member OF
the Baptist Church at Friendship, at
the time of her death, with the eXcep-
ton, perhaps, of old Mr.. Jack Redding.
MISS HOllY f1CZpdbTlCk Is HOW SICh
with the same disease that earned OF
her cousin. She, toe, is quite old.
Miss Florence Williams is quite sick
with fever-typhOid, her friends fear.
Rev. w. B. Patty was called from Ne
apolis, where he was assisting Rev. Mr..
Haggard, in a protracted service, last
week, to attend the bedside of his only
daughter, Knon, who is ill with scarlet
fever. There Is some excitement over
the case-tho' it is merely mild form
t..,k lon fs, hnfV
prevent the disease spreading.
Messrs. Farmer, John Wilkes and
lobe Laney, are on their pegs again
after a severe tuSSle with sickness. NO
other sickness in the community that
we know of. This is enough, heaven
knows.
Misses Macon and Myers came it Sat-
urday evening. Their school opened
September 2, with bright prospects for
successful term. A certain Colonel
and Dentist want to assist III running
the school"
Miss Sue Wilkes has gone to Clarks-
vile to attend the Female Academy
there, and Miss Ella Henderson leaves
this week to resume her work as teach
or in the Franklin College.
Miss Lillian Love, and guest, Miss
Florence Shell, are in Pulaski, on a two
weeks visit.
Misses SalIie Hewlett and "Verna
Villiers" leave Friday to visit Nashville
friends.
WI Stephens and family, and Mr..
F. j. Moore and wife, are at home again
after q months stay at Beaver Dam.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. b. TOmlinson have
returned from trip to Texas. They
were not overly pleased with the Lone
Star. Don't think they care to reside
there, any way.
Mrs, SHmmerford and daughter, So
phie, and Miss Carrie Marshall, came
back from Petersburg last week, where
they nave boon since the death OF MISS
Irene.
Miss Nina Weller has been visiting
in Lewisburg. She will go back in a
few weeks to resume her position in the
establishment of Miss McAdams.
Mrs. George Taylor and Misses Laura
Glade TayIor's. MIR. Taylor Mr.. Clabel
and wife leave for Texas the middle Of
this month to visit relatives.
Mr.. Glenn Wade and Miss Susie Wade,
of Spring Hill, are visiting their sister,
Mrs. Lafayette Wilkes, at this place.
ELI" and 'Slim jinI," two OF the
Democrats celebrities from CampbelPs
Station, were with US last week.
Rev. d. +. Osteen: of Clifton, is in the
village on visit to-"Somebody."
MIR. Asa Duncan, popular 81. Louis
drummer, spent part oT LAST Thursday
and FRIDAY here.
AIRS. Lou Vaught, of KentOn, has
rented the residence of Rev. VIM. IL.
Wilkes, and will be lone OF US. MI.
and Mrs. Wilkes will board with her.
Depot news is dull at present, very
little shipping being done. X. A. Wilkes
and w. Fulmer recently shipped quite
a lot of sheep to Northern points.
There is f1utter OF Tongues now, over
quite an interesting event in social cir
Giles that will occur at the Cumberland
Church, near Campbel's Station, on the
night of September l4th, that being the
time set for the contamination OF the
marriage vows of a handsome young
doctor andIMiss -. The names Will be
given later on. Our life may be in
jeopardy for telling this.
The news comes 10 us of the marriage
of Mr.. Will Laden to Miss Mollie
Duncan, of Clifton, daughter of ReV.;T.
s. Duncan, and with it the memories of
that sunny-hearted and bright gill, that
go back to 1890, to "COttage Holne,"
their pretty residence, where was dis
pensed a hospitality that was as un-
stinted as it was graceful, and where
the writer of these lines has had many
sweet hour under the great trees,
while the South wind was whispering
in the branches, tie birds singing their
songs of gladness, the blue sky archlng
above the dear old hills O'Wayne. BIN
UOudqe to you. Will and MOllio!
Yours, till further notice,
VERNA VILLIERS.