The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-10-09
CRiIPOkd.

Our village has been greatly stirred
over the serious sickness of Mrs. DIR.
Williamson, whose life at one time was
almost despaired of. No one knew for
certain what was the matter with her.
Something over a week ago, small
pimDle appeared on her chin; she
picked it, and from that the sores COM
nenced to spread until her face, throat,
and chest, were covered, and so swollen
she could scarcely see. Corruption
collected in her throat, and she began
to eXpectOrate. Friends far and near,
were telephOned iii regard to her
condition. Saturday at ernOOn, DrS.
Pillow aud Cox, OF Columbia, Pride,
and White, Of Campbells, were called
together, and an operation performed
upon her throat. Three of the physl-
clans, Smiser, White, and Williamson,
pronounced the case to be blood poison;
the other three, Pillow, Cox, and Pride,
said not. Let the disease be what 1t
NAV, | am glad to he able 70 state that,
at this writing, Mrs. Williamson is
greatly improved, and strong hopes are
entertained for her entire recovery.
Bro. Bottoms many friends oyer the
country, will be sorry to hear that he Is
no better, and sometimes he is thought
tD be very near the crossing. Ills bodl-
v sutierings are great, but his peace
abOunds.
Miss Macon is able to resume her
school duties this week; Miss Myers
has been indisposed; Mrs. Farmer con-
tinues ill with fever; and measles, and
| the revival at the cOlOred NJ. e. Church.
/ have been sharing the attention OF "Our
/ brothers in black"
! Rev. Mr.. Caldwell, who-with his
| wife and daughter-is out on q visit To
| his old pariShionars at tnts place,
| nreached in the Presbyterian church
! Sunday morning; Bro. Patty prayed
! the closing PRAYER. 1t was Gn school
! girl parianee) lawfully" short-he got
! tired standing, / suppGse-aRd when he
| said "A nen!' the word came out ike
| he was uncertain whether to stop then
| or pray little longer. The rain sun
daV evening interfered somewhat with
| the song service and prayer-meeting
| and MIR. CaldwelI's sermon, all at the
! Methodist church. One old brother,
| true and good, said the rain was the
| most welcome, for the preachers had
been getting in their work all during
| the droutb.
! However, Sunday nights shower came
| as a harbinger of more, and our hopes
! for the future are frightened. Some OF
| orr farmers, who have great falth IN the
"foretelli4gs' OF Mr. HART tne blgDy7 .7
willie weather prophet, would haV1 neen
| kind o'blue if the rain hadn't descended
when it did, for Mr.. Hart had just
| prophesied last week, that "if 1t didn't
rain by Sunday night we Wo4lq nave
| none during the month of October"
| Mrs. NJ. X. Alternately has been made
president of the juvenile Missionary
| Society in place of Miss Clabie Taylor,
resigned, Miss Lutte Tomlinson was
| elected organiSt, The SOOi6ty met 1T the
Methodist church Sunday afternoon, to
arrange a program for some kind OF an
entertainment soon.
The Ladies Aid Society meets
Wednesday, at p. NJ, at Mrs. Joe
! TOmlinsOn'S.
| one dav last week while a freight
! train was crossing the bridge, over
Fountain Creek, at this place, some
parts OF the tEessie gave way. There
! was no accident, aud the bridge hands
were telegraphed for at once. The tres
| sle is q. k. again, and "the goose hangs
| high.
Mr.. G. II. Bryan, agent for the Chicago
National Library, was out last week
delivering memberships and premiums.
| He succeeded in procuring very nice
! class here.
Mr.. owen, a Pulaski dude, is on hand
! trying to pave way to the heart OF one
| of our girls. Tho Gully boys want to
! qnarantlne against the Pulaski and Co
! lI!ulbfa beauX.
j, j. Wilson, of Columbia, has been
out, attending the bedside of his daugh-
! ter, Mrs. Williamson.
Jas. ssIniser ESQ, and Miss Ellie CIOp-
/ ton are visiting Mr.. j. s. Smiser's
| fanilg,
Rev. .Mr, Frierson and wife are back
at the parsonage. They have been
| visiting relatives in the county,
| Miss Sallie Hewlett returned Satur-
dav. after months visit to friends in
| Nashville and Paragon Mills.
Mrs. Mary Burke has ret tIrned from
| Hurricane, and is cozily ensconced for
the winter, in the pleasant home of her
sop-in-law, r. A. Wilkes.
No other news, only, CulleOka is un-
decided what to do with "Russell Sid
new" the Democrats yarner. He not
only puts ''big ones" in print, but he
tell them around. He says now, he saw
while in Buffalo, n. Y, a few days ago,
a shower of shot, accompanied by live
turtles. NV goodness how these news
paper yaruers are given to yarning. l
nave seen it rain dogs and ca no, ]
have heard about it raining dogs and
cats, and see ram of shot and shell
and all that sort o'thing, but turtles
umph-ugh! NERNA NILLIERs'