The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-11-20

bee" (Or what-you-calI-it?) at the Meth
| odist parsonage-ten cents admission.
Now that winter is here, coming in
upon the wings of wind that whistles
around the house, then shoots across
| the clear blue sky, church entertain
ments will "open up"
Our village will not be quite so gay as
| usual for several of our charming lassies
are of for the winter.
Miss Neely Alternately has gone South
with the birds. She left this week for
Florida, accompanied by Mrs. Il. B.
King and children. They Will be gone
till May.
Miss Lillian Love, our beautiful, peer
less Lillian, is now in Aberdeen, Miss,
to spend the winter with her cousin,
Miss Florence Shell.
Rev. w. HI. Wilkes went up to Frank
lin Saturday to attend the burial servi-
ces of Rev. J. G. Bolton, who passed
through the barbed labyrinth of life
death-on last Saturday morning Nov.
18th.
Mrs. M. K. Alternately leaves Thurs
day for Franklin. The ladies of our
community are preparing large box of
sail manner of nice things" which Mrs.
Abernathy is to take to Mrs. j. q. Boil
ton, as a small token of their esteem.
The gentlemen are generous with their
money.
Rev. d. F. Osteen is on hand. He
leaves in the morning for his work at
Woodbury..
Mr.. George Cannon, of Memphis, is
up on a visit to his wife and baby at
Mrs. Dick CampbelPs.
Mrs. Patty, of Bell Buckle, is en-
sconced at the parsonage to spend some
time With her son-our pastor.
Mr.. Billie Witt, OF CanIpbell's Station,
He left to-day for Texas; is going out
into the Panhandle where his uncle
Hardee PEBBLES lives. .'God speed" to
Billie! In his new home in tnat blue
grass paradise, may he lind health,
Usefulness, and happiness.
Rev. w. Patty and family, Mesdames
Bette hewlett, Joe TomIinsOn, NJ. X.
Abernathy, M. B. Smiser, Ii. ). Witt,
and Miss Sallie Hewlett, spent Satur-
day at "Woodlawn," coming out TO
"f1rther their acquaintance" with Rev.
ID. r. Osteen,
No depot news, only, w. K. Stephens
has shipped in the past week, cars OF
corn, at $l.75 per barrel, to Birmingham
and Columbia.
No deaths, no marriages, no sickness
Except a few cases of measles aud
whooping-cough), 40 anything much
worth mentioning. Would nanufact
ure some news, but fear "the parson"
might object.
"a good man gone home'' is the brief
but weighty announcement of the death
of Rev.J. q. Bolton, a sweet spirited
preacher of the Tennessee Conference.
No pastor was ever more firmly en-
IE0HBn0U Uu0 u0dTJS VI DoOPiO
than was Bro. Bolton in the hearts of
all Culleoka. How our sympathies go
out to the bereaved family, at Franklin,
who have been so sOrely smittep, tho
the shadow of the coming bereavement
has rested on their hearts for many
weeks!
Ere this reaches you, Mr.. Editor, we
will be fairly Cn our way to Woodbury.,
going with bright faces and hopeful
hearts. Don't forget "Verpa" entirely, |
o kindly readers, for "'tis sweet to be |
1 may write you, now
and then from my new home, but now
lay aside the quill from this place, un-
til summer, at least. L trust "Barbara"
will send you in weekly letters. She is
a bright, Intelligent sweet young lady, |
and with her christian graces, brains, |
and education, is well qualified to re- |
present CulleOka, as that place ought |
to be. will look eagerly reE oulleoka
items.
My last letter was so full of personal |
and subjective illusions, L was almost |
ashamed when it appeared in print,
but knowing how generous and charit-
able your judgement is Mr.. Lander, / |
write again. ''God be with YOU till we /
meet again." VERNA VILLIERs.
(COntilaued to i9lsiCke D0Oe1