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

Hunters for the wild deer and tooth
some turkey are plentiful in the noun
tains this season.
A new post office has been established
at Mayston, Hamilton County. 1t is
special office, supplied from st. Elmo.
Tom McMurry, living in the Twelfth
District of Decatur County, fell dead
while putting on his shoes the other
day.
The pastures, as well as the ranges,
under the influence of a bOuntiful sup
ply of moisture, are getting green again,
and stock will soon have good grazing.
DIR. Houston, of Decatur County,
claims to have gathered $50 barrels OF
corn this season from eight acres OF
land, or eighty-one and one-fourth
bushels per acre.
Since the rain last Monday wheat has
taken new lease on life and is grow
ing rapidly. Owing to the long dry
spell, it is believed that few fields will
show 6 fair stand.
A new tobacco factory is to be started
at Morristown with capital OF $lO,OOO.
This is the third enterprise OF the kind
for Morristown, which is getting to be
quite a tobacco manufacturing city
A new species of emigrant fever is
breaking out in spots in East Tonnes
see. A number of families are "hon-
| ing'' for homes in the State OF wash
| ington, and several families near New
port are preparing to move.
steam cotton gin belonging to w.
| C, Mood, near Nixon, Hardin County,
with twenty-seven bales of cotton and
about 25 900 pounds of seed cotton and
| 2, 900 bushels Of seeds, was consumed Dy
fire few days ago. The loss was part
~ covered by insurance.
The Huntingdon Democrat is agita-
ting and discussing the feasibility OF
sinking an artesian well on the Public
Square in that city. That locality
needs a change of diet, and if the Dem
Ocrat can induce the people to drink
water it will not have lived in vain.
It's believed a systematic effort will
be made to develop the silver mines
near Lascasses, Rutherford County
Silver, lead and zinc are the minerals
so far unearthed. There is also evil
dence found which shows, unmstaKa-
bly,, that this mine was worked by
prehistoric people.
The CIarksville Tobacco Leaf says
The sweet potato crop is very fine TINS
year and potatoes are unusually SWEEP
and keeping well. This is due to the
extraordinary dry fall. Potatoes are
free from sap, and if put up in dry dirt
or sand to prevent freezing, will KEEP
till neat June.
A novel lawsuit Is under way al
Chattanooga. The merchants have
nrotective association by which any one
failing to pay his debts to one
member is discredited by the bal
ance. Lockhart, a tailor, reported the
name of Claude Whiteside.tO the asso
citation as owing an unpaid bill anc
was blackiisted. He claims he paid TIT
bill due Lockhart and brings suit to re
cover $500 damages.
Peanut planters along the Tennessee
River, in Decatur County and above
are unable to procure sacks for theI
product. The river is so low that boat
cannot reach them.
The commission TO take testimony II
the case of the state of Virginia VS.
State of Tennessee, in the matter of tn
dispute with reference to the location
the State line between Virginia ant
Hancock and Hawkins Counties, Tenn
is IN session at Bristol.
The Chrysanthemum fair, for tn
benefit of the Jefferson Davis Monu
ment fund. in Nashville this week
netted something over $1,000.
Chattanooga had three fires Tuesda.
night, all supposed to be the work Q
incendiaries. The damage was $56,OOC
In Sumner County, iten miles iron
Gallatin, near Enon College, ma
named Griffin was murdered by tw'
tramDS.