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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-02-12
SOUTH COLUMBIA.

After an Hines of only a few days,
Mrs. w. Il. Branch died last Tuesday
morning at two o'clock, with pneumo-
MIA. Funeral services were conducted
at the residence, by Rev. j. ID. Gold,
Wednesday morning. Interment at
Rose Hill Cemetery. She leaves de-
voted husband and two daughters, an
aged mother, a brother and sister. She
was formerly a Miss Hunter OF Mar
shall county, and was a member of the
G. p. Church. She leaves many warm
friends who deeply sympathise with
the family.
Mr.. Crunk, of Lewisburg, came
down last Wednesday to be present at
the funeral of Mrs. Branch.
Mrs. Reed, nee Miss Belle Hughes,
of Athens, Ala, visited friends here
this week.
Rev. w. T. Ussery is attending the
"Workers Convention" in Nashville
this week.
Mrs. Gather and Miss Gather, OF
Lawrenceburg, visited Mrs. Raglan
recently.
Miss Eta Branch and brother, Rod
real, we are glad to report are recover
ing.
Miss Odessa Branch is sick with la
grippe.
we will commence Saturday
February 18th and sell You Is pounds
of graD.iated sugar and l pound OF
roasted coffee for one dollar CASH
1t. Cook IL MOORE.
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TROTTING ASSOCUONAT.
Rules Adopted and Officers for Next
Year Flee ted.

NEW YORK, Feb. 10 The Commit
tee of Rules of the National Trotting
Association have spent the last three
days in compiling new set or rules
aud regulations for the ensuing two
years, and the probabilities are that
the congress will take three more
days to ratify their action. The con-
gress convened at 2 p. NJ.
The following ticket was unani-
mously elected: President, P. p.
johnson, Lexington, Ky; First Vice
Second Vi;e President, +. L..
COombes. Napa, Cal. Directors
Eastern District, George NJ. Stearns,
NJ. q. Buckley, G. d. Farmer; for
Atlantic District, Gao. w. Archer, j.
G.. Sibley, Frank Bowers; for Central
District, q. NJ. FOgg, William Ed
wards, w. II. Allen; for Western
District, w. G.. Blake, John l.. Mitch
ell, Chas. Schwartz; Pacific District,
Nj. 4. Smith, j. ID. Carr, IL. S. Roths-
child.
One important change in the rules
was in rule 2, providing for entries.
| Section 5 now binds a man making
an entry to a solid contract in favor
| of the association. 1t reads as fol-
lows: EVERY entry shall constitute
an agreement that the person max
| ing it, owner, driver and horse, shall
| be subject to the rules and regula-
tious aud bylaws, and will submit all
disputes and questions arising out OF
such entry to the authority and judg-
! ment of this association"
Under the new rules in case OF
death the heirs of the deceased may
leave the horse in and continue to
nav or Withdraw the horse without
! being Liable for entrance fees or other
payments which, under the old rules,
! the heirs were responsible for.
! According to the old rule there
were three judges appointed, but un-
| der the new amendment these three
were empowered to appoint an ad-
| ditional person to start the races with
| full powers to enforce the rules while
the horses and drivers are on the
! track.
Rule %, defining the powers Of the
| Judges, was amended giving them
power to disqualify any horse which
| through baking or obstinacy, delayed
a race by refusing to come down to
the pole in scoring. The question Of
! abolishing pools on heats was dis
cussed at some length but was laid OF
the table for consideration to-mor
row, when the congress will finish
| 10
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A Card From W. S. Jennings.

In reply to a rumor circulated to my
prejudice as a candidate for County Tax
Assessor, that "Scott jennings assess
meut of the property was too high,"
allow me to say In behalf of the truth,
that the Tax Duplicate of Maury
County, which is the highest authority
in the matter, will show for the year
1888, the only year for which held the
Assessors office, that in no single in
stance was any property assessed above
its selling value. On the contrary, the
assessment was fl ON 30 TO 40 per cent
below the actual worth OF the property.
Without fear, favor, or affection, the
rich, the middle class and the poor, re-
ceived alike the same polite and i'm
partial attention., eXacting OF no one
| more than another. These are the posi-
! tive facts in the record, and no figures
| or possible combination of figures,
| taken from the Tax Duplicate of lSoS
| which is open to the free and unre-
| stricted examination of every tax
payer or other citizen of the county
! will prove a different result. The only
| foundation for the rumor is the fac
| that / placed on the Assessment lis
| 1896 $50 of the best property of the
county which had been overlooked and
| entirely neglected in other assess
ments. Hoping this explanation Will be
satisfactory to the public,
| am very Resp.
| w, 8, JpNNxNoR
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IinscOmh.

As Leap Year has nearly grown old,
and we suppose all Leap ear misses
have long since proposed ana been ac-
cepted, we venture to appear again in
the ever interesting columns OF your
well known paper. We hope our read
ers will forgive us, If we appear pre-
sumptious, but we really can't heip lti
because we are extremely timidj ana
would rather pass through fiery or
deal than brave the glances Of one be-
witching maiden. So, Mr.. Editor, II
you will promise to keep the girls on
we will promise to do our best TO send
YOU the news of our neighborhood
every week. Is that a bargain2 II so,
here goes for the news for this week.
Mr.. Laurence Webster is attending
Goodman's Business College in Nash
vile, this term.
friends, Mr.. John Akin, who has been
attending school I'm Nashville, was
forced to return to his home on account
of bad health. Mr.. Akin has been in
our midst for some time past, and we
sincerely hope he may soon recover bis
Mrs. w. I Cecil and daughter, Mrs.
William Andrews, are at present visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. John Cecil.
Clark Jones, Jr., of Columbia Is visit
| ing his aunt Miss Carrie Webster.
Miss Susie Lipscomb is visiting
! friends i'm Nashville.
Mr.. Maury Cecil, who has been suffer-
| ing Tor "A long Jluie Win III BIlPpot IA"
almost completely recovered.
psMrs. Ed. Armstrong, who has been
! visiting in the neighboTbOOd, has re-
turned TO her home near Frierson.
DIR. Rupe, our latest benedict had the
misfortune to break his ankle during
the bad weather, and though still
obliged to use his crutches, his ankle ~
much improved at present.
The humps have made their appear
ance i'm the neighborhoOdi the family oil
Mr.. AlonZo Massey have boon suffering
with them for some time.
Much to the disappointment OF bis
congregation Rev. Delk did not fill his
| appointment here last Sunday.
! Rev. Byrne Will hold services here
next Sunday, it being his regular day
Our farmers have begun their spring
work In general. Many of them have
already planted potatoes, and are now
preparing the ground Tor other pro
| ducts.
Well, as our stock of news is nearly
exhausted, we will let this suffice foI
! this time and save the scraps for thC
next. Wishing all Of our readers q
/ cheerful goodbye, we are
Uni Il IrTs
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TO)>the Voters of Maury County.

I Inn a candi late for reelection to
the office of County Trustee, subject
strictiy to the Demo cratic Primary t.
beheId on Saturday, March 5th, aud
trust that my conduct in Office for the
l3st two years, has been such as b
Iherit the confidence of the peoplA,
and that they will see proper to elect
4ue for the SECOND TERM. To this
hime it has been impossible for me to
smake an active canvass on account
of being cOnfined to my office attend
ling to my official duty, as you all
know the time for payment Of taxes
has just expired and people coming
in to pay their taxes kept me at my
office. | did not think 1t right for LIE
to leave my office to canvass when
the duties of the Office and the conve-
uience of the people required me at
the office. For this reason l haye
been unable to canvass the county,
1 Respectful ly, NJ. s. KUHN.
: feb12 If
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LOVic LOftin Carried to the Asylum
for the Insane.

Mr.. Love Loftin, whose derange-
ment we reported in our last issue,
continued to grow wilder until last
Monday, when friends started with
him for the Insane Asylum at Knox
Vile. He had become dangerous,
and iU was necessary to keep him
handcuffed and tied, to prevent him
doing injury to himself and others.
Before he was haudcuffed he broke
his bed into splinters, and broke out
all the glass in the windows OF the
cell where he was confined, and cut
and bruised himself in doing so. He
also made several efforts to strike
some Of his friends. He was accom-
panied to Knoxville by his nephew
John Loftin, Deputy Sheriff Joe
Parks and George Daimwood |.
Policeman John Collier went as far
as Nashville, where an officer from
! Knoxville met them.
The unfortunate man was promi-
nent candidate for Sheriff. He was
regarded by every one who knew him
as an honest, upright, courageous,
christian gentleman, and his sad
affiiction is universally regretted
He has q wife and several children,
who have the tenderest sympathy OF
the community in this sad hour. Mr..
LOftin was an energetic and prosper
Gus farmer, liz comfortable circun-
stances. There was not room for him
in the Nashville Asylum, but through
the influence of DIR. Robt. Pillow he
was admitted to the East Tennessee
Asylum at Knoxville, as a pay pa
tient.
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Flowers and Rrvan,.

Well, alasl how weak we huro.r -
lngs become at timer. / mean ss,,cb
I IloI bais as you and l, who are made Of
| gust, and who art unto dust ratnrnJ,, -
raVed and tore my hair, and frothad
at the mouth and become violent. 7
| wanted TO whip Chill and monopoliza
ner territory. l imagined myself at the
mead ola great army; l could see the
brass buttons shining on nv coat and
imagined l would carry the stars on
my shoulders rs 1 spurred my prancing
sJeeu at the he al of a million brave
men. But alas! how soon my Air Cas-
Ties are blown into atoms and smashed
INTO smithereens by tho winds of an
tlclpatlon's retracting fate. The glory
OF which L dreamed has faded into
something Of less insignificance than
ghost. And this is the way that fading
antlclpatlons have lured my soul from
the arms of Morpheus, and from a land
OF pleasant dreams. l presumed that j
mad at last discovered pathway that
would lead me to fame and glory; but it
added one more dark star to the crown
OF my mistaken identyties.
Candidates are as thick as frogs in
Reelfoot lakesor seedticks in Arkansaw.
They all seem TO be running Just to
please their friends. l have been try
have not pulled me out of my den and
launched me out AS a winning horse.
Day after day look and watch for q
committee of my friends to appear on
1ne scene ana force me to enter the race
as winner. None of them have come
yet. They seem to forget my eternal
ntnesS to I'LL an important office. Just
how they can look over my long list of
ancestors and consider the original
blood that flows through my veins
without urging me into the field is
more than can comprehend. My par
entage dates back to over six thousand
years ago; and | am a direct descend
ant of famous Adam. Coming further
down the famous list and l am a direct
descendant of that good and noble man,
moab. cannot go along the list, for
tlme would fail me, but Just think of
my noble ancestors who have lived
When mems souls were tried. If nv
friends would only pull me into the
race would make winner: and inst
thlnk how efficiently would serve the
dear people.
Mrs. NJ. 4. Benton has recovered from
ia grippe, and is spending the week
with Mrs. Lou Agnew.
MISS Melissa WEIGH is the guest of
her sister, Mrs. Flora McKibbon.
The Methodist of this circuit have
bought a parsonage at Moorsyille.
Marshall county.
Mr.. Geo. Andrews, who lives down in
the bend of river, is having some
trouble with his neighbors of "African
scent" He has not been staying at
home but very little tor some time, and
when he does stay there at night, he has
a mum Der of men with him. A few nights
ago, the white caps tanned the hide of
the negro who instigated the trouble.
q. O. B.
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The Parting of the Ways.

wilkins and Watkins were college
chums and close friends. They had
been hard students and had taken little
outdoor exercise. When they shook
hands and said goodbye, at the end of
their college career, they were in inn
paired health. Both had dyspepsia,
liver troubles and troublesome coughs.
wilkins had plenty OF money, and
decided to travel for his health. Wat
kins was poor. AZ must go to work for
NV living" said he, "but I'lI try the
remedy that Robinson talks so much
about-Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery"
In less than two years, wilkins came
home in his coffin. Watkins, now in
the prime of life, is a bank president,
rich and respected, and weighs 700
pounds. "The Golden Medical Dis
covery' saved my life at critical
time" he often says. ooh, If poor
Wilkins had only tried it!' For weak
lungs, splitting OF blood, all lingerin
coughs, and consumption in its early
stages, it is an unequaled remedy.
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OYER THE COUNTY.

We will commence Saturday
February 18th and sell you IS pounds
of granulated sugar and pound of
roasted coffee for one dollar CASH.
1t. Cook & MOORE.
The Mt. Pleasant Howard Insti-
tute has 125 pupils, and is still grow
ing.
Lawrence Webster, of Lipscomb,
is attending Goodman's Business
College, Nashville.
Mrs. w. L. Cecil and Mrs. VIM.
Andrews, of Louisville, are visiting
Mrs. John Cecil, at Lipscomb.
,-Gabe Houser has Withdrawn from
the race for Tax Assessor. He will
support the nominee of the prima-
ries.
The candidates continue to
thicken, and as March 9Th approaches
they begin to take on an extra hustle.
IL would be hard to find a cleverer lot
of men.
w. Vance Thompson is off on a
mule hunt.
Our pages are rather crowded
with advertisements this issue, but
our readers will observe that we
have set the paper in smaller type,
aud they will find the news and lots
of it.
Mr.. john Wiltshire is very low
with consumption, at his home near
Terry.
K very pleasant entertainment
was givent at the home Of Mr.. Will
Scott, Of Enterprise, last Friday
uight.
The many friends of DR.. K. s.
Hewlett will learn with sadness of
his serious condition. He has been
very much indisposed for several
UaekS au6 "Wednesday of last week
ne had three hemOrrhages of the
lungs. He was taken at once to his
fathers home in CulleOka, where
tender hands will employ every agen
cy to rebuild his constitution. He is
one of the finest aud most popular
physicians in the county, and his
patrons hope to have him among
them again soon.
Mr.. S. s. CIawson OF tho Ash
wood country, who ha7 been i'll since
November 1st, is now improving
slowly. From November until
January, he seemed to be troubled
with a severe attack of the grippe,
and from the latter date until the
present he has been suffering from
neuralgia in his face and eyes. For
two weeks or more his friends were
fearing that the result would be the
be more effected than the right, but
as he is now improving it is hoped
that no permaut Mt injury has settled
upon either eye.
The whe at is looking better.
We will commence Saturday
February 18Th and sell you Is pounds
of granula' ed sugar and l pound of
roasted coffee for one dollar CASH.
1t. Cook & MOORE.
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Mt, Pleasant.
NEWS IN A NUT SHELL

| NEWS IN NUT SHELL.
| Last Sunday was Communion Day at
the NJ. e. Church. Rev. r. NJ. Ken
nedy, OF Zion, held services at the Pres
| byterian Church in the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Afford and Mr..
Affords granddaughter Claude, OF
Lawrenceburg, spent several days with
Mr.. w. X. Bonds family last week.
Mrs. Will Hildreth aud child, who
have been visiting relatives here for
several weeks, left for their home in
John Hildreth accompanied them, To
be gone month, "taking in the
country"
will Cecil has returned from the
South, where he has been selling mules.
Mr.. RObt. w. Stewart, OF Florence,
was up to see his mother last week.
Eugene Long, Of Nashville, was ''in
town" last week.
Miss Flora Kuhn, of Columbia, is the
guest of Mr.. NJ. Smiths family.
Miss Mary Jennings, who has been
confined to her room all the winter with
erysipeias, has greatly improved OF late.
Prof. BOstick and family spent Friday
and Saturday at their old home IN
College Grove.
Miss Maggie Hazelwood, of College
Grove, is spending the week with Miss
Ella Lowry.
Charlie, the second son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. p. owen, is quito sick.
Mrs. NJ. Reginald is visiting -
daughter, Mrs. Dora Rose, at Lawrence
burg.
Miss Bette Akin was the recipient OF
large box of luscious oranges, from
friend in Florida last Friday.
Miss Jennie Irvine, of Florence, is
here on visit to her sister, Mrs. f. M
Tickets.
Mr.. w. NJ. Elicit is now an accomo--
dating salesman, Tor the new firm OF
! King IL Orr.
Miss Maud Wright, after spending a
week with the Misses Terry, returned
! last Monday to her home in Bigbyyille.
| Mr.. Sam Cecil is very i'll at the home
! of his brother, Mr.. W. q. Cecil.
Prof. Bostick ordered another piano
! for the Institute last week.
The weather is quite Spring-like, and
our farmers are taking advantage OF IL.
Potato planting has begun. Rev. }. y.
Friers0n and w. X. Jennings taking the
lead.
Miss Sudie RObinette, from Hamp-
shire's rural heights, joined the many
bright and happy faces at Howard
Institute last Monday.
"Athene" has the grippe" Bon Sotr.
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Miss Laura Galloway gave an ele-
CANT luncheon Wednesday, to few
OF her married lady friends. There
were present, Mrs. G. 7. and I. N.
Jones, Mrs. s. q. Huntington, Mrs.
w. S. Fleming, Jr., Mrs. Lucius Fri
erson and Mrs. Joseph fowler.
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FoR TAX ASSESSOR.

WYE are authorized to announce w. B.
w WOOD as candidate for the Office of
Tax Assessor OF Marry County, subject to
the action Of the Democratic primaries, to be
hid Saturday, March 9TH.
WYE are authorized to announce JACK
w G. GORDON as a candidate for Tax
Assessor of Maury County, subject to the ac-
tlon of the Democratic primaries, to be held
March 5rh.
WYE are authorized 10 announce MILF
w h. ALLIES, Of the 2Oth district as a
Candidate for Tax, assessor or Maury County,
subject to the Dcm'cr tic primaries to be
held on Saturday, March 5.h.
WYE are authorized TO announce A. B.
w CATHEY ass a candidate for Tax
Assessor o. Marry county. Subject TO the
action Of the Democratic primaries on March
5th.
WYE are authorized 10 announce A. W.
w MCDONALD rs a candidate for Tax
Assessor OF Maury County, subject TO the ac-
ton Of the Democratic primaries, TO be held
Saturday, March SIN.
WE are authorized % announce SAM
VIZ. Walk Ms, of the 10th district, as a
candidate for the office Of Tax Assessor, sub
ries, to be held March 9Th, 1892.
WYE are autharized 70 announce T. J.
w WHITAKER, J K, of the 5th district,
as p candidate for the oihce OF Tax assessor,
subject TO the action Of ne Democratic pri-
maries, to be held March 9TH, 1892.
WYE are authorized 70 announce w. r. H
Office of Tax Assessor Of Maury County, sub
Ject to the action OF a Democratic primary
10 De nelu SATURDAY N IL am,
WYE are authorized To- announce ED. d.
w WILSON as "a candidate for the Office
of Tax Assessor OF MaurE County, subject to
the Democratic primarg to be held Satul-
day, March 5th.
WYE are authorized Oh announce w. s.
w JENNINGS AS edndidate for Tax
Assessor of Maury County, subject to the
action of the primaries tn be held Saturday.
March 5th.
WYE are authorized +p announce ]. MIL
w LER as candirste for Tax Assessor
of Many County. subject TO the action of a
Democratic primaries, to be held, Saturday,
March 5th.
WYE are authorized to.aunOunce ED. d..
w LOONEY as candidate for Tax
Assessor of Maury County, subject to the
action of the Democratic primaries, to be
Saturday, March 5th.
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Assignment ut CuIIeoka.

w. K. Stephens, doing a genera
merchandise business at CuIleOka
made an assignment last Tuesday,
naming ]. A. Smiser, Trustee. The
liabilities are so, 454 Sc. Assets about
$500 Mr.. Stephens gives up all he
has. In his assets are included his
lands and private personal property
He has done an extensive credit
business, and the tightness of the
money market aud slow collections
are the causes leading to the failure.
Mr.. Stephens is an enterprising, pro
gressive man, and has been valua-
BILE citizen to that section of country,
and we join with other friends il
wishing that he may be able to re-
sumo business.
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Gives Himself Up.

Joe Greenfield, the negro who
killed Bob Spindle, another negro, on
Christmas eve night, walked into the
Court House last Monday and gave
himself into the hands of the law.
He wanted to give bond tor his APP
pearance at Court, but having already
been indicted for murder in the first
degree no bond could be taken and
he was put behind the bars. a HER
AID reporter under took to interview
him, but he is not at all talkative.
After the killing he left here and
went to Hickman cou 'ty, he says,
here he remained with relatives.
He got tired of hiding, and believing
he has a good defense, he concluded
to 40 to trial.
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A Good Idea.

The Board of Supervisors and
Aldermen have decided to erect q
little building at the Old Cemetery
and place John NJ. Dillon there as
sexton. This is the proper thing to
do, for many reasons; and the selec-
ton of Mr.. Dillon to take charge OF
the Cemetery is eminently apprOpri-
ate. His parents: are buried there,
aud he has manifested more interest
in it than any one except Mrs. VIM.
Hardin, who a few years since &c
kindly restored its beauty of q half q
century ago.