The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-09-09
M1URY COUNTY NEWS.
AN OBSERVATION PARTY.
Graphic Description OF the West, by
Verna ViIiierS.


been to an Observation Party? BY all
means go, if you ever receive an invita-
ton. You will wonder what an "oDser-
walton party" is. We'll, it is party to
observe. The power of observing Is by
the use of the senses-sight, hearing,
touch, smelling and tasting. Neatly |
written Invitations were sent To about
thirty people. When all were together,
after little chat about the We ~nef,
etc, each-eXcept those having the
affair in charge-were blindfolded. A |
half dozen articles were passed to each |
in turn 10 make up their minds what
they were by the sense of touch. Cards |
had been given as they entered similar |
to dance programs, with pencil at
tached, anu with the topics and mum |
bers arranged. When the handker-
chiefs were removed, the people wrote |
ON the proper place the articles they had |
passed their fingers over. In another
room there was laid upon table |
dozen things, at which u hasty glance
was permitted. Then a return to the
former room, and pencils were called
into action to write what had been
caught by the organ of sight. Hearing
was illustrated 81 by simultaneous
sound on six Instruments in the next
room. The sense Of smell was tried
with six bottles, placed on a waiter, and
filled with liquids of the same color.
Taste was gratified % by six ingredi-
ents well mixed, served on waiter
with coffee spoons. This party made
mittee took the cards when all were
examined, and looked over them. The
ones who had the most correct num-
bers, were awarded prizes; also the ones
who had the least ones. Refreshments
of cake and ice-cream ended the even
| ing. Get up such party, and see now
much fun there is in it.
Protracted services are now IN ses-
sion at the Methodist church. KeVs.
w. j. Collier and George Anderson are
assisting Bro. Patty. The indications
| are that there will be general revival.
The meeting at the Baptist church
has closed. Quite number made pro-
| fessions, and there were twelve access
siOns to the church. We are truly glad
that Rev. Mr.. Sherman has accepted
the call TO become pastor of this church.
| He is a magnetic preacher. HIS APP
| pCintments are the second and tourth
| Sundays in every month.
The ladies had their ice cream sup
| per last week, as announced, tho the
| rain came in torrents until sundoWn'
! They realized about SIG.
The Culleoka Academy opened with
| something near twenty pupils. More
| are expected in this week. we do
| trust our citizens will show their appre-
| citation of good school, by giving II
| their hearty and strong supporI. Mr..
Mitchell and Miss Taylor are compe-
| tent teachers.
Our farmers are busy with their tod-
| der pulling and sorghum making. Cot
| ton Is looking well, retaining all It's
| forms, and bids ia 7 to make a good
yield. Corn will be plentiful. We
| have an abundance of hogs and stock
| OF all kind, So we expect to live upon
| our own production aud not upon that
of a foreign market.
Quite number of our villagers took
! in tie NJ oOrt SViIie stock show on last
| Saturday. The display of stock was
| excellent; but the most interesting of
| all was the game of ball between the
| Culleoka and Cornersville clubs. the
| score stood twelve to six III favor OF
! the Culleokans.
| It seems that Mrs. Hancock is
] exceedingly unfortunate. About four
months ago she lost her residence by
ire, and last week her barn, and much
| of it's contents, were burned. NO one
| knows how the fine originated 1here
| was a small insurance.
| One of the colOred hands, at work up
| on the new iron bridge being placeu
across Fountain Creek, at this place,
tabsconded few nights since, carrying
! off with him ali the wearing apparel OF
| the other hands. No trace OF him mas
| vet been found. 49,
The little son of Mr.. John Dial (who
recently left this place for C0lumolab
died Sunday, and was inferred at the
| Friendship burying-ground this morn
| ing. -
On Wednesday morning of last week,
! Mr. Win Caplet, of MeoresVllie, WITH IL
cense in his pocket, and aCcompahI9Q
l ~
| Scribner's, at Scribner's Mills, to marry
| Miss Eta Dillahay, who was visiting
there but the young lady was not YET
willing to dOuble-team for pull up
| the hill of Felicity; and, though her lover
] pleaded with her until "deWy eve MS
/ pleadings were i'll vain. lie renewed
| his attack ON the citadel OF the young
| lady's heart, the next eve, and, by ms
persistency, finally won her consent consent
and they We're married on Friday morn
ing. We trust that marriage with them
| will not prove failure.
| The sun is striking now for shorter
hours of daylight, and we School-room
| folks have to "huInp" ourselves to get
through with our duties, hot or not hot
During the winter months, we put up
ice for summer use; then why not put
| away heat tor winter. For instance, run
| n high fence around good supply OF
hot during July and August. 1t might
| be done, and somebody ought to DO IL.
| NMany of our citizens are leaving for
| Texas, but we believe they can lind bet
ter and happier homes in Maury
| County. Mr.. Barnum London left on
| Tuesday: and Mr.. jeff Wells had a sale
| Wednesday of his household and
kitchen furniture, and stock OF all KIND,
preparatory to leaving for the West
| this week.
| Mr.. Felix Wells has rented Mrs X.
| Abernathy's farm, and moved 10 our
community. Mrs. Alternately VIII go TO
Lewisburg to live We dislike to give
this excellent lady up.
| On Yesterday, Rev. Lewis Powell was
called from Nashville by telegram TO
the bedside of his wife, who is quite SICK
at the residence of Capt. Love. Ihelr
son. little Paul, is Just recovering from a
| severe attack of cholera infantum.
| Little Booker Smiser has been real
sick with Group, but is almost ms merry
self again. 80.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mat Sheriff., of Bee
Spring; Mr.. BrOwnlow and Mrs. Sher-
man and children, of Mt. Pleasant; Mr.
John Williams, Mrs. Ella EVlns ana
children, and Misses Grace Williams
and Jennie Waggoner, all of Nashville,
after a pie asant visit TO relatives ana
friends here, have returned to their re-
spective homes.
| Though these virItors have left Us, a
number still remain. Mrs. Alice Witt
and lovely children, Irene and lila, OF
Spring Hill, are guests of Mrs: NJ. Il.
Smiser; Mrs. Dan Garrett, OF Lynn
| Vile, is with Rev. ). G. EVlns' fanny;
and Mrs. Sam HardisOn and little girls.
and Misses NJ. and l.. Hardison, OF
Hardison's Mills, are visiting at Mr..
Jim CochranS.
our Miss Minnie Hewlett, who is
teaching near Bigbyville; Messrs- Ben
son Evins, Sam Withers and Ed Hen
derson, three of our young men VINO
are in business in Columbia; and DR..
Kirby Hewlett, Russell Perry ana EU,
gene Fender, of BigbYville, gladdened
their numerous Culleoka friends by a
| visit to them on last Sabbath.
Mr.. Ed Withers was waited upon the
wings of duty to Birmingham, last
week where he will be employed In the
| Wilkes IL Eubanks packing house for
pork, beef, etc, We wish Ed the success
nc so richly merits.
| We regret to learn that Mr.. X: y.
| Wilkes will move his family to Birm-
insham before Xmas.
Misses Florence Williams and cleo
Witt left this morning for Gallatin, the
former to teach in the public school
there, the latter to enter as a pupil.
Miss Leila Alternately is teaching In
tho high school at. Lewisburg.-Ml
| Ella Henderson has resumed her duties
! as teacher in the Franklin College, ana
| Misses Brownie Tomlinson, Katie Hen
derson and Nicely Alternately are at
tending school there.-Will Williamson
| leaves this week for the Vanderbilt
Tom Stephens and Burt Taylor are at
The Wall Il Mooney school, Franklin.
J. s. Cowden has moved his family to
the vacant house of DIR. Johnson, where
thew are camping" during the revival
services at the Methodist Church. The
cooking of mutton, hams, light-bred,
| cakes etc, made US think of the good
old times when we used to camp, every
year at this time, at Hurricane Switch.
| ~ that a good PRAYER