The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-01-22

ana CLERKS IN Gn6lr SGOE6S, anu GAoh my
"niggle and haggle" and groan over
paving a man three or four hundred
dollars to preach to them. They forget
that the average preacher ought to be
worth as much as the average book-
keeper; but if a preacher says Woru
they say, "He is preaching for money"
The church gets more out of the preach
er than the preacher gets out OF the
church.
We like this charge and our work; we
have fallen in a pleasant place, ana the
people, all along the line, seem to be
we'll pleased with their pastor. We are
cozily ensconced in the elegant home OF
Mr.. l.. B. McFerrin, who is prominent
merchant, and our most lnnuentlai
methodist at Woodbury., and one OF the
wealthiest men in Cannon County. MI
McFerrin is a cousin of our Rev. a. L.
McFerrin (who, by the way, has
charmed the MurfreesborOans with his
preaching). and there is about ms
charming family, and in his hospltable
home, an air of happiness that is con-
tagious.
Woodbury. is no mean village. It.1s
beautiful for situation, lying among the
hills above Stone River. 1t Is we'll
built, with unmistakable signs OF solidi-
ty in it's business streets, and OF wealth.
and taste among it's residences: Its
population is reckoned at 600. There
are four large churches, the Methodist,
Presbyterian, and Campbellites own
ing brick structures, and the Baptlst q
frame building. But the Baptlst are
strongest in numbers and in social in
fiuence. All denominations work IN
perfect harmony here.
The college is a large, brick ed1hce
and the school is increasing in numbers
The principal, Prof. Alexander, Mis-
souri, methodist, has competent corps
of teachers. No music teacher, unless
your correspondent's health will admit
her taking charge, of the class offered
her, by February 1st. we have nc
parsonage, but own beautiful lot, ad.
If we can procure-sufhcient funds. we
are making strong efforts, and think
MurfreesbOro will help US. Two OF
Woodburry's citizens, Mr.. McFerrln
and Major Jones, an able, PresDyterian
LAWYER; say they will put the building
of the parsonage through, themselves
if their mine at Lascassas comes up &c
their expectatIons. Explorations are
are going on at the mine, now A rlcn
vein, they think has been struck. a
ear of the mineral was recently shipped
to Louisville to be inspected. A few
months longer will determine whether
or not the mine is q success.
Somehow felt when got to WOOD
bury shoulds be almost at sparta
But no! it is-many and many 1one
league stretching away toward the sun
rise. Short Mountain is in sight OF US
seven miles away-and its snOW-cappeC
top even now glistens in the sunlight
When the snow (Which visited US this
week. melts, and the weather mouer
ates, q party of US have planned a tri[
to this mountain. We have in view
too, a visit. to The birthplace of the Late
Rev. DIR. Jno. B. MeFerrin, who was
rocked in a sugar trough, so B1shoI
Fitzgerald states in his biography o
McFerrin; also, several wonderful caves
we wish to explore, and last, but by M
means least, we must see the "distll
leries." Woodbury. has no saloons
but there are numerous StlIlS WltnlI
reach of her. These stills come before
the honest farmers and plead protection
on the ground of being one OF the farm
er's best friends; affordlng as 1t does
ready market for his surplus grain anC
fruit. 1 never saw such large quantltle
of apples-fine ones, too-as l havt
since / came here. 1t is an every week.
occurance for wagons, from the noun
| tains and barrens, to go by loaded WIFI
| fruit land grain) en- route to the Nash
Vile market. These mountaineer
don't mind Sabbath travelling, and theI
| make it convenient to reach the city OF
! Sunday afternoons, thus being ready
| for Mondays rush of business. Apples
are cheap. Even the preacher can al
| ford to always keep them on hand
! The very best sell here at Woodburr,
| for 40 and 80 cents bushel; but by tn
| time they arrive at Murfreesboro an'
| Nashville, they are going at Sl.OO pc
| bushel. / frequently wish L could SEM
| a lot of this splendid fruit to the love'
| ones at home, for know now the moth
| er enjoys a fine apple.
| The fire-fiend IS "abroad in on
| midst" Several barns have burned
the work of an incendiary it is thought
! Yesterday the large, handsome barn @
| Mr. Will COVingtOn, one our WeaIthles
farmers and stock men, was burne
down. Large stacks of hay in, an
near the sbarn, and about one hundre
barrels of corn were destroyed. wv
fine horses that were stabbed at th
time, came very near smotherlng befor
| they were taken out. There was som
insurance ($500), but not enough t
cover the loss. The people are some
what stirred up over this burning, an
will make efforts to "spot" the perso
who is doing this work.
"Flrst Monday is a great day her
people-men, manufacturing to tow
like they do to circusses and shows {
Columbia. Trade was brisk last "irs
Monday''-court going on, the me-
chants selling and collecting, the mul
trade fair, and the Jockey yard CROWDED
Cuss- words and whiskey went free
The HERALD visits US weekly, bring
ing cheer and comfort, and keeping I
posted as to Maury County news,
comes to my home-sick heart ike de
tc withering flowers. | am always gla
to see the Culleoka letter, and OF
) bright friend "Betsy" makes 1t Vel
: readable. / wish she would wri
oftener. To "Leshia," in far awe
Texas, 1 send a God bless you, &c
speed you, and Gods peace upon yol
: Her wish41so prettfly expressed-1
! "Verna," is preserved. ALI Is brig
! now, but know the sun cannot alwa.
: shine, and the clouds I0fLL come.
, This letter written under disadyaI
aeesS sSreirfnds me of what DIR. IA. L. !
l Green used to say about certa
preacher's sermons: that they had
little order as the movements of P
!. in picking up the acorns Under an OF
: tree.
Pardon this sketchy epistle; ha
time for nothing more nor nothll
better. viii write again sometin
With a "hapny new year, to each al
v all, 1 am, as in the oIden time,
a 10y = ( q VERNA VILLIERS