The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-05-06
Barbara,s Letter From CulIeoka.

CUILEoKA, May 4.-Our third quarter
ly meeting was held Saturday and Sun
day by Rev. w. G. Collier, the presidn e
elder of this district. On Saturday Rev.
BranSfOrd, of MOOrSVille, conducted tie
services, Bro. Collier doing the preach
ing, for the remaining time.
The long-talked-of candy-pulling came
off Friday night at the residence OF Mr..
J. Il. TomlinSon. 1t was pronounced by
many the incest little affair of the sea
son.
Misses Laura Taylor and Ella May !
Nicholson, OF Columbia, returned home |
Monday after a ten days stay with the |
writer and the other friends in Cul- |
leoka. They claimed to have greatly
enjoyed their visit, and, If we may
Judge by the sad and lOnely-lOOking
faces of some of our boys, the girls were
not the only ones that derived pleasure
from the visit.
Agents of all kinds are filling the air
with their eloquent and verbose praises
OF the eXcellency and superiority of
their respective article for sale. Fore
most among them comes the agent for
farming implements. Our farmers re-
aIiZe the worth of the improved ma
chinery, but some hesitate to invest
their dollars in reapers and binders UNI
til the grain crop shall become more OF
a certainty. The wheat is growing and
looks well, but owing to the freeze the
stand is not Of regular growth. To-day
we saw one wheat-head, but this is pre-
mature, for most of the wheat will not
|
pondentS we report too much ram AT
once, with hard ground and a poor stand
| of corn as the result.
. Mr. HardisOn, a representative photo
Crapher of Hearn of Nashville, has been
in Culleoka for fortnight. He has had
: good custom and will go to Bigbyvllle
as soon as he shall have finished his
work here.
! ran went fishing last week, and mtrG6ue
dic:qL, brought back quantity OF nne,
: fish. Other disciples of Isaac Walton
: that have gone a fishing from here, re
ported the rivers devoid of fish and
showed their empty cans as proof
Among the guests at Hillsdale last
. week were Mrs. w. X. Stephens and lit
= tie Mary, Mrs. NJ. Il. Smiser, Mrs. Hen
- and daughters.
: Yesterday we had the pleasure of hav-
!, ing Revs. Collier, Patty and Tidweu with
u us for the day.
u Mrs. Sallie COckrill and Capt. Joe Love
u are recovering from their recent illness
but Mrs. Vaught is still quite sick.
q Miss Sallie Landes is visiting her Sis
" ter Mrs. Richard Wilkes.
" Mr.. Wilkes spent part of last week al
" home, but his urgent business affairs ii
q Birmingham rendered his stay necessa
/ rily short.
i Rev. w. II. Wilkes and wife are visit
- ing the family of w. X. PEBBLES in Gal
d Mrs. Dan Garrett spent a few days las
.. week with her parents III CulleOka.
a Mrs. Burke has not yet returned from
&c | Brentwood, where she was called re
=, Gently TO the bedside of sick brother.
a Mr.. Benson Evins paid his Gully
- friends flying visit Sunday. He Justly
=, claims that there is no place like Cul
D" leOka.
While in Florida Miss Nicely Aber
nathy devoted her time and attention t.
} music, and, being under a fine instruct
n, ress, She shows marked improvement
re i'll her already skillful performance OF
v the piano. She readily secured class
s. and the patrons seem to be thorough.
in pleased with her kindergarten method.
or A sacrimental meeting Will be held a
w the PRESBYTERIAN Church next Saturda.
2 and Sunday, Rev. Sullivan, of Sprini
Is Hill, officiating.
of Max O'Rell, in his jonathan and Hi
IL Continent pays American journalism
II high compliment, and while reading
g. his description of our papers we coul
lie not but remark that The DAILY HER
b. AID fell behind in no degree. We viii
le not repeat the Freuchman's eulOgy, 70
the merits of this paper are already re
'k allied. BARBARA