The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-02-05
Napier, Newburg and Vicinity.

AS an opportunity has presented itself
we will once more endeavOr TO jOt down
few items OF interest, we trust, to the
many readers of your newsy columns,
Notwithstanding the scarcity of news
in and around our little village.
La grippe seems to be the predomlna-
tingifOe throughout the entire country.
We are glad to see ID. ). VOORHEES, and ID
III Jones out again after a severe attack.
We have school in progress here
now, under the auspices of Prof. II all.
The Prof. seems to be giving general
satisfaction.
After the expenditure of much time
and money, the work men finally sue
ceedei in stopping a leak in the water
pipe underneath the coal shed, after
moving several hundred bushels of coal.
The water is forced through this pipe
over a hill about one-fOurtn of a mile to
the Ore-washer which begun operation
last week. The furnace viii blow in
this week.
Mr.. j. T. Miller has obligated himself
to furnish all of the contracted OF @.
He has opened up several bands in
which he finds the ore In abundance and
of splendid variety.
We were glad to see Esq. ]. T. MILL
ken out at court last Monday after a
severe tustle with the grip. J. w.
Hale and family haYe been suffering
with the same, but are convalescing.
QuiteIa goodly number attended Court
on the first Monday, We noticed the
familiar face of lawyer Bond of Sum-
mertOwn.
On the 9th uIt., Mr.. Geo. w. Barnes,
OF Swan Creek, led to Hymens altar, at
the residence of the brides father Mr..
j. n. Peeler, Miss Ollie, one of our most
fascinating young ladies, one of beauties
fairest flOwers-a brunette of the finest
type. Esq. S. @. Weatherly performed
the ceremony in his usual striking, inn
pressive and pleasing manner. I'm
mediately after the ceremony the hap
Il T~,4&
cOmpanieG by few of their many
friends, where a recherche repast
awaited them. May their lives be
bright and as cloudless az the brigh,
beautiful day on which they plighted
their trOth.
on Jan. 23rd, 1892 death claimed for
its own the infant son and only child of
our estimable friends Jessie Cable and
wife, of Palestine. To the bereaved
parents we extend our sincerest sym
pathieS and bid them weep not for their
little darling has only gone on before.
We regret to chronicle the serious ill
ness OF uncle Sam Fdrrant.
Rev. Houston Handler is thought to
be improving; to the great satisfactory
of his many friends.
Rev. r. j. Whitaker filled the pull
pit at Swan Chapel last Sunday morn
ingg an appreoiatiVe audience attended.
His subject was the besetting sin. He
preached also at Newburg that night to
dience. His subject at night: "Christ
and Him Crucified." We noticed sew
eraI present from a distance, among
whom were the Misses Nj alissa and
Harriet Clayton, Josie and Fannie
Barnes, Della Hensley, Nettie Mayfield,
Belle and Lizzie Carrall, Geo. Barnes
and lady, Gilbert and Lee Hensley,
Jady Mayfield and others.
While your worthy scribe was partici-
pating in little equestrian exercise re-
Gently he came upon a lonely monu-
ment in the woods, surrounded here
and there by marble slabs and tomb
rocks which bore the familiar names of
TAFT, Milliken, Hale and Flanagan,
while the lonely spire bore the follow
ing Inscriptions, viz: "Meryweather
Lewis, born near Charlottesville, Va,
Aug, 18th IVA, Died Oct. 18th 1909, aged
% years" An officer of the regular
army; private secretary to President
j efferson, commissioner of the eXpe-
dition to the Oregon in 1S08-lS06, Gov.
of the Territory of Louisiana. His
death occurred where this
monument now stands and under
which rest his mortal remains,
In the language of MIR, Jefferson:
''His courage was undaunted, his firm
ness and perseverance yielded to moth
ing but impossibilites; a rigid discip
linarian, yet tender as a father of those
committed to his charge; honest, disin-
terested, liberal, with a scrupulous
fidelity to truth. ANXIOUS.