The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-06-02
CAMPBELL'S STATION.

CAMPBELL's STATION, May 30-After
silence of four years "Sindbad the
Sailor" will again take up the pencil to
give the HERALD readers few notes
from his home, trusting that it will not
be that long again before he can have
The same pleasure.
The excessive rains of the past few
days have left the ground in excellent
condition for the farmers to thin corn
and pull the weeds out of it, especially
the latter. AS one farmer remarked,
the chief cause of weedy crops is lain,
another is hereditary fondness for
rest, and with some it is combination
of the two.
On the 10, Mr. A. w. Mcdonald and
family returned from Gracy, Florida,
/ where they spent the winter. Mrs.
Mcdonald was quite sick for few days
after their arrival.
Mr.. j. B. Mcdonald and Mrs. f. s.
| White, of Harpeth, came out Saturday
! to spend few days with their parents.
Mrs. White is still with them.
Mr.. Tn0s. White, who has been
critically ill for three weeks with blood
poison, is not improved any at this
writing, and he has undergone scarcely
any perceptible change for two weeks.
! X. E. White, of Austin, Texas, and DR..
f. 5. White, Of HarpeLh, Tenn, were
called home to see their father and are
still with him.
Mr.. j. II. Martin, of Nashville, rail-
road employee, spent week recently
with his father.
Miss Minnie Fleming has returned
home for vacation from Columbia,
where she has been attending school at
the Athen@um.
Mr.. Bruce White was confined to his
bed for few days last week with rheu-
matism.
Miss Blanche Richardson, Of Giles
County, is visiting Miss Emma
Kennedy.
A negro boy got his foot severely
mashed while attempting to board y
freight train near this place on Sunday,
the Il. His injuries resulted In death
the following Friday night.
Rev. w. X. PEBBLES and family ar
rived from Gallatin on Monday aud
will spend the summer In our midst.
Mr.. PEBBLES has farm here N which
he has lately made An addition by pur-
chasing the Stanley place, the property
OF Mrs. Y. Adkisson, Of Austin, Texas.
Mr. b. M. Coker, young merchant
Of Giles County, and Miss Rosa Martin,
who is teaching school ut this place,
were married on the oath instant. Miss
following Monday, however, and will
continue to teach till the close OF the
term. She deserves congratulations
none the less for her courage in con-
tinuing = country school in the midst OF
the honeymoon, than for her happy
marriage.
"They say" that all the public school
funds OF Msury County vanished along
with the existence of the Second
Natinal Bank. The chronic kicker
against incompetent (sO-called) teachers
and the advocate Of larger schools with
fewer teachers may now draw 4 sigh OF
/ relief, since during the coming year the
whole country will thus be- combined a.
, one school under the best of all teach
r ers, Mr.. X. P. Rience.
} Pardon the personality, Mr.. Editor
, but wish to say that the duties of
} country school teacher haven't yet lee
me to the Valley of Diamonds whittier
, Sindbad, of Arabian Nights of Fame
made his famous visit. Had misforJ
D.. une come upon me, could have beer
l justly rebuked with, 81 told you so
t didn't take your home paper" If thu
4 "busted" banks have busted things
, enough to let in ray or two of TIL,
sunlight of prosperity for few months
= you may add to your list of subscriber
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