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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-07-31
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
TidingS They Send Us from the
Rural Districts.
What the HuStlimg, BuStling People
of Maury are Doing.
From Every Nook and Corner Comes "A
Batch of Wholesome News.
kEDR0N.

KEDRoN, July H.--Many thanks for
the tickets to the great HERALD reunion
at Nashville you sent me, and l eX-
press with sad regret that it was i'm
possible for me to be with the happy
gathering; but my heart was with them.
What has become of "Amanda" and
dorothy" of the HERALD. We want
to read more of their newsy letters.
Messrs c.. B. Jones and |. n. Buyers,
who were seriously sick last week, have
recuperated.
Miss Almie Perry, daughter of Mai.
!. 5. Perry, was the guest of Miss Susie
Blair last week.
Mrs. w. d. and Miss Rec Overton, of
Britton, the HERALD's gifted "Alma,"
were the guest of Mrs. /. n. Buyers last
week.
Miss Katie Blair, of Nashville, is
visiting relatives here.
Miss Susie Blair, daughter of Mr.. j.
H. Blair of your city, is visiting rela-
tives here.
Ernest w. Smith, of Nashville, is
visiting his parents here.
Mr.. Steven Bush, of Indiana, is the
guest of his sister, Mrs. Florie Coleman
here. He says the corn crop of that
state is considerably damaged by too
much rain.
Prof. w. r. Lochridge has taken
charge of the Manassas school. Mr..
Lochridge is good school teacher and
has so far given satisfaction.
Democrats and Populists are rejoicing
here over the improvement in the
Democratic National platform. The
Populists have no direct fight to make
against Bryan of Nebraska, but are
anxious to strike the noggin of old Nc
Kinley. Our own strength, bread and
meat or "greenback" money, sustains
the life of this republic to-day. The
most contemplate thing on earth is a
newspaper politically hidebound.
Miss Dot Mccormick is on pro-
tracted visit to friends and relatives
near Dark's Mill.
Mrs. John Robertson, who has been
visiting friends and relatives in Will
hanson county, has returned home.
A great revival is here at Blanton's
Chapel, conducted by Rev. T. w.
Nolaud. The religious zeal manifested
with hopeful honest prayers, sweet
songs and melodious music, truly speaks
well for the good people in and around
Blanton's Chapel.
With my hat in the air and bow to
each and every correspondent of the
HERALD family, l remain yours truly
| SIFTINGS.
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SANTA FE.

SANTA FE, July 26.-The oppressively
hot weather holds steadily on, without
any abatement or modification, the
thermometer registering close to 100 de-
grees.
The continuous rains are unprece-
dented for the month of July; much of
the wheat crop is still in the field, with
weeds grown up around the shocks un-
til they are nearly covered; the wheat
is badly sprouted, damaged until al
most worthless. There have been but
few days in the last ten or fifteen, with
out rain.
The protracted meetings have com
menced. Brother Oakley has been de-
tanned at home with serious sickness in
his family.
There is an epidemic of measles pre-
vailing in this section.
Another pioneer, 30 the manor born,
has gone. w. II. Fields died Tuesday
morning, of last week, very uneXpect-
edly and suddenly. He was well as
usual the evening before, eat heartily,
retired well as usual, but was found by
his son next morning dead in his bed.
He left four sons, three daughters and a
goodly number of grandchildren to
mourn their loss. Mr.. Fields was one
of the oldest men in this district; near
neighb Dor and relative of old Uncle
Jesse II. Fitzgerald that passed away
last week. He was a good man, and
member of the G. p. Church.
Brother Oakley preached one of his
most able sermons on "water baptism
on the 3rd Sabbath in this month, to a
large and attentive audience. Quite a
number of visitors were present; among
the number, Rev. j. S. White, former
pastor of this circuit, S. E. Wither-
spoon, of Hickman county, and Esq. K.
c. Church and wife.
Mrs. Alice Davis and daughter Char
lie, Of Fountain Creek, were here last
week visiting relatives and friends.
A little unpleasantness was inter
spersed into a play and passtime out
at Mr.. Beazley's shop last week. Boys
"let us have peace" "Let brotherly love
continue? MACHAoN."
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ENON CREEK.

ENoN CREEK, July 26.-The series of
meetings which have been going on at
Port Royal for the past week, conducted
by Rev. Il. A. Hardin, closed to-day with
general reviving of the church MEM
bers, but with very little interest mani
tested in the meeting by the sinners.
The protracted meeting will begin at
Mt Carmel next Sunday, conducted by
the Rev. Mr.. Holt, of Eaglesville.
Miss Rachel Winn, of Caney Springs,
is with her sister, Mrs. j. A. Thomas,
for several weeks visit.
Miss Sadie Kerr. who is living with
the family of Mrs. L. L. Wade, on Enon
Creek, has gone to her mothers, at Nal
lard, for months stay.
Messrs. Andrew Morrissey and Albert
Baudelum, and little Miss Lena Morris
sey, of Nashville, are with relatives in
this community.
Misses Eta and Maud Cowsert, of this
neighborhood, are on protracted visit
to relatives in the "City of Rocks"
Miss Lucy Mcmahon, of Spring Hill,
spent last week with her cousins, Misses
Dora and Mall Harris, of Britton, and
attended the meeting at Port Royal.
Mrs. j. p, Wells spent last week with
her son, Mr., J. S. Wells, at Harpeth
who has been quite sick.
Miss Joe Stephens, of Glenn's store
spent several days last week with rela'
tives here, and "took in" the HERALI
reunion. AS ever, Gypsy BLAIR.
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SPRING HILL.

SPRING HILL, July 27--Robert Moore
and Miss Susie Belle are enjoying a
house party at the home of Mrs. Moore
at Brentwood.
Mrs. Blair is with friends in Nash
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Trousdale and baby, of
Nashville, are guests of Mrs. Il. H..
Wade. Miss Mamie Lindsey is also
visiting Mrs. Wade.
Miss Sallie Nellums' friends are Misses
Lavender and Jones, of Nashville, and
Miss Haman, of Franklin.
Miss Eastman, of Nashville, is the
guest of Miss Eve, who is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Buckner.
Misses Charlie Campbell and jamie
Orman enjoyed the HERALD reunion at
Nashville last Saturday.
Mrs. Andrew Milan and children, of
Nashville, are guests of Miss Mollie
Caperton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Cowsert and Miss
Annie Campbell, of Nashville, visited
relatives here this week.
Miss Ollie Martin is with her friend
Miss Irene Cheairs.
Large crowds are enjoying the union
services, which begun at the Cumber-
land Church Sunday. They will begin
at the Presbyterian church Friday and
continue for five days; then at the
Methodist for five days. Much interest
is being manifested.
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Rev. W hitc of Hopewell, were in at
tendance ut the meeting last week.
Miss Katie Mosley of Columbia, is
visiting her cousin Miss Susie Dillehay
and attending the meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Grain had the mis-
fortune of loosing their infant boy; the
remains were carried to Friendship
church for interment
Mrs Nathaniel Tanner and Miss An
ME were on the sick list last week.
Mrs. Dortie was quite sick last week
| must offer the full gratitude of my
heart to the kind editor of the HERALD,
for the pleasant trip he permitted us to
take last Saturday to the capital city.
1t was my first opportunity to visit the
great city, and am highly pleased with
the trip. Let all the correspondents dis
charge their duties in the future, so
our editor will feel free to give us anoth-
er gathering next year.
The board of directors of Pleasant
Mount school had meeting last Friday
and decided to commence school the
first Monday in August if possible. APP
plicatiOns for teachers win be carefully
considered
Miss Finelia Howard of Colum bia, is
spending some time with relatives in
this vicinity at this writing. Crops are
looking we'll Some have not gotten
their grain threshed, and it is greatly
damaged by the wet weather.
With best wishes for all l am the
same ROBIN.
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STATE NEWS.

During the three registration days in
Chattanooga last week, 2,lS5 votes were
enrolled.
The Athens, Tenn, Post, has bolted
the Republican nominees and will sup
port Bryan and Sewall and Bob Taylor.
The mid-winter session of the Ameri-
can Whist League will come to Nash
vile. Tennessee now has four league
clubs-Nashville, Knoxville, Memphis,
and Columbia. Chattanooga is now
organizing one.
county is about all threshed, and will
not average over s or 10 bushels per
acre. Corn is fine; oats good; fruit
averages about half crop; and hogs
are scarce, cholera having about killed
them all.
One night last week at McGrew's
post-office, near Pulaski, Forrest
Humphreys, who runs the store, built a
fire in the store to dry things out after
so much wet weat her; the house caught
fire, but was extinguished, and, think
ing it was totally out, Humphreys went
to bed in the rear end of the store, and
only awakened when the roof was
about falling in on him. He breathed
flames into his lungs fighting his way
out, and it is thought that he will die.
Quite an excitement was created at
Murfreesboro last week during thun-
der storm, which occurred there
Lightning struck the wire which runs
from the stand pipe to the water works
pump-house, opening the valve to the
whistle, which began to blow and con-
tinucd to do so for more than half an
hour. People from every direction
poured in to see what it meant, think
ing it a signal of distress and that some
one had been killed by an electrical
shock.
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GOSHEN.

GOSHEN, July 26-Havihg just return
ed from our days outing in the city, we
deem it privilege to write our little
budget for the HERALD, also to thank
our kind editor for the pleasure he has
given the correspondents in an annual
reunion. for one enjoyed our Nash
vile trip finely, as it was my first visit
to that place. | saw many things of in
terest. We feel more than doubly paid
for our service to the HERALD the past
year, aud intend to try to do better in
the future.
Bro. II. c. Jarratt was to have preach
ed here this afternoon, but as it was not
publicly known there was no crowd out.
On last Wednesday the 22nd inst. the
remains of Mr.. Henry Fields were
brought to the Goshen burying ground
for interment. Mr.. Fields was living on
Turkey Greek, in an adjacent neighbor-
hood. He had been feeling unwell, but
was subject to such feelings, and the
family were not alarmed, so they re-
tired about two o'clock his son got up
and went to his father to see if he
wanted anything, and found him dying.
"Uncle Henry" as he was generally
known, had more than served out his
three score years and ten, and was a
ripe sheaf for the Masters use He has
gone to reap his rich reward. His wife
preceded him about ten years ago to the
glory land. Rev. h. j. Whitaker
preached the funeral sermon: The de-
ceased was member of the Cumber-
land Presbyterian Church. On the
same day, the infant of Rev. and Mrs.
j. NJ. Oakly, was buried here. Rev. X.
r. Jarratt conducted the burial services.
The young and old both die alike, and
we know not at what time the Son of
Man may come.
"How careful then ought we to live
With what religious fear,
| Who such strict account must give
For our behavior here"
Mrs. Alex Blackburn is very unwell
at present.
Bud Jarratt spent last week with rela-
tives here.
Prof. J. A. Skelly commenced school
the 20 inst. at the Akin Academy. Mr.
christian gentleman, and We wish him
much success.
The road hands were at work on our
road last week. The weather was SO
hot and the road so rough they conclud-
ed that they would be willing to pay for
another gate if Mr.. Rainey would eX-
tend his pike from Santa Fe to Goshen
even if it were as badly kept as some
claim it is. The pike may not come up
to the charter-we confess our igno-
rance in that respect-but if those who
object to the condition Of the pike were
to travel from Columbia to Santa Fe
and on to Turkey Greek, then retrace
their course, they would certainly ap.
preciate the pike when they reached it,
FRANKIE.
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SUNNYSIDE.

SUNNYsIDE, July 26.--After an alb
sence of several weeks, will try again
to write few items for the dear old
HERALD. But first l must thank the
editor for the kindness he has shown
his correspondents.
The protracted meeting will begin at
this place the third Sunday in August.
We pray that it may be grand success
and that many souls may be saved.
l am afraid our Sunday-school is per-
ishing on account of the warm weather
and various other excuses. Let's do
better in the future, and have good
Sunday-school.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. f. Notgrass have re-
turned from visit to friends and rela-
tives on Knob Creek.
There will be services at this place
next Sunday eve. Come one, come all.
Please excuse this short letter. re-
main as ever, RowENA.
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BOB TAYLOR'S
Beautiful Pen Picture of Home, Sweet
Home.


Beautiful Pen Picture Of Home, Sweet
Home.
There is a plane of life and a hOri-
zun of happiness for every human
being in the world. | thank God
that these higher planes do not hold
all the nobility of the world. There
are millions of humble homes where
virtue resides in the warmth and
purity of yestal fires, and where hon
or dwells like perpetual summer.
John Howard Payne touched the
tenderest chord of life when he wrote
that immortal song, Home, Sweet
Home
IF the men who suffer and toll on
the humber planes of life ever find
paradise of rest in this world, it
must be in the home. If Eden's
dead flowers ever bloom again for
them, it must be in the happy hearts
of home. For around it hinges all
the sweetest memories of mankind,
and upon it hangs the hopes of ma
tions. / have laid aside the white
necktie and swallow tail coat of the
lecture platform to fight for these
homes.
"A Republican orator of Chatta-
nooga recently said; This is no
time for the fiddle and the bow /
agree with him. / have hung up
the fiddle and the bow to protest
against the doctrines which he ad-
vocates, ard which have brought
distress and wretchedness to the
humble homes of my country. lam
candidate for Governor on the
happy home platform. Show me a
country with happy homes perched
on the hillside and nesting in the
valleys, where the roses bloom by
the door, where the farmer boy
whistles as he rides to the field and
sings as he follows the plow, and l
will show you a country whose laws
are just and government whose
blessings fall like the sunshine of
heaven, giving equal warmth and
light to ALL"
His Defiance to Evans.
Following this beautiful tribute to
the home, in which all the tender
ness of the great souled orator was
evinced, came a challenge to H.
Clay Evans, and the Governors
tones changed from tenderness to
stern defiance. 1.-THE distinguished
Henry Clay Evans, of Chattanoo-
ga" he said, went about this State
in 1894 paving the earth and throw
ing down the gauntlet to poor old
Peter Turney, too feeble in health to
meet him. L am in the prime of life; I;
let him throw down the gauntlet to
me.n
Turney's SpOtless Record.
II do not come here to defend
Peter Turney. He needs no de-
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Continued to seventh Page.
The First Shall BE Last.

EDITOR The way Cam
Mckay does his neighbors is to let
them all bring in their reports as to
their average yield of wheat per
acre; then he comes with his, large
enough to beat them all. So l now
come with my potato report, after
seeing Mrs. John f. Stephenson's,
of Ashwood. We did not weigh any
of them, but the boys who were
picking them up would sometimes
hold up some very large ones for a
show, and one fellow said they were
as big as 'possoms. I sold to Mr..
Watts Embry an average of 81 bar
rels of merchantable potatoes per
acre from II acres, and have picked
up since about 40 barrels more !;
making an average of over go bar
rels per acre. Land measured by
Mr.. James Fitzgerald, deputy
County Surveyor. This is the diff
ference between Knob Creek land
and the land of the AshwoOd
country. Respectfully,
r. GooCH.
Mowd, Tenn, July q.
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MALLARD.

MALLARD, July 26.-After an absence
Of two weeks will endeavor this gloomy
afternoon to write few lines for the
grand old Columbia HERALD.
The health of our neigh bOrhood is not
very good at present.-Mrs. Amy Green
was quite sick last week.-Mr. John
Green is having chills.-Master Ray
Green is also on the sick list.-We wish
them all a speedy recovery.
Miss Beedle Young has returned from
Nashville, where she has been for some
time attending school she was accom-
panied by her niece, Miss George De-
lea, who will remain some time with
her.
Mr.. Ben Allen, wife and daughter
Miss Blanche, of Nashville, are guests
of Mr.. Guy Parks and family.
Miss Mary Price spent last week with
her cousin, Miss Cosby of Carter's
Creek.
Mr.. John Price and wife Of Texas, are
guests OF Mr.. Jim Price and family.
Owing TO our "better halfn being sick
we did not get to attend our reunion in
Nashville last Saturday; but let me
thank you Mr.. Editor for the two tick
cts YOU sent us; we gave the tickets to
two Of our friends who went, and they
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report very pleasant time; hope you
all had pleasant day. We would have
been so glad to have met each and every
one of the HERALD family.
Canning peaches is the order of the
day now.
There was family reunion at Mr.. l..
G. Green's since our last letter to the
HERALD. All of their children, grand
children, daughters-in-law and sons-in-
law were present, with a few of their
friends
bonsa Iast SnPdo,, 70 n iorao o,o,,d 10
will preach for us the second Sunday in
July.
Wishing the HERALD and its many
readers much success, we close.
RAVEN LOCKS.
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GENERAL NEWS.

The gulf ports are steadily advancing
into prominence as export centers for
grain.
The Kenton Club, of Louisville, has
assigned; liabilities and assets are each
$1,000.
A cloudburst near Frankfort, KY,
July q, carried away magnificent
bridge and engulfed ten souls.
Incendiaries started fire in Malvern,
Ark, last week, that nearly wiped out
the town, only one store being left.
Chicago is now the largest importing
center of Japan tea in the United States.
Up till this year the record was held by
New York.
David Bergman, a farmer near Roy
ston, Ga, crazed by drink, killed his
wife and three children and then com
mitted suicide.
Young Mr.. Irving, son of Sir Henry
Irving, and Miss Baird, the original
English "Trilby," were married this
week in London.
Princess Maud, daughter of the
Prince and Princess, of Wales, was
married July %, to Prince Charles, son
of the Crown Prince of Denmark.
Miss Addie Tillman, daughter of
Senator Tillman, of South Carolina,
and Rev. r. A. Lee, were killed by
lightning last week while sitting on
their horses.
The great Bean estate, of Texas, over
whose possession one of the most in
teresting lawsuits ever inaugurated has
been pending for more than ten years,
is to be divided at last.
Gen. George w. Jones, ex-United
States Senator, died at Dubuque at the
age of 92, last week. He had filled
many places of public trust, was a
classmate of jefferson Davis and ward
ofHenry Clay.
Fifteen thousand tons of starch have
been made from potatoes this season in
Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North
Dakota. This enormous output neces
states the use of nearly 35 hundred
thousand bushels of potatoes.
A glance backwards shows that the
failures in the bicycle business during
the month of June were very nearly a
the rate of one a day! This includes
both manufacturers and handlers o
the finished wheel. Chicago has ap
parently been hit harder than any o
the Eastern cities.
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There is more Catarrh in this section of
the country than all other diseases put to-
gether; and until the last few years it was
supposed to he incurable. For a great many
years doctors pronounced it a local disease,
prescribed local remedies and by constantly
failing to cure with local treatment, pro-
nounced it incurable. Science has proven
catarrh to be a constitutional disease, and
therefore requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by f. j.
Cheney Il Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only con
stitutiOnal cure on the market 1t is taken
internally in doses from 10 drops to teas
poonful. II acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system They offer
one hundred dollars for any case it fails to
cure. Send for circulars and testimonials.
Address. +. j, CHENEY IL Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Hairs Family Pills are the best.
ian I7-3V-lm
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Obituary..

John w. Gidcomb died at his home in
Maury County, near old Goshen church,
July 6, 1896; was born June %, 1888; was
43 Years old. Between three and four
hundred people witnessed his burial.
He was buried at Old Goshen Cemetery.
The influences and conditions under
which John Gidcomb were raised were
not conducive to high moral charac-
ter; but he grew away from all of these
into higher plane of morals aud relig-
ion. The preacher said when John
Gidcomb died, that a christian had died ;
the vast concourse of people at his
funeral testified that a good man and
neighbor had died. He was superin-
tendent Of the Sunday-school at Goshen.
His heart seemed to be in the work; a
faithful, devoted christian. He was a
member of Benton Lodge, No. Ill, A.
+. A. NJ, in good standing.
In the death of John Gidcomb, Ben
ton Lodge gave up one of its best men,
bers. His was a beautiful and well
rounded life; sheaf ripe and ready Tor
the harvest. His manners OF life, ms
acts of kindness, words of cheer and
comfort. and the meek and quiet spirit
with which he always seemed pos
sessed, were a power for good in the
community in which he lived; and his
influence will live as monument TO ms
memory. Bro. Gidcomb leaves a be-
reaved wife and seven children to
mourn his loss. The members of Ben
ton Lodge pray for their reconciliation,
aud commend them to Him who doeth
all things we'll.
ReSoITcd, by Benton Lodge, that this
tribute of respect be presented to bro
Gidcomb'S family; also spread upon the
minutes OF the Lodge.
r.. GooCH,
Il. d. ATKINSON,
Committee.
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