The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-06-12
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.
McCAIN'S.

MCCAIN's, June S.-We have Just had
such delightful rain, and all nature
seems revived as well as ourself, and we
again find Ourself pleasantly engaged in
jOtting down our few culled items for
the always welcome HERALD. Tempus
fugit, and ere we are aware of the fact
number of weeks have been numbered
with the past since last our items APP
peared in your worthy columns.
Our community in general has been
afflicted with measles and mumps. The
school at the Academy was compelled
to dismiss for the spring term three
of measles. Mr.. John NJ Walker is
sick at this time from the effect of
them. Hope he will soon be better.
Our energetic farmers are now hust-
ling to save their clover, wheat and oats
and get their potatoes on market. The
early season brings much earlier har-
vest than usual.
Rev. NJ. L. Gabard returned home last
week from the General Assembly at
Birmingham.
Mr.. Linzy Matthews and your scribe
visited friends and relatives at Belfast,
Marshall county, last week.
DR.. Fate Matthews has been very sick
for the past week, but glad to report
him improving at present.
Saturday, June 6, Children's Day was
celebrated at this place. A very short
but interesting program was presented.
The church was neatly decorated with
flowers. At the close of the program
Rev. ). V. Stephens, of Cumberland
University Lebanon, Tenn, addressed
the audience on "Loyalty to our
church," which was enjoyed by all. At
noon a bountiful dinner was partaken
of. In the evening a new record book
was made, las the former one was old, dim
and tattered. A gloom of sadness was
cast DER the entire audience as Rev.
w. A. Provine of Columbia beautifully
pictured the closing of the old book and
opening a new one-making the com
| parison of the closing of the book to the
closing of human lives on earth. The
names of near two hundred were given
to be placed upon the new book of this
church. Then the grand old hymn,
"When the Last Roll is Called" was
sung, closing the services of a most
pleasant day. On Sunday following
! Sacramento services were observed
the doors of the church were thrown
open, and five persons admitted. Rev.
| Stephens delivered most able sermon
on Heavenly Recognition"
We regret losing Mr. Jasper Horn and
/
moved back to their beautiful home at
Broadview.
Mr.. Ed Palsy, of Campbellsville, visi-
ted his sister, Mrs. w. j. Fly, since our
! last.
Miss Emma Hall is now visiting her
sister Mrs. NJ. T.. Gabard.
The telephone line will soon be COM
pleted out to our village; then we will
think we are "in town"
Madam Rumor says the monOtony OF
our quiet country village is at last to be
broken; for ere another week rolls by
wedding bells will ring out far and
wide, and two fond and loving hearts
will be blended into one.
Sunset hour has come; so we lay aside
pen and paper-for this hour suggests
to our mind the old familiar words:
! love to steal awhile away
From every cumbering care,
And spend the hour of setting day
In humble, grateful prayer.
OMEGA,