The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-04-09
MT. PLEASANT.
Its Schools and it's Phosphate are Crowd
ing the Town.

Its Schools and its Phosphate are Crowd
ing the Town.
EDITOR HERALD
MT. PLEASANT, April 4.-Prof. A.
H Merrell of Vanderbilt University,
gave a select reading in the chapel
of Howard Institute last Friday
evening, principally from scenes in
Rip Van Wrinkle. A splendid house
greeted the famous elocutiouist, and
a most delightful evening was spent.
Much credit is due PrOfs. Bostick
and Denning for giving our people
an opportunity of hearing a man of
such eminence in his profession, and
one that so truly impersonates char
acter.
We were misinformed last week
in the statement that Messrs. Richie
u West were associated here in the
phosphate business, but we learn it
is West q Cajot who have bought an
interest in the firm OF II. G. Meadows
u Co., and now will greatly enlarge
and improve their facilities for min
ing. We understand a long price
was paid for the interest, but the
exact amount is not made public.
Mr.. q. w. Killebrew was exhibit
ting on the streets few days since
what to us was quite a curiosity, and
many were the guesses as to what it
was. 1t consisted of a square box of
raw-hide, about two inches square
and about the same depth, covered
with a lid of about four inches
square of the same material and Sc
curely sewed together, and having
the appearance of great age. On
being opened within was found neat
ly rolled up long strip of parch-
ment written upon in the ancient
Hebrew language; it was taken to
our Jewish friends DR.. Greenbuyer
and Mr.. Herman and they explained
that it was what the Jews call Bal
Rosh, a part of the Twillam, and
used in the morning prayer. 1t was
bound upon the forehead while
wOrshipping and the writing was the
ten commandments. Mr.. Ed Ligon
found it among the effects Of a Rus
sion Jew laborer who died in a min
ing camp some time since.
DR.. J. Lewis Sadler, a recent grad
uate of Vanderbilt University, ac-
cOmpanied by his father,,W. G. Sad
Ter, manager of the National Fer
tilizer Co, of Nashville, was here
Saturday. DR.. Sadler was prospect
ing with view of locating and was
so we'll pleased that he decided to
cast his lot with us, and will return
here this week. The elder Mr.. Sad
ler was looking after the phosphate
interests here, in which he is inter-
ested. ...I
d. A. Grippin of Wisconsin, was
here few days since prospecting.
Capt. G. M. V. Kinzer of William
sport, accompanied by his excellent
wife, spent two or three days here
last week. He was looking over the
town with view of purchasing a
lot to build upon, that he may take
advantage of our excellent schools.
We gladly welcome such good citi-
zens to our village.
G. w. McKennOn, Jr., of Colum-
bia, was interviewing the farmers
here last week in the interest of his
harvester.
DR.. Henry Long showed us recent
ly various specimens of what looked
like valuable mineral deposits found
on his land, and among other things
was a piece of very hard stone that
was capable of very high polish,
and is believed to be lithOgraph
stone. Besides all this he has what
experts believe almost positive evi.
dence of oil, and wells will be sunk
this summer. We hope the DR.. may
yet become a multi-millionaire, fol
we know no man who could use il
in more princely style.
Richard Dawson (colored) was ar.
rested last week on the charge Of
breaking into Hunter & Ingram;
mill and stealing a sack Of flour val
ued at 70 cents. He was carried tC
Columbia and tried before Judge
Erwin, who bound him over to the
May term of Circuit Court.
The Hon. Mumford Smith was
called home from the Legislature
} last week on account of the illness
, of Mrs. Smith. II.