The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-03-05
OVER THE COUNTY

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Prof. Stegall re-opened his school
at Beech Grove this week.
Ever Bright, the best flour for the
money on earth. mch5 It
Hon. J. H. Courtney was in Knox
vile last week on official business.
Four more weeks of mean March
weather, then comes tickle April
and balmy spring.
For Boston Brown Bread (0rigi-
nall LEONHARD d VOss. 1t
All who did not pay their taxes
before March | will now have to pay
additional cost.
Maury Wilburn, of Bigbyville, left
last week for New Orleans. where
he goes to accept position with his
brother.
Fifty extra good mules to loan un-
til July first. Apply to ThOs. H.
Williams, Columbia, Tenn. 1t
"Elvira, " from Bigbyville,
writes her initial letter to the HER
AID this week. We give her a cor
dial welcome.
Mrs. Annie Tomlison and daugh-
ter, Miss Nellie, of Cuileoka, have
been guests of Mrs. H. b. King the
past week.-Marshall Gazette
The entries to Shelton & Dales'
sale will close next Monday week.
Better not let this opportunity pass
to get rid OF your surplus stock.
Blue Seal" is the best, Ever
Bright" is close second. mcb5 At
Additional side tracks are icing
put in at Mt. Pleasant, and the rail
road yards will be enlarged. A new
depot is also among the probabili-
ties.
A Young Peoples Society of
Christian EndeayOr was organized
at EbeneZer Church, near Quality
Creek, last Sunday, with eighteen
members.
The rain Tuesday night was rather
too much of a good thing; ii was a
gully washer and ground packer, and
did more harm than good to both
garden and farm.
Our Pictorial Representative, DR..
w. j. Stockard, was one of the free
riders to the Inauguration at Wash
ington this week, the railroads fur
nishing a special train.
Persons wishing their address
changed, will please:say where from,
as we'll as where to; it is absolutely
necessary that we know your present
address, before we can make the
change to your new one. If
"Lark's" letter from Mt. JOY
reached us Thursday morning, too
late for publication. We are always
sorry to leave out a letter, but can
not handle them after Tuesday.
Hon. Mumtord Smith, one of
Maury's representatives left Nash
vile for Washington last Monday
night, on a special train carrying
the members of the Legislature and
their wives and daughters, to attend
the Inauguration.
Jameson" the new post-office
near Carriers Creek, is in a hundred
yards of Cam McKay's front door,
and Cam is cOrrespOndingly happy.
The pOst-office was opened only two
weeks ago, but the HERALD already
has nine subscribers there.
Stockholders of the Carriers Creek
Extension Turnpike Co., are re-
quested to meet at JamesOn's Store
on Saturday, April3, at | o'clock p.
M, to elect officers for the coming
year. G. H. MCKAY, Prest.
mar5-3t
A number of young men in the
Bigbyville neighborhood have or
ganized string band and minstrel
troupe, and will give an exhibition
sometime soon. f. G. Smith, of this
city, is assisting them in their
preparations and will take part in
the performance.
Persons RENTING by mail will not
receive receipts unless receipts are
requested. Notice the date on your
paper; if the date is changed your
remittance has been received
otherwise it has not, and you had
better begin to make inquiries. If
Mr.. Samuel r. Watkins requests
the HERALD to insert the following
All the old Confederates who were
in the army and who actually smelt
burning powder while the battle
was being fought, are requested to
be on hand at the Confederate re-
union at Santa Fe, March ID.
The time for printing jack and
hOrse-bills is about here, and we
would like for our friends who have
anything to do in that line to re-
member that the HERALD is better
prepared to get out their work than
any other printing establishment in
Columbia. If
Mr.. G. J. Charter, of Jones' Val.
ley, Hickman county, was in Co
lumbia last week. New industries
are being introduced in that section
of the country and about Primm's
Springs. There will soon be two
stave factories in operation neal
Primm's. Prospectors are seen rid.
ing through the country in every
direction, in the interest of the Con
solidated Mining and Mineral Com
pany. They have leased some of the
lands.
We don't go trapping for bears and
such like, in this county, as we once
did, still the trapping business has
not entirely gone out. Mr.. 7. A
, Blackburn, of the 18th district, abou
one mile West of Santa Fe, for the
last three weeks has been expert.
menting with three steel-traps, and
has caught ten hawks, two 'possums
. two buZZards, one crow, one pole