The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-09-28
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
Continued from Third Page.j
CULLEokA.

CULLOKA, Sept. 2G.-The farmers are
busy sowing hay, turning ground for
WheAt ana making sorghum The
splendid rain Thursday and Fridav
made 1t possible for them to pillow. The
damaged wheat and the poor price has
discouraged the wheat raisers gen err
ally, DuI mere very good acreage will
be put In again. The merchants are
selling out somewhere above or below
"eost," and arranging for their fall stock
OF goods. The hardware men are put
ting ice. picks, fly-fans and screens. and
snch Things, away VI stairs, and LAYING
In The --latest styles" In their line. The
grocery men nave begun to receive
canned-goods OF all kinds, and promise
to soon have some ''uncanned, oysters
me druggist fills prescriptions with the
haste requisite during the autumnal i'll
ness, and gives such good home-stretch
measures at his soda-fountain. The
biacksmiths hammer and drive lust as
II the season had not made change
Ihe doctors nave put on their coats,
and are dimly thinking Of the time
when an overcoat will be needed. The
loafers are cycling the goods boxes
around the store and wondering where
Is the nearest stone to whet their
knives. The busy housewife proudly
views her bags of dried eata bles as she
suns them on the roof, knows lust how
the woolens to see If the moth balls pre-
served them. The girls-are studying
the styles, doing fall needle-work, and
replacing the light summer re aiding
with heavier thoughted volumes. The
small boy-oh! he is pretending to study
his lessons, but every figure is clown
that dances about, says smart things
and works all ways, but never gives the
answer laid down la the book. The
cows he drives home turn to elephants,
the calves to lions, the cats to MONKEYS,
and the old farm horse becomes a
string of trained, snOw-white steeds-
and his "Popper" doesn't scold, but
take him to Columbia to the circus
Wednesday. We are neither a small
boy nor small boys father, so we
needs must abide at home, for the lack
OF an excuse to go.
The Baptist people will have one of
their interesting Fifth Sunday meet
iDgs, beginning Friday night of this
week. Bro. House has not been with
this congregation long, but he has been
hard at work and his mem bers are not
Idle in their Masters vineyard.
There will be Wesleyan Tea" at the
Methodist church next Monday night
At ] O'Clock. Ten cents admission for
grown people and five cents for chill.
dTen. Every body Is urgently requested
TO be present at this church social, and
we feel that the evening will be pleas
ant and productive of great good.
Mr. j. B. Padgett, of Column bia, ar
T1ved Monday to enter Culleoka AGA
DENY.
Messrs. Jonas Thomas and Richard
i. Wilkes have rented the Richard
Wilkes farm for next.
The Graham Debating Society have
reorganized for their fourth years
work. The mem bership increases, ano
they hope TO accomplish much this year
They take half doZen of the best maya
zines and the reading of these alone
will be Of great benefit to the mem berc
of the society.
Mrs. Porter Osborne, of Nashville
visited relatives here few days, anC
left to-day to visit her sister at Moores
Vile.
Mrs. Hill and Mr. James Johnson are
at c. =. Williamson's.
The woman's Foreign Missionary
Socie ~ met with Mrs. NJ. e. Tay lor las
VIZ dDesday afternoon.
Elem Thomas and Fayette TomlinsoI
go to Mt. Pleasant Tomorrow to see tn
game of bail between Mt. Pleasant anC
Bigbyville.
Mrs. Rufus Bailiss and little Mary
returned to their home in Alabama las
week.
Miss Harris of North Carolina, il
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Eliza Bellafant
A fine mare belonging to Mr.. iona
Thomas was peculiarly killed Monday
night. She was attracted by som
roasting ears lying in the spring-house
and it is supposed that as she turned t.
come out she slipped backward dow
the steps some fifteen or twenty feet t
the place where the milk is kept. A
this depth there is a deep well of waite
and she eventually broke through int
this, dying before she could be rescued
Mr.. II. B. King stopped here Sunda
as he returned from his trip to max
his fall purchases, and was accompanied
home by Mr.. John Wilkes. of Birmng
ham, BARBARA.