The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-12-11
COL. NAT JONES
WRITES HISTORY.
Wtll-Known OctOgenarian Con-
tributes a Valuable Publiea-
tiOn ON the Early Days in
Maury County as He Re-
memb rs Ii.

Cd. Nat Jones has just issued a his
tory of Mt. Pleasant aid the western
part Of Maury county generally, as he
remembeTsI The pages are less that
one hundred in number. but every page
contains the Dames of well-6nown fami
lies Of the county. telling who we're their
ancestors. etc, where they first settled,
and giving important facts in the couL
tvs early history every citizen
of the county should know
The arrangement Of the contents is
such as TO hold the interest of the
reader, Col. Jones sepdwitching be-
tween his facts stories of the times of
which he writes, and there are some
capital stories told. Col. Jones has long
been known as one of the best, if not
the best. story teller in the county.
Col. Jones begins his book with 1900,
and recites the growth and settlement of
the county from that time on, telling
how the different ueighborhoods built
up, and 10y whom, the manner anC Gus
toms of the people, their social, religious |
and political life, etc.
To give an idea of what the book con.
tains, few heads of chapters may be
quoted, as follows: "Cathey's Creek in
1900 and LATER" flaming in the Olden
Times;" Blakeley's Boat or how the
early settlers got their salt "Organiza.
ton of Maury County in 1907" giving a
list of the members of the first county
court, and first county officials;
reorganization of the town of Columbia
in 1907" giving list of the merchants
of the town at that time; 1.-THE Panic
of 1887" "The Cyclone of 1888" or
the "DeGrafenreid Storm" Failing OF
the Stars" IN 1893; John A. Murrell;'
Foot Races in 1904" Political camp
iigns. state ard national, from k33 TO
1870: ministers of Note in the Good
Did Times" 1.-The First Divorce Suit in
Maury County, Society in 1896"
Counting in the Early Days"
These are only part OF the chapters |
If the book In short, Col. Jones has
into this little volume
world of valuable information and
history in regard to the early days of
daury County that could not be given
" any one else, and which ought to be I
0 every home in the county.
No man in the county would have
cen so competent for this work as Col.
ones. man of most remarkable
lemory, be has upon his tongues end
nough historical facts and incidents
nat happened right here in this county n
} fill half dozen volumns. And his q
lind is as clear today, apparently, as it n
as forty years ago. &C
Col. Jones wrote all the manuscript for
lie publication himself though he is r.,
DIV Sc years old. AS an indication of n
lie bright vigorous style in which the n,
ook is written. the following is the pre-
zee to the book:
Kino reader, you will find the spell
e up to the average, but you may find O.
big word in the wrong place. If so,
eat it like one-nyed mule would treat
loose plank OF a hole in bridge
mp it. Ny next and last alternative ne
escape the poor house will be to close dl
y eyes and stand around the court err
,use on public occasions, with tin Te
lp in my hand, provided l can clear of
ough on my pamphlet to pay for the LIE
usic. l an making no kick, as with is
y wearing apparel, walking cane, TT
ippled umbrella, bootjack, eighty -four of
ars old, and in good health 1 am con- -
Mt. Should this book prove failure,
IAN only attribute all my bad breaks
dark moon on June %, 1920, over
lich had no control
The publication is ON sale at Nc
,nnon. Anderson Il Fosters, at SOC Do
r book We can't think of more
liable Christmas present for so cents
friend than one Of these books. cat