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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1900
Page
6
The Alabama Federation of Women’s Clubs will gather in Birmingham May 2 to 4. The program is arranged by the president and executive board. Club women have engaged in cultural, locational, and philanthropic work and expect a notable convention with hospitality for visiting delegates.
Miss Daniel hosts an annual spring and summer millinery display in the Columbian building Anniston with an extensive hats collection. The show features Lucy Gerard pastel pink straw hats, cream lace, velvet bows, and numerous plumes, roses, and silks, plus fine needlework by Miss Mattie Cooper and a floral horse shoe charm.
A sidewalk project advances on the east side of Leighton Avenue from Tenth to Seventh streets. Local notices include shop services, employment ads, and council actions with Oxanna and Columbiana references.
Me W G Ledbetter goes to Birmingham this morning for wagon and buggy repairs at the blacksmith shop. Donahoo Co. Me B C Walker has recovered from grip and may be out. K W Judd of the Railway Age returns home after visiting Prof and Mrs Thompson in Anniston College. Wanted at once a four room unfurnished home near business center. Address B this office 3 tf. Johan Gaboury of Jacksonville returns to Greenville Miss after visiting here and Jacksonville with a contract for building a street railway system. FOR RENT three upstairs rooms at Lil Wilmer. Ed J O Brien returns to grading contract at Bileffton today.
City tax collection efforts intensify as C L Quine and police pursue street tax delinquents and arrears. Capt R F P Hughes of Piedmont visits the city. A negro man was found under Mary Elston’s bed causing a stir among South Anniston’s colored population. he fled when discovered. W L Wella and A P Thomason of Oxford Lake head to Birmingham for a short visit. The Star corrects its prior report that Dr B Dudley Williams was barred by duties.
Lemon's store showcases a spring millinery display featuring Neopolitan braid and Tuscan straw, astel shades, and fruits as adornments. The gala opening runs today and tomorrow with a crowded, fashionable scene upstairs and women's apparel and accessories arranged below.
Patrons say the best and the cheapest at Youllikeem Groceries with a repeatable claim of quality. Teas coffees and samples are promoted as nectar for refined tastes, alongside flours sugars spices and other goods to please the palate.
Several delegates to the State Sunday school association from this city left today for Opelika and others will go tomorrow. The message asks about a missing lawn roller and to send for it, signed ALF TRUITT. Edmondson & Anderson are hired to handle hauling.
A display features novelty silks, silk petticoats, silk parasols, and silk on woolen skirts in vibrant blends. Kid glove bargains and a standout millinery section attract attention as Misees Taylor and Taleb present ornate headgear. Lemon's millinery exhibit continues tomorrow for late viewers.
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