Anniston News Briefs Highlight Local Trades and Events
City items note Mr BR Wilson and Mr L H Carre operate a shoe repair shop in Anniston. Harrison Belcher Plumbing Co. showcases gas fixtures and porcelain baths. Perry Glasscock inspects the Anniston post office relocation. Kennesaw cigars promoted and a local woman fined for disorderly conduct. Donahoo & Co. announce a livery outfit and I B Zanver visits from Heflin. Furniture and piano moving offered by R O Watson. tax and clothing ads for local firms.
Notice of Letters of Administration for Hayes Estate
Letters of administration granted October 8 1899 on the estate of Thomes W Hayes Sr by Emmett F Crook judge of probate Calhoun County all persons with claims against the estate must file within the legal period or be barred Elwin Thomas W Hayes Jr appears as the heir or claimant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomes W. Hayes
Emmett F. Crook
Calhoun County
Elwin Thomas W. Hayes, JR
Kennesaw Cigars Sell For Half Price
A local ad notes Kennesaw cigars priced at ten cents each but selling for five cents, marking a substantial discount for buyers.
Young Man Attempts Suicide By Carbolic Acid In Florence
Thomas B. Lockhart a hotel clerk aged about twenty drank carbolic acid in Milner’s drug store after asking for coca cola. Warrenton Echard stopped him, oil emetic given, and he was saved. He remained under care at the Commercial hotel and expressed a wish to die, with no motive found. He came from Louisville six months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Thomas B. Lockhart
Lockhart
Commercial Hotel
Milner’s
Warrenton Echard
Louisville
Large Attendance Despite The Rains At Revival
Rain and mud could not deter crowds at the First Baptist revival meeting. nightly services draw two to six additions to the church this week. The daily 3 pm ladies prayer meeting fuels interest and outreach. The Holy Spirit’s presence is evident and the group plans a 5 am Sunday prayer gathering.
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First Baptist Church
Remarkable Cure For Cholera Morbus Endorsed By Druggist
Mr H B Swift of Parkersburg West Virginia representing J N Murdoch Wholesale Druggist says he was laid up with Cholera Morbus but was instantly cured with one dose of Kermott's Ext Blackberry. He would not be without it even at 85 dollars a bottle and calls it the best summer complaint remedy for Diarrheas Cholera Morbus and related ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Swift
J. N. Murdoch
Parkersburg
W. Va
Kermott
Kermett
Home Seekers Excursion To The West By Choctaw Route
The Choctaw Route offers round trips to Arkansas Indiana Oklahoma Territories Texas and New Mexico on select dates from April to August. Tickets cost one fare plus two dollars with a fifteen day going limit and twenty one day return limit. For details contact C J Warrick Plata Co Memphis or J F Holden Traffic Manager Little Rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Indiana
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
C. J. Warrick
Plata CO
Monroe St
Memphis
Anniston and Annistonians in regional events
A Talladega Mountain Home concert features Anniston bass soloist Mr Wicks and choir member Miss Alice Hammond from Anniston. A Talladega tennis team beat Anniston players Howard Williams Sydney Lewis while Borden Burr Sam Matson and umpires Will Brown Harrison observed. Birmingham News notes Anniston’s May growth with three cotton mills each with at least 100000 capital and set to operate by harvest. The Southern Car and Foundry rolling mill in the Model City resumes, employing many skilled workers with substantial wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talladega Mountain
Mr. Wicks
Anniston
Alice Hammond
Isbell College
Talladega
Birmingham
Southern Car and Foundry Company
Model City
Prizes Offered by Dixie Hardware and Alexander & Co
Dixie Hardware of Anniston and Alexander & Co of Alexandria announce a prize contest with three prizes: 100 in gold, 50 in gold, and a 60 steel range. Best guessers win, with details in an adjacent advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixie Hardware Company
Anniston
Alexander & Co
Alexandria
Land of the Sky: Asheville Mounts Healthful Oasis
Asheville in western North Carolina earns fame as a dry healthful clime serving as a natural sanitarium for pulmonary and bronchial ailments. The city, with 12 000 residents, sits where the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers meet and features wealthier residents including the George W Vanderbilt estate worth over four million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Asheville
Denver
Swannanoa
George W. Vanderbilt
Choctaw Route Boosts Hot Springs Service
Double daily trains to Hot Springs via Choctaw and the new Little Rock Hot Springs and Western railroad depart Memphis at 11: thirty and 9: ten a m. Pullmans through to Hot Springs on night trains and reclining chairs on day trains. Contacts: F D Blackman T P A Chattanooga and H Angle Atlanta commercial agent. Also ad for Boyer tailor and Anniston Steam Laundry notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock Hot Springs
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harrison-Belcher Plumbing Co
Postoffice
Perry Glasscock
el Y
Kennesaw
R. O. Watson
Pat O’brien
Ink
Harrison- Belcher Plumbing Co
Rome
Commercial Argus
J. A. Cheney
Alvin Cheney
Seventh Avenue
Donahoo & Co
Telephone
I. B. Zanver
Heflin
Fifth Cavalry
Porto Rico
Eldridge’s
W. Tenth
Frank Connelley
Boyer
The
Anniston Carpet Company
John W. DuBose
Old Morning Times
Alabama
Harmeen- Belcher Plumbing Co
Noble Street
Ead
Planing Mill
J. Levy
Edwardsville
John M. Caldwell
Burton
Ira W. Kelley
Mansfield
Foley
Felam Drug Co
J. E. Scoggins
Dallas
Atlanta
Scoggins
G. A. Scoggins
Opera House
Ladies Aid Society of
St. Paul’s M. B. Church
Fremont Finch
Wilmer St
Elam
Shelby
Springs
R. R
Columbiana
T. J. Law
Casim
Ullman Bros
Anniston and
Annistonians
Asheville, N.C
Hot Springs
Anniston Steam Laundry
Wilson & Rose
Prop’s
Twelfth and
Noble Streets
Mr. Wilson
L. H. Carre
Neble Street
Anniston i Trading Company
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