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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1902
Page
5
Waiting for You. Now, my young man, wear Prent Leather Shoes or Oxfords with stylish bose to catch the young lady this summer. Our Serlient Summer Footwear includes Vici Kid and Patent Kid leathers. Prices are $3.00, $5.50, and $24.00.
Notes from Murfreesboro include recoveries from illness, fishing trips in Marshall county, and convalescence reports. There are updates on births and marriages, property transfers, business moves, and local incidents such as a runaway accident and a cutlass case. A variety of small notices detail sales, ads, and community happenings.
Mrs Lora Blair Wilson, 2:30 Sunday at home on South High Street, left her earthly temple for a joyful home. The last year of age, she was a Christian wife and mother of four, with funeral at South Columbia M E church. Other obituaries note Mrs J S Osment in Chattanooga, Mrs Virginia Anderson of Neapolis, and 11-year-old Guy Tankersley near Leftwich Bridge. County Trustee W T Ridley died after pneumonia. James Bros advertise a large display of pictures.
Teas Texas offers thousands of acres for sale with negotiable prices and terms. Homeseekers rates apply on Island rd Tuesdays monthly from Memphis. Limited information due to torn text. A.J. Bond, Land and Immigration Agent, Pierce, Texas.
A string of residents and visitors are noted across Tennessee and nearby states. Names include Mr Lawrence Branch, Mr William Brownt, Mrs D B Heath, and Miss Annie Lou Houser as they travel to Nashville, Texas, and other locales. Several families, relatives, and friends visit, attend races, or return home from visits, with mentions of Giles county, Pulaski, Fayetteville, and Columbia.
Due to sharp insurance rate increases, Mr J. Po of the Columbia Opera House has discontinued external risks on the building and installed in house fire protections. Water pipes run in with hose supply at the rear and front for safety during performances.
Farm for sale in Williamson county half a mile from Franklin pike six miles from Franklin and two from West Harpeth station. Well improved and watered, all in cultivation. Contains acres. For terms write 4114 J A Poxter Thompson Station Tenn.
A Saturday outing by eight Carter Creek youths to Green's Mill yielded forty nine trout and a noon dinner after which a large fink fry followed at Mrs. Terrell’s home. The Columbia Arsenal hosted a farewell dance for Capt. Murphy with Pelleteri orchestra from Nashville and a long guest list. The Columbia Glee Club began meetings under Prof. Hutsell with many names listed. Social events included a German at Century Club honoring Miss Hankins, tea at Mrs. Stephenson’s, and meetings of the Violet Social Club with plans for gatherings on South Main Street. Informal receptions and neighborhood entertainments continued in Spring Hill, Nashville, and Polaski, with clubs, dances, and progressive card games shaping a busy social scene.
The column lists numerous visitors and movers about town including Messrs Woldridge Wilkins Rogers Harlan and Mrs Hamlin Gilbreath of Lynnville. Visitors head to Texas Columbia Nashville Dallas and Dallas again while revival services resume in Nashville. Local residents travel for family visits and recoveries as Otken and Oaken families receive relatives and friends.
The notice reports the engagement of Walter Bailey of Spring Hill to Johnnies Goodall of Ashville with a May wedding planned at the bride's mother home. It notes Goodall’s Nashville family background and Bailey as a leading Maury County citizen. It also records the marriages of Maude Balkin to A J Cummins in Mr Pleasant and announces the forthcoming wedding of Ethel Adame to Lemuel R Long in Mt Pleasant Methodist church next Wednesday.
Election notice from Columbia Mercantile Storage Co. states that on May 24, 1902, an election will be held in each school district in Mai County to elect three School Commissioners in each district. The vote will be conducted under Tennessee election laws.
A local advertisement claims the shop offers the freshest groceries in town and the lowest prices for quality. It notes bargains on apricots and pears, baked beans, corn, and mentions continued stock of garden seed from G. W. Nichols.
Hayes received a telephone message that J C Parks Sr was assaulted by a negro named Bill Anderson near his store. Parks sustained a broken arm but was not seriously hurt. Constable Lochridge sought to arrest Anderson but could not locate him. Harness dealer promotes hundreds of horse harnesses and farm seed products at Columbia Mercantile.
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