Weather and social notes from Our Correspondents Aug 6
Weather remains very hot with a hoped for rain to ease drought. Local farming reports mention large potatoes and onions. Mr J M Hunter visited Centreville. Fannie Dean returned home from Columbia. Bettie Thomas visited relatives at Timmons. Charley Sowell home from Montgomery. meetings planned by Bro Anderson and Stevens at Smyrna. Prof Nat Jones from Bowling Green a guest. local office still occupied. news includes rural routes to Columbia and the DEW DROP New Wheat Flour. Ashton Bros promotes towel sacks and their wheat grind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Hunter
Centreville
Fannie Dean
Columbia
Jno
Dean
Bettie Thomas
Timmons
Charley Sowell
Montgomery
Ala
Boren
Bro. Anderson
Stevens
Smyrna
Imsee
Ida Hackaby
Alice Linenby
Joe Derryberry
Lagea
Nat Jones
Bowling Green
Jumbia
Andrews and Distant Meetings Barnstorm in Early April
Elder F C Denton leads a gathering at Antioch with many from the area attending incl Clyde Smith and a group of local young people. Reports note routine visits, upcoming protracted meetings, and a recent helpful shower while a Nashville visitor plan looms.
Theta Beats Spring Hill 4 to 1 In Local Baseball Game
Theta won the Friday baseball contest against Spring Hill 4 to 1 after a disputed start with an umpire from Theta. Spring Hill’s lone run came on Gerast Brawley with several quarrels noted. Local notes mention residents traveling to Franklin, Primms, and Beech Grove, plus illness and family updates from Theta and Evangeline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theta
Spring Hill
Gerast Brawley
Wmallout
al Ber
Wm. Fitzgerald
Laura
Frank Cox
Franklin
Cox
Mise Cox
B. P. Dalton
Algood
F. A. Oakley
Knob Creek
Walters
Coiitabia
Jao
McKee
Dalton
Little Alleeo
Primms
Joe McKnight
Columbia
Nora Shaw
Robt. Oshley
Mres Corrie
Primm
Florence Blackwan
Beech Grove
W. J. McKureht
Hickman County
Evangeline
Hoosier Disc Drill at Taylorville Wheat Event
Aug 5 Taylorville notes feature Elder Logue holding a protracted meeting at Cathay 4 church. Visitors include Mrs Will Jones and children from Willismton county, Miss Lida Glenn from Columbia, and Mr. and Mrs T W Kirkpatrick. Little Mildred Marks suffers rheumatism. baby of Mr and Mrs 5 B Brown ill. Bridge across Curtys branch finished, Catheys creek crossing nearly complete. Miss Mary Beard teaches school at Topia. Mrs Pearl Bucener and son from Texas visiting relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antioch
Misa Mabel Jones
Lyneville
Rock Springs
Carrie ‘Aardison
Leftwich
Mine Pegram
Nashville
Fannie Sowell
Wilburn Patterson
James Dilehay
Rube Holman
Bear Creek
Wilson Holman
Polk Andrews
Lowell
Arshall County
South Harpeth
Wm. Morton
Corinth
Caroline
Tayloraville
Elder Logue
Cathay 4
Will Jones
George Biffle
Willismton County
Lida Glenn
Columbia
T. W. Kirkpatrick
Mildred Marks
B. Brown
Curty's Branch
Wheat for top prices and community notices kickoff
Local ad bids for wheat with Ashton Bros of Bigbyville offering top prices and delivery by sacks. Community items note Miss Pirie Erwin’s masquerade, upcoming ice cream suppers for school and church fundraising, Miss Mary Gray Commins set to teach at Bigbyville Academy, protracted meeting scheduled, and visiting families in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashton Bros
Bigbyville
Pirie Erwin
Mary
Pauline Cumming
Fayetteville
McCain's Academy
Reece's Church
Bigbyville Academy
Mary Gray Commins
Misa Commins
Peabody Normal
Mra
G &. Zuccarino and
Babe
Palanxi
Maxwell
George Dixon
Charleston
Jobp Boyd
Lynn
Verbatim Fragment Details Visit Begs Clarification
Fragmentary OCR notes show names Miss Irene Afsionm Adona Pooter and Columpis freemde eet week Tart Verona with references to Alacomb Monday night and Gray sod family. Mentions Misses Mary Pauline Commins Pillie Erwin and Messrs Frana Rept Erwin. Dock River trip noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Afsionm
Adona Pooter
Columpis
Verona
Coop Ot x
Marbra
Mary
Pauline Commins
Pillie Erwin
Frana
Rept
Erwin
Dock River
Jargu
Unclear Wellness Advice Cited by A B Raine
Fragmentary note discusses a tonic for health improvement. Mentions malaria forewarning and a prompt stimulant claimed to clear the system purify the blood and restore vigor. Attributed to Wat A B Raine in a period style likely promotional in tone.
Sowing the Dragon Seeds and Lynching Riots
A Pittsburgh Times yelled against mob law urging action to deter lynching nationwide. The piece warns that tolerating mob violence sows dragon seeds of anarchy and invites a deluge of chaos unless government decency is restored and local sections address the crime rather than regional excuses.
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Wwe
Pittebury Times
South Columbia News Social Notes From Nashville Visit
Mr John Ward and Mr Ira Simpkios spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs James R Ward. Mrs Hugene Guest came from Nashville to attend Mrs Robert Russell s funeral and will stay several days. Will Mooney family left for Cookeville to reside. Austin and Fred Owen came from Nashville for Sunday with the Horny Ike Minges Kate Fanny and Mattie Mc Clellan came from Sattimertown for the heated term. Mrs Belle Bewm and Laura mar visit Mrs James Grimes. J A Malloy went to Lynnville for a month. Mr and Mrs Walter Steward visited from Nashville. Tom Gilliam visited relatives. Clarence Trantham went to Sheffield to see friends. More anon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ward
Ira Simpkios
Nashville
James R. Ward
Hugene Guest
Robert Russell
Guest
Will Mooney
Cookeville
Austin
Fred Owen
Clifton Flour Sets Standard In Owensboro Mills
Bransford Mills at Owensboro Kentucky runs Clifton flour day and night to meet demand. The city sees Clifton as the standard by which other hours are gauged and its superiority proven beyond doubt, with claims of being as good as Clifton reinforcing its lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bransford Mills
Owensboro
Clifton
Chaffin Bros
Rural Routes Expanded in Lawrence County Tennessee
Congressman L P Padgett and Rural Route Inspector Thomas P Calhoun toured the county since Monday inspecting three petitioned routes. Two return from this place, making three routes outward, while a new route will start from Ethridge eight miles north, giving four total routes. Carrier examinations will be held at the post office at 1 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrenceburg
Tenn
Couressman L. P. Padgett
Thomas P. Calhoun
Ethridge
Big Buggy Store Ad in Barrerviewy and Dopsox Aug 71f
Local advertisement promotes Big Buggy Store with new buggies arriving continually. Shoppers are urged to visit Barrerviewy and Dopsox in August 71f to take advantage of low prices and wide selection of buggies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrerviewy & Dopsox
Sarrenrisip & Bovacar
Joe Pointer Triumphs Again In Buffalo Race
Joe Pointer dominated a rough 2,000 stake race at Buffalo on Wednesday, finishing in 2:08 1/2 pace after a fierce stretch drive. The win followed strong showings by Pointer, with his driver pushing hard in every heat to secure the victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Pointer
Star Pointer
Sean
Buffalo
Charter Granted for United States Stave and Lumber Co
Secretary of State Morton Wednesday granted a charter for the United States Stave and Lumber Company of Maury County with a capital stock of 10000. The incorporators are M K Wheeler, F B Wheeler, Dan Smith, John W Fry and Percy B Chanaler.
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Morton Wednesday
United States Stave & Lumber Company
Maury County
M. K
Rural delivery box rule urges roadside erection
The Herald requests rural delivery box owners to heed order No. 749 which requires Kao box to be placed by the roadside so carriers can access it without dismounting from their vehicle.
Husband's death under cloud of whiskey tragedy
Andrew Hill of Gallatin died at Maxwell House in Nashville from an overdose of liquor and alleged self act. He wed Mira Beasiekes in Gallatin last Saturday and had lived in the city for five days since. The death is reported as self inflicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Hill
Maxwell Howse
Herald
Neaahville, Tenn
Andrew | Hill
Gallatin
Maxwell House
Hill
Mira Beasiekes
Om Sapres
Literary snippets and quotes from famous poets and writers
A garbled collage of lines and phrases from Coleridge, Wordsworth, Hood, Browning, Tennyson, and others mixed with stray ad copy about Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry. The text resembles an old newspaper entertainment feature with scattered quotations and a closing medical sales pitch.
Fowler-Proved Alibi in White-Cap Raid Trial
Special to the Herald Sam Lewisburg Aug. 6 Otis Fowler charged in the Newdmore white cap raid where Gheen Malh yan killed and John Hunter wounded was tried before Squiven Hill and Coffman. The ten minute trial found Fowler with an alibi proving he was in Nashville at the shooting time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
Sam Lewisburg
Otis Fowler
Newdmore
Gheen Malhyan
John Hunter
Squiven Hill
Coffman
Fowler
Nashville
Illnesses and recoveries in Summertown area
Local notices report Mrs Mosea McClellan returning from Summertown after illness, Mrs J Ellington recovering from fever, Mrs Pitts Roberta and Miss Elsie Shields ill, Webb Hayes with typhoid fever, Albert Southall recovering well after appendicitis, Mrs Brown Harris and her son gravely ill, Annie McLemore improving, and Ed Green in critical condition. An advertisement promotes Dean's Ointment for hives with 50 cent price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mosea McClellan
Summertown
J. Ellington
Pitts Roberta
Hampshire Pike
Elsie Shields
Webb Hayes
Albert Southall
Pillow
Big Pythian Meeting Promises Notable Speeches
The Phinteas lodge Knights of SPythiae hosts an evening meeting with amplified third rank for three candidates and a second rank for one. The long form team from Franklin will perform. Pythian circles expect a full hall and a lively, long-awaited event. Prof. Horace Leonard Jones of Bristol Virginia Baptist Institute spoke to the H. Y. P. U. at the Baptist Church Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phinteas Lodge
Knights of Spythiae
Franklin
Horace Leonard Jones
Virginia Baptist Institute
Bristol
The
Baptist Church
Health Advice From Obscure Advert Claim
Fragmentary ad text offers dubious health tips on heart disease digestion and dieting. The garbled lines mention a white wrapper, a product named Deame and references to bowel regularity and rapid relief, but the overall meaning is unclear and not verifiable.
Joe Folk Voices Civic Reform at New Florence Rally
Tennessee born Joe Folk, famed for prosecuting boodlers in St. Louis, spoke to about 15 000 in New Florence on “Honesty in the Conduct of Public Affairs.” He urged eradication of bribery and demanded civic reform and integrity in Missouri politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Folk
Tennessee
St. Louis
Missouri
New Florence
St. Louis Republic
Kyowentuser
Tas
Shama
Astral
Susie Reed Kills Husband in Nashville Area Shooting
Late news reports Mrs Susie Reed shot and killed her husband and was herself fatally wounded by her mother in law's brother Will Reed near Nashville on Wednesday. The woman said the husband failed to provide for her family and rough treatment prompted the plea for help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie Reed
Will Reed
Nashville
Costs to baré the Herald mailed to your address
A fragmented notice states a fifty cent monthly charge for mailing the Herald during the summer with an address change allowed as often as desired.
Judge Erwin's City Indebtedness Report Near Ready
Judge E K Erwin completes a city indebtedness report to be read before the Board of Mayor and Aldermen Thursday night. The Herald notes expected totals around 11 000 with allocations for warrants and interest, R D Smith railroad, Duck River Valley bonds, borrowed money, and miscellaneous items. A duplicate copy is given to citizen committee chairman A B Ruins. readers may await publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. EK. Erwin
Columbia
J Erwin
Herald
Nabomielle
Erwin
Joage Erwin
Ferald
Chas
Bigelow
R. D. Smith
Duck River Valley
Hi Willopas
Allopus
Ibis
Antail
Citizen's Committee
A. B. Ruins
Departure of a Catholic priest shifts Franklin church leadership
In New Field Father Nant who led St Phillips Catholic church for several years has moved to Claraaville to lead that citys church. His successor in Franklin will be Father Nell from Nashville. Father Nolan, long known in Columbia for weekly guard work at the Catholic church, departs, and Catholic friends in Franklin regret his move away from this field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nant
St. Phillips
Claraaville
Father Nell
Nashville
Williamson County
Newa
Nolan
Columbia
Franklin
Reverend John N Lyle Named Pastor in Bronx Church
Rev John N Lyle former Mt Pleasant Presbyterian pastor and Nashville resident for three years has been unanimously called to lead a new Dutch Reformed church in the Bronx New York City His wide exposure of the LeGae ap aon lesson has given him national notice and Maury county friends celebrate his advancement in the gospel ministry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John N. Lyle
Presbyterian Church of
Mt. Pleasant
Nashville
New Dutch Reformed Church
Bronx
New York City
Lyle
LeGae Ap
Maury County
Mine firm manager denies Mt. Plessant strike rumors
J W Burnett manager for Charleston Mining Co at Mt Plessant said in Charleston he knows nothing of a strike among phosphate workers there. He dismissed Nashville reports of labor scarcity as greatly exaggerated, noting all companies are operating with full crews and have no trouble hiring workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Burnett
Charleston Mining, Co
Mt. Plessant
Burnett
Renee
Nashville
Pulaski Pike Repair Report Reviews Road Condition
Chancery Court commissioners appointed by Chancellor Bearden review a voluminous report by Clerk toir wm and Ataater AN Akin on the Pulaski Pike. The document states the road is generally out of repair from end to end and outlines the faulty sections and the kind of work required to fix them.
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W. E. Corey
Charles M
Ohway
United States Steel Trust
Cynthiana
Commonwealth
Jackson
Aunc
Roosevelt
Palmer
Almer
Geo. Cassine M. Clay
Bearden
Chancery Court
T R Oir
Ataater AN
Akin
Plac
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