Society notes from a bustling early 1900s club week
A social column recounts Bohemian Club events, West End Social Club gathering, and various society happenings. Read of marriages Reed Barringer and Wes Barringer, Brown Fitzgerald nuptials, Copeland Wiley wedding, Thanksgiving dinner hosted by Mrs. Jno W. Gant, and community rituals. Also covered are a football banquet at Columbia Military Academy, Charlie Quarterman’s eighth birthday party, Tuesday Euchre Club, Nell Roberts’s masquerade party with a large guest list and period-accurate attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A .Quarterman
Charlie Quarterman
W. A. Quarterman
5. D. Farrar
Mississippi
Charlie
Wedding Bells and Pageant Characters at Murky Bay Event
A dense page of wedding notices, costume roles, and social scenes outlines a November 25 ceremony near Columbia. Mitchell Loftin and James Thompson Kinnerd wed in an intimate home ceremony, with Mendelssohn music and bridal roses, then depart for a northern tour. Other notices describe Chadwell Long and Isaac Litton Chadwell’s Woodlawn wedding near Mt. Pleasant, a U D chapter meeting, and local society figures in costume roles from a Japanese warrior to a Scottish chief. The piece blends social ritual with brief vignettes of guests and decorations as the community gathers for celebration.
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Miss Roberts
Nell Roberts
Mire
Roberts
Henry Pointer
John Wade
Miles Nell Roberts
Martha Washington
Haynes Ayers
George Washington
Mary C. Molloy
Pink Hore
John S. Brown
Susie Belle Moore
Morty
Wharton Choaks Jaek Pring
Ming Laurie Avers
John Beckwich
Stat Fries
Sarah
Sipkimwin
Ir. Burkholder
Warlore Aid
Mia Caldwell
Mendelssohn
Richard Caldwell
Lovick Loftin
Spring Hill
Chadwell Long
Ria Baltzell Long
Isaac Litton Chadwell
Woodlawn
Mrs. Johnson Long
Mt. Pleasant
Eleanor Gregory
Amelia Doves
Lather L Pmerson
Mise Ethel Barrow
Wilin
Creel Brownlow
Satla
Robert Sites
Knoxvile
Lev
John 8
Cannon
A. W. Farnsworth
Turner and Johnson Candy Sale in St Louis
Turner and Johnson advertise fancy candies priced by the pound with bulk options from ten to forty pounds in St Louis customers urged to place orders. The notice highlights premium selections and local delivery details.
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Turner & Johnson
No Fertilizer Needed to Grow Crops on Everett Farm
A fragment announces an Everett farm sale at the Court House door next Monday at noon. It promises a long-term investment with a small package of money and a strong face to view the financial horizon for two to three years at six percent. The notice urges buyers to line up and purchase this unusually fertile firm.
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Mother Earth
Everett
Court House
eod-St
Herald Christmas Edition Promises Superior Local Newspaper
The Herald announces a December 15 Christmas Edition to reach over 4,000 county homes and 20,000 readers. It will feature color cover, general and local news, Christmas stories, Santa letters, and heavy merchant advertising aimed at holiday shoppers. Merchants urged to submit ads early for best placement and typography.
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THE
Herald
Weekly Herald
Daily Herald
Columbia
MT. Pleasant
I T
Santa Claus
TI County
ONC
Santa
Deaths in Williamsport area including Parish Harris and Maxwell
The death notices report the passing of several local residents. The Parish child died at home on Twelfth street with funeral Friday at 10. Interment occurred in Rose Gill, Monroe Harris. Monroe Harris, a Williamsport notable, died Sunday with funeral Sunday at 1 at the residence and interment in the family graveyard. William Maxwell, a county resident, died Sunday night at Solita mines. funeral Monday at 2 at McCain's. Maxwell had been married about a year.
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John Parish
Twelfth Street
Rose Gill
Monroe Harris
Williamsport
Harris
William Maxwell
Solita Mines
McCain
Procrastination Costs Him Much At Daimwood’s Photo Studio
A short ad urges immediate scheduling for holiday pictures at Daimwood’s The Photographer, located on West Seventh Street. It emphasizes avoiding delay to ensure timely Christmas gifts and showcases their photo services.
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Daimwood’'S
West Seventh Street
2D&wit
Confederate Veterans Sermon by Rev Dr McNeilley at First Presbyterian
The Rev Dr J H McNeilley of Nashville will preach at First Presbyterian on Sunday morning December 6 to the Confederate Veterans of Maury County. A former chaplain of the 48th Tennessee, he served as chaplain and private soldier. Seats reserved for old soldiers. cordially welcome to the public. T A Wharton
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J. H. McNeilley
Nashville
Southern Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
Maury County
McNeilley
48Th Tennessee
Leonidas Polk
T. A. Wharton
Young Man Goes West in Auction Plow Tract Sale
Fragmentary notice describes a land sale at auction near Ott Pleasant Bike. It mentions a man receiving road directions and tickets for an Everett farm, with a claim the farm will pay for itself and a remark about sleeping as the land sale proceeds. The text reflects confusion and casual speech about the auction and transport.
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Court Homme
Everett Farm
Parker Likely Named Disbursing Agent for New Post Office
The Maury National Bank cashier Charles A Parker is expected to receive the appointment as disbursing agent for the government building under construction. Announcement from Washington today or tomorrow is anticipated. His banking background suits him for prompt duty, with the job offering solid compensation as work continues on the post office site. A George Moore and Son member is on site pushing construction of the office building and tool shed.
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Washington
Charles A. Parker
Maury National Bank
Parker
Miele San
George Moore & Sone
Raid Uncovers Seventeen Jugs In Bootleg Suspect’s Home
Deputy Goad and Officer Lancaster arrested George Moody on a State and corporation warrant after a raid on his Tenth Street home. Seventeen one-gallon jugs with whisky emptied, plus a half and a two-gallon jug, and many bottles were found as inmates attempted to hide them. Two whisky bottles were found on Moody during arrest. The officers have monitored the residence for some time and consider the case solid.
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Goad
Lancaster
George Moody
Grand Jury
Tenth Street
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Edwin Clapp
N. Figuers the Shoe Man
de Pos Baud
West End
Mrs. Mora
Maries
Reed Barringer
Wes Louise Barringer
William Jool
Sq. R.A. Guest
Mps
Reed
Wom
Jno
W. Gant
Ponder
Arkansas
Copeland-Wiley
Neg Leunle
EB. Wiley
W. P Copeland
W. Y. Wiley
Southport
J. H. Heard
Tom Anderson
James A. Sisser
George Martin
Sam Holding
W. P. Morgan
R. G. Sparrow
T. Ed New
Mary Watkins
O. J. Porter
J. A. Titcomb
Camille Herndon
Columbia Military Academy
Capt Stone
Lodstmaster
Shumor
Stone
Euchre Club
Just
W. G. Harlan
Public
Wilkes A & Westers
Mr. Geo. Campielaa
Mise del Buchoan
Son Plower
Dr. Ro J Me
Cateck
Pulleeman
Mies
Bessie le
Mr. Prances
Mrormem
Dade
iIreve Cheaks
Mr. Webster
Bypouk
Miss Bensle Odi Ax Spook
Me William Hughes
Sante Claus
Mie Willem Hughes
Emreek
U. D
Century Club
DR. H. 6, Roskind
Tennessee
the Herald
Turner
Johnson
West Seventh Street Grocers
Turkeys
Will Barker
U. S
Raid
Mstrict
Peoverd
Enny
A. L. Blocker
Agt
Roth
Tod Dewicly
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