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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1909
Page
1
The article reports a heated, general critique of the county home for the poor. It notes allegations and public criticism directed at the institution and its policies. No identifiable individuals beyond generic groups are named in the readable copy.
A meeting of Tennessee deputy revenue collectors will be held in Nashville to receive instruction on the new Revenue law. U S Revenue Collector R S Sharp has invited Treasury Department experts to explain the tobacco and corporation tax provisions and other key changes.
The three year old Malcolm Han son of W A Hanson died after his mother administered a patent medicine called Worm Syrup. Dr O J Porter confirmed the poison cause and noted the bottle directions aimed at children two to six. The mother, Mrs Hanson, grieves as the medical suspicions were proven correct.
At the LaFayette Chapter of Royal Arch Masons stated meeting on Monday night, officers for next year were elected. Names include Will W. Dyer High Priest and T. H. Athey King along with a slate of other roles and five trustees of Jackson College.
Cheek and Andrews sell their interest in the Spring Hill Mill to Jones and Alsup who will run the mill at the same location. Jones was with the old firm and Alsup hails from Lewisburg. Cheek and Jones have moved back to their farm near Cullooka. The mill, once Ewell Mills, was overhauled under Cheek Jones and Andrews and is regarded as one of the county’s best mills.
The bullet fired by Cloyd Willtaker into Arthur Carpenter’s shoulder Tuesday morning was extracted Tuesday afternoon by County Physician Voorhies. It struck the breastbone and lodged in the back after being deflected by a tough obstacle. The wound is not serious and would have been worse if not for the obstacle’s deflection.
Dr. C. A. Forgey, previously at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, has returned home and is reported to be much improved.
Rumors say the Republican Party may field candidates in Maury County next year or even form a ticket with disaffected Democrats. The situation follows factional splits within the Democratic Party and signals possible independent candidates or a cross ticket.
More than 150,000 depositors will be affected as Bowery Savings Bank lowers the rate to 3 percent on deposits starting January 1, with aim of preserving conservatism. Union Square Savings Bank makes a similar cut, others keep 4 percent. Bank officials cite investment returns as justification.
A white man named Arthur Carpenter was shot in the shoulder while attempting to enter Cloyd Whitaker's Glendale home early Tuesday. Whitaker acted in self defense. Carpenter was jailed in Columbia on a $500 bond, denying outside help or a prior robbery record, and claiming Pennsylvania as his home.
A barn belonging to Ross Turpin on the Carter's Creek pike burned down Wednesday at an early hour with total loss. About 25 barrels of corn hay and farming implements were stored inside. Loss estimated in the hundreds of dollars. Origin unknown but lantern is suspected as cause.
Mrs Lizzie J Hart presented a complete purails list from the John Matthews graveyard six miles south of Columbia marked by tombstones This old cemetery south of Duck River holds many Maury county luminaries The volume reflects Mrs Hart to the societies work and Mrs B M Hally sent Revolutionary War soldier burials data for eastern Maury county.
Christmas holidays for CMA and Institute students announced next week. Most matriculates leave for two weeks to homes or visits. Cadet holiday runs from December 21 to January 4, while Institute girls begin December 23 and end January 4.
The tin roof on the Columbia Savings and Trust Company building at Hendley Corner is torn off and replaced with modern material. Built in 1810, it has stood for a century and the structure is among the state's oldest, once serving as a state bank.
Five Wright children from the Sixth district near Screamerville were sent to the Industrial School at Nashville by County Judge W C Gordon. Mrs Wright and her infant were sent to the Criminal Home. The court intervened after the family sought to wed and harm the girls, and a deputy was injured during custody. The children may be placed in an orphanage once facilities are ready. Two younger boys pleaded to marry the older girls, but the court refused.
Squire James Sanders withdraws from the contest after failing to qualify for the primary. The field remains with four candidates: incumbent W. C. Gordon former judges E. D. Loon ey and Jesse Tomlinson and J. Trim McKnight. All have paid the $10 assessment to the Primary Committee and are qualified for the final handicap.
Ben ton Smith age 25 and well known Lebanon miller shot himself in the head with a pistol at the Cedar City Mills Lebanon. Despondency is believed to be the cause. Governor and Mrs Patterson left Nashville for Florida to spend a week.
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