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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1899
Page
3
Community notices recount illnesses, family movements, weddings and social events around Bear Creek Neapolis and Jameson. A Christmas wedding is announced, neighbors visit, and local residents send best wishes. An ad for Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery appears amid church and school happenings.
The community mourns Lasea Lovett age seventeen who died on December 14 at her home near Lasea. A baptized and devout member, she married to William Lovett and left a grieving husband, mother, grandparents, infant Kate, and many friends. Funeral led by William Anderson was held at the residence, with burial in the family yard.
RELY HOURS Distreasing Kidney and Bladder Dia pills claim rapid relief of bladder and kidney pain. The ad touts immediate water retention relief and universal male or female use. Sold by A B Rains druggist in Columbia Tennessee.
Rev Derryberry will preach at the Christian church next Sunday and Rev J S Blankinghorn of Summertown is expected to fill the pulpit on the first Sunday in January. A prayer meeting led by Miss Mary Bunsell focused on Meekness. Local residents Broxie Harrel, Ella Hughes visiting, Blocker relatives in South Columbia, Mrs Jane Eskew returns from Roberts Bend. A pound supper is planned at Mr J Brown's residence next Wednesday. Little Hubert Harlan, ill with a limp foot, is improving. Season's greetings from MHA Vinith.
An old notice urges neighbors to try Otto's Cure for coughs colds sore throats and throat ailments claiming it performs wonders. Available in large sizes 20 and 40 sold by J A Titcomb druggist.
Water Valley notes urge readers to make and keep good resolutions as Christmas nears. The Goshen gathering is mentioned for next Sunday morning with urging from local leaders to attend and participate.
A dated letter from Tobias Lear, President Adams private secretary, records General George Washingtons death in Washington on December 15 1799. The missive notes a short illness of about 20 hours from a inflammatory sore throat with no groans or complaints, and honors Washingtons life with formal respect.
A collision in New Albany between Air Line engine No 19 and a Pennsylvania suburban train between Louisville and New Albany damaged a center struck coach. Ten passengers, mostly women, suffered injuries not expected to be serious. Rail crews worked to clear wreckage as claims of right of way were noted. A second item reports a cyclone in Mozambique causing extensive destruction on December 35.
A late Monday fire on Jefferson avenue Heboken gutted a tenement. Dennis Sullivan aged 4 suffered burns to hands face and body with doubtful recovery. Three children were slightly injured after leaping from a second story window.
London Bernardo turmoil grips the city after a disastrous English army defeat. A cabinet change is debated and Rosebery may succeed Chamberlain. In Maury County court, Nichols vs Cecil, the Supreme Court reverses the lower court, awarding damages.
Tke and Ollie Maris, two Black men arrested on the charge of stealing a cow from Mr Till man on the Mt Pleasant pike and selling the hide to parties in Columbia, were tried before Judge Erwin on Saturday and acquitted as the evidence failed to prove they sold the hide.
Columbia Lodge No. 31 F and A M. elected H. B. Yoest W M Joe Ritt 8 W P Payne J W J J Blam Treasurer J H Dagver Lee W A L Smith 8 Do Rogers J Duy J M Tucker Tiler for the ensuing year Thursday night.
The criminal court adjourned Friday with fines totaling about 81 200. The grand jury returned roughly fifty true bills and about eighty cases were carried over to the next term.
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