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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1902
Page
5
A collage of names shows many visitors and relatives spending Christmas in Nashville and surrounding areas. Miss Annie May Brentwood joins Miss Kate Shields. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Courtwright plan Xmas with kin. Local families host guests from Birmingham, Huntsville, Memphis, Louisville, and more, while residents travel to Chicago, Texas, and Des Moines for the holidays.
Judge Erwin in City Court this morning fined John Wiley colored for drunk and disorderly conduct and James H. Moses and Tom White colored each fined 40 cents. Stranger and Will Shannon white received fines for drunkenness and fast driving. Berry Lowell colored fined 6.40 for profane language on streets.
A painful accident left Louise Satherlan badly hurt when a piece of wood struck her eye while her father A W Satherlan chopped kindling on Ninth Street. She was believed dead for about five minutes but recovered, ending with a black eye and minor injuries.
A brief item notes buyers seek rabbits and skins for animal trades. It mentions squin rela and various birds as part of the offerings, with trials in progress and ongoing interest from buyers and sellers.
Will Barker notes Bell phones 165 and 261 for residence and citizen service at Bell 261 with Citizen's Phone 260.
W J Webster Jr remains ill after a prolonged illness. Mrs R H Ogilvie improves from illness and hopes to be out soon. Mrs Sam Holding is slow with grippe. Jno A Thomas of Bigbyville returned from Fayetteville after attending his brother Abednegor’s bedside, who was dangerously ill. Miss Fannie Mai Garnett shows improvement after weeks in Dr Pillow’s infirmary and goes home. Mrs Elizabeth Sparkman, Santa Fe, is very ill and not expected to live. Mrs G W Shotts is sick at North Garden street. Mabel Green, daughter of Mr Jordan Green, has a fever relapse and is worse. Mrs Laura Bain of Thomasville, Ga., is seriously ill. she came here seeking health benefits. Mrs Zulu Haley is sick at Ninth street. Mr Phil Huckaby near Bigbyville is very ill. Little Lamyra Harlan, daughter of Mr and Mrs Jake Harlan, is better after illness. Leester te tart of Belimesiy is ill at Dr Jon’s infirmary after a relapse.
Luther Gidcomb reports his saddle horse stolen from the front fence while he checked on a beat girl Sunday night. A $5 reward is offered for information leading to recovery after diligent local searches. Also reported in St Louis this week no verdicts were returned in bribery cases against Keridan Denny Gintke Bersch and Albryht, with punishment fixed at five years each.
A stream of wedding notices spans Milford Columbia and Pulaski. Couples include Raleigh Selkirk Hopking, Patricia Bolton and George H Smithson, Tobe Brinn and Ready Blocker, Minnie Bryant and William Scott, Lavina Gourd and Webb McBride, Angeline Bennett and Walter Adkisson, and more with ceremonies in churches, homes, and county venues.
Rev A P McFerrin preached two sermons on Christ divinity at the First Methodist church with strong music. Soloists and choir performances featured Mrs Sharp Miss Lipscomb Mr Adkisson and Mr Lipscomb as the choir and quartet presented There were Shepherds and Praise Him praise Him with Glory to God Hark Hark My Soul and other pieces. A Ladies Aid bazaar at Watkins Harlan Evans is drawing patrons and there will be no King’s Daughters meeting on Christmas Day. Roosevelt has not agreed to arbitrate the Venezuelan dispute and no Hague submission yet.
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