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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1907
Page
6
Beginning Saturday the 19th Harlan and Evans cuts prices on remaining stock of ladies high grade shoes. D Armstrong and Gibson Girl lines reduced to 2.66 to 4.00 range, Edwin Smith and Gibson Girl styles at 2.48, plus other selections from 2.36 to 2.88. The promo promises to put new pairs on many women’s feet.
Mr Thomas Hill returns to Nashville after a visit. Mrs Minnie Lou Butler and Miss Teresa Henderson visit Nashville and Franklin. Numerous residents, including Miss Nef Chaffin, Miss Jane Tillman, and Miss Olive Dobbins, host or visit relatives in Nashville, Franklin, and nearby towns. flere entries note travel to Chicago, Cincinnati, Birmingham, Pulaski, and Buffalo for business or family reasons.
The column itemizes numerous social events including engagements and upcoming marriages in Bigbyville and nearby towns. It records Mary Ethel Bryant and William Vance Tankersley planning a January 23 wedding, Lillian Porter and Ernest Davis Thomas to wed at a Methodist church, and Gus Watson tied to Mamie Shannon in a home ceremony. Additional entries mention Mrs. Bryant announcing another marriage, Chas Ingram and Lucy Weatherly's nuptials, a five course dinner hosted by Mrs. W. J. Russell, and a Banquet/domino hall dance at Bethell House with Italian band entertainment. Nearby notices include a surprise marriage of James H. Adkisson and Isa Belle Coulter at Santa Fe with a later move to Santa Fe. church papers discuss Protestant Reformation topics among Students' Club members. and a note on the next club meeting scheduled for January 25.
Local notes list new arrivals and moves including Mr and Mrs WI Towler welcoming a baby girl at home and Mr and Mrs R EB Nichols moving to Dr Biddle’s house on West High. Dale Bros building expands beyond South Main underpass. Circuit Clerk A J Nichols collects costs in cases involving the Columbia Water Light Co and L N R R Co. Stock yard work slows due to timber shortages. a new shed aids stock handling. Peach blossoms appear early amid unseasonable warmth threatening summer fruit. W M Buchnan brings first blossoms to the Herald. Louis Loeb plans a $7000 bread and cake plant on South Main. Nichols buys Biddle property fronting West High and South High. may become residence. W E Brittain Marble Co makes an announcement. Crowds on Monday rival first Mondays. trading brisk with good horse sale. Mrs Eva Thompson visits Mt Pleasant. George P Johnston and daughter relocating to Nashville. Jackson College trustees to meet Saturday at 2 PM in Masonic Hall. Inez Kelly teaches at high school in absence of Mrs C W Mitchell. W P Woldridge erecting a colorful electric sign at his drug store. Enoch Stephenson in Nashville for State Pharmacy exam. Loyce Timmons boarding with Rev and Mrs Lowell while at high school. T. Ellew’s furniture arrives from Virginia as they move to Reagan residence in West End. R G Bates and Dr C L McMahon improve shop and office buildings on South Main. Mrs Edward Hughes and children return to Louisville after visit with Mrs Neville in Columbia. Weather remarks note unfashionable forecast of cold weather and the reputation impact on forecasters. Weather forecast promises a cold wave reference.
Dress goods and silks offered at sharp sale prices across black and color wool widths 36 to 48 inches plus 2 to 6 yard remnants. Yardage ranges from 2 yards to 49 cents and up to 1.50 per yard for selections including black taffeta silk and assorted cottons and silks. Limited quantities noted for tomorrow and Monday purchases.
For sale stud horse and jack, pedigree available. Purebred White Holland turkeys for sale. Numerous notices of residents visiting relatives, returning from trips, and trips to Nashville, Sheffield, and Birmingham. Take up red yearling steer by owner payment. multiple farm and poultry items offered.
Martha Collier aged two, daughter of Mr and Mrs Morris Collier of Arkansas, died of diphtheria at her grandparents home in Cullooka after arriving from Arkansas to visit. Funeral held at Providence Mount cemetery. Mrs G N Kennon Sr a longtime Zion resident died Sunday, survived by husband and two sons. Funeral at the family graveyard.
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