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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1900
Page
2
Short profits in all departments push quick selling. A counter offers laces and edges at 5 cents per yard while cordons and embroidery pieces priced 7 to 8 cents. A second counter gathers all finer laces and embroideries usually sold at 12 to 15 cents, and a third counter features finer goods from 15 cents to $1.75.
Clearance sale offers Gixgo Hemmed Sheet at 10 cents each, originally 1.25 per pair, available Saturday and Monday. Goxgo Semstitched Sheets in best quality sheet ing at 65 cents each. One case of White Quilts for small beds or lounges at 43 cents each.
Large sale offers 200 pairs of Ladies Fine Shoes in Queen Quality styles at 1.98 on Saturday and Monday with many pairs valued up to 3.00. 100 pair Men’s Shoes 1.98 and 2.48 plus 50 pairs at 2.48. Embroidery Pieces and Capes, Jackets at cost. Carpets arriving soon.
Public notices list candidates for sheriff of Maury County including Love Webb Dock Crowe and R Whit Wight with August election details. A separate item notes L F Padget running for Congress in the Democratic party district.
A decree in the United States Circuit Court orders the sale of the Nashville Florence Sheffield railroad to satisfy a claim by the Louisville Railroad Company. The sale will be at the courthouse door in Columbia on March 5, conducted by Special Master Doak. A freight-car derailment occurred Monday morning on the NF 48 near Mt Pleasant with no injuries.
The circuit court Friday and Saturday convicted Horace Campbell of second degree murder in the killing of Constable Gilmer at Mt. Pleasant. He was sentenced to twenty years in the penitentiary and a motion for a new trial was entered. Other defendants faced varying charges with pleas and sentences ranging from two to thirty days. The Mt. Pleasant Southern Railway condemnation case proceeded with witnesses and legal arguments, including Judge Holding overseeing the docket and related actions.
An appeal urges calling Henano to settle last year’s arrears and renew subscriptions. The notice emphasizes payment to avoid service interruption.
Messrs Marvin Crosthwait and W G Harlan announce a new drug store on the corner of South High and Eleventh streets near the depot on a vacant lot. J H Thomas has the building contract and work starts at once. Crosthwait will manage the store and aims to open in about a month.
C J Bell of Columbia was brought before Commissioner Farrell on charges of taking an illegal fee from an aged pensioner, Susan Tidwell. A warrant was issued and served by Deputy Marshal Silas Anderson. Bell posted bond to appear before the grand jury.
Special to Che temmALD reports a lynching after the body of a man found on a farm near Fitzpatrick in Teon. Police say the deceased was linked to a murder of officers Dann hod Turner who arrested a man refusing vaccination. The lynchers and exact time remain unknown, but the discovery renews local tension.
The Anti-Saloon League of Peace launches in Nashville at MeKtendree Chapel with officers including Rev W H Folk as President and John H DeWitt as Vice President. The group vows a vigorous temperance campaign, uniting with the Local Option League to support strong temperance laws and enforcement, amid calls for political nonpartisanship. A sale ad for a second hand buggy and harness follows.
Milt Allen and Alexander & Thomas shipped two loads of hats and cattle to Louisville. Hanning of California bought mules and purchased cattle from Scott, Akin, Derryberry, Melvin Akin, and Favies. Terrell & Babbitt will ship thirteen Jersey cattle to Hillsboro Texas. Jersey cattle from Carter and a bull from Campbell noted. Texas requires tuberculosis testing before shipment. Dr. A O Kennedy appointed state tester by the Veterinary Surgeon.
A string of land and lot transfers is listed, naming grantees such as J. P. Lremer Co, A. Mulissick, Catherine Cox, W. L. Holman, and others, with districts including Mt Toussaint, Williamson county, Macedonia, and First ward. Amounts range from 40 to 8425 with multiple 20th and 6th district parcels.
Negotiations proceed for a large phosphate plant in Franklin with the Pennsylvania Tennessee Phosphate Company. The firm reports secured rights and substantial capital behind the project as a site at Franklin is eyed for erection.
A cluttered old ad lists numerous items with low prices including men's dress shirts, heavy sweaters, fleece underwear, union suits for women and children, Dr. Denton sleeping garments, overgaiters, rubber soles, boots, loggins, capes, lap robes, shoe care products, games, lamps, oil cans, curtain poles, matches, and coffee mills. It markets broad discounts across apparel and household goods.
Neighborhood reports note measles in Andrews and Sunnyside areas while J P Brownlow Son Mt. Pleasant plans to close its mercantile business. James Goslin named assistant postmaster at Mt. Pleasant. Rail project engines for Mt. Pleasant to Southport arrive. Seth Warfield offers bronze turkeys and HaAman & Berren supply fresh garden seed and cement.
The Markets column shows winter patent flour prices from 3.25 to 4.00 and various grades, wheat No. 2 red around 7 to 14 cents on track, corn No. 2 mixed about 3 to 4. The live stock section lists select ship per s, select butchers, and other classes from 3 to 5 dollars. Futures quotes include wheat and corn for January May and July with fractional cents.
In Crawford County Ellen Crosby was declared dead and preparations for burial began. Her daughter, exhausted, urged returning the body after seeming signs of life. The undertaker resisted, but the daughter persisted. Eight hours later Crosby revived and now shows signs of recovery.
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