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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1913
Page
1
Utilities plan to remove poles from streets and place telephone lines in underground conduits in Cumberland. The project aims to reduce street clutter and improve service reliability for local residents and businesses.
Plans for an upcoming exchange building on Garden Street include moving Cumberland Telephone wires underground along West Seventeenth Street and Court Square. Anticipated improvements also cover replacing bell signaling with drops, upgrading service to align with larger cities, and expanding underground conduits on nearby blocks. Officials have not officially announced details but expect early public disclosure.
Rev Joseyn H Spearing arrives as new superintendent of Columbia Military Academy and begins duties with vigor. He is praised as an educator and devout minister known for character work at Sewanee Military Academy. He holds high masonry and Knights Templar roles and may travel to New Orleans and Birmingham to promote the academy.
The present term of the circuit court finished when the clerk completed the lengthy minutes and Judge Turner signed them this morning. Judge Turner and General Frierson will take a vacation before resuming work the first Monday in September.
Mayor Dedman announced improved water supply in Lymaville and partial relaxation of sprinkling restrictions after residents limited use during the dry spell. Pump repairs arrived and will restore full service soon, with praise for water consumers and warnings of fire risk if conservation ends.
The Columbia Herald notes the July Citizens Telephone Company directory is issued with more names than before. It highlights steady growth, excellent service, and public-spirited focus, plus an attractive design for users. It lists county exchanges alphabetically and numerically as the company expands its lines and facilities.
The city sees its first electric drink mixer at the Live and Let Live Drug Co. It promises a sanitary mixing method as syrups and milk are combined by electricity. Dr. Latham promotes the advancement, while David O’Neal joins Honee as assistant to L. M. Pax at the resort.
Johnson Long died at his home near Mt Pleasant last Friday and was buried Saturday afternoon. In his eightieth year he was one of the county’s oldest and most respected residents, a lifelong farmer who served early in the war for the South as a lieutenant in Biffles regiment. Survived by three sons and three daughters, he also had surviving brother Dr Henry Long. Funeral services were held at the Episcopal church in Mt Pleasant conducted by Rev W A Jounaid.
John Thomas Wright of Maury County died suddenly at his South Columbia home at age sixty six after an indigestion attack. He was a Confederate veteran and active in state and county politics, an inventor of a corn planter and hay baler, survived by four children and a brother, with funeral set for tomorrow at Rose Hill Cemetery conducted by Rev. W T Spears.
Mrs W M Wagstaff and her daughter Adalaid Wagstaff suffered a severe fall at Jones School steps eight feet high. Mrs Wagstaff was knocked unconscious but is not believed to have broken bones. Adalaid suffered a broken collarbone and multiple bruises. both are under medical care.
A large group including R. L. Hays Dr A O Kennedy 8 F Moore W J Moore Clint Moore Dr Bam Hays Jo Matthews and John Matthews gathered at R L Hays home near Neapolis for a big fish fry today reflecting a community social event in the area.
Special to The Herald Knoxville Tenn July 15 T A Wright president of the National Conservation Expos. says the Knoxville exposition will open Sept 1 with gates ready and will be absolutely debt free. Despite defeat of a 250000 federal appropriation the government will still display. space under cover up fourfold and outdoor space up fivefold with five new buildings and a new midway street.
William Geren of Culleoka arrived from Louisville with a load of hogs and mixed cattle. He reported the hog market was firm with slight dip one day and that buyers noted some of the finest hogs at Louisville came from the southern part of the county. He said the cattle market was demoralized but he sold well overall.
Fleming and Fleming have moved into new offices on the old Garden Street site. The French Dry Cleaning Co also relocated to the same newly completed offices, touted as among the most complete and attractive in the city.
In Mezoghegyes Hungary officials from the American Cooperation on Agriculture tour the government breeding farm of Mezoghegyes 35000 acres housing about 2100 horses. The project aims to raise military and agricultural stock quality by distributing stallions nationwide and improving cattle sheep and farm stock with robust English and Anglian horses.
The county shows renewed gardening as rain showers last week spur heavy seed sales from Chaffin Brothers. Bean and turnip seeds fly off shelves while many ruined gardens receive new seeding efforts amid a persistent drouth this five weeks.
Memphis Tennessee July 16 Judge John E sle Call rules property in Memphis owned by the Cumberland Presbyterian church transfers to the Presbyterian church. It marks the first Tennessee federal case addressing ownership of church property.
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