Progressive step taken by teachers in session Monday
Instructors at the institute plan a two week training session starting Monday with compensation arranged for participants.
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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1913
Page
1
Instructors at the institute plan a two week training session starting Monday with compensation arranged for participants.
Maury county teachers, gathered for the summer institute, discussed and adopted a committee’s report to compensate instructors. About 80 to 90 teachers attended opening sessions. Supt. Graham will assist throughout. Sessions run 6:30 AM daily with Saturday in session, while Kryl’s band headlined Monday’s program at the Chautauqua.
The Institute for Colored Teachers will begin Monday morning at the public school building College HBG for a two week session. Instructors include JM Reynolds conductor R B Reynolds A Fampson Brown RB Ginson Mrs Sarah Harlan and Miss Johnson. About forty to forty one teachers in the county have engaged in teaching this term and many more are affected. all are required to attend.
Destruction and theft of recently transplanted flowers occurred Tuesday night along Garden Street near the bridge by unknown parties. Authorities warn of severe punishment if the perpetrators are found, following weeks of plant desecration and trampling.
A major storm lashed Mau rly county on Monday afternoon bringing heavy rain and dangerous winds. Southport, Bigbyville, Culloo jka and surrounding areas reported near flood conditions with fallen hail and damaged crops. Large hail stones struck near the Campbellaville turnpike away from Columbia, causing crop and building damage including roof and chimney losses and washed lands across corn fields.
In Carter Creek a jury ruled for I N Railroad as defendant in the 1910 personal injury suit of Z T Hardison. The plaintiff claimed injuries from a moving train at Carters Creek crossing but the defense argued negligence for attempting to pass a train too close to stop. The verdict upheld the railroad’s defense.
Gov. Joseph W Folk urges a strong state role to enforce laws and remove local officials who neglect duties. He cites temperance and good government work, defends gubernatorial authority, warns against local lawlessness, and references Edward W Carmack as a moral model. He argues home rule must yield to statewide enforcement.
A funeral tribute to Confederate soldiers opens Rose Hill cemetery services on Jefferson Davis birthday. Gov Jos Folk praises Confederate valor and citizenly conduct. An accident tale follows the death of Dr J L Haywood in a car crash near his home, body found under the overturned vehicle, age forty one, Baptist church member.
Judge Turner recalled a man named Ezell from Mr Pleasant in a criminal case on an excursion train. Ezell had been subpoenaed to testify about possible whisky purchases but his memory failed. The judge warned jail until memory was refreshed if Ezell did not tell the grand jury what he knew.
In circuit court Monday Charlie Pillow won a $500 judgment and Henry Pillow won a $25 verdict against Federal Chemical Co in separate damage suits. Jesse Howlett’s suit against Geo W. Martin had the defendant’s demurrer overruled and exceptions to the demurrer noted.
Smith Bros have purchased the Odd Fellows Lot at Cullooka near the L N depot and will start at once to erect a store building. The old Smith Bros store stood on this site before being blown down by the cyclone of March 13. The Culleoka Produce Co began today the mill on the site of the former mill destroyed in the same storm. The Aro plans to begin a new store on the old site within days. Concrete store house and granary work progresses rapidly.
W J Webster Jr accepted a night clerk position at the Bethel House joining Felix Nolan, with Nolan likely returning to his Franklin home.
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