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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1900
Page
2
A June sale promotes wash goods with discounts on printed dimities, foulard batiste, Linon d Inde, white chambrays, organdies and imperial long cloth. Highlights include printed dimities at 29 cents per yard, foulard batiste at 6 cents, Linon d Inde at 10 cents, white organdies at 35 and 20 cents, and imperial long cloth at 1.60 per dozen yards.
Dainty women can launder before wearing as some lot items are slightly soiled. Cambric skirts with 12 inch flounce tucked and trimmed discounted from 1.25 and 1.50 to 4. Fine Cambric Muslin Night Robes with V or square necks trimmed, now 1.00 to 75¢. 45¢ Corset Covers in Cambric Muslin with lace embroidery, sale 23¢ each, other garments likewise reduced.
A chaotic list of announced candidates for Maury County offices includes Alex A Barker for Sheriff, Love Weblssw for Sheriff, J A Frank Vrowe for Sheriff Beacy County, R Wilt Hight for sheriff Maury County, Jas B Bremberg for Transportation role, James E. Kanno for Trustee, Bi T Lanney for County Judge, and ten candidates for Congress from the Seventh District including Fouth Boyd of Waynesboro and Mon K T Padgett. The notices claim party alignment and election timing in August.
The county collection reports horses dying from blind staggers in Jameson neighborhood while rains hinder phosphate mining. Advertisements push binder twine machine oil belts and belt lacing from J P Srmen Co. A Lynnville man, J C Hickman, joins the Republican State Executive Committee. Citizens Telephone Co to staff night exchanges with Miss Georgie De Lee and Miss Sadie Vosa. Major political visit by L P Padgett and W J Whitthorne with Democratic support noted.
Buyer alert as stools branded Land Roliers promise top value. See Oy Sarrenrieco and Donsox for the best available stock and pricing today.
The article reports on the wedding of James A. Biniwer and Mary Win lumaon at St Peter's with Rev Baker P. Leo officiating. It notes the bride's father Major Williamson and the groom Mr Smiter, the reception and post ceremony plans, and mentions upcoming engagements and weddings in the Nashville social scene including Medora McAlister's engagement to George Frederick Blackie and Eun Davis Smith's forthcoming marriage to Milo Henry Smith with details of the Cincinnati ceremony and reception.
Miss Etta M Adkcsson to wed Mr J Sykes Orman in the First Camberlin Recrrharch of the city on June 10 Their relatives reside in Colombia and Louisville with many friends to offer congratulations A fire during a Lewisville stay trapped Mrs Baker and a young son on the third floor but Mr Latta helped and a rope was used to reach the ground
Mrs M E Taylor of Culleoka announces the marriage of her daughter, to be held Wednesday at the Methodist church in Colleoke. No further details are given in the fragment.
Local merchants advertise the Tennessee improved cultivators as ready for purchase. The brief notice promotes the beat cultivators and invites buyers to secure these farming tools through Sarranbawy & Dooeos, SAWSRIRE FOR THE HERALS.
At a board meeting the white school principal W B Bostick was re-elected and his salary raised to 1000 per year while colored school principal J H Kelly kept his post with salary adjustments. Teachers in both schools receive a monthly raise, High School staffing unchanged, exams set for grammar and High School departments. Board also abolishes special writing and music positions, assigns that work to regular faculty, and adopts revised city school rules for War and Aldermen approval.
Dr John A Witherspoon is chosen to give the American Medical Association address on The Practice of Medicine at the Atlantic City meeting. Honored as one of the youngest to receive the honor, he has long taught Theory and Practice at Vanderbilt University.
The Hagret store promotes a wide range of hats including straw and dress shapes for men boys and ladies. It advertises summer shirts neckwear underwear skirts parasols and belting plus fishing tackle furniture polish and wall paper. Special low prices claim to beat competitors.
Fire destroyed the Stillwell House hotel in Lewisburg on Tuesday afternoon, burning the outhouse and parts of the contents. Loss amount and insurance status are not known. Harrows and agricultural equipment prices noted. Two large snakes were found and killed while seed corn was being moved, one six feet nine inches long and the other five feet seven inches.
Local advertiser Butterfield and Dodson invites customers to view a wide range of home furniture including sideboards china closets dining tables and chairs with promises of low prices and a call to visit.
Columbia Lodge No. 1 O O F assisted by Hope Rebekah Lodge No. 57 will decorate graves at Rose Hill Cemetery Sunday afternoon. Members meet at the hall on South Main at o clock to march to the cemetery. Hon John W Nolan of Nashville will deliver the address. Funeral services follow at the grave.
The Gibson Benefit entertainment committee is requested to meet with Miss Pearl Provine this Friday morning at ten o clock. It is the most important meeting and all members are urged to attend promptly.
Company announces contracts with Nashville parties to supply rubber tires at a low figure. Reparts by channelcle rerubbered and returned to you in 88 hours.
A scrambled OCR listing multiple real estate transfers and related notices. Names include E. RB Church, T. O Webbs, W.F. Ingram, H. A. Ingram, L. White, Robert Berg, R. G. Mailing, W. M. Fly. Entries reference house and lot in a district with prices around 8400 and 100, plus mentions of a blood guaranty charity note from Harwood’s Newspaper.
Miss Low Ratliff neighbor visits Mex J.T. Batts. A. Y. Simmons moved his family to South Columbia. SH Vors made a business trip to Mt Pleamant yesterday.
A marriage notice records the union of James A Smiser and Mise Mary Witt Lemeot. The fragmentary item notes an engine separator context but lacks readable details on date location or officiant.
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