Long appointed manager named for Maury County fair
Wille8 Williams elected manager for 1911 Maury County Fair with offices at Columbia Bank Trust. The fair will operate as a non profit venture run by stockholders who will cover losses and reinvest any gains into county agriculture. Williams and President Helton begin preparations including the premium list and tailogue while frequent board meetings are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Bank Trust Co
Maury County Fair Association
Wille
Williams
Columbia Bank’ & Trust’ Company
Helton
Robi
M. Williams
Memphis
Columbia Fair
Building M E Parsonsage Work Soon to Start at Theta
Within weeks work to erect the Methodist parsonage at Theta will begin. Plans are drawn and, after farmers finish crops, construction of the preacher's residence will start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theta
Whisky cases nolle prossed in county court
Three charges against Hattie May feld a Black woman for selling liquor without a license were nolle processed in county criminal court Tuesday. The defendants would pay costs totaling about 110 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Mayfeld
Nolle
County Criminal Court
Bates Buys Out Blacksmith Shop in town
R. G. Bates, long time operator of a South Main street blacksmith shop, has purchased the blacksmith and general repair shop of J. T. Fry. Bates, famed as a top horseshoer, has gained countywide notice for his race horseshoes. He has begun handling the work and advertises in this issue of The Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Bates
South Main Street
J.T. Fry
Mr. Bates
Bates
The
Herald
Sale of stock of goods at Santa Fe Tennessee
By deed of trust dated May 30 1911 and registered in Maury county Tennessee the trustee will sell the entire stock of dry goods hats boots and shoes hardware groceries fixtures etc at 12 o clock noon Wednesday June 21 at the Shapiro store Santa Fe Tenn to the highest bidder one half cash and the balance in 60 and 90 days with approved security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register
Maury County
Tenn
J. W. Shapiro
Shapiro
Santa FE
C. Whitthorne
Drowned Banker Elmo Bilbrey Drowns in Caney Fork River
Special to The Herald Cookeville Tenn June 12 Elmo Bilbrey assistant cashier of the Bank of Algood and a leading young business man of Putnam County drowned Saturday evening in Caney Fork River near Buffalo Valley.
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Herald
Cookeville
Tenn
Elmo Bilbrey
Bank of Algood
Algood
Putnam County
Caney Fork River
Buffalo Valley
Ice Cream Supper For Church Benefit in Southport and Bigbyville
Two small town notices report church treasury fundraisers. At Hensley’s Chapel Southport June 12 an ice cream supper raised a neat sum. In Bigbyville June 12 a Methodist church supper netted a very successful result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
Southport
Tenn
Hensley’s Chapel
Bigbyville
Methodist Church
Union Services Begin on July 2 in Columbia
At the Columbia Pastors Association meeting in Rev. W. T. Haggard’s study the group decided to start union services for Columbia on the first Sunday night in July. A committee of Rev. W. T. Higteand and Rev. F. E. Birkett was appointed to arrange the meeting. The association meetings will be discontinued until called together again by chairman Rev. T. H. Athey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Pastors Association
W. T. Haggard
Columbia
WT. Higteand
Birkett
Une Association
T. H. Athey
New Windows at Maury Dry Goods Improve Display
The Maury Dry Goods Company is replacing windows on West Seventh Street. Old windows are removed and made two feet deeper. The change will allow better display of their up to date line of goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maury Dry Goods Company
Weat Seventh Street
Tucker Wins Jury Verdict Against Independent Phosphate Co
The jury ruled in favor of J. Tucker in the case against Independent Phosphate Co. awarding 309.76 dollars principal and interest. Tucker sought 5,000 dollars claiming contract breach. the jurors found damages of 256 dollars plus interest from the contract date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucker
Independent Phosphate Co
Grand Jury Returns Twenty Seven Bills to Court Clerk
The grand jury made its second return Wednesday morning turning over twenty seven bills to the circuit court clerk. This brings the term total to forty two bills found by the grand jury this term with fifteen already returned. The jury remains in session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Jury
Sanders Moore Suit Case Read In Circuit Court
In a Tuesday session the case of Robert Sanders versus Robert Moore and Son was taken up on appeal from the magistrates court. Sanders claims Moore stuffed a cattle herd later sold to him, causing an estimated loss near 5000 pounds. Sanders is represented by Holding and Garner. Moore by J Voorhies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Sanders
Robert Moore & Son
Sanders
Moore
Holding & Garner
J. ©. Voorhies
Grandson of Stonewall Jackson Among Cadet Graduates
West Point, N. Y. June 14 Eighty three young men were yesterday graduated from the military academy into the United States army. Thomas Jonathan Jackson Christian, a grandson of Stonewall Jackson, is among the graduates. Maj Gen Leonard Wood addressed the class and wished them success. After the exercises, Graduate James Philip Kiffer of Pennsylvania and Miss Alice Brett of Brooklyn were married in the cadet chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
Military Academy
United States’ Army
Thomas Jonathan Jackson Christian
Stonewall” Jackson
Leonard Woods
Staf
United States Army
James Philip Kiffer
Pennsylvania
Alice Brett
Brooklyn
Supt Brister in Columbia for brief visit
Hon J W Brister state superintendent of public instruction spent a short time in Columbia Tuesday evening arriving from Fayetteville. He will address the negro teachers institute today and spoke on the state educational interests noting progress and good school machinery despite funding concerns during his brief stop between trains to Pulaski.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Brister
Columbia
Fayetteville
Pulaski
Negro Teachers Institute
Brister
Catt Address to Suffrage Alliance to Be Translated Worldwide
In Stockholm on June 14 the address of Mrs Carrie Charman Catt, president, at the sixth congress of the international woman’s suffrage alliance was approved for translation into languages of all nations. Funds for distribution were voted by acclamation at today’s session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Sweden
Carrie Charman Catt
International Woman's Suffrage Alliance
Representative Taylor Proposes Million Subscriptions Plan
Washington June 14 Representative Taylor of Colorado introduces a bill to make every postmaster a subscription agent for the Congressional Record at $1.00 per year. The public printer would begin filling orders once 1,000,000 subscriptions are received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taylor
Colorado
Electric Bitters touted as cureall by 1906 ad claims
An old advertisement claims lightning fatalities in 1906 were 169 nationwide and asserts odds of death by lightning under two in a million. It tells of Robert Madsen of West Burlington Ind who, after doctors gave up, was cured of virulent liver trouble and jaundice by Electric Bitters. It markets the product as best for stomach liver nerve kidney health and blood purification at 26 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Madsen
West Burlington
Woldridgt CO
George Brown Arrested for Selling Whisky Without License
George Brown, known as George Gilliam, a negro of Mr. Pleasant, was arrested Wednesday by Constable Charley Burne on a charge of violating the State prohibition laws for selling whisky without a license. He remains in jail in default of bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Brown
Plias
George Gilliam
Mr. Pleasant
Charley Burne
Carbolic Acid Burns Child in Domestic Accident
Margaret Jackson Layne, daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Layne, was burned on the knees when carbolic acid spilled from a bottle. She is improving and doctors report no serious harm expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Jackson Layne
Charles Layne
Lines Drawn In Senate On Reciprocity Fight
In Washington on June 14 the Senate opened debate on Canadian reciprocity after Penrose reported the bill without recommendation. McCumber LaFollette opposed reciprocity while Williams Stone and Kern favored it. The discussion will continue with speeches by Curtis and McCumber tomorrow as figures including Heyburn and Gore weighed motions and amendments affecting the bill and related trade figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCumber
LaFollette
Stone
Kern
Williams
Washington
Jo Ines
Senate
Penrose
Finance Committee
Messrs
Curtis
Dixon
Heyburn
Gore
Knox
Senate Finance Committee
Canada
United States
Dean's Regulats Claim Gentle Action For Constipation
An old advertisement claims Dean's Regulats provide a mild easy action for constipation without griping. It suggests asking a druggist, pricing listed as 25 cents. The language reflects period advertising tone and product emphasis.
Representative school journals at county institute
Prof A P Whitlock of Watertown has represented several school journals at the county institute during its session. He left Tuesday afternoon for Lewishure then to Murfreesboro and will return to Watertown where he teaches at Alexandria. His principal assignment was Supt Jones’s two day speech at the institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. Whitlock
Watertown
County Institute
Turaday
Lewishure
Murfreesboro
Whitlock
Alexandria
Supt. Jones
Institute
Dr Thomas' Eclectric Oil Promises Rapid Pain Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Thomas' Eclectric Oil as a swift remedy for various pains including stope estache in two minutes and toothache in five, with hoarseness one hour and sore throat at twelve hours, claiming monarch over pain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
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