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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1902
Page
5
A brief note highlights a mother’s achievements and the clear benefits of her work. It praises her impact, framing it as visible evidence of merit and dedication. The piece emphasizes admiration for her contributions and the positive outcomes she has fostered in her community.
Rev Robert L Brown preached twice at First Presbyterian Lynnville. Lloyd M Hoteell of Chicago sang at First Methodist, plans to teach music in Colombia. An offertory at St Peter's featured a quartet led by Mrs A B Rains. Lenten services announced at 4 pm Tue Thu and 7 30 pm Fri. Ladies Society of Church Workers meets in session room. Rev W J McMillan of Lewisburg to preach next Sunday both morning and evening.
Hendley and Wilson, noted agents for premier fire and barn insurance, also handle American Bonding and Trust Company bonds. The firm issues bonds for Administrators, Executors, Guardians, Trustees, and bank officials, covering a wide range of employes.
Wright received a load of mules from Pulaski this week. Roy Porter & Co sold seven horses during the past week and bought five fancy livery arrivals. Stockyard shipments report includes Abraham Brox sending two loads of mules to Montgomery Anderson & Hagey and two loads of hogs to Tansiaville. Milt Allen one load of hogs to Louisville. L Anderson one load of cattle to Louisville. Pax Anderson load of horses and mules to Troy Alabama. McLemore McMinn & Yokeley load of mules to Memphis. Pies & Son load of mules to Birmingham. Marshall Billington load of mules to Birmingham. W J Howard sold a handsome team of yellows to Capt Wilson of Columbus Ga, shipped Monday. Harlan & Son sold a nice bay horse to Charley Frazier. Forty head of calves and yearlings that are straight and dehorned, and twenty head of grazers that will average about seven hundred pounds, that are dehorned. R J A McCrary, 7th Box, Tenn.
Alderman White, head of the appeals committee, collects requests from across the administration. Citizens ask for varied items from tobacco to coal and meat, flour, lard, coffee, sugar, hay, wood, and even a bale of essential goods. The latest list includes meat, flour, men, lard, sugar, coffee, and coal among other necessities.
The Board of Education met in regular session at City Hall. They reviewed routine matters and discussed plans for a new school building. The committee in charge asked for more time, and the Board granted an extension.
Jee Ragry returns from Canse. Judge ED Looney of Mississippi heads to the city. JEB Carpenter departs for New York. Miss Lee Harlan visits, Mrs. Hodge returns from New Orleans, Miss Susie Mitchell guests Mr. A. S. Page. Others travel between Nashville, Florence, and Owensboro. Several locals visit relatives, work travels, and rejoin families. a claim of curing rheumatism and serofulina is noted.
The ad urges shoppers to buy from G W Niebolk citing fresh, large stock and constant new goods. It highlights Granulated Sugar, Arm Hammer Soda, Pella best Corn, and Tomes products, plus garden seeds from Buist. Come see the extensive selection and value offered despite price advances.
Tom Griggs, long time car repairer for the L and N Railroad at South Columbia, is ordered to Nashville and will depart soon for new work. W A Jackson returns to his farm and rents his depot area to Nelson for boarding. W F Anderson moves from Engle cottage to Riverside around March 16. Frances Molloy of Williams Gore visits brother J A Molloy. R H Hagan family relocates to 13th street, formerly John Martin’s. Mrs T B Gilliam on the sick list, Miss Py Pinion returns from Cincinnati and will work in a millinery shop in Franklin Tennessee.
A rambled social page reports Capt. Richmond Pearson Hobson entertaining at Mr. and Mrs. Moore’s home in Atlanta with a lively discussion and praise for his wartime service. The piece also covers Students Club meetings led by Mrs. Fussell on Dickens and George Eliot, plus notices of the Philo Kalean and other feminine circles hosting gatherings, readings, and convivial games.
Local notice advertises a temporary shelter in Columbia for teamsters and hucksters, offering stable and hitch room with prompt attention. Contact Bell phone 202-2 for overnight accommodations dated February 38 lyr.
In town offerings, a seller advertises ornamental pieces and a pitcher at set prices. The description emphasizes a $10.00 item and a $412.50 lot, with other components priced proportionally. The note stresses value for readers seeking decorative pieces and related wares.
Charley McGarock and Sam McGawle are ill with dumps and at the White Star Laundry. Mrs Perry and Misses Dobbins and West attend social visits. people in Nashville and Lewisburg mentioned. The Maury Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy meets at Mr W B Dobbin’s residence this afternoon. Local shop news notes changes at Wilson & Speed and J P Street & Co. Rural delivery salaries rise to 400. An assortment of travelers, sickness, and small town events fill the column.
Plena Goode a Mr Pleasant negro was jailed Tuesday on a charge of stealing a pest. He was arrested by Constable Eugene Alexee and brought before Esquire Ven.
Columbia Mercantile Storage Co announces availability of milk cows owners can feed with cotton seed cotton seed eat bran corn oats and any kind of bay roughage. Call us by phone for details and supply options.
The item covers Rufus King Polk a New York congressman born in Columbia and a veteran of the Confederate army with ties to Danville and Lehigh University, plus a Texas obituary for Minnie Smith Erwin wife of Claud M. Erwin. It lists wartime service, elections, and a sorrowful funeral note with emotional lines.
Miss Sallie Pallan daughter of Mr and Mrs Green Pullen passes away Saturday at her Broadview home at age fifteen. Services were held Sunday at McCaina church at 2 pm with Rev Morris officiating and burial in the local cemetery. Also noted are sudden deaths of Monroe Davis near Lewisburg and Charley Neeley near Columbia with brief details. Columbia Mercantile Storage Co advertises Jellico coal and Monarch coal.
In Maury County Criminal Court, Cal Garner was found guilty of selling whiskey without a license and fined $10 plus costs. He appealed the ruling as the court, in regular monthly session, convened with about twenty five cases on the docket.
A horse owned by Mr. Hoffman was stolen from a South Main hitchyard on Monday. The thief took the horse to Cook Johnson's livery stable near the depot and sold it for ten dollars. Hoffman found the animal at the stable and recovered it. The thief gave several names, and officers could not determine his whereabouts.
A public notice announces the Salt sale by Cohnie Mercantile Storage Co. claim of offering the cheapest price. The message urges readers to see the firm before buying salt.
Jury awards John Foxall 250 dollars against A F P Brown for injuries from being run over. J T Wilkes wins 150 dollars against W M Fitzgerald in a timber case. The docket later lists several assault and murder in the first degree charges with hearings from March 7 to March 11 including cases against Ed Richmond Harry Hill Fluttie German Pate Lowell Gilbert Waite Mary Jane Buford Oscar Baler Jim Ed Johnson and West Green.
W. J. McDonald operates a livery and feed stable on South Main Street offering Tally-ho coaches for pleasure parties and vacations. Phones Citizens 275 and Hell 147. Jno Ot
Wealthy Chicago woman offered Mrs Carlyle 5000 to give up her seven year old. Mrs Carlyle declined, praised as a real mother and heroine by The Commoner. reflects on maternal virtue and steadfastness in the face of greed.
Attorney W. B. Grooniaw outlines a plan for a client to obtain a loan over five to ten years. The note explains terms and conditions likely involving interest, repayment schedule, and security, with emphasis on legal protections and compliance. The phrasing suggests a brief legal notice or advisory snippet from a 14-6m publication.
Postmaster Farias receives Gen Supt A W Machen's directive from Washington urging local authorities to enforce strict quarantine in contagious disease cases. Rural carriers may deliver mail to two boxes owned by afflicted patrons if exposure risk remains safe. no mail must be collected from affected boxes while quarantine is in force.
Miss Edna Frierson daughter of Mr and Mrs A D Frierson of this city was named maid of honor for the reenews Brigade of Confederate Veterans to Dallas The appointment was made by the head of the Looms Connie Brigade and is described as most worthy in this brief local notice.
George Douglas and Mise Kita David were issued a marriage license. The couple, listed in the county records, plans a future ceremony.
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