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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1902
Page
5
Personal notes recount departures and returns of residents and visitors. W. H. Wilson retires from a New York trip while J. P. Brownlow and family return from Nashville. Several individuals travel to Louisville Philadelphia Little Rock and Memphis for business and leisure. Readers learn about relatives, hospitalities, and community ties across Lewisburg Nashville and surrounding areas.
A Saturday club meeting withMiss Lacey Floyd in attendance featured discussion on Victorian era women and modern society, led by Miss Ellen Friel, with thirteen other members present. Little Dorothy Fillon celebrated her fifth birthday at home with pink decor, cake and flowers. An evening at the McKennon home featured games and laughter, while another gathering at Hill Top hosted by the Stephensons drew a small, mixed party.
A local millinery ad touts Continental and Tricorners lines with elegant trims. Velvet ribbons and pearls embellish hats, white chiffon under brims, pink rose accents, and black feathers for a stylish crown. A Persian turban features apple blossoms and a spray, while brown velvet bows with pearl buckles add a luxe touch. The shop invites visits to view the collection's beauty.
The City Grain and Feed Co offers top market price for smooth feeding shoats weighing 100 pounds or more. In Spring Hill on March 19, Messrs Walter Allen of Nashville and C H Kinnard of Franklin, linked to the Nashville and Mt. Pleasant Electric Railway project, visited to discuss the line. Allen collected local opinions to prepare a report due tomorrow. doubt remains whether the line will follow the Columbia Pike or Carter's Creek Creekike after Franklin.
Jim Jackson's Hitchyard serves as back headquarters for teamsters and backsters staying in Colombia overnight. It offers prompt attention to orders and messages, with ample stable and hitch room. Phone contact available.
Late news notes Grover Cleveland the living ex President marked his sixty fifth birthday quietly in Princeton New Jersey. Fire destroys the Deaf and Dumb Asylum in Jackson Massachusetts with all inmates rescued. Meyers Nashville Grain and Storage Company secretary and treasurer dies. Mrs Hazel Padgett suffers a stroke of apoplexy. A six o'clock dinner last Friday hosted by Mr and Mrs John Trotwood Moore Rev and Mrs A P McFerrin Mrs Overton Fulton and Mr J H Dinning. Morning Glory Club plans Easter Monday entertainment at unspecified location. Young ladies present a play titled Word.
Buck's Ocean Store at 21 South Main Street promotes a vast range of garden seeds including beans and English peas with dwarf and poll varieties. It advertises large pumpkins such as the Missouri Mamonouth, claimed to yield 125 pound puurpins, and urges customers to buy seeds for a bountiful season at Rick's Quen Store.
Chattanooga reports close friends claim President Roosevelt will offer H. Clay Evans the Interior Department job after Hitchcock resigns. Evans would be promoted and party factions would be placated. Change expected within thirty days.
Robert Dedeon is a victim of the maps Misa Ethel Hatcher has recovered from an illness Miss EB Pottie has been sick with mumps for days in recuperating. Miss Ophelia Fraser convalescing. Miss Gerry of Tullabous accepted a position with Fielden Staa j arrived Saturday. Mort Taylor has a week old carrier at home with congratulations. Several locals and business moves noted including Bricker Co and Roberts Machine Co. Mayor Yoest names Aldermen to meet L and N Railroad on depot. Myrtle Carter to return to millinery work. Talitha Chorech underwent an operation for tutor. she is recovering. J. W. B. Thomas of Bidgyvilly lost a purse, $75 to $40, in the post office. reward offered. A runaway accident near High and Eleventh injures a hack. Advertisers urged to be specific in women’s ads. Debate at Atheonam on Philippine independence favored by the affirmative. Maury Dey Goods Company expands carpet and clothing, with Wooten and Rushton in charge. W A Dale travels south for Col tanina Mill & Elevator Co. Columbia Mercantile Storage Co. Maro the magician entertained a fair audience at the Mouse Friday. Vendome Stock Co disbanding. Hagerly's Minstrels tout George Wilson and George Morgan as stars of next season. Morgan, an English tenor, promises a high vocal range shock.
South Columbia reports residents returning from Louisiana trips and illness in Sheffield. A kitchen fire near Mr. LM Powell’s residence was quickly extinguished by James Gilliam. Several residents relocate or welcome new arrivals, including the Colvert families and a newborn Ed Hill. Announcements include illness of Mrs. Moore, travel of Tom Simpson, and social events with Mr. and Mrs. Witt returning from Florida.
Repaired general blacksmithing and horseshoeing specialty. Track road or draft horses shod with steel or iron by competent men. R. G. Bates. Bell phone 404-4, 30 South Main.
Deputy Marshall Duggan and Deputy Sheriff Church arrested Andrew Allen from Greeneville Alabama in Mt Pleasant on Tuesday for selling whiskey without a license. He was bound over to the Federal Court by Commissioner Nicholson and jailed.
Why pay 25, 40, or 5 cents for kitchen articles utensils glassware and tableware when many necessities are 10 cents each at our Ten Cent Counter. Big values on purchases. Few No. 74 hole step stoves $5.10 and No. 74 hole box stoves $6.00 at J B Rebs. 1-8t-eoda&w
Prices slash on a large stock of buggies with the slickest models available. See Mar Hts Sarreurieen and Dopson for quick viewing and best deals.
State happenings report a contest in the Fouriorsessional District with incumbent U K Snodgrass facing Morgan Fitzpatrick, while district executive minutes meet at Carthage on the 28th to decide nomination method. Also told of a boy fending off two bald eagles near Sparta, and Pulaski City Marshall Berrymett’s Nashville arrest spree ending with his own lockup.
Andrew Carnegie told the Young Men's Christian Association railway men in New York that a drinker should have no peace anywhere and that drinking blocks employment. He urged business leaders to recognize this fact as a path toward reducing alcohol use.
A fragmentary exchange shows Representative Sluyden of Texas discussing an appropriation bill with Brownlow. The dialogue references a Washing Post bill, a claim of guaranteed support, and mentions a Southern grant. The incomplete text hints at a debate over funds flowing south, with a pledge of support from Brownlow.
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