Carpets and Curtains Sale Notice
An advertisement offers Wool Tagrain carpets at 50 vents per yard and Tace curtains with non duplicated options. Pricing shown includes $125 and $200 items with a $1.50 listing for unspecified goods.
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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1900
Page
2
An advertisement offers Wool Tagrain carpets at 50 vents per yard and Tace curtains with non duplicated options. Pricing shown includes $125 and $200 items with a $1.50 listing for unspecified goods.
Maury County politics dominate the page with multiple candidates announced for sheriff including Alex A Barker Love Webb and Hal Carter plus trustees and congressional contenders. Local commerce notes cover land sale J W McCall 274 acres for 5850 dollars and a new saw-mill setup by Doyle & Co. Also reports on crops, wool prices, buggy sales, and a near disaster case involving Mrs. M H Godwin.
Deputy Sheriff Arthur Church arrested Abe Haddox, a Black man, on a Wednesday in the county. The report notes Haddox was taken into custody from a local area described as How Are Your Biteerys ASRS LEST ET, detailing the suspect and location of the alleged theft.
Rev J F Beasely to commence a series of revival services at South Columbia Methodist Church. Zion Missionary Society meets next Sunday at Zion church with Rev A P McFerrin addressing. Prayer meeting Friday night at South Columbia led by T B Gilliam and W A Quarterman leads discussion. The Beatitudes as season subject. Frie son Memorial on April 1 offers 11 am and 7 15 pm services with Job and Ex cuses topics. Rev B L eres pastor and Rev Baker P Law preached at St Peters Episcopal church. About fifty K of P lodge members attended.
The Columbia District holds third round quarterly meetings at multiple churches including Booth's Chapel Mount Carmel and Flowers Chapel with venues in Springfield and Pulaski. The Elston District Conference is set for June to July with Bishop A H Morrison presiding, dedicating the 28th to Sunday school and Epworth League, the 20th to Missions, and the 80th to Education.
Notice disclaims responsibility for obligations of Nashville Restaurant and Grocery Co of Mt Pleasant and lists sole consignor and forthcoming sale at Stock Yards in Columbia. Includes promotional ad quotes from Sage Words of the Wise and lines from Wanamaker and Gladstone about advertising.
A resolution of the Seventh District Republican Committee calls a meeting at the Columbia courthouse on April 1 1900 at noon to elect two delegates and two alternates to the Philadelphia Republican National Convention. Counties in the district receive the same delegate counts as in the April 19 state convention. Coanke as chairman and John W Jackson as secretary.
Col. John B. McEwen reportedly discovers a high grade phosphate deposit in Williamson. The item notes paying quantities on his farm and references local prospects and potential mining interest.
A fragmentary reflection from a periodical note, quoting a meditation on wisdom versus worldly insignificance. The passage references the idea of Jesus and contrasts the unwise with the apparent folly of the world, implying moral or devotional themes drawn from religious discourse.
Mrs Williamson presents a stylish millinery opening with palm and cut flowers, mirrors wreathed in smilax and marguerites, and pattern hats from turbans to Gainsborough. Guests admire pastel heliotrope creations, crepe roses, and elaborate displays while Miss Hite and others wear cream cloth with violet yoke. The event features Madame Marescot Lopez, Gina borough straw hats, and the musical piece Regina Jorana Sublima, running through Saturday.
Chancery Court will convene next Monday with Chancellor Abernethy presiding. The docket lists a number of cases to be heard.
Laid out for sale are 25 dozen Drews shirts in various styles and sizes, heavy sweaters, undergarments, union suits, children's sleepwear, fleeced outerwear, and men's garments. Also offered are rubber soles, hats, taggins, capes, lap robes, shoe care items, games, lamps, oil heaters, curtain poles, matches, and household accessories with wide price ranges.
Mt Pleasant items note illness call home for Miss Zora Rohm and a busy week with Col H N Soria and Mr Geo B Blackie visiting for contract talks on side tracks and sheds. Local building booms continue amid visits by social and business figures and the Hawthorne Sister Vaudeville Company at the Opera House.
Community notices request recipients to respond to letters and advertising terms. The fragment mentions individuals Hayes, W. R. Jones, Lonnie Jones, Mattie Kerby, Mrs. LC, Ben n A. Frierson, Willie Hintchson, Susie Scntt, and Adetin, with a note that letters die one cent.
Ad copy notes Garwood’s Sarsaparilla claimed to cure blondness with a stated guarantee. Mentions steel corn planters by Sarrenviety & Dovson, highlighting light draft and versatile sizing for grain planting, urging contact for orders.
Clerk and Master Orrick of SOMMDI Penn schedules April court in Columbia for a declaratory proceeding involving complainant Meliwaine and WM. Astmory against defendants led by Mrs. Berea A. Judd. The court orders service by publication in the Columbia Gazette.
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