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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1902
Page
2
A local dry goods and furnishing house promotes a wide range of new stock. Advertised items include lace stripe and Gaure Lisle Hose from Onyx Hosiery, light weight Voiles, Mistrals, 44 inch black Voile, yard wide black twills, black taffeta silk, foulards, and various whites and chiffons. Carpets, mats, and lace curtains are also featured with prices.
Banking moves include Lawrence Ayres leaving Spring Hill Bank for First National Bank of Nashville. Adults Buy new mill gear for Arnold mill on Rutherford Creek. Mina Joe Stone injured by a dog entangled in barbed wire while freeing it. Local ads promise tinwork roofing and guttering at reasonable prices. A guessing contest closed with 849 beans. five correct respondents listed. County Judge race notes W C Gordon commissioned to conduct County Court. Overton House under Mrs Callie E Kittrell inviting travelers with $1 rates. Insurance firm consolidation noted. Mora B Fanusa among bidders. Money to loan available from B Greenlaw attorney 136m.
Names and movements fill the column with residents traveling to Indian Territory Sewanee and Birmingham while others stay or plan new ventures. Notable items include a medical student from Sewanee, a lease of Mt. Pleasant Milling Co. to J M Hopter for five years, and sale of Notary Public blanks plus a used but serviceable surrey offered by James Roberts.
Capt Chas N Murphy and his company departed Wednesday afternoon in a special car for Ft Wayne Michigan. A crowd of citizens gathered at the depot to bid them farewell as the train pulled away. Farmers. We are headquarters for field seeds with a select lot of oats and field peas. Columbia Mercantile Storage Co.
Flood warnings grow as Cumberland River rises to seven feet and Stones River climbs quickly. Affected areas include nearby streets and properties. a corner High and Lith streets lot with dwelling and a storehouse is offered for sale at the office.
A consolate list shows Captain Beall and Lieutenants Pond and Bathiany leading Company K, Third Infantry at the Arenal. It details ranks from sergeants to privates and mentions the unit’s varied five year history including Ft Snelling, El Caney, San Juan, Santiago and actions in the Philippines.
Heavy rain washed out a bridge on the Nashville Nashville and Chattanooga line over a small creek on the Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis road between Nashville and Decherd. Regular Nashville to Chattanooga passenger service was diverted via the L and N route through Columbia, Decatur, and Huntsville around noon.
The notice advertises cut prices for cultivators and urges quick purchase. It notes total phosphate shipments for the first quarter of 1902: domestic 67,618 tons and export 26,278 tons, down from 1901 due to January February car shortages, with expectations of near normal movement by April 1.
A Tennessee story reports that Blakely, a man sent to Davidson county workhouse, died after eating pork root and soap while ill in the prison hospital. He reportedly hoped for a pardon as he collapsed after a drink.
In Omaha Nebraska a woman asserts she is the nation’s youngest great grandmother. She reportedly married at age 1 percent and had her first child at 14 becoming a grandmother at 28 and a great grandmother at 45. Her family includes children younger than her granddaughter.
Seed oats offered include Burt Oats White Oats Black Oats and Rust Proof Oats for seed quality. Also advertised are millet seed and slower seed options. Store promotes Columbia Korea storage and fence material terms with January 17 publication date.
The King's Daughters gathering at the Metketier church in Pulaski included welcome speeches by Mrs. Robt Abernathy and Mrs. Frank Everett of Columbia. Notable attendees from multiple Circles, including Columbia and Clarksville, heard reports and learned Tennessee has 880 King's Daughters. Fannie Battle, secretary of Nashville United Charities, attended as a speaker. Jane Elam and Carrie Williams among those noted in attendance.
Sam Massey was arrested Wednesday by Sheriff Hight Deputy Erwin and Constable Ben Harris at the old Tennessee Commissary near Mt. Pleasant two miles from town. A razor was found on him. he claims self defense after shooting Ben Hall, a Black man, who was threatening him with a pick. Massey was jailed then moved to be tried before Ray.
Barrel makers advertise potato barrels created from high quality rye stock by experienced coopers. Contact Bell at phone 178 or Maury Barrel Co for inquiries. Citizens phone 810-311. May 2 notice.
Dobbins and colleagues from Columbia Maury County filed suit in Nashville to recover 124 dollars. They claim they paid for pavement work that disintegrated after completion, requiring repairs to the amount sued.
Barrersteip and Dopson advertise 5 car loads of the newest styles including buggies surries phie tons buckboards and driving wagons Just received with appealing prices for customers seeking variety and value from a local shop.
A harmony composition class organized by Prof F M Huteell meets weekly on Thursdays at his studio in the Athenaum all summer. Tuition for the term is 3. An afternoon class for younger students also meets on Thursdays. First meeting is Thursday, stay 15, applications accepted at once.
Mrs Julia Brown and Mrs Lou Biles faced a writ of unlawful detainer after a peace warrant was filed by Mixx Viola Biles. The case, heard Tuesday before Judges Hayes and Tucker, was decided in favor of Brown and the writ was dismissed. The writ will be heard today before Tucker.
At then- RACKET Car stock in now complete in every a line of Swiss Edgings heavy Laces and Allover Lace. New ladies neckwear lace covers draperies and dollies plus infant and children's caps hats and hats. Ribbons line and ladies summer vesta, silk hose, Jersey silk and Lisle gloves. Summer lap robes and men’s shirts underwear promote value. new styles in higher circles.
Full line of Whitewash brushes 10¢ and up Scrub brushes Paint varnish and horse brushes plus furniture polish 100 a bottle. Fishing tackle includes jointed poles reels lines snood hooks sinkers guides and reel plates. Also wall paper assortment with savings on every purchase.
Miss Ethel Adams and Rev. Lemuel R. Long married at the bride’s father John Adams home in Mt. Pleasant. Due to the groom's mother’s death the ceremony was small with immediate family. Afterward they traveled to Columbia and will live in Gallatin, with hopes for a blessed future.
Mr Garnett Rainey suffered a painful accident Wednesday near Erie over Little Bighy Creek when attempting to move driftwood against the bridge sill. The rising water after heavy rain caused him to fall onto rocks below, injuring his head with a deep cut. He was taken home for medical care and is hoped to recover.
Our store touts high quality roof paint and tin work services. A coat on tin roofs saves tin work, enhances appearance, and costs less over time. We offer quotes and guarantee our tin work. Call Golvita Mercantile for details and stock like cotton seed and bran.
Reports show 568 cholera cases and 16 deaths in Manila and 1500 cases with 116 deaths in provinces. A fire at Glens Falls, New York caused no losses of 500000 dollars. A Fort Hamilton gun project aims to hurl 4000 pound projectiles across 21 miles. John W. Gites touts a railroad line plan linking Louisville Nashville to Chicago and Southern states under J P Morgan Co. Senate voices condemn Gen. Smith and the “burn order” amid Philippine actions. Nancy Scott, 74, dies by suicide near Florence Alabama, grieving husband’s death.
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