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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1911
Page
8
Newt Vaughan of Vaughan Manufacturing Company was thrown from a buggy near the pump factory in a Wednesday accident. The horse frightened and overturned the buggy causing damage. Vaughan suffered only slight injuries.
C B Shaw returns to Springfield after spending Saturday night and Sunday with home folks at Theta. Miss Bessie Goad of Florence Alabama visits sister Mrs Finis Walters on Knob Creek. M T Walters of Carters Creek and J A Walters with daughter Miss Mattie Walters and Miss Ethel Cook of Santa Fe head to Guthrie Oklahoma for a two weeks visit.
W A Allen a 45 year old life insurance solicitor was found in a Nashville hotel room with his throat cut by a pocket knife. A bell boy found him in a pool of blood and he was taken to city hospital in critical condition. Despondency is believed to be the probable cause of his death by his own action.
For sale Rhode Island Red eggs 17 for 1.00 pure blood sold by W H Lovell Santa Fe Tenn. Ed Phillips moved to Shelton cottage North High street. Dr P H Faucett rents Dale residence West Sixth street plans move next week. Strayed bay mare 14 hands star on face branded N G on shoulder reward for information or delivery to J B Ashton Cullooka R R 3 Mrs R B Phelps accepted position at McKennon Anderson Foster’s R S Bugg joined Fox Derryberry undertaking firm here.
Rev. W. T. Haggard will deliver the commencement sermon at the Hampshire school Sunday. The school will close next Friday with exercises. The First Methodist pulpit will be filled by Rev. A. G. Dinwiddie, the former pastor.
Columbia Military Academy prepares to meet Branham and Hughes at Spring Hill on Saturday after a 3-3 start. Led by Eblen’s strong form at Athens, the Cadets boast a 41 to 24 scoring edge through six games, with wins over Duncan School and Greene of Athens.
Bulletin No. 91 by J. F. Voorhies from the Agricultural Experiment Station argues Tennessee can match other states in corn yield with a two crop per year system. Charts show July rainfall, winter rainfall conservation, and rotations with winter soil cover to boost moisture and production. Free copies available from Knoxville station.
Red Smith belted a four bagger in the third inning as Orr and Smith led the Soldier Boys to a win over the C. M. A. Cadets. Fry added four hits and EB. Henry drove in two runs while Orr fans four and allows four hits. The Cadets’ ninth inning rally came up short as Wooten’s costly error and Gambill’s solid defense highlighted a sharp fielding effort.
In a rambling reflection Major Tom Noodle discusses life lessons learned from learning, inventing a motorized auto horse, and appreciating Maury County. He recalls a church dinner at McCain's with praise for the community, schools, and local cooks while musing on politics and leaving school behind.
R. F. Moore and Son sold twenty one mules at twenty one dollars each and three mares at Matthews Bros. stables. Watson Bros. bought a car load of jennets in Wilson county and moved them to Columbia to sell. John Fraser is in Missouri buying horses for the United States cavalry. W. B. Burnett returned from Savannah Tennessee after selling a large gear load of mules.
The Rev P L Bruce departed this week for Stanford Kentucky to establish his future home. He has served as pastor of the Spring Hill Presbyterian church and was the stated clerk of the Columbia Presbytery until the last meeting here. He will be greatly missed by the Spring Hill congregation.
Tom Shack, a Black prisoner in Coahoma County, asked Deputy Talbot for all the bananas he could eat before his June hanging. The deputy agreed to provide fruit for the daily disposal of forty to fifty bananas. The prisoner misinterpreted the judge’s reference to the month as a person named Jane, which the court clarified.
Wiley Douglas will be tried at three o'clock Thursday afternoon for selling whiskey. He was arrested yesterday by Policeman W R Lancaster. A related case saw Elmore Cox fined $23 for furnishing intoxicating liquors to a minor. The cases are in the city court.
Chancellor Bearden issued an opinion in Wheeler Realty Co and A Blocker versus John T. Mitchell ruling in favor of Mitchell. The case involved collection of alleged real estate commissions.
Mire Thirion, a Parisian resident, was arrested in Cologne on charges of spying and obtaining secret German army mobilization plans from an officer. She defends herself as testing the officer’s honor due to their courtship.
Jacob J Shubert theatrical manager was placed under $500 bail in New York police court after Peggy Forbes stage actress Marie Taylor Barnett alleged he struck her three weeks ago during a dispute over her dismissal from a theatre. Barnett is a grand niece of President Zachary Taylor and performs under Peggy Forbes. The case centers on the accusation of assault during a dismissal dispute at Shubert theatres.
J F Van Hoosier of Clarksville Tennessee won 2500 damages from A A Robinson and nineteen others accused of night riding. He sought 50000 after claiming he fled Kentucky to avoid their meetings and was threatened with a noose while forced into a night riders oath.
The third grade topped the High School primary department with 97.04 percent attendance for April. Bad weather kept many students home this month, affecting the overall grades shown as Third 7.04, Fourth 97.65, Second 45.65, First 95.10.
A four year old girl, daughter of Hugh Forsyth, was severely bitten on both arms by a dog at White Springs near the ice factory. A police officer, Lancaster, shot and killed the dog.
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