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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1900
Page
2
A local advertiser promises a quick next week sale with limited stock. It highlights closeout prices around 12 cents per yard and lawn bargains at one-third off real value, featuring season’s colors and styles. The note mentions ready-to-sell lines from a major jobber and plans for rapid turnover.
The Maury Dry Goods Co. announces multiple candidates for the August election in Maury County. Candidates include Alex A Barker for Sheriff, Love Welham for Sheriff, J A Queen Crowe for Sheriff, R Whit Might for Sheriff, Jas By Strawbery for Trustee, James et Kand on for Trustee, E D Looney for Judge of the County Criminal Court, Frank Boyd for Congress, and r Padgett for Congress, all authorized and subject to Democratic party processes.
Local items report farm troubles and yields, a child injured by a nail, and moves by residents such as Rev M L Galloway returning from Florida. Memoranda note oaths, lectures by Alf Taylor May 14, and a Memorial Day event at Neely graveyard. Also listed are cattle losses, wool demand, and real estate lending offers.
Attendance urged for Epworth League meeting at First Methodist to elect Franklin convention delegates. Sunday services canceled at South Columbia due to Rev J F Beasley away at Santa Fe High School commencement. Christian Church host preacher Aaron Pinkston delivered sermon. Frierson Memorial Presbyterian held special services with Rev Hawes. First Methodist Church reports large crowd and special music with Lord's Supper observed. A Southern League Conference is planned for July 26 to 29 with Nashville in session likelihood.
The Columbia District reports a Lake Conference at Elkton from June 28 to July 1 with Bishop H C Morrison presiding. Plans include Sunday school and Epworth League on the 28th, missions on the 20th, and education on the 30th. Tongue and tongueless cultivators are advertised as ready for purchase from Sarrkkvienn & Donson.
Mrs. R. A. Hiley travels to Nashville for the Flower Parade. Mrs. James Caldwell and Mrs. John Thomas visit Nashville and return home. Mrs. Chas Ferguson is ill. Mr. J T Batts expands his West End grocery stock. Mrs. Etta King is confined at home. Mrs. W. K. Stephens returns from Cullooka. Scott Booker and wife visit Mrs. R. A. Haley.
A local retailer promotes a beautiful line of furniture priced attractively with deals highlighted by Satterfield and Dodson. The ad emphasizes value and selection to draw customers into the store.
The Sick George McKennon son of Ed and Mrs McKennon is much improved. Jas Smiser, sick Saturday, is about recovered. The little son of George Martin is dangerously ill. Anna Henton is decidedly better. Friends of John Sparrow will be sorry to hear he is again quite ill.
Will Gillespie aged 27 died Saturday night in Mt Pleasant from morphine effects after a treatment for whisky addiction in Connecticut. He arrived drunk in Columbia and was found unconscious in Biel Bottom. An empty morphine package was found. He died about an hour after being found. Funeral held Sunday at 4 pm at his mother Mrs Sallie Gillespie’s home with Rev A Po McFerrin conducting and Rose Hill cemetery interment. Pallbearers named Aston Latta Turner Bostick and Lander. Friends express deep sympathy.
Obituary notices report the death of Joseph F Tucker at over seventy years with funeral and Rose Hill interment. Survivors include sons Jon Jr Jove Charles Marvin Tucker and daughters D Campbell Maude Tucker. Cora Walker from Nashville is buried in Santa Fe after a large funeral. Nannie T Yates aged twenty rests at home in Mooreville with a Tuesday service led by Rev Polk.
A merry birthday for Miss Della Louise Chen draws many young guests with a menu of strawberries and cakes. Numerous couples attend a German at the Cessna Club and others host gatherings at homes on North Garden and Fifth streets. An upcoming Cotillion Club tea, a Ladies Aid Society meeting, and a grave decoration program at Mara Hil Cemetery are noted with planned activities and local addresses.
The Annex features 20 dozen men's fur hats in new shapes at a special price of 81.25, straw hats for men boys and ladies, summer shirts, neckwear, undergarments for men women and children, parasols, belts, wall paper, fishing tackle, and affordable household items. Prices highlight bargains with low costs and a wide selection across apparel and home goods.
In Pulaski on December 29 Thos H Browning was killed on Public Square. The State case against W J Hammonds resulted in a verdict of murder in the first degree after a short jury deliberation. Hammonds’ counsel moved for a new trial citing rumored juror bias and a fear of jurors. Judge Holding departed for Columbia to preside over a hearing on the new trial application in June.
Galvanized barbed wire offered at four cents per pound cash by J P Street and Co. Read as a price listing or ad fragment.
A man named John Mallory living near the city left his wife after stealing several articles of clothing and fled with another woman toward Franklin. Officials were notified and a report last night said both suspects and the stolen items were taken in charge and would be returned to Columbia.
A fragmented notice shows Cultivators aiming to buy Tenoeas from Sarrenrieny and Dovsox, with unclear terms and parties listed.
The L N air destruction car visited Saturday and returned from a trip down the N F S. Conductor Ed Potts, out with a foot injury, expects to report for work in a day or ten. Plans to enlarge the freight depot emerge after the new passenger depot is built. Freight cars derailed Wednesday near Wales Station, delaying trains briefly. no injuries reported.
A damaged OCR snippet shows an ad for furniture with garbled text and vendor names like Sarremrieio and Dowaos. It mentions discounts or free items but the details are unreadable. The fragment provides little actionable information beyond a generic sale notice.
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