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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1903
Page
5
A long list of locals and visitors in town, returning from Nashville, Memphis, St Louis, Louisville, Chattanooga, and other points. Includes several names with brief notes of travel, business, or visiting relatives, plus a few notes on court or convention travel and upcoming reunions.
Westaser Ope of the Daughters of the Confederacy notes Debbune as a member of Education Companies. Colleagues from Columbia Williamsport and New Orleans recount opera experiences and praise Dr. oreaz. Local figures Campbell Brown Jennie Yeatman attend Metropolitan Opera Company events. Chancellor Abernathy visits from Paris. health reported as improving. Dr Wood's Norway Pin advert appears at end.
A terse ad promises a towel with a 48-b sink of Clifton flour from Chaffin Bros. The text touts added towel benefit as a bonus with flour, urging customers to skip dry goods stores.
Mise Johnale Tucker has senepind a pemation ae elev ac the Hucket. The annual serum to the Coloret Odd Fellows was preached Sunday and brought out a large crowd. The Jngram divorce east will be tried in the Chancery Court today. Lost Tuesday night a black lace shawl at Italy Halfacre's. A delegation from Lewisburg attended Louis Dabney's funeral. Frank Lander Jr cut his foot on glass while playing Friday.
The public school at Bigbyville closed Tuesday night after an engaging closing concert under Pro B E Regen. Two plays were performed Our Awful Aunt and The Spelling Skews with Jesse Gray of Columbia singing comic numbers. The event drew a crowded house despite bad weather and featured the Biggsville orchestra.
The sick list includes M L Rady bedridden with illness, Dr and Mrs Voorbies eldest child recovering from typhoid fever, Charles S Shirley critically ill with pneumonia at home on Cemetery avenue, Major George W Bailey much improved and able to sit up, Sarah Bishop and Earle Cochran recovering from scarlet fever, Jessie McCain and Mary Sue Lancaster also ill, Neil Hughes suffering rheumatism. Big Buggy Store advertises second-hand surries and buggies at great bargains by Satterfield and Dodson.
Miss Edith Olver and Mr. C D Parke wed at the Parkes Station home in a quiet ceremony officiated by Rev John T Price. After a Chattanooga honeymoon they will reside at Park’s Station. Other Nashville and Columbia announcements note Mrs A O Nicholson Jr wedding in Nashville, Miss Smith and Mr Nicholson’s Columbia nuptials, and K Ernest Jones with Frances Irvine Sanders tying the knot at her home with modest guest list.
The plan for a special sleeper for the Manly County Veterans has fallen through due to insufficient buyers. Veterans will travel by other train arrangements. Columbia lodge accepts an invitation from Lewsburg and Corneraville judges to visit and confer degrees, with Lewisburg on Tuesday night. The Lawrence Tron Company stockholders meet Wednesday May 20 1903 at the Maxwell House Nashville for directors election and other business.
The maker touts Kentucky pride and local products. CHAFFIN BROS. promotes CLIN four crafted from native Kentucky sheaf as the preferred state power product, contrasting it with other offerings and highlighting superior merit and appeal for households in the city.
Miss Mary Dale Figuers, pupil of Miss McCandinss and Mr J Hough Guvat, gave a charming piano and violin recital at Watkins Hall. A large audience praised her precise memory and expressive playing, with selections from Weber, Handel, Brahms, Tchaikowsky, Wagner, Chopin and more.
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