Local Notes and Social Snaps from Williamsport
Photos 2¢ each at Young's. Numerous notices of visits by Miss Talitha Churc, Miss Bessie Church, Mrs. Pole Godwin and others. Health updates, ailments, and church events including Children's Day plans at Williamsport. Miscellaneous ads and a missing horse notice. Community chatter spans Nashville to Santa Fe with local kinship and travel mentions.
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Young's
Witle
al Thomas
Henry Sealy
Concord
J. W. Thomas
Talitha
Bessie Churcine
Pole Godwin
A.C. Allen
Williamsport
A. T. Wesil
Georgia Taylor
Winchester
BE. EB
Col Its
Wilamsport
Harbison
Nashville
BE. D. Harbison
Thota Mob
Pitzgerald
Hosler
D. B. Fitzgerald
Nash Vile
Local items from Columbia Herald reporting community moves
Mr Grant Courtright’s stock sold to J R Raiden Gar. Mr Irvin Sloan to manage former territory. Columbia Institute trustees set Monday meeting. James A Smiser elected to fill Major Polk’s vacancy. Elks prepare for State Convention, 150 may travel in uniform. Governor Cox to speak at Court House tomorrow, introduced by Dr Robert Pillow. May term docket busy. County Clerk Thomas sold Fourth district stock to Whitsett & Co for 2265 dollars. Williamson couple welcome a girl. Miss Scott renting Eddy place, moving June 1. Howell and Watson residences updated. Elks drill for Nashville trip. Flem Sheegog returns from Memphis.
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Grant Courtright
J. A. Sloan Co
J. Raiden Gar
Courtisa
Ae Teanor
Nrut
Irvin Sloan
Herald
Arch Lipscomb
The
Columbia Institute
James A. Smiser
Will Polk
Columbia Lodge of Elke
Nashville
John L Cox
Court House
Columbia
Robert Pillow
Witherspoon
A. L. Thomas
I. B. Whitsett & Co
George Wiliamson
Scott
Eddy Place
South High Street
Howell
Watson Place
South Main Street
Will Keaton
Jack Oakes
Columbia Lodge of Elks
Flem Sheegog
Memphis
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure and Rewards
A 100 dollar reward notice states Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure for catarrh, claimed as a constitutional treatment affecting blood and mucous surfaces. It offers a $100 reward for any cure it cannot achieve and invites testimonials. Also promotes Hall's Pills for constipation.
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Hall
Ature
J. Cheney
Toledo
Religious notices and district conference report from Decatur area
Elected commissioner to the General Assembly will cause absence on the third Sunday with no sermon at Me Cain’s or Sunnyside. Sunday school continues at usual hours. Sacramental services at Mc Cain’s first Sunday in June. The King’s Daughters meet tomorrow at 3 pm with leader election and business. Regular prayer meeting at First Methodist tonight. District Conference at Godwin Chapel reported a success with Rev. Thomas Alred preaching next Sunday at 3 pm and Rev. Mr. Baird delivering the opening sermon at Bethell Wednesday.
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General Assembly
C. P
Decatur
Cain’s
Sunnyside
McCain's
J. M. Ashford
John Carpenter
Matthews
First Methodist Church
Godwin Chapel
Thomas Alred
Nashville
Mr. Baird
Bigbyville
Bethell
Great Union Service Considered for Columbia
At the Columbia Pastor's Association meeting the plan for a Great Union Service was endorsed. Committees from each church were formed to arrange location and tent needs. Rev. George Cates of Louisville is recommended to lead the revival, with a possible start around June 1.
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Pastor's Association of Columbia
Columbia
Spencer Tunnel
George ©. Cates
Louisville
Cates
Paducah
Oxford
Misa
J. W. Cherry
Mr. Tunnell
Tunnell
Magistrates' Blanks for County Orders Ready
The Herald job office completes four Magistrates’ Blanks and stands prepared to fill magistrates’ orders in any quantity. The blanks follow the form adopted by the last legislature and were prepared by a magistrate to suit public needs.
Ten Demands Outlined in Address to the Throne
The draft address to the throne was submitted in St. Petersburg, listing ten demands from the commission. These include general amnesty, abolition of the death penalty, suspension of martial law, full civil liberty, abolition of the Council of the Empire, revision of the fundamental law, ministerial responsibility, interpellation, forced land expropriation, and guarantees of trade union rights.
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ST. Petersburg
Council of the Empire
Poor House His Choice
William Hendrick, once Madison County’s largest landowner and a prominent citizen, was admitted to the poor house after years of neglecting business while revising the Bible as he believed it was mysterious. His sons offered care, but he chose the county shelter, asserting he had been the heaviest taxpayer.
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Chicago
The
Tribune
Indianapolis
William Hendrick
Madison County
Wedding Stationery and New Tiffany Script Cards
The Herald announces new wedding stationery and visiting cards finished with the Tiffany Script, a facsimile of Tiffany New York patterns. It invites readers to visit SATTERFIELD & DODSON for wedding invitations and cards, noting availability of GOLD DOLLARS and various Columbus vehicle options like Surrey, Phaeton, or Buggy.
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the Herald
Tiffany
New York
Surrey
Phaeton
Satterfield & Dodson
Art Reception and Exhibit at the Institute
All are cordially invited to attend the Art Reception and Exhibit at the Institute Saturday. Show hours are 4 to 6 p m and 9 to 10 p m. The event invites the public to view artworks in a formal reception setting on the weekend.
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Institute
Greedy Pensioner and Wedding Gifts Satire
In a London Punch poem a bride and groom endure endless gifts from guests who flood in with clatter and trinkets while the new couple laments a lack of real useful presents. The satire widens to a Nashville American clipping about Dr Bee man seeking pension relief from $8 to $12, arguing total incapacity.
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Dr. E. Be, Beeman
Dr. Beeman
Nashville American
Fruit tree and plant listing for Chicos Tennessee
Fruit trees of all kinds, strawberry and raspberry plants, ac roots etc. RA TH. Chicos, Tenn.
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Chicos
Tenn
Jase Charley Baker and Miss Hattle Pitts Wedding Toast
Jase Charley Baker proposed to Miss Hattle Pitts while John Washington Griggs addressed Misa Lucinda McKenzie in a local ceremony. The event highlighted community ties and traditional vows.
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Tories
Jase Charley Baker
Miss Hattle Pitts
John Washington Griggs
Misa Lucinda McKenzie
Land Listings Near Corporation by Thomas Bros
A compact real estate notice offers parcels of 60, 135, 120 and 320 acres with distances to the corporation and 500 acres at unspecified miles. It promises to furnish a home anywhere at any price and directs readers to see Thomas Bros over the Phoenix Bank for details.
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Corporation
Thomas Bros
Phoenix Bank
Prevention of Church Union in Cumberland Presbyterian split
In Decatur Illinois on May 16 Judge Relater and Maj Menzies with other loyalists prepared a 30000 word injunction petition to stop the Cumberland Presbyterian General Assembly meeting from effecting a proposed union. They argue the church lacks authority to reallocate property or approve union, and seek immediate court action with Judge Johns to hear the case promptly.
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Decatur, Ill
William Relater
Evansville
Ind
G. V. Menzies
Mount Vernon
G. B. Green
Mount Carmel
Cumberland Presbyterian Churches
General Assembly of the
Cumberland Presbyterians
Cumberland Presbyterian
Unionf
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
John M. Gant
Nashville, Tenn
Johns
Standard Oil Denies Secret Rates Charge to Congress
The Standard Oil Company issued a shareholder statement denying charges it benefited from secret transportation rates. Signed by Secretary C. M. Pratt and issued by board order, the reply tracks responses to Roosevelt messages and Garfield’s Commission report. Alphonso line is a stray fragment about vivisection.
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New York
Standard Oil Company
Congress
Roosevelt
Garfield
Bureau of Corporations
C. M. Pratt
Lasyed
Board of Directors
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Hart Schaffner & Marx
Dorothy Dodd
It. N. Figuers
Hulme
Santa Fe
Mra
Fe Youn
Birmingham
D W. Blackwell
Marshall
Wi Rowerts
Voller
Joyce
Vashti Batlatani
Thithacoy
Bir
Dave Harris
Godwin
Nast
Tom Vestal
Mond
Geneva Woolard
I Sist
Nestville
Lizele Baker
California
Willameport
Hugh Porter
Little Lot
Walter Griffin
Mt.Pleasant
Florence Ledbetter
Springfield
Estes
M. E. Church
Figuers
Dr. Hill
Mt. Pleasant
Texas
M. D. Armstrong
Fla
Zion
James Harris
Phillipp
Misses Luna Church
Inez Hight
Avian
Religious
Great Union Service
Serge Cates
Columbia Collars
McClanahan Harness & Collar Co
May
London
Hers & Watkins
C. P. Loyalists
Alphonso
Continental Insurance Co
Farrell & Lipscomb, Agt
Terest
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