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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1914
Page
10
The County High School hosts Miss Pinkney Cone's ambitious Thursday evening recital with a large audience. Pupils impressed by thorough training and expert instruction. a Rossini-Tancredi moment in darkness drew praise for accuracy and poise.
Jackson Miss May 22 J N Powers state superintendent of education today accepted the appointment of chancellor of the University of Mississippi He will succeed A A Kincannon resigned W H Smith said to be originator of the boys corn club movement was appointed state superintendent of education
The tobacco factory of Dorris and Dodson, run by the Planters Protective Association, burned at Orlinda around 4 am. About 130000 pounds of tobacco were in the building. a few hogsheads saved. Estimated loss near 8000 dollars with the structure valued at 1500 dollars, unins ur ed.
One of the best sheep sales recently was James J. Parrish of Dark's Mills selling 39 lambs averaging 86 pounds at eight cents per pound. They brought $6.88 per head with nine other lambs later, wool from the ewes at $1.26 per head, and total flock value around $360. Williamson of Cullooka also posted a similar 86 pound lamb sale at eight cents, last May 18.
At the Tennessee Democratic state convention in Nashville on May 28, Chairman O K Holladay announced a platform centering on temperance and law enforcement. The document pledges to uphold existing prohibition laws and their strict enforcement, supports the current election laws, pure foods, public schools, pensions, labor laws, good roads, banking supervision, legalized primaries, and a workingmen's compensation law, while condemning legislative absenteeism and the back tax evil.
George W Nichols has leased the southwest corner hotel and restaurant from A T Sellars. He plans extensive remodeling and renaming the house Hotel Nichols. A short order meal will be served in the front with dining in the rear. A full line of cigars and tobaccos will be carried. Nichols aims to run a first class house for the Indies trade and provide a sanitary noonday dinner.
W J Hayes to Linnie Edna Cavenet. John Glenn to Mattie Dodson. Will Strong to Rosie McKee. Robert Careon to Izora Kinpard. Wille Turner to Lillis Johnson. Subscribe for The Herald.
Notices report the death of two individuals, Mary Watkins Armstrong two year old child of Horace Armstrong of Zion, from pneumonia, with funeral at Zion conducted by Rev Clyde Johnson and Oakes Nichola directors. Also death of Mra M M Bradley 29 on School Street, survived by husband child and extended family, funeral at South Columbia Methodist Church, interment Rose Hill Cemetery, Maury Undertaking Co. in charge.
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