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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1908
Page
5
We have emptied our stock of ladies shoes and removed broken lines from last season. Styles are updated and prices set to move quickly. Shoes are laid out on tables in three lots for easy viewing and selection.
Lot No 1 lists 52 pairs ladies shoes described as patent kid with kid leather and Gibson Girl mate styles. Prices shown include 33.00 and 1.95 in the catalog or auction listing.
A long list of residents and visitors note returns from Nashville and trips to nearby towns. Ada Shields Mrs BE Parrell Richard Wilkes John Lockridge and others travel to Birmingham Macon Nashville Cullooka Columbia St. Louis and Memphis for family visits fairs and official duties.
A crowded society page lists visits and travels of residents to Murfreesboro, Nashville, and other towns, plus engagements and marriages. Highlights include Miss Elizabeth Choate and Robert Q. Lowe's quiet Williamsport wedding, Clyde Gant and Judge H L Ponder’s home ceremony, and the social rounds of Moore McDonald, Anderson, and Gant families with travels and party events.
Advertisement notes continual arrivals of fresh goods including cereals syrups fruits and miscellaneous items from Turner and Johnson, inviting customers to shop the new stock as it comes in.
Miss Lindsay Cooper, former pupil and Columbia Institute graduate, recently joined the faculty after arriving Tuesday and beginning duties Wednesday. She is the daughter of Judge John Cooper of Trenton Tennessee and is well remembered in Columbia.
An advertisement lists 17 pounds of granulated sugar for 1.00 dollars, valid for Saturday and the following day for cash. The notice appears under TURNER & JOHNSON.
Maury Dry Goods Co announces its two large stores are packed with the latest dress goods silks dry goods shoes clothing carpets and more. Fall jackets coats wraps and the Yankee Printzess coat are showcased with prices from 5 to 35 and up. Shoes from Crossette Queen Quality Merriam and others available for men women and children. Domestic fabrics mats rugs sheets quilts and more offered at low prices as the season opens.
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