The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-12-16
MAURY COUNTY NEWS,
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which he loved so we'll and only short
distance from his childhOOd'S home.
He was a Young man of fine business
qualifications and had been DOCK
keeper for Mr.. Odil in Mas ville two
years. He was soon to nave Deen
married to an'excellent young lady OF
Union City, who with his aged father
and brother here, have the sympathy
of their many friends:
Monday Dec. 9TH, Mr.. John Q. Alex
auder, an aged and most estimabIe
gentleman, seemed to be in usual
health, but before bedtime complained
of not feeling very well. Nothing
serious was apprehended until he SUD
denly fell from his chair in deaths
cold embrace. The funeral was con-
Quoted by Ed. f. g. Sewell, OF Nash
Vile, aud the song service by Mr..
Dougherty at Beech Grove "Wednesday
and the body laid to rest in the AleNan-
CONGREGATION has lost an influential
brother and his family a doting. COM
pauion and father. An aged wife, one
son and five daughters remain to
mourn his sad death.
After months of suffering with con
sumption, the frail form of Mrs. Eel.
Iy1gdsUrI y isldoel tire HlOlIsIoL dOaIhj
and Ter spirit tied to the God who gave
it. A husband and two young dangh-
ters are left without a wife's counsel
and a mothers care. Funeral at Last
ing Hone Monday afternoon and inter
ment in the cemetery at same place,
The remains of Mrs. Rhoda Nestal, a
very aged lady and consOrt of Mercer
Vestal deceased, of Knob Creek, were
buried at Lasting Hope Cemetery last
Lords Day.
our "bnrgh" has undergone many
changes recently. Mr.. j. Nj. journey
has exchanged his stock of dry goods,
groceries etc, to Mr.. Sam NichOl for a
farm, and sold his pretty residence TO
Mr.. Goo. NichOl, and will soon re-
move his excellent family to Nashville:
Mr.. r. P. Stegall has sold part OF
the land he recently bought of DR..
Hill to Mr.. Albert Judd, of Theta, and
the remainder to the Huh brothers OF
this Llace. Mr.. Stegall will perhaps go
to Columbia.
Mr.. William Hadley moved from our
midst to Cathey's Creek about three
weeks ago. Mr.. Lee Murphy, an
energetic young man, will oversee for
The school, which is being taught by
Messrs Ayers and II. p. Stegall, will
close next Friday.
The natives of Carter's Greek were
entertained by an all around fight by
three dusky maids last Thursday.
Pistols and razors hOurished and bitter
uaths resOunded throughout the enter
tainment, but the curtain dropped
rather unex pectedly and just before the
most interesting act, when Messrs.
roster anu dPPCdACo uPOh bhO
scene and decided that to jail they
must go, so these three disturbers OF
the peace are now in the big town Tor
an indefinite length of time.
Misses Regina Roundtree and Joe
Foster have been teaching an art class
at Theta.
Mr. Nicholson Foster is home again
after an extensive travel to several OF
| the Western States.
Mrs. Eva Foster Roberts spent part
of last week with her parents here.
Miss Lucy Mckee has gone to Nash
Vile to spend two weeks.
! Mrs. Will Parks visited her aunt,
Mrs. Il. j. DAVIS last Saturday and
Sunday.
Miss Mollie Leftwich, of New Birm-
ingham, Texas, who has been in our
| midst some time, is now visiting reIa-
| tives near Leftwich.
| Mr.. Knox Polk came out from Nash
| Vile Saturday to stay until Tuesday.
| We are glad to see Miss Jeanette
Church out after spell of fever.
| Mr.. Joe Foster has been indispOsed
some days with spinal affection.
| Mrs. Hunter, mother of Messrs. NIL
and Eugene Hunter, has been quite
sick at the home of her sister Mrs. DIR
| Lee, near lasea.
| Mr.. Geo. Mahon has neatly repaired
damages done Mr.. E. J. Davis dining
room by fire few weeks ago.
| "They say" there will be two wed
dings about here real soon, and that
there will be two telegraph operators
here then. RIPPLING WAVES