The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-09-03
AROUND TOWN.


Miss Mary Walkers school for
children opened last Monday.
Mr.. Henry Harlan, after serious
spell of illness, is able to be up.
J. Rosenthal's two stores are be-
ing improved by Il coat of paint.
Mr.. A. j. Alexander has moved
into the l. Barker house, on Eth
street.
Mr.. j. H. Kinnard, of the Lasea
neighborhood, is clerking at Henry
Gross.
Cheairs Mayes is now boarding
with Mrs. w. B. DObbins, on Sixth
street.
Bat wings and all new novelties in
neckwear just received, at Henry
Gross. 1t
w. Y. Wilkes can rent or sell you
the best of organs and pianos. See
him before buying. If
The x-Confederate BivOuac and
Camp will meet in the courthouse
next Monday morning at II o'clock.
Hereafter, the post-Office will be
open on Sunday from the time the
morning mail arrives until 1890
o'clock.
White q Daimwood. the North
Main street grOcers, will commence
building an addition to their house
next week.
Edward Andrews, who was pain
fully injured by falling from tree
one day last week, is able to be out
OH crutches.
Mr.. w. w. Dennis has moved his
grocery from near Burn's
Springs to the old Cook stand on
South Main street.
Mr.. Geo. L. Thomas, who has
been on the sick list for several
weeks, was able to be down town
one day this week.
Miss Annie Lou Houser has re-
covered from a spell of typhoid
fever, and is now on visit to rela-
tives in the country.
Miss Mary Blackburn, who has
been teaching at the Mcdowell
school for number of years, will
teach at the Atheneum this year.
r. H. Guest has been appointed
Election Commissioner for Maury
County, to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Gen. Marcus
Frankie.
Mrs. w. P. Hastings, (nee Miss
Mary Friel), of Wilhoite, Marshall
county, who was seriously ill last
week, we are glad to report much
improved.
Mai. J. II. Williamson, who was
confined to his home for two or three
weeks with a sore foot, we are glad
to report able to be out, though still
on crutches.
A movement is being made to re-
organize the old Witt rifles TO go
down to Nashville Saturday, Sept
IL, and take part in the Nashville
Day exercises.
Messrs. Gray and Bennett, OF
Nashville, have rented the Guest
House on South Main street, and
will hereafter conduct the hotel
business there.
Messrs. ]. L. Hutton, U. H. Eos
ter, J. G. VOORHEES,, Perry Smell and
DR.. j. d. Smith, who have beer
boarding at the Bethel, are now
} boarding with Mrs. j. B. Wilkins
on West Seventh street.
Messrs. II. J. Rea & Son, of thi;
city, have purchased the stave fac
tory from l.. l.. Frierson IL Co., neal
Summertown, and Mr.. w. B. Kerr
has accepted the position as man
, ager of the commissary department
A north bound freight train struck
cow in DOdson's Gap, two miles
north of Lynnville, last Sunday
night, derailing the engine and
causing hOld-up among the
trains on this line for severa
hours.
, The Board of Mayor and Alder
. men met in regular monthly session
last Friday night, and, upon invita-
ton of the fire department, inspec.
ted the new order of things in that
department.. They were highly
pleased with the Improvement.
An old Confederate soldier givin!
his name as J. H. Dorsey, attracted
: considerable attention on the streets
Wednesday. He was on his way
+, from Alabama to Kentucky, ant
was driving a little black mule
which he said was 80 years old, ant
: did service for the Confederac!
= during the war, in Dukes comm and
First Kentucky Cavalry.
When a man puts an advertise
F., ment in the HERALD, he needn't b
surprised to receive answer from al
most any part of the globe. Only thi
week HERALD advertiser here il
l' Columbia received an answer to hi
v advertisement from Senior Faustin
q q Rodiqueg, Proviencia de Entr
r Rios, Republico Argentine.
!. The brick office heretofore stand
ing in the corner of Mr.. r. w
Watkins yard, has been torn dow
and blue grass will be allowed t.
r cover its site. A new porch will b
: put on that side of the house, a NOR
ornamental fence around the yarC
and the house treated to a fres
coat of paint; all of which will ado
very much to the appearance of tn
S place.
( Thirty years ago Col. H. G. Evan'
. of this city, was travelling for a shoe
q house and sold a consignment {
q children'S shoes to merchant in
u little Alabama town, who fixed hi
y retail price on them at $3.50 pc
'. pair. For some reasOn-failure t
l ADVERTISE more than likelV-th