The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-10-29
AROUND TOWN.

There have been light frosts in
Maury County several mornings
this week.
w. T. Wilkes can rent or sell you
the best of organs and pianos. See
him before buying. If
Mildred, the baby daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. #. G. Meadors, had her
shoulder dislocated recently.
Columbia is entertaining num-
Der of yellow fever refugees at pres
ent, and they are quite welcome.
Julia Hough, an old negro servant
in the employ of Mr.. f. H. Smiths
family, died last Monday night.
Mr.. A. B. Rains gave the nine
hack-drivers that stop at his store a
trip to the Centennial last Thursday
Watch for our opening all next
/ week. Finest ever seen in this town.
1t JAMES BROS.
Chancery Court adjourned last
Friday evening. Nothing of gener-
al interest was transacted the last
day.
Mr.. D. w. Petri has moved his
family here from Nashville, and
has rented the residence back of the
Baptist Church.
Mr.. John P. McGaw is the Col
lector now for the Royal Arcanum,
and makes his headquarters at j. T.
l.. Cochran's grocery store.
Wilkes & Derryberry have moved
their undertaking establishment
from the Bethel block to the Brown
block on South Main street.
Owing to an accident at the City
Grain g. Feed Co.'S. mill, where the
Water & Light Company have a
temporary dynamo, the lights were
out Monday and Tuesday nights.
Several special trains passed
through Columbia yesterday morn
ing en- route to the Centennial, aud
they were thoroughly packed. A
large number of Columbians went.
A spring at the lime kiln, that has
been dry for several years, COM
menced running again one day last
week, and the water is still flowing
in large stream.
At the meeting of the Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows in Nashville
last week, Mr.. H. L. White, of this
city, was appointed Grand Mar.
. shall.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
will serve dinner in the Grigsby
building, on the north side of the
, square, next Monday. Patronize
them.
Mr.. j. X. Hughes, clerk at the Ar
lington Hotel, Franklin, was here
this week, looking for boarding
places for yellow fever refugees
! can take care of.
,, A wise man considers stock, finish
! and price. A foolish man considers
price. have the three right on
cemetery work. Call and be con.
WINGED. S. P. PAYNE,
Telephone 81. Columbia, Tenn.
At the recent examination held by
the State Board of Pharmacy a
Nashville, Marvin Crosthwait pass
ed, receiving the certificate for {
full registered pharmacist Marvin
is at present with Woodbridge & Ir
Y vine, and Is a polite and accommO
e dating clerk. His numerous friend;
wish him well.
Messrs. West & Nichols, the un
e dertakers, have just purchased ant
e received a new child's hearse. Tn
I vehicle is painted snowy white, an(
is very pretty and attractive. Thi
firm is now fully equipped in tn,
d undertaking business, with tn,
r latest and most improved hearses
u pall-bearers wagon, and everything
else necessary for the business.
If YOU like good reading, here i
an offer you will accept. For $l.2
we will SEND you the HERALD ant
the Memphis Weekly Commercial
Appeal, and give you, in addition
without charge, the book entitled
IS bob Taylor's Tales" This offer /
to new subscribers, or present one
who will first pay all arrears. If
a DR.. J. G.. Williamson has pur
~ chased from Messrs. j. l.. Hutton
. and John A. Cakes, the residenc
= where Mr.. Cakes lives, on the cor
ner of High and Sixth streets
known as the Holding place, payin
y $4,000 for the same. DR.. Williamson
= . will take possession the first of De
Il cember, and Mr.. Cakes will move t.
"a his former residence on the corne
Z of Sixth and Garden streets.
e Mr.. F. L. Hawley, manager of tn
) Independent telephone exchange G
r, Florence, Ala, was here sewers
Is days this week, the guest of Mr.. W
al O. Hinds. He says the exchange a
that place has been in opefatio
k about two years, and is in flourish
II ing condition. The Bell Exchang
o has about 50 subscribers, while hi
d has ll2. Preparations are also bein
l. made to establish independent eS
,e changes at Oxford and Anderson
Ala.
The HERALD is first-cl deteC
tive. Last week some one stole M
Andrew Dale's bicycle, and b
placed an advertisement in til
HERALD. This week Mr.. Cam Nj
Kay, of Carter's Creek, having see
the description of the wheel in tn
~ HERALD, and seeing the wheel i
" the possession of a negro, too
n possession of it and returned it
e. Mr.. Dale. Advertising nays-whe
IN the right medium is used.
o. The Campaign Cry
~ Is to 90 to White Il Daimwood