The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-01-27
SUNDAYS FIRE.

serves TO show the metal our bust
ness men are made Of. They are not
of the repining class. They have
made the money they lost, and they
can do it again, and straightway
have they started at it,
This is the second misfortune
Dobbins q Ewing have had. The
bank failures caught them hard,
and really crippled them for the
time, but with remark able energy
and business sagacity they succeed
ed in a comparatively short time in
throwing this load from their strong,
young shoulders, and for the last
year or two have been carrying all
the goods they could pack into their
commodious apartments, and at the
same time discounting all their bills.
Their loss this time is not nearly so
serious as before; they are IN better
financial condition to stand it now
than then; they are still young men,
anu DdN0 ohN SOhh
dence of the county at large, and
when they get in their great big new
house next fall the way they will
sell goods will be surprise even to
themselves and a qualification to all
their friends.
There are not many If any better
business men in Columbia, than A.
B. Rains, the Druggist, and he is
particularly good in that particular
line. We doubt If in the South in a
town near the size Of Columbia,
there was as handsomely furnished
drug store, or one that did larger
business. His wholesale business
alone was fairly good business in
itself, and his retail business was
enormous. His soda water fountain
did as much business in the summer
as some drug stores in less prosper.
Gus and less enterprising towns than
Columbia. He lost two buildings,
all his handsome fixtures and a
large stock; but he was fortunate in
having them to lose, and he is doubly
fortunate in having plenty left
with which to rebuild, refurnish
and restock; and the only reminder
he will have year hence of his fire
will be his new stone front houses,
his larger stock and better trade
than he has ever enjoyed. In the
meantime he will open up the first
day of February bran new stock
on the north side of the public
square, where we hope his friends
will take special pains as we'll as
pleasure in calling upon him.
The Maury Dry Goods Co., lost
out" entirely so far as their stock of
goods were concerned, but the indi-
vidual members have that which
moth doth not corrupt and which
fire cannot burn up, good name
and the reputation for honest meas
ures and fair dealing. Just as
soon as they can find a build
ing in location and size to suit them,
they will open up a large stock
of perfectly new goods, and the wo-
men folks of Maury will flock to see
them, and make up in full measure
for all their loss of time and much
of their loss by fire. They can COM
mand all the cash they need and all
the credit they want, and their old
friends will soon find them smiling,
hopeful and happy in a new house
full of new goods.
AS for the Maury National Bank,
their valuables were all in their
vault, and they simply moved across
the street and resumed business the
next morning just as if nothing had
happened. The truth is they want
ed to make some changes and i'm
provements in the appearance and
construction of their business house,
and this fire just damaged them
enough to give them an excuse and
chance to do so.
Mrs. Williamson and Miss Ker.
wick were enjoying too large a pat
ronage to be discouraged by this
temporary misfortune, and besides
If they were inclined to, the ladies
of the county would not consent to
their remaining long away from
their posts. Miss Kerwick's stock
was a total loss, and Mrs William
sons was nearly ruined by water
but we are glad to learn that they
were both fairly well insured, and
they will have the advantage this
Spring of having everything new
and the latest, the newest and the
best is what the ladies of Maury will
have. THE HERALD extends its
sympathy to these ladies'; but we
make bold to promise them that the
public appreciates them too highly
TO let them long feel their loss.
So, on the whole, while we sympa.
.hize with all our friends and deeply
regret their misfortune and loss
still there is much for them to be