The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-01-13
AROUND TOWN.

Duck River has been on a ram
page this week.
Fred Latta is now keeping books
for the Bell Telephone Company.
Mrs. J. E. Waldo is remodeling
the Cook place on North Main street.
A special term of Chancery Court
will be held on the 30th of this
month.
Modern men do business in mod
ern way. Subscribe for Bell Tele-
phone. 1t
Mr.. c.. G. Howell, general auc-
tioneer, has card elsewhere in the
HERALD.
Ernest Fitzgerald, of Theta, is
now boarding in Columbia and at
tending McDowell's school.
Merchants to keep in touch with
their customers, should have Bell
Telephone. 1t
The will of the late Banks G..
Wells was admitted to probate in
the county court Monday.
Mr.. G. w. Irvine has sold his place
in West End to Alex Johnson, and
is now living with his son-in-law,
Theo. Green.
For fresh bread and cakes call at
the Palace Bakery and cOnfection-
airy, No. 35, South Main street.
1874 MARTIN & BLAIR.
Maurice, the tailor, has sold out
his shop to Andrew Wilson, and
gone to Chicago, where he will go
into business.
J. B. Tomlinson qualified as ad-
minis ratOr of the estate of Burt
Taylor, deceased, in the county
court Monday, giving bond in the
sum, $4,000.
The best possible service at the
least cost is the policy of the Bell
Telephone. 1t
The Maury County Medical Asso-
ciati' n did not have their public
meeting last Tuesday, but the same
program will be carried out at the
public meeting to be held on the
first Tuesday after the second Mon
day in next month.
Mr.. T. E. Gordon, agent for the
Southern Building q Loan Associa-
ton, has sold to Mr.. F. M. Fuller, OF
Lasea, the B. f. McGaw place in
West End. Mr.. Fuller will move to
the place in a few days.
Parties wanting any plumbing
done will find me at J. H. Gartner's
shop, North Main street. Citizens
phone l47. JAS. P. GARTNER. 1t
Mr.. Geo. P. Fierson has been
boarding with Mr.. and Mrs. w. F.
Embry since his mother, Mrs. Liz
zie Frierson, broke up house-keep
ing.
Monte Fariss has given up his
place as clerk in the post-office, and
will devote his entire time to the
agency of the Banner. Mr.. p. G..
Marshall, of Washington, will take
his place for the present.
On the second page, part of the
fir-t two columns, you will find some
interesting reading; the reward,
premium and prize offers of the
HERALD. There may be something
there for you; better read it. 1t
Judge Looney this week sold a
bridge warrant that was appropriate
ed at the October term of court at -
cents premium. This is the only
bridge warrant in Maury County
that was ever sold at face or more
than face value.
On account of the illness of Judge
Erwin, the Board of Mayor and AL
dermen have not met in adjourned
session from their regular meeting
held the last Friday night in De-
cember. During the Judges alb
sence, the affairs at the City Hall
are being attended to by his son,
Porter Erwin.
Drs. Shadden & Ragsdale have a
long distance Bell Telephone at their
office; No. 1876. 1t
Mr.. Joseph M. fowler, writing
from Detroit, Mich, to subscribe for
the HERALD, says that is the pref
test city in America, and that the
yankees are not so worse anyway
Mr.. and Mrs. Towler's many friends
in Columbia will be glad to learn
that they are happy, contented and
prosperous in their new home.
Mr.. w. w. Cherry has moved his
shop from South Main street to his
new stand, corner North Main and
Fifth streets, near the new bridge.
Messrs. w, L. Hooten and j. +. Fry
who have been running repair
shop at the old Kuhn & Turpin stand
on East Seventh street, have moved
to the place formerly occupied by
Mr.. Cherry.
My plumbing shop is now located
at J. H. Gartner's stand on North
Main street. Citizens phone l47.
1t JAS. p. GARTNER.
Messrs. G. w. Taylor, G. d. Davis
H. M. Kemper and w. B. Packard
the gentlemanly agents for the
National Fence Company, of Abb
lene, Kansas, are here introducing
their new fence machine, a sample
of which can be seen on the south
side of the public square. Read
their large card elsewhere In the
HERALD.
Prof. J. N. Presley, of Des Moines
Iowa, will open classes in easy bust
ness writing in his writing parlor:
corner School and West Seventh
streets, on Tuesday, January II
one class at p. m, one at Z p. m
He is a thorough penman and able
instructor. His methods of muscu
lar training are up to date. His many
successful years of work in the best
schools of the North, and his las