The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-02-14
AROUND TOWN.


Monday.
DR.. and Mrs. X. s. Hewlett. of Frank.
lin, we're here this week,
Mise Lizzie Speed is now with the
Citizens Telephone Co.
Col. G. w. Blackburn, we are glad
to report, continues to improve.
Jim White, who has been seriously
i'll with grip, is able to be out again.
Miss Louise Woodside has accepted a
position with Sloan q Co., as stenog-
rapher.
Miss Annie Speed who been very sick
for the past month, we are glad to learn
is we'll again.
Mrs. Sarah Thomson is having some
impro sements made at her home on
Sixth street.
! Fred Evans has returned from Nash
vile, where he was called by the serious
illness of his brother. John.
Lehman Ferguson of Andrews, left
! this week for Decatur county, Texas,
where he will make his home.
Mrs.. Alice Butler has moved to rooms
at DIR. Godwin's on West Seventh street
opposite the Methodist church.
Mr.. Zollie Walters is teaching at
Mcdowell s school In Prof. Allen S
place, who is acting as principal.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. b. Greenlaw are-re-
ceiving congratulations over the arrival
of another little son in their home
Charlie Speed was riding horseback
Tuesday, when the horse he was riding
fell, severely spraining the riders t.
Several insurance adjusters are in the
city adjusting the losses inc urred in
the fires at Dale Bros. and w. H.
Trails.
Mrs. J. w. Shelton is boarding with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Shep-
pard, in West End, during Mr.. Shelton S
absence.
Mr.. e. C. Wade has gone to Jack
sonville, Fla, where he will locate.
He will not move his family there for
several months.
Esq. Geo. W. Hayes is building a
commodious dwelling in the Russell
addition southeast of town. The build
ing is nearly completed.
Mrs. Norris Woodruff, who has been |
dangerously i'll at her home at Alexan
dria, Ala, Is better. Her father, Mr.. |
G. G. Vaughan. is at her bedside
1t was through j. B. Rees, the timer,
that the 7. j. Mooney Company of
Nashville received the contract for
putting the new heating apparatus in
the county Jail.
Miss Irene McKennop, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. K. McKennon, who is
attending Soule Female College, Muir
freesboro, has been quite sick, but is
very much better now
Jake Harlan and family have moved
back to his fathers, Mr.. W. G. Har-
Ian s, on South Garden street. Mr..
r. E. Nichols and family have moved
TO the house on South High street
vacated by Mr.. Harlan.
Jim McGaw is working for the Cum
oerland Telephone Exchange in Mt.
Pleasant this week. having been called
here on account of an acc ident sus-
aimed by Will Cross one of the line c
men, in which he painfully hurt his {
eg. '
Alice Patton, negro woman, was
rrested yesterday by Officers Goad and b
1ooten, on the charge of obtaining
,oods under false pretenses from John
duncan, groceryman in South Co Il
umbia. The case was dismissed by Il
$50. Tucker on the payment of costs.
Messrs. S. Fl. and Erie Voss, Trude i
helton and Jake Harlan had a big Il
uniting trip to Wayne Station one II
ay last week, and bagged about forty Il
irds. So pleased was Erie with the
people of that community, that he ri
vanted to buy roundtrip ticket on I!
is return home. G
Mr.. VIM. McEwen and son, Earl, of d
luck River, Hickman county, were :
ere Thursday Mr. McEwen is prepar-
* to move to Texas at an early date =
nd make his home. Tennessee can ill
ford to lose such substantial citizens
the McEwens and we regret their
,ntemplated departure.
Sheriff Hight and Deputies Church, Z
arder and Erwin made wild goose
lase to Lewis county several days
20 on search for Elihu Wisdom, the
aver of Rev. A. j. Brooks. They
und no clew as to the whereabouts Y
Wisdom, but saw several head of
yer while passing through the barrens.
Kirk Woods, who was 80 roughly
lndled by Joe McKibbon on the square (
veral nights since. tells us he was =
It drinking at the time and had only
ken one drink that day. That he
I'd no quarrel with McKibbon and
rs walking along in the friendliest
spirit with McKibbon, when the
tier knocked him in the head without p
use. provocaton, or warning.
Mr.. j. M. Harris has moved his nj
. Der shop to the house formerly oc-
pied by Frierson & Fleming. where ~
will be handsomely fitted up. This
one OF the best locations in Columbia; Ba