The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-11-27

( large portion of the beautiful strip of
I land lying just INSIDE the city limits
in the northwestern part of the town.
belonging to Mr.. ". II Long. and cut
it up into residence lots aud sell il.
In all. there will be about seventy i've
lots. This deal mas been pending
some time, and some doubt mas existed
of its consummatIon, bat / am in
formed by a prominent citizen who is
Interested that IL will be made. and
that within the next few days. There
is a considerable demand for town lots
from people VINO want to build homes
and there is not an empty residence
or business house in town. If any
further proof is necessary to show that
Mt. Pleasant is not dead, this ought
TO furnish it.
Mt. Pleasant, somehow, had the
misfortune TO get, along with her boom
a few years ago, a reputation for being
a tough town. And, at that tune
the reputation might have been, to
some extent, deserved, for human life
did go pretty cheap in few instances.
But conditions have changed. When
those five TO seven thousand Iaborers
surged into that most excellent com
munlty five years ago, 1t naturally
TOOK some time for the citizens TO effect
proper aud adequate means of protect
Ing the peace ana morality.
They had not been used TO 1t, ana
naturally they suffered difficulties
But they finally accomplished 1t, and
Mt. Pleasant today is Just as orderly
and peaceaDie as any town of its size
In the state.
Mayor George ". Killebrew is max
ing most excellent Official, as was to
be expected Of go excellent a citizen.
The peace is being kept, and the town s
best interests are being subs3rved In |
every department. The saloons are |
obeylng the law. They close at ten |
o clock every night except Saturday, |
when they are allowed to run until
eleven-the closing law being the same
as IN Coiumb ia. The Sunday selling. |
against which the temperance people |
rose up in arms few months ago, has |
The blinds In the windows |
of every saloon in the town are open |
every Sabbath. and one can see into
all parts of the saloon, showing that |
there Is nothing doing.
Just now the religious people OF the |
city are interested in revival meet |
ing at the First Presbyterian church,
which began Sunday, and is being |
conducted by Rev. William Thorne, of |
very earnest, strong evan
gelist, who is one of the most successful
revIvalists IN the Presbyterian church |
of the state. The Methodists and
other congregations OF the town are
working heart to heart with their PreE-
byterian brethren. and a concerted
effort is being made Cor the moral up
lifting Of the people, which promises
great good.
The united citizenship OF the town,
of all denominations, is congratulating
itself over tLe decision OF Rev. W. A.
Cleveland to decline the call recently
extended to him from the Presby terrain
Church of Lynnville to succeed TO that
pastorate, lately made vacant by the
resignation of Rev. K. 5. Brown.
During bis three years pastOrate at the
First Presbyterian church In Mt.
Pleasant, Mr.. Cleveland has ipgrati-
ated himself into the hearts OF the
people -of the town to a wonderful
degree, and his decision to remain In
the phosphate city caused general
rejoicing. He is popular with all
classes, most charming gentleman
personally, and in his palplt he
breaches the plain gospel of Christ and
Him crucified with earnestness, force
aud originality.
Consldera BILE interest has been
awakened over the big Educa
tIonal Rally" which will be held in
Mt. Pleasant next Friday. The homes ;
Of the good people of the town will be
wide open. and the unrestricted hos
pi tally for which the people are so
we'll known Will be as free as air NO ;
one need be afraid of not securing ac- {
Knowing the people as
do. from residence OF more tran a
year among them, knowing their Gull !
lure, refinement, and desire TO promote
he educational and all other interests
hat tend 10 build up community,
make bold to say that no place In ]
Maury county would give a heartler or
incerer welcome TO the promoters OF {
,ducation at next Fridays meeting.