The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-08-04
AROUND TOWN.

Mr.. Jno. E. Pollock has severed his
connection with the Herald 10 assume
the management OF the Columbian.
Fred Shepnsr has accepted posi-
ton in Marvin Croeth watts drug store.
Prof. j. c. Hardy Friday closed a
deal with Carrick Faris for placing an
acetylene gas lighting plant in the Co
lumbia Military Academy building
The contract calls for completion of
the work by the 18th of August. Mr..
Fairs, who has put in several Cfs. these
plants, began his work Monday.
In addition to the list published, Mr..
j.. Brownlow and family, Mr. +. -.
Lander and family, and DR.. j. A. Ed
wards will go to Bon Aqua, leaving here
about the 10th.
The following parties received one or
more car loads of western horses Thurs
day:-Houston Thomas, two car loads;
Gus Watson, one car load; Stone, Porter
& White, two car loads.
Hagey q Co, shipped nine thorough
bred Southdown bucks to Florida Fri
day.
John Adklsson is still on crutches
from the fall he received last Septeln-
Der, while putting up the town bell on
the square.
The burning of trash behind the
Water & Light Co.'S. office Monday,
caused false alarm of fire to be
turned in. The fire department made
a prompt response, but there was NO
work for them to do.
Homegrown water melons are COM
ing on the market.
Bob Harlan has the contract for
painting the ads on the hig sign hoard
in front of the new depot He began
work Monday.
Mr.. William Sheegog shipped horse
to Alabama today.
Stone, Porter & White. the local
horse dealers, sold two car loads of
good prices for same.
Construction Of the frame work of
Frank G. Cooks new residence on South
Main Street has begun.
Masons are at work building the foun !
dations for Mr.. r. G. SparroS's new
residence on West Seventh Street.
The announcement of Mr.. Houston
Thomas as candidate for Trustee of
MauIy county VIII be fourd in today s !
Herald. Houston Thomas needs no
introduction from The Herald or from
anyone else to the people of MRury.
He is known from the northern to the
southern, from the eastern TO the ives
tern hounds OF the county; he has
mingled with the people and had deal
ings with them, and where he is
known the people speak well OF him
They say he noes the right thing al
ways. That he is TAR, just and up
right that be combines energy with
integrity and intelligence. These
qualities make a good business man,
and 1t takes the same qualities to
make a competent official. Any obliga-
tlons or duties entrusted to Houston
Thomas, either public OF private, will
be faithfully performed.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Evans. Misses
Bessie Daniel and Edna FTlerson,
MessIs Elem Sheegog and Clark Jones
have returned from two weeks stay
at Beaver Dam. Mr.. and Mrs. Evans
buggy broke down IN the barrens and
the return was delayed while buggy
was sent out from Columbia.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Dedman and
CHlluI60, LII. WhlldssO nAAAOS ohA
Orman ONeil have returned from a
campaign and fishing trip up Duck |
river. They caught eighty fine trout I
Deputy County Court Clerk Hardin
w. Thomas announces in this issue OF
he Herald as a candidate for County I
Clerk. MIR. Thomas has served in his
capacity nearly seven years. and
lis experience is not only of value to /
he county, but should be of material !
lid in his candidacy, for during these {
seven years be has formed a wide &C
which has rireneo into
friendship. Today Mr.. Thomas is
Itrong man before the people; 30 strong
indeed that no one has so far appeared
% contest his claim. He is capable, in
eligent energetic'-qualities most es-
ential 10 either public or private ser
ice. Loyal to his friends, stauneh ID {
lis democracy, his hopes of preferment G
eem bright.
DR.. r. l.. Farris. an osteopatb, re- 1
emily of Houston, Texas. has rented