The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-05-19
AROUND TOWN.

See Young for cut prices on photos t
Plumber Webster, janit0r at the court
house. has gone to Hot Springs. Ark,
The residence of A. SamueIs. on
West Ninth street. has been reprinted.
The engine at the City Grain q Feed
20. was given trial run Wednesday
afternoon. The company expects to
be running full blast by Monday next.
Merideth King sold the handsome
driving mare he purchased several days
ago from Lyunville parties to F. f.
Clawson, of Ashwood, for 5000
Uncle Sans mail boxes in Columbia
are receiving a coat of green paint.
Ashby Wilkins has ordered a canvass
canoe, which he will place on Duck
Ilver.
Fielden s studio is Deing improved
with fresh coat of paint.
Mr.. j. W. c. Church has been offer
ed very comfortable profit on l40
acres of land he purchased several
years since near Nashville. Tbs land
cost Mr. Church 50, 900 and he has re-
fused $28 900 for it. The extension of
caused the advance in value.
j. W. Howard & Co, sold four mules
to T j. Shaw and two to Robert Gran
berry Friday. They shipped two car
loads Of mules to Georgia Saturday.
Miles Cook was initiated into the mys-
teries of PYthianism Friday night. taking
the second RANK. Mr.. Cook made
splendid subject.
TIE rank of Knight was conferred
upon w. j. Lane and Claude Tiilman
at the meeting of John G Dexter
Lodge, K. of P, in 81 nth Columbia
Thursday night.
New telephone poles are being placed
on South Main street TO take the place
of those that were damaged by fire
when Overton stable was burned sew
eral weeks ago.
Henry Ware, who will be night mil
Ter at the City Grain & Feed Co.,
when that establishment starts up,
has invented an elevator belt stretcher
and has applied for patent. Exper-
fenced milleIs say the invention is
one of extraordinary merit.
Mirrors have been placed in the dis
play windows of the Maury Dry Goods
Company.
A new BRUSSELS carpet 5as been
placed upon the floor of the First Me- |
thodist church Sunday school room,
which adds much to its comfort and |
beauty.
Jesse F. Gray was serenading in |
Culleoka Sunday. His audience con
sisted of one-The One.
New uniforms have arrived for the re-
Gently appointed policemen and several
Of the men have appeared in brass
buttons and blue.
N. F. Vaughan sold pair of fine
mules Wednesday to j. B. Straley, of
for $3.50.
All the grading machinery belonging
to A. II. Stoneaking is being prepared
for shipment to Springfield, Tenn,
where Mr.. Stoneaking has large con-
tract with the Louisville d Nashville.
He expects TO complete the work by
January lst, next.
Mr.. Hugh l.. Yokley has purchased
the VIM. Blount place on South Main
street. The purchase price was 50, 400,
and Mr.. YoKely will coon move to the
property.
A handsome ice cream cabinet has
been put in at WoIdridge's drug store.
The high fence that was begun some
time ago in front of the depot on the
south side of the track, and on which
work was delayed for several weeks
pending the settlement of dispute over
5he right of property between the
l.. & N. r. r. Co and Mr.. w. j Dale,
from whom the ground was leased was
Wednesday afternoon. The
Vaughan VI fig Co., SUPP lied the timber
md did the construction work. and the
fence, which is twelve feet high and
made of tongue and groove flooring, is
The property of McKennon, Anderson &
Foster, who will uso i for posting ad-