The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-09-22
members who we're at the Fair.

memOerS VINO were az TIE air.
The raising of watermelons has be.
come quite profit table industry with
several OF the farmers Of this section
and large wagon loads are brought L
| town every day. The large NUMBER oil
negroes employed here, of course, fur
nishes ready market for all the melon
fruit.
G. ID. Regenold is repairing his store
house Oh the pubic square, and length
ening it for tbs purpose Of installing a
| bo1Imk alley.
The pavement now being laid along
Columbian avenue IS complete, snd Pc
destrlans who do not care 10 tussle with
crowds along Broadway Street will find
dry walking anu easy sailing via Coum
bIan avenue hereafter.
The pavement to the corporate limits
along South Main Street viii at once be
extended, and Washington avenue. Bond
and Merchant Streets also are soon 20
have brick paYemeRts. Pleasant Street
will not be overlooked.
Mr.. J. h. Galbreath, of Summertowu,
has located here, purchasing the ma.
chine shop OF Mr.. A. l.. Lanier. He is
occupying part OF Mr.. Aultman's cot
tage.
Sow for some quick action toward the
establishment of large hardware ana
implement concern for Mt. Pleasant.
Don't forget TO throw in an opera
house along with the new store. See if
1t won't tic over the new hardware store.
I5 has been suggested that you blow
your horn for Mt Pleasant. That is,
talk for Mt. Pleasant and throw down
your hammer ana quit knocking; put
away that old Kicking machine Hnu don't
use IL any more for whole year, and
watch Mt. Pleasant improve.
A splendid opportunity is now pre-
senJed TO Mt. Pleasant to secure that
hardware and implC menJ store with an
opera house overhead. if our monied
men viii organize company aud put up
their cash for the erection of such 4
building. A very suitable LOT, in fact
the besC location in the city, has been
offered for the purpose, ana this is the
time for the people to act If they really |
want these new enterprises.
The Bell Telephone people have had |
all their poles here nicely painted, which |
greatly improves the appearance of the |
town. 1t Is now up to the Citizens Com
pany ard the Electric Light Company
to show similar spirit of enterprise.
While OIL ly few horses from this town |
we're put on display at the Fair last week
they carried of tht ir share of the pre-
nlums. Frank Wheeler S Turk, /" The
Mt. Pleasant breeder g Association
. Portnos, w. IL. Longs crack mare
ana VIII Waddy s saddle morse George"
all captured premiums, aud were the
oniy horses sent over from Mt Pleasant.
Chas. Regenold has sold his stock of
groceries TO Messrs. King ana Hackney,
who have opened general merchandise
store 10 the Jackson CommIssary, south
If town.
The X. 4. Lecture Course Committee
rave recently added MIR. ". Powell
Hale, an lmpersuuator of considerable
loJe, to the seasons course. Mr.. hale
vas on the course last seas on, and high.
y pleased those who heard him. He
comes TINS season on the Sen OF Deem
)eT.
Farmers of this section are now busy
utting young corn and sugar cane for
nt ir sizes.
IG is probable that anothe. ladies'
nlustles, On the order of one gwen here
asst slrlLg, viii be given here at an
airy Gate.