The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-09-07
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS
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Miss Fife Jones, who has been IN
the Cumberland Telephone Company
service at this place as operator tor
the past two years, has resigned her
nosition and will go to her home near
Lewisburg, to be with her mother.
W. G. Harlan has opened up a meat
shop in connection with his grocery
in West End. John H. Hagey will be
in charge of the shop.
A telephone message from Murfrees-
boro, states that the condition OF MI
Alex Mckay, who was in a smash up
in one of the races at the place Wed
nesday. is not serious.
The REQ Wagonette which was pur-
chased some time ago by Mr.. F. G.
Smith, has arrived, and traffic be-
tween Mt Pleasant and Columbia will
begin in few days. This car has
seating capacity of twelve passengers.
The Guest House is being reprinted
inside and out.
City taxpayers turned about s12,-
900 into the city treasury Friday.
Miss Sue Stringer happened to a
painful accident at her home on Garden
street Thursday night, injuring her
right arm by fall.
Mr.. A. L. Blocker sold his place on
West Seventh street Friday to Mr..
L. B. Gibson, of Culleoka. Mr.. Gibson
will move his family here and will
engage in some mercantile business.
Athie Rawls, who has for several
years been connected with the Maury
Democrat. has resigned his position
and is now with the Racket.
The trash cans which property own
ers in the down town districts are re-
quired to place in front of their places
of business under a recent ordinance
passed by the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen, have been distributed.
Mrs. Harry Hine, who has the Pri-
mary and kindergarten departments
of the Institute, will open her school
Monday, September 10th, ten days in
advance of the opening of the lnsti
tute. The recitation rooms of he1
department have been freshly painted
and repapered and fitted up. Quite
number of new pupils have been en-
rolled and the prospect for a full
school are very promising.
Mr.. G. T. Huges addressed large
audience in the Circuit Court room
this morning on the subject The
Saloon Must Co." Mr. Hughes spoke
with his usual eloquence, but witt
: even more than his usual earnestness
THAT his audience was thoroughly IL
, sympathy with him was shown by pro
longed applause. At the close OF th'
address 40 men Joined the Anti-Sa
: loon League of Maury county.
Mr.. P. l.. Derryberry of Riverside
is somewhat of tomato raiser. Speci
mems of The Climbing Giant raised b!
Mr.. Derryberry and left at the Heral'
Office were unusually large and fine.
. The Ladies' Aid Society of st. Pet
er's Church will serve dinner the frs
. Monday in October.
Arrangements have been made b,
the residents along South Main stree
: by which that thoroughfare will b
kept we'll sprinkled by Frank. Leon
hard. This being the main artery o
. travel for the Fair will be a great cor
yenience and comfort to the thousand
that will travel it this month
At the regular monthly meeting G
s the Maury County Medical Societ
, Monday. DIR. John Haywood read a
n interesting paper on Coma"
IL w. T. Keaton left Tuesday fo
S Little Rock, Ark, where he has az
copied a position as manager of on
IS of the largest retail houses in tn
city. Mr.. Keaton is an experience
Il clothing man, an excellent salesman
a and is conscientious and energetic
the discharge of his duties, so is sur
d to make good in his new home. Mr.
Keaton will go to Little Rock in abor
Y, six weeks.
a A host of friends in Columbia an
the county will be grieved to learn
Is the critical illness of Mrs. E. F. Fl
G. erett at her home on the Mt. PleasaT
pike. Mrs. Everett was stricken wit
paralysis Monday and it is feared sh
. can not recover. Her warm hear
sunny nature and neighborly kindne'
u have endeared her to all who kno
her, and the community without e
ception will hope for her early reco
v cry.