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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-04-19
THE SICK.

Mr.. w. r. Chaffin is improving from
his recent illness.
Mrs. F. F. Everett is quite sick.
Mrs. Campbell is very low att the
home of her son, Mr. D. Campbell, in
West End.
Rev. J. W. Cherry is confined to his
home by an attack of grip, but is much
improved.
Joe Neal, one of the most popular
students Of the Columbia Military
Academy, was operated on for append
icitis this morning at DR.. Pillows in
Urinary and is resting easily.
DIR. and Mrs Robert Pillow received
most encouraging letter this morn
ing regarding the condition of their
son. Robert, Jr,, who was operated
upon last week for appendicitis in
Philadelphia nfrmary. The letter
was from Roberts nurse and said he
was entirely out of danger Miss
Mary Pillow. who is in school in New
York. went down and spent Sunday
with her brother.
Mrs. James M. Dedman has recover
ed from her recent illness.
Timer Lee, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Tom
Cook. is quite sick at the parents
home on the Comprehensive pike.
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Pleasant Mrs. Brown also enter
tanned twelve of her older married
friends on Tuesday with most elabo-
rate tea course dining, which was
thoroughly enjoyed by those so for
tunate to be present.
The Novelty Shower" given Tues
day afternoon by the Home Mission
Society of the First Methodist Church
for Miss Louise Cherry, was in every
way brilliant success
The, Sunday School room respond
ed beautifully to the delicate, artistic,
yet elaborate decorations, which were
of green and white, and artificial
lights lent a touch of enchantment to
the scene The guest list comprised
all the ladies of the Methodist Church.
together with few other friends, and
the large room was well filed.
The first number of the musical pro-
grain was w. IIOiuiSt hCb ny Hlo
c. II. Sharp. AS the last notes of her
beautiful voice faded away, and as
Miss Mary Dale Figuers begun the
first soft tones of Cupid's Garden, the
curtain was raised on a beautiful tab
leau Miss Cherry, as the central fig-
ure, was gowned in white with touches
of pink and carried pink roses, and
above her was suspended the umbrel-
la of white roses. Misses Rachael
Ashton and Kate Bostick. who drew
the ribbons. were just to the rear,
and the whole was against back
ground 81 handsome green's The law
ishnesa Of the shower was OF itSetf q
"nove,ty" indseA. nearly two hundred
20 go. u S1r,.H AAs- - tff,i
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PERSONALS.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Mitchell spent
Thursday in Nashville.
Miss Susie Lipscomb is visiting rel
atives in Nashville.
Miss Winnie Alley, of West Tennes
see. is visiting friends at Neapolis.
Miss Jeffie Parsons has returned
from few days stay in Mt. Pleasant
Baird McLemore, of Nashville. is
visting relatives in the city.
4 Mrs. Clark Jones has returned from
several weeks visit to relatives in
Nashville.
Mrs. Briggs McLemore, of Nash
Vile, is visiting her father, DR.. Will
hanson and family.
Mrs ]. w. McKissick, of Spring
Hill, is the guest of Mrs. Rebecca Nc
Lemore.
Mrs c. w. Baker has returned to
Nashville after a weeks visit to her
mother
rev anu WIS' p II. aAcu nave AC
turned to their home in Mt. Pleasant
after attending Presbytery here.
Mrs. Wesley Roberts and children
are visiting Mr., and Mrs. Kinzer at
Water Valley
Mr.. F. H. Chester, Secretary of the
Board OF Foreign Missions, has re-
turned to his home in Nashville.
c. B. Hardison has returned to his
home at Leftwich after concluding his
course in the Nashville Business Col
1ege.
Mrs. Rodger Post Ames and baby,
who have spent the winter with Mrs.
Ames' sister, Mrs. J. G. Hardy at the
C. M. A., will leave Saturday for Texas,
Mr.. Lucius Butts, of Dexter, Texas.
and daughter Mrs. j. r. Daniel. of
Star Hill, La, are visiting the family
of his brother Mr. M. l.. Butts. Mr..
Butts left Columbia in the year
1850, February 10, and this is the |
first time he has been back since; |
nearly 81 years ago. Mr.. Butts is
his 82nd birthday and is in
excellent health.
premiums will be on display for sew
eral days.
A. Samuels is putting in large
drain sewer to his basement. For sew
eral years water has risen in the base
ment, and heretofore he has had It
baled out with buckets Mr.. Samuels
will line the basement with cement
Miss Mary Brooks, of the Institute,
is visiting Miss Charlotte Fariss.
Miss Emma Ricketts,, Of the Insti-
lutte, is spending few days In Mt.
Pleasant
Mr. Massey Jones, OF Fayetteville,
has returned home, after visiting rela-
lives here.
Miss Mary Brooks, of the Institute,
is the guest of Miss Charlotte Fariss
until Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. McKennon and
children have returned home, after a
sisit to Mrs. ARA Holtz.
Miss Caroline Williams has returned
rom Fayetteville, where she has been
attending the state Convention of
Noman's Home Missionary Society as
. delegate.
Mrs. John f. Stephenson has re-
turned from visit to Nashville.
Miss Davis, of Spring Hill, is the {
,uest of Miss Pauline Martin II
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Mr.. Tom McCutchen arrived Fri
day afternoon from Jackson. Tenn.
and is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. A, B
Harlan. Mrs. McCutchen is now with
her sister, Mrs. Mangrum. for two
weeks.
Capt. Hewlett and daughter, Mrs
Kuhn, of Nashville, spent Saturday
and Sunday the guests Of Mr.. John J.
Wilson, Jr. and family.
Mrs. John Sloan has returned from
visit to her parents in Goodsletts'
Vile, and will leave in few days to
make Florence, Ala. her home. Mr..
| and Mrs Sioans many friends re-
greet their departure and wish them
success in their new home.
Mr.. W. P. Worley has returned from
business trip to Jackson, Tenn.
Mai. n. F. Cheairs has returned
from Florida, where he spent the win.
ter.
DR.. R. H. Harvey, of Lawrenceburg.
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. G. T..
Hughes,
Mrs. Hampton Tompkins, Of Muir
freesboro, is visiting her mother, Mrs.
Jennie Carpenter.
Mrs W. l.. Britt, of Jackson, Miss,
is visiting Miss Edna Peters and other
friends in the city
Mrs. william P Ridley returned
Saturday from a few days visit to-
Mrs. John NJ. Gray at Nashville. {,
DR.. M. A.. Blanton and wife have
returned to Union City, after a visit
to their sister, Mrs. j, P. Baugus.
Mrs. w. T. Palmer and children, OF
Jackson, will arrive Wednesday to
visit Mrs. Palmers parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Porter
Mr. T. B. Ryan and D. B. Coleman,
of Louisville, KY, spent Sunday with
Miss Beatrice Ryan at the Athe- |
naeum.
Mr.. Edgar Brady spent Sunday in
Pulaski.
Mrs. S. s. Fowler, of Paris, is visit
ing relatives in the city.
Mrs. George Reynolds is visiting her
in Florence, Ala.
Miss Bunch, of Nashville, is visiting
her cousin, Miss Leucretia Bunch.
Mr. r. c. Cant spent Sunday with
his family.
Mrs. Herman Tucker has returned
from visit to Nashville
Miss Minnie Sheppard has returned
from Nashville.
Mrs. viii Martin, of Lynnville, has
been with Columbia friends. II
Mrs. Roy Clark, of Howell, Is visit
ng relatives in Columbia.
Mrs. George Colquitt and children,
# Washington. d. c., are visiting Mr..
md Mrs, Colquitt on Garden street.
Miss Mary Ezell, OF Nashville, visit
ID Miss Mary Mitchell. of Bear Creek,
few days last week. !,
Mrs. Lancaster and daughter. MISS
fary Sue, have gone to Florence.
\la.. to make their future home.
Mrs. John 0iinger has returned to
White Buff, after visiting near Column
la.
Mrs. Wess Roberts and children /,
ave returned from a visit to relatives =
{ Water Valley.
Mrs. NJ. w. Fite, of Georgetown, o.,
J visiting her sister, Mrs. j. B. Kees' !
Miss Mamie VOORHEES, is visiting
rieuds in Nashville. /,
Miss Catherine Hammond has re- +
lrned to Nashville from visit 10 ,
lends at the Institute.
- - d.
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/ this week 70 Ttsu Coiumota rei@ttfS~
Mr.. and Mrs. ALI Dale. Of Chicago
are visiting Mrs. X. P. FguerS
/ Mrs. Sallie DObbins has returned
from Florida. where she spent the win
ter.
/ Mrs. Thomas Patton. OF Williams
burg. o.. is the guest Of Mrs. J. b
Rees.
Mayor Guest left Tuesday for a seV'
eral weeks visit to his daughter In
San Antonio. Texas.
Miss Mabel Nowiin has returned To
Murfreesboro after visiting friends
near Columbia.
Mr.. Barnett Hine left Monday for
Knoxville to enter the University OF
Tennessee.
Miss Jean Dobbins has returned af-
ter a visit Of several weeks u her sis
ter, Mrs. ]. T. Meadows. of Nashville.
Miss Lille Stacey has returned to
her home in Carriers Creek from a Wis
it to her sister, Mrs. Cooper, of Spring
HILL
Little Miss Sarah Leach has re-
turned from a pleasant visit TO Pu-
laski friends.
Senator Greenlaw. Representatives
Lipseomb and Galloway have returned
from Nashville.
Hon. 2. W. Ewing, of Pulaski, is
visiting his daughter. Mrs. Frank ev-
erett.
Mrs. Jesse Lane is visiting rela-
tives in Nashville for few days.
Miss Olive Dobbins is visiting Miss
Christine Glenn in Nashville.
Mr.. Lawrence Branch, Of st. Louis.
is visiting his sister, Mrs. ]. w. How
ard.
. Mrs. Herman Rhum, of Mt. Pleas
ant, Is visiting her sister, Mrs. Robert
Watkins.
Mrs. A. P. McFerrin. of CiarksviIle.
Tenn, will arrive Thursday to visit
friends in Columbia.
Senator Carmack went to Lebanon
Wednesday to attend the marriage
of Mr.. Sam L. Doak to Miss Blanch
Woolard.
Mrs. ". p Worley is visiting rela-
tiyes in Mt. Pleasant. Miss Jennie
Miller is acting as cashier in her
place at the Electrical Theatre.
Mr.. ALI Dale, who has been visiting
his sister, Mrs. H. P. Figuers, has re-
turned to st. Louis. Mr.. and Mrs.
Dale. who have been residing in st. |
Louis. will make their future home in
Chicago
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Porter, of Nash
Vile, are visiting Mr.. T. L. Porter and
family. Mr.. and Mrs, Porter will
leave about May 18th for Seattle,
Wash. to make their home. Mr.. Por-
ter is interested in large copper
company in the west and will have
an important position in the COMPANY
Miss Lena Frierson, of Nashville, Is
Mrs. E. H. Hatcher.
Mrs. G.. N, Pickard left Tuesday for
IN extended visit to relatives in Texas.
Misses Frances Houser and Bessie
Hayes have returned from visit to
friends at Franklin and Nashville.
Miss Mildred Gregory, who has been |
he guest of Miss Alice McEwen, has
to her home. s@
Martin Cochran, of Birmingham,
S visiting his mother, Mrs. Q. G, Coch. ;
an.
Mrs. Raymond ADHESION has return
d from visit to Mrs. Flournoy Eng
ish in Pulaski.
Mr.. Charles Robinson was in Nash I
lille Wednesday, and Miss Linda Tuck '
r came home with him. This will s
e good news to her many friends who G
ejoice at her recovery, and especially /
it so to her mother, who has been {
such feeble health for sometime
asst. |
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SOCIETY.

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The young gentl men OF the colum
bia Military Academy viii give q
dance Friday evening in the armory.
Miss Bessie Craig and Mrs. Tate
Jenkins. OF Mt. Pleasant. have been
chosen to represent the Bigby GFays
at the U. d. C. convention In May.
-
Misses Mary Dale Craig and Bessie
Craig entertained the members Of the
Vanderbilt GIee Club at their home
in Mt. Pleasant most delightfully."- last
Friday evening.
-
Miss Annie Evans was the hostess
of the Monday Evening Bridge Club.
Most of the members were present
and at the close of the game most
delightful refreshments were served.
B.
An event of much social interest is
the Novelty Shower" which will be
given to Miss Louise Cherry, who mar
ries the 23rd of this month, by the
ladies of the Methodist church tomor-
row afternoon in the Sunday-school
room OF the church.
~
Miss Ellie McLemore. of Spring Hill,
who is visiting relatives in Nashville,
was a guest at the dance given Fri
day evening at the Duncan by the
Cotillion Club.
-
Mrs. A. s. Page entertained the
Social Club Friday afternoon most de-
lightfully. Lost Heir was played at
three tables. At the close Of the game
a delicious ice course lunch was
served. The parlors were tastefully
decorated in palms and dogwood.
e.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. r.
Brownlow was the scene Of a merry
Friday evening when Miss
Marie and Master Gerard BrOwnlow
their many friends The
rooms we're beautifully decorated, and
zach held some attraction for the
heart of youth. A very popular cor
Ter was that which contained the
tappe bowl, which beverage was dis
,ensed by Misses Zulema Brownlow
md Dorothy Fulton. A very interest
ng game "A Dozen Ages" resulted
n the prize for Miss Gladys Dedman.
\ delicious ice course was the closing
eature Of the evenings entertainment.
81
The Beauty Contest" In the which
he Nashville American, in behalf of
has taken up the chal-
ange of the Chicago Tribune, is Great
az much interest, and numbers of
photographs are being forwarded to
ne Rock City, Among them are pic
l-es Of many of Maury's fair daugh-
ers. Spring Hill, Mt. Pleasant, Guile
ka and Columbia being represented.
asst Sundays edition contained very
retty picture of Miss Brownie Tom
nson, very popular and attractive
Dung lady of Culleoka.
The Students Club met Saturday
it'll Miss Hattie Figuers and held
most interesting meeting. Mrs. W.
Dobbins read splendid and we'll
'epared paper on "The Homes Of
oyalty." A paper on Cathedral
sent by Miss Bryant was
ad by Miss Lucy Floyd This paper
as written in Miss Bryant's brilliant
yle and was a rare treat to all pres
It. The following is list of the
test books added to the Students
ub library:
by the Light of the Soul" "The
,nely Lady OF Grosvener Square"
'ha Far Horizon - Ministry of :
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-04-19

FOR SALE:--Duroc Jersey pigsi
entitled to registration. IS per pig:
trio for ,12.So. Call Citizens Phone
1882 rings, or address D. ?. FULTON.
Columbia. TeaH., R. n. No. .. @3
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-04-19

Misses Mary Dale Craig and Bessie
Craig entertained the members Of the
Vanderbilt GIee Club at their home
In Mt. Pleasant most delightfully."- last
Friday evening.
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Den of the most enjoyable small
card parties given this season was that
given Thursday at noon by Mrs. Hugh
Brown, of Asiiwood, complimentary to
her sister, Mrs. Haggott, of Colorado,
who will return next week to her
home. The guests were asked to
lunch at | O'Clock and promtly at
o'clock the twelve ladies arrived and
were seated at the card tables all
handsomely set in dainty china, silver
and cut glass A most elaborate sew
en.course luncheon was served. When
the covers were removed a very in
teresting game of hearts was played,
Miss Annie Mcmillan winning the
prize. handsome bunch of Mareschal
Neil roses. The house was beautiful
ly decorated in dogwood, palms and
ferns. and on entering one was I'M
pressed with the excellent taste OF
the young hostess, in arranging the
decorations. Those who enjoyed Mrs.
Browns hospitality were: Mrs. Arch
Craig of Mt Pleasant, Mrs. Van Polk,
Miss Jennie Yeatman, Mrs. T. n.
Jones, Miss Alice Dixon, Mrs. w. J.
Howard. Miss Camille Gordon, Miss
Annie Mcmillan OF ME-. Pleasant; Miss
Dixie Watkins. Mise Mamie Hni OF
cosumbia. Mrs. G. =. Clark OF NJ.
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Miss Annie Evans was the hostes:
of the Monday Evening Bridge Club
Most of the members were present
and at the close of the game mos
delightful refreshments were served
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-14
.REACTIONARY
PLOT FOILED
GOlOyin Prevents Monarch
ical Demonstration
TO ANGER OPPOSITION
1t is Hoped to Provoke a Riot in the
Douma Parliament was Declared
Adjourned Over the Day
Selected.
mo ANGER OPPOSITION

ST. Petersburg, March t4.-The pend
ing sitting Of the lower house Of Par
lament, which was scheduled for yes
terday, has been suddenly postponed to
March Is, TIE formal reason given for
this postponement Ii because further
time II deemed necessary for the COM
pletion 81 the work Of the committees
on credentials, but the Constitutional
Democrats do not conceal that the real
reason for President Golovin's action is
due to tho fact that the Conservatives
had planned rnonarchical demonstra
zion for today, the occasion Of the ami
yersiary Of the assassination Of Alex
ander III. The Conservatives purposed
unexpectedly to bring before the Douma
proposal to hold requiem service for
Alexander II, which they hoped would
take the opposition unawares and pro
woke an unprecedented anti-monarchi-
cal demonstration such as the failurr
of the Radicals to honor the mention,
during the opening exercises OF Parlia-
ment, Of the emperoris name by rising.
The deferring Of the crucial moments
that win follow upon the reading of
the declaration from Premier stolypin
and the discussion Of the proposal Of
amnesty il giving the Constitutional
Democrats an opportunity To consolidate
and reach ain understanding with the
roup of Toll, and this union promises
fertile legislative activity. 1t has been
found that the deliberations Of the com
mittee on credentials have been condu-
Give to mutual acquaintance among the
deputies. The foundations for the per-
sonal relations are being laid, and the
peasant prejudice and distrust of the
well.dfessed and cultivated towRsman il
being overcome Most Of the Constitu.
tional Democrats are men of good APP
pearanee and address. The elections in
Askabad, Samarkland and Margelan have
added five Moderate progressives to the
Douma and incrapsed the working force
Of the Constitutional Democrats. M.
Frenkl, member Of the former Donna.
has been sentenced to two years inn
prisonment for having circulated pam
phlet dealing with the last Donna.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-14
The Times Daily Short Story.

sale rate. Each one down to the last
had q later date than the other and
named different executors. Not one Of
the relatives had known Tweed In life
or cared about him In the slightest.
and he stated to the lawyer that ha
wanted revenge on the whole crowd.
There was bitt~r feeling among the
heirs and much .oud talk about law
suits to break the win, but the final
legatee agreed to give each one Ger.
tain sum and thus brought about
peace. In due time he entered into
his own and began to enjoy himself.
The newspapers had got tired Of pub
fishing columns about the eccentric
Henry Tweed, and people who knew
him best had talked the matter out.
when there was a new development. A
lawyer who had not before been men
toned In connection with the case
came forward with paper signed and
witnessed reading that the last ana
true win had been concealed and that
1t named different legatee from any
OF the others. Whoever was In pos
session when this paper was presented
should remain 30 until the will men,
toned should be found.
All the old excitement was at once
revived. The heirs under the other
wills returned and began searching.
and at one time over 100 persons were
hunting in every likely spot for the
paper. The man In possession had the
house taken to pieces and every zach
OF barns and sheds gone over. There
was digging in the cellar and outdoors.
Wooden and brick walls were search
ed. Men hunted through orchards and
fields and thickets, and for month
scarcely any other work was done Ia
that part Of the county. Ii it hadn't
been for old Granny Benson, the will
might never have been found. She
was old and light headed, and no one
gave her any attention. She heard
the talk all around her, but had moth
ing to say for some weeks. Then a
storekeeper asked her in half humor-
GUS way where she supposed the pa
per had been hidden, and she said.
HWhy, we all know that Henry
bought coffin at bargain five years
before be died and kept it in the
house. He was buried in IT. / guess
be had a pocket In the coffin and put
the paper in It,"
The men who had laid out the body
and put it in its coffin were spoken to,
and they said they had made no search
for paper The law was appealed to
and the body exhumed. and the will
was found ia pocket ia the coffin,
carefully wrapped in oilskin. There
vas tremendous excitement for an
hour. No one could say who would be
the final legatee. Then the tremen-
dous excitement was followed by ire
mendous indignation. There was a
born. fool In the town named Oscar
Davis, who had legal guardian The
young man was twenty years old and
a general butt OF ridlcule. To him
Henry Tweed had left every dollar of
his fortune In the win the miser ex-
planned that the fool was the only one
he knew who had not at some time
abused him. NJ. QUAD.
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"A MISER'S
LITTLE JOKE.
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[Copyrlght. l9Os, ID N. MeK eon. ]

copyright 1905, by M. McKeon.l
Henry Tweed was miser. There
was only one saving clause in the
mans whole life. His word was as
good as his bond. He exacted the last
penny, but he also paid the last. AT
twenty years Of age he was lending
money and buying real estate. AT the
same time he was living on raw veg
etables and wearing clothing begged
here and there. 1T is not on record
that any man ever bested him in a
trade OF any sort When his father
and mother died 1t was generally I'M
derstoOd that Henry had no near rela-
tives. He was never heard to refer
to any one, nor did any one. claiming
relationship ever visit him. He died
at the age of City from exposure to a
storm and was supposed to have left
q fortune Of about $4,000. 1T was
soon discovered that he had left a
quarter of d million dollars.
Henry Tweed had no friends. He
had never given a human being his
confidence While he had not quar-
relied with men, he had been misery
and hard hearted and exacting, Very
little could be said in his favor and a
great deal against him. One Of the
things remembered against him ia his
own town was that of Ciispossessing a
man who had borrowed money Of him
and then failed through no fault Of his
own. He was III when Tweed ordered
the law to carry him out Of the house.
He always claimed that he was right
in this, though he realized that all
others berated him for his finty heart.
After his death 1t was found that he
had made restitution. He had left all
his property to the man who had cali
ed him a Shylock and a seoundreL
He had appointed as his executors
two men who had been most outspo
ken against him.
The win was found, admitted to pro-
bate, and the executors began their
work. The heir had almost been put
into possession when a man claiming
to be cousin Of Tweed appeared and
put in claim. He had a will of later
date than the other. 1t also appointed
different men as executors. The law
says that the last viii stands. This
Will upset the other, but it did not
stand for long. A woman who easily
proved that she was a cousin came on
from a distant state and exhibited a
letter and will making her the sole
legatee. This was dated two weeks
later than the second 1t was perfect
IL legal, and again there was change
Of executors. Things had scarcely be-
gun moving under the new win when
q food Of relatives appeared. There
were uncles and aunts and cousins ga.
lore, and all had will.
It transplred that one lawyer had
drawn up all the Wills as a sort of job
lot. There were fourteen Of them in
all and he had given Tweed a. whole