The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-02-19
OUT OF TOWN NOTES
GAINESVILLE NOTES.

more or less, was approved by the
council one day last week This
money will be so placed as to liqui
date outstanding debts. Since the CT
ty has been under the local option law
the treasury has been shy some
81 900, and the city fathers are now
solving this problem: If city-wide les
sens the revenues 81, 900 in one years
time, how much more will be the
deficit in five years under the state
wide plan.
The business interests are making
preparations to be represented in the
Fifteenth annual meeting of the Ne
gro Business League at Louisville
next August GAINESVILLE supports
four groceries, three undertakers,
three restaurants, two silversmiths,
two upholstering stoves, three shoe
makers, a meat market and drug
store.
Red the color of happiness and joy
has been banished from sight for one
hundred days during the mourning
period of the Chinese people for their
dead rulers; while the red corn Juice.
mellowed with age, has been banished
from this city and state for one hum
dred years-may be-by the ardent
advocates of the water wagon, to COM
memorate the deeds Of another silent
ruler. A Louisville salesman, dis
playing his states particular product
an elixir well known to drive the
skeleton from the feast of painted
landscape in the brain of man. being
also the mingled soul of corn, barley
and rye-came into GAINESVILLE unan-
nounced to see and to be seen.
He saw, and made scope in dis
posing many a sample and in return
received orders touched many a
thirsty soul with his generosity; and
was in turn touched by one of the
gentlest reace officer of this place, who
caused him to leave the tidy sum of
fifty dollars, as an everlasting ac-
acknowledgements of the great and no.
BILE prohibition sentiment
After getting his hearing, he open
I'd his grip, got his little hammer
no aXe-for he was member of the
louisville Knockers Club, and start
ed in pursuit of that August person
who had caused him such trifling in
convenience and to a friend address
ed:
stop him. stop him" he cried.
The saleman's friend did not move.
what" cried the Kentuckian with
ed his way? He is an assassin!"
"An assassin? What meanest thou|
"Play not the idiot; an assassin is a
man who kills"
"a butcher them
"Old fool! A man who kills another
man"
"To be sure! A soldier!"
bolt! A man who kills another
man in time of peace"
81 see-the execution"
Thou jack! A man who kills an
other in his home"
"Exacty-a physician"
"Fiddlesticks A man who kills a
town and stats
"Precisely-a statewide prohibi
zionist"
Upon which the salesman with the
axe fled and is running still
Mr.. H. Allen Boyd, of Nashville
made quite display of Negro dolls
at Central Drug Store Wednesday at
ternoon.
Mr.. R. T. Berry, of greensboro, KY,
was in the city Tuesday.
DR.. E. S. Randals returned from
Nashville Thursday
Mr.. Peter Postelle, of Hopkinsville
KY, spent Wednesday in the city.
Miss Clara Milan, of Erin, is in the
city
Mrs. J. S. Wilson, formerly of this
city, now of Dickson is in the city
visiting her mother, Mrs Ellen Young
The death of Mr.. Samuel Garnet
occurred last Friday at noon after al
illness of several months. He was {
well-known citizen, an active church
worker and beloved by all who knew
him. The funeral services were con
Quoted by Rev. T. ]. Goodall, assisted
by Rev. C. H. Boone and Rev. P.
Coleman at Fifth Ward Bapt1s
Church. The interment was at Gold
en- Hill Cemetery.
Prof. L. NJ Scott of Louisville, Ky.
was in the city last week.
Mrs. w. P. Irvine. wife Of Prof. W
P. Irvine. arrived in the city last Mon
day morning from Columbia. Tenn
Mr.. James Bumpass Of Nashville
was in the city last week.
Mr. Irvine Elliott. of Port Roya'
and Mrs. Melvina Rronaugh Of PEN
broke. are at the Tnfirmary this weeI
to undergo operations
Mrs. Wesley Hunt has entirely re
covered from her operation, and ha
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