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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-02-12
TICKET RECEIPTS
SHOW INCREASE Of
ABOUT ONE-F0URTH
LOCAL RAILROAD AGENT SAYS
BUSINESS HAS PICKED UP
WHOLE LOT.
WAY BEYOND MONTH JANUARY
Receipts at Local ONCE Were About
1,400 for First Four Days of Month.
Good Indication That Times Are
Getting Considerably Better.

That times are getting considera-
bly, better is indicated in the state
ment Of the ticket agent of the i. &
N. and NJ, G. & st. l.. rail.oa Is here
that the ticket receipts are about
twenty-five per cent larger than they
have been.
After the war there was very Ce-
cided falling of in the amount of
travelling upon the railroads. The
ticket receipts at this station fell
away below what they were in the
corresponding months of last year.
The agent did not give the exact fig
ules, but it is known that they were
in the neighborhood of fifty per cent.
This was the case at this place
only, but at all others along the line
of the railroad. People retrenchsd,
stayed at home, cut out travelling any
more than was necessary, and the
trafle on the railroads fell almest half
what it had been.
The first four days 3f this month,
the receipts were about $1,4OO, an av-
erage of about $3.50 per day, This is
very marked increase over what
they were in January, which was the
worst that the road has had in many
years. There seemed to be almost a
cessation of trafic.
The agent is of the opinion that as
times gradually get better, there will
be more travel. In fact, he looks for
the normal amount before spring is
ovet.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-02-12

A barber shop owned b. Mrs.
Hughes and valued at $3.50.
The store owned by F. d. Bunch,
and occupied by d L. Nichols. 1he
insurance was $500. The value of The
building is unknown.
The Masons used the second foCr
Of the two brick buildings owned by
Mrs. Hughes 1t is estimated that
their loss will be at least $1,000.
The fire was stopped at the postof.
fee. Practically half of the east eide
Of Main street was buraed to the
ground before the flames were check.
ed. This is about one-fourth Of the
whole town.
The cause of the FIRE is not known.
However, it is the opinion Of several
of the city that it was due to a defec-
tive flue in the little store that was
occupied by Mr.. Kinnard.
The fire was the most disastrous
in the history Of the little town of
Spring Hill. The whole population,
among them nearly two hundred boys
from the Branham & Hughes school,
turned out to fight the flames They
were handicapped by the lack of IA
cilities to fight them, as there is no
water plant and no fire department
in the town. Valiant service was
done by the volunteer recruits, a
bucket brigade being hastily organic
ed to combat the flames Not the
least of their services was in remov-
ing the stocks from the stores which
were not in reach of the flames at
first, but to which they afterward
spread Fortunately no one was in
jured or burned.
The embers of the fire were still
burning this morning at ten o'clock.
However, there was no danger of
their further spreading.
The heaviest loser from the fire
was Mrs s. G. Hughes, who owned
several of the stores that were de-
stroyed. She was the owner Of the
two large brick stores, in addition to
one or two Of the smaller ones. She
was protected by some insurance.
Part Of the insurance Is carried by
agents in Spring Hill, while some is
carried in the agencies in Columbia.
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DWTH Of WHEAT
|AS NOT BEEN So
BACKWARD N YEARS
|u EARLY AND LATE CROPS
lave DONE LITTLE GOOD
TO DATE.
|THER LARGELY RESPONSIBLE
|very Few Pretty Patches Of Rye
Winter Pasturage-Farmers
1--we Had to Rely Almost Wholly
hon Cut Feed to Winter Stock.

ever has there been a worse year
the present one on winter crops
h the farm. A visit to the country
satisfy anyone of the varacity of
statement. Though it is now
the middle of February, there
hardly a patch of green of any
b to be seen in the country. All is
bleak and bare as If it were No
bber of December. There is no
or indication of spring and the
irth of all nature.
Eheat looks but little larger than
did sixty days ago. 1t seems to
making hard fight to keep alive.
at which was sown early was
light by the fly and had hard time
pull through, while that which was
sded late in the year has been
Tlght by the hard freezes and has
"a an equally hard time getting
BIT enough to be kept from being
ewed out of the ground.
HWheat is very backward. 1t is la
entably So There are no indica-
bns of the big crop that we had
rough this belt Of the country last
bar. II it is to make a full crop
en- the weather must reverse itself
bry soon and turn warm so it will
BIT some growth. There has been so
tile growth so far that very few
Irmers have been able to pasture
! as they usually do. Sheep and
Gher stock have had to be kept off
it to allow it a chance for its life.
In spots there are pretty patches
/ rye But they are few and far be-
ween. Fortunate is the farmer who
Jas enough to run his flock of sheep
pon IT,
This is not only the case with rye,
ut with all kinds Of grasses. There
Jas been so little that all stock have
ad to be fed throughout the winter.
md not in many years has feed been
3 scarce or so high. Fortunately,
here was not as much stock as there
Jas been. Most of the farmers are
b an exceedingly prayerful state of
mind that they will have enough OF
oughness and other feed to get
trough the winter without buying
my corn or hay.
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JUDGE 1. n. hammond IS NOMINATED
FOR POSTMASTER AT MT. PLEASANT
YoUhe LAWYERS NAME
PRESIDENT WILSON UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF
REPRESENTATIVE L. P PADoETT

Mt. Pleasant. He was the choice OF
Mr.. Padgett, whose Recommendation
was flnal
Judge Hammond has forged rapid
ly to the front az member of the
bar of the phosphate city since his
admission only about three years ago
In 1912 he was one Of the regular
democratic nominees for the legisla-
ture and acquired considerable repu-
tation by a canvass of the county. 1t
will be recalled that In that campaign
Judge Hammond challenged Senator
Luke Lea to q joint debate in Colum-
bia upon the occasion Of the latter's
coming here to speak for the anti
Patterson ticket.
Hr. Hammond 10 now secretary Of
the county democratic committee and
has many friends IN all sections Of
the county. FOr several years hs
tAnsAt ssAeel at N F1sesaat
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Tuesdays Daily.)

A conflagration, that started in the
heart of Spring Hill this morning
about 2 o'clock and lasted tor thrae
hours, destroyed about half of the east
side of Main street and die damage
to the amount of about $4,000. Much
of this loss is covered by insurance.
The fire originated in small gro
Gerry kept by white man by the
name of Kinnard, who slept in his
store. He was awakened early in the
morning by the smell of smoke, which
was all over the store, He got out as
quickly as possible. The fire had
gained too much headway for him to
check it. The alarm was given, but
the flames spread rapidly and the in
habitants Of the little city could do
but little to prevent their spread.
The buildings that were burned
were as follows:
The Office of DR.. J. o. Hardin, val
ued at about $500. There was no in
surance.
The store of ]. o. Hardin, Jr., on
which the loss was about $500, With
cut any insurance.
The brick store owned by Mrs. A.
P Epps and occupied by Mr. Kinnard.
The loss is estimated to be $500 1t
is not known whether there was any
insurance.
Two buildings owned by Mrs. S c..
Hughes. One of them was occupied
ty J. T. Hargrove as grocery. All
Of the stock in it was saved and there
was no damage to it. The value Of
the buildings is estimated at between
s1,500 and $4,000. It is not known
whether there was any Insurance.
The next store was used as a press
ing shop. It was also owned by Mrs.
Hughes. The loss was 1850.
The once OF the recorder of the
city of Spring Hill. The loss was
s25a
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-02-12
FURTHER LIGHT IS
THROWN 0 MURDER
YOUNG Nick SHARP
ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN GOING
TO APOLOGIZE TO ISoM
PITTS.
WHEN SHOT Town BY LATTER
Several Witnesses Contradict State
ment of the Defendant That Young
Sharp Had a Pistol or Any other
Weapon Upon His Person.

Further information and more light
upon the killing of Nick Sharp at Mt.
Pleasant Sunday afternoon by Isom
Pitts reaveals a wide divergency of
opinion as to who was responsible
for the murder and throws a good
deal of doubt upon the statement of
the defendant that he shot Sharp in
self defense.
A totally different story comes
from the phosphate city. According
to this information, Sharp Pitts, and
about six or seven other boys, rang
ing from II to % or % years of age,
were playing in Frierson town Sun
day afternoon. Several of them had
been scuffiing, and it seems that Pitts
got mad. None of them thought that
sharp was in the. least angry, To
all appearances, he treated his diff
Guilty with Pitts as little more than a
scuffle.
After the first squabble between
them, Sharp saw girl, whom he
knew, passing by and went off to
walk home with her. While he was
gone, Pitts went to the home OF his
brother-in-law nearby and got a pis-
toll When he returned he brought
with him gun, which he had in his
right coat pocket.
One of the boys, who was in the
crowd, told Pitts that If he was mad,
he ought to shoot a man, not boy
like Sharp, who was but little past
seventeen years old.
When Sharp returned from walk
ing home with the girl, some of the
boys told him that Pitts was mad and
that he had a pistol. Sharp is alleg-
ed to have said that he and Pitts
were just playing and that certainly
h. did not want to fight; but that If
he was mad, he wanted to apologize
Sharp is said to have called then
to Pitts, who was some distance
away, in order to make apology to
him. When Pitts got to him, without
saying a word or accepting the expla-
nation that Sharp was going to make,
he pulled out his pistol and shot
Sharp, it is said, three times. After
shooting him, Pitts is said t. have
run like a deer to the home of his
brother-in-law, which was nearby.
One very significant fact that has
been brought out, and it Is said that
II can be verified by several witness
es, is that Sharp had no pistol on his
body when he was picked up. There
was not so much as even knife or
any other deadly weapon upon his
person.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-02-12
SMISER CONFERS
WITH Mr.. GREGORY
COLUMBIAN CONFIRMED BY THE
SENATE, WILL LEAVE FOR
ALASKA SOON.
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
WASHINGTON, D.. c., Feb. s.
Col. James A. Smiser, of Columbia,
Tenn. who was recently appointed
by President Wilson district attorney
of the United States for the fourth
district OF Alaska, arrived here this
morning and went at once into con-
sultation with Attorney General T.
Watt Gregory.
Col Smiser's nomination was unan-
imously confirmed by the senate ON
Jan. 80. After a conference with At
torney General Gregory, at which
Col Smiser discussed fully the de-
tails Of his work In Alaska the Co
lumbia lawyer authorized the state
ment that he would leave for his new
field Of labor in about thirty days.
Col Smiser expects to return to
Columbia about the latter part Of the
week and will then make known his
appointments. He will name an as
sistant and q private secretary.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-02-12
CALL Or. SKINNER
TO PAS1ORAIE Of
FIRST BAPI|STS
EMINENT NASHVILLE DIVINE Is
UNANIMOUS CHOICE OF THE
CONGREGATION.
HIS ACCEPTANCE IS EXPECTED
viii Enter Upon New Duties First
Sunday in March-Has Served in
Several Of Best Churches of De-
nomination-Record for Work.

Members of the First Baptist
church on Sunday unanimously cali
ed Rev. J. E. Skinner, of Lockland
Baptist church, Nashville, to the pas
torate of the church, made vacant
several months ago by the appoint
ent of Dr. Mayes as consul of the
United States to Charlottestown,
Prince Edward Island.
While DR.. Skinner has not formal
ly signiied his acceptance of the call
the officials of the church are conf
dent that he will do 30. He is called
to begin his service on March 1 and
should he accept will enter upon the
ministry of the local church on Sun-
day, March Z.
The congregation is considered
most fortunate in being able to Sc
cure the services Of DR.. Skinner He
is one of the ablest divines in the
Southern Baptist church and has q
splendid record for achievement in
every charge that he has served He
is an eloquent preacher, an efficient
worker and most painstaking pas
tol.
For the past two years Dr. Skinner
has been at the Lockeland church
in Nashville. Several years ago no
served this charge but was afterward
called to the First church at Tampa,
Florida. During his stay in the land
of flowers he built a $4,000 church at
Tampa He afterward returned to
Nashville. DR.. Skinner is a man Of
deep piety, in middle life and has a
most interesting family who will
make quite an addition to the social
life Of Columbia. Two of his sons are
now studying for the ministry Of the
Baptist church. A definite reply from
DR.. Skinner is expected in a day or
two.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-02-12
HIGH TRIBUTE TO
LATE W.T. .CHAFFIN
ENORMOUS CROWD ATTENDS FU-
NERAL SERVICES AT ST.
PETERS.

Seldom in the history Of Columbia
has higher tribute been paid to any
man than was accorded the late Will
liam T. Chafin on Sunday afternoon
when funeral services were conduct
ed at st. Peters Episcopal church.
The church was crowded, men COM
ing from all portions Of Maury coun-
ty and some from other counties to
pay a last sad tribute to this univer-
sally esteemed citizen. The floral
tributes we're numerous and exceed
ingly beautiful. The services were
conducted by Drs. Black and Capers.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-02-12
ATTEND MEETING
MISSION SOCIETY
SEVERAL DELEGATES ARE GOING
FROM HERE TO CLARKS-
VILE ASSEMBLY.

The Tennessee conference OF the
Woman's Missionary Societies Of the
Methodist church will convene at
|Clarksville, with the Madison street
church for a session Of four days.
Practically every Methodist church
IN this county will be represented by
one or more delegates. Among the
delegates going from this county will
be, Mrs. John Martin and Miss Ru-
senia Sharp, Of First church, Colum-
Ola; Mrs. John Barrack, of South Co
lumbia church; Mrs. John Cecil, Of
cross Bridges; Mrs. J. I. F1nney and
Miss Ella Wilkes, Of Culleoka.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-02-12

Itching, bleeding, protruding os
blind piles have yielded to Doan's
Ointment. sOe at all stores. (Advt.)
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-02-12
EARLY MORNING FIRE
DESTROYS ONE-QUARTER
TOWN OF SPRING HILL

E ESTIMATED THAT THE DAMAGE DONE TO THE
QUEEN OF THE THIRD DISTRICT WILL BE
LOSS IS COVERED BY INSURANCE NINE
BUILDINGS GO UP IN FLAMES.
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ORIGINATED ABOUT TWO ocLo OK IN GROCERY STORE &C.
cuFIED BY Mr.. KINNARD, AND OWNED BY MRS. A. p EPps
SPREAD RAPIDLY AND NOT BE CHECKED BECAUSE
OF INSUFFICIENT FAcILIT les FOR THE coNFLA
GRATIoN-MRs s. c. HUGH Es THE HEAVIEST LOSER, OWN
ING SEVERAL OF THAT WERE DESTROYED
MOST OF THEM WERE sMA IL AND LOSS ON THEM IS NOT
OVER $3.50 EAcH-FRE FOR THREE HOURS THIS
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APPOINTMENT EXPECTED.

Several days ago The Herald exclu-
sfvsly sorecasted the nomination Of
1uSEs HsmMonA b Be postmaster ..
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-02-12
PRESENTS PURSE
TO POPE BENEDICT

ROME, Feb. S.-Monsignor Kenne-
dy, rector of the American college in
Rome, today presented to Pope Ben
edict 8 purse of $4,000, the gift of
the archbishop and clergy Of Philadel-
phia.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-02-12

LV-VER.lAxi Better than cal
omel. No bad effects. ASK SFEP
HNNsON BROS. tA6vtI
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-02-12
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. o.
President Wilson today nominated
Judge L. H. Hammond to be postmas-
ter at Mt. Pleasant. The appoint
ment was made on the recommends
ton of Representative Padgett, OF the
Seventh Tennessee district.
APPOINTMENT EXPECTED.
Hammonds Nomination by the Presl.
dent Exclusively Foreeasted
In The Herald.
Several days ago The Herald exclu-
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-02-12
w. r. BLACKARD MADE
JACKSON POSTMASTER

WASHINGTON, Feb. s.-President
Wilson today nominated W. T. Black
ard to be postmaster at Jackson,
Tenn, and John e. Astin to be post
master at Bryan. Tenas.
The Washington times., 1915-12-19

through the covered entrance to the
house, stepped into the White House
limousine and were whisked away.
The automobile whizzed down Twentieth
street, out n, up Seventeenth. out
Massa chusetts avenue extended to Fox
hall road to Conduit road, east TO NJ
street, through Georgetown to Penn
sylvania avenue and Eighteenth street,
around the Speedway, across Long
Bridge, to Military Road and thence on
to Alexandria, where the bride and
bridegroom boarded their special car.
superb" attached to a c. and o train
going to Hot Springs, Va, D..
Curious Crowd Fooled.
A. large crowd had assembled at
Union Station to sec the President and
his bride start on their honeymoon.
Anticipating this, the President and
Mrs. Wilson sent one OF her negro
"msmmies' to Union Station In a White
House automobile to throw the curious
crowd off the track. Arriving at the
station, the nanny" Martha Steptoe.
made a big fuss and to-do over the al
legged loss Of her purse and attracted all
the attention she could so as to give the
crowd the idea tgat the President and
his bride would be along shortly. She
finally descended the stairs of the sta
ton and boarded the &. and o. train
" hich q few moments later pulled into
Alexandria and took on the honey
mooners. 80 =.
The Washington times., 1915-12-19

Of this city; DR. William r.. Boiling, OF
Louisville, Ky. and Rolfe r.. +. Boiling,
OF Panama her brother-in-law. Alcx-
ander n Gait. of this city; three sis
Solfe Il. Boiling, and Mrs, Iachard
Boiling; Secretary and Mrs. William G.
McAdoo: Mr.: and Mrs. Francis 3.
Sayre. OF Williamstown; Mass: Miss
Bones. the Presidents cousin; Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph r, Wilson, OF Baltimore.
the former the brother OF the President;
Miss Alice Wilson. tho Presidents niece;
Presldents Pres sistsT % Mr.. hnaspceah Rnns pcothren s
the President's niece; Josephine Goth
ren, the Presidents grandnlecc; secre-
tary Tumulty, DR.. Cary T. Graysop, the
Gordon, Mrs. Oats Closest str friend. who
introduced her at the White House last
winter, and DR.. r. b. Teus.er. @ cousin
CT the bride.
"Mammies" Weep for Joy.
In the doorway leading from the hall
to the parlor stood the two negro
''mammies," who dressed the bride Tor
the wedding last night. and who had
performed similar service for her once
before. They shared the brides hapbi-
ness with her, and they wept nth Joy
over the excitement OF witnessing the
wedding Of Miss Edith" to the ruler OF
the nation.
After everybody had congratulated the
happy couple, the President and Mrs,
Wilson led the party into the dining
room, decorated throughout In pink.
with masses of ferns and banks Of
growing pink roses, while a small or
chestra played several classic sclec-
tions. In the center Of the table was
the wedding cake. huge fruit cake
OF two layers, one for the bride and
one for the bridegroom. ornamental
with pink orchids. With the same silver
carving knife with which her mother 8
wedding cake was cut, Mrs. Wilson cut
a section Of the confection and passed
them to the happy, Laughing guests.
o'clock, when Mrs. Wilson drew a great
sealskin coat over her wedding gown
and left the house with the President
The bride and bridegroom passed
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President Sets Day to Aid
Stricken Polish People

In the cxigencies Of matrip,ony, Presi-
dent Wilson found time to think OF the
stricken people ACROSS the sea. In a
proclamation issued at the White House
Just before he left for The home of his
bride-to-be. he proclaimed January 1 a
day upon which the people Of the United
States may contribute TO tire aid of the
stricken Polish people.
Contributions may bs addressed to the
American Red Cross at Washington, He
asks that the American people come to
the aid of the Polish as they have TO
the aid Of the Belgians and the Serbs.
The Washington times., 1915-12-19
Presidents Wedding
Is Made Impressive
By Severe Simplicity

Although the trappinGs of state, the
simmer Of gold braid and the clankinS
of swords were absent the wedding OF
the President and Mrs. Gait was none
the less impressive because of it's Sc
we're SIMPLICITY. 1t was a beautiful,
quiet home wedding, almost an eXclu-
slVely family affair with two negro
"mammics." who nursed Mrs. Gait in
her infancy. standing in the back
ground. lending a touch of the old-time
South to the affair.
Simple in service and transformations
from a social point of view, from a
floral standpoint the wedding was a
most elaborate one. Orchids, the aristo-
Gratis OF flowerdom. were everywhere in
evidence. on the wedding altar. in vases
and urpS about the house, and, of
course. on the brides beautiful wedding
gown of black velvet. Feathery ferns
OF rare varieties and beauty were con-
spicuous in the greatest profuslon. and
the stately American Beauty rose was
used in abundance in decorating the
altar and house.
The wedding service began prompt =
ly at S:30 o'clock. Mrs. Galts pastor
the Rev. Herbert Scott Smith, rec
tor OF st. Margarets Protestant Epis
copal Church, officiating. and the
Rev. James IL Taylor. pastor of Cen
tral Presbyterian Church, which the
President attends, assisting. Within
twelve minutes after the service be-
gan the President and Mrs. Gait were
made man and wife by former pupil
of the bridegroom, Dr Smith haVin =
been student in the history class al
Wesleyan College, when President
Wilson was a member of the faculty
there.
The President Arrives.
Leaving the White House at ~
o'clock, President Wilson. attired in
evening dress for the all-important
ceremony, arrived at the home OF tho
bride elect, 1903 Twentieth street
northwest. Nine minutes later the
guests relatives, of the President "a nG
Mrs. Gait all assembled in the parlol
Of the residence, which was TO be the
Scene of the ceremony. SeCretar,
Tumulty and Dr. Cary 7. Gr8yson
the Presidents physician. VIII,
brought about the acquaintance
which developed into last night
wedding, were the last to arrive,
The wedding bower, fashioned like
a canopy. was a mass of FcrIeyenS
and maiden hair ferns. CNtendir !
from the floor to the ceiling, as II
growing naturally. overhead tie
canopy of green was arranged in the
form of shell. the inside being OF
Scotch heather. 4 mirror, framed J."
orchids, was placed in the center oI
the background. rejecting the entire
AS!dal party. Above the mirror was
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