The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-07-08


delicious six course dinner was serv.
ed.
!, 49,
CoIlier-6arfield Camp.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Collier and two
children, Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Barfield
and one child and Mrs. w. II. Durrett
and Mrs. j. w. Morris, comprise a
camping party that have pitched their
tents at Anderson Springs on Duck
river near Goodwin Station. where they
will remain for the greater part OF the
summer.
paIton.Smith.
Il At the home of the BRIDES parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Dalton on Wood.
lawn avenue Miss Louise Dalton and
William Roscoe Smith were quietly
married Friday night at $3.50 o'clock.
/ The yonug couple left on the south.
bound passenger train passing through
Columbia at 1927 for an eastern trip.
After their return which will be about
the first of August they will be at
home in Nashville, where the groom
holds a responsible position. with the
city. The many friends of the young
couple join In wishing them a happy
and prosperous future. If
T. 3. Brooks Birthday Celebration.
Another year has come and gone
with Its trials, temptations and tri-
umphs, its duties. dangers and disap-
pointments. its signing, sadness and
sweetness. Yes another year has
come and gone and gone to be number
ed with the four score and five that
mark the milestones r. B. Brooks has
passed as he's climbed the slippery
slope of life.
i On the morning Of July End, the day
burst forth beautiful and bright and in
superior splendor the great sun smil-
ed down on gay throng of 1855 per:
sons who had met to make pleasant
the day for the aged companion, faith.
er, friend and neighbor, the day fol-
lowing being the anniversary day. q
j Sadly sweet was the occasion,
sweet because the love hight yet
beams from his face. sad because &C.
cording to the laws of nature he will
ere long cross the borderline.
He is the son Of Abner Brooks and
was born on Snow creek, he married
at the early age of twenty years and
brought his bride to the farm on
which he now lives and has for the &c
intervening years. However, that bride
and still another have gone far away
and he now lives with the third, Ellen
Byrum Brooks, who strives to make
his declining years a thing of Joy and
peace. He Is the ancestor of three
i generations, the number of his de-
scendants being IS, 10 Of his 80 great
grand children and 90 of his 40 grand
children, and Of his 8 children were
present on this day.
II AS the years have come and gone
no useless habits have spoiled his sun
ny nature and clean Christian charac.
ter. He has been man that was ever
happy and contented to mind his own
affairs with no inclination TO pick
flaws in his neishhors way of living.
Although he has reached the land Of
second childhood he maintains his dis
erection and abstains from eating any.
thing that might be, worse for the
I physical man. g
i He Is known far and near as "Un-
Gle Tom and owing to his exceeding
hospitality his home has ever been
!, "a place of delight to visit for both old
young and indeed 1t was delightful
Saturday when the crowd gathered
i around and spread the lunch under
the pretty maple tree that he set opt
more than sixty years ago.
The most beautiful of all the deli
cacies presented was a cake made by
Mrs. Jennie Worley Jones, sklllfully
and artistically iced with lilies of the
valley and pink and white roses.
Brother VIII Morton was present
and expressed thanks for the many
pleasantries of life and especially Of
the day
Using Mr.. Brooks ewn expression,
he was born once In July, married
twice in July and had two children
born in July. also a number of grand
children, and eighty-sx birthdays
which have been kindly remembered
with a feast of good things for mum.
Der of years. We hope that we may
have many more returns of the pleas
ant day, for such days make us all
realize how wonderfully good 1t is to
love and be loved.
MRS. JOSIE K. KIRK.
/ AN.s. 0,.h.. lAkar