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COUUMSIA, TENNESSEE, FRIDAV, MAY ffi 1914.
TENNESSEE ORPHAN
IRES A
HOME
All
F
ARM
COUNTY
THROUGH GENEROSITY OF W. W.
GANT, OF SHELBYVILLE,
PLACE 18 SECURED.
WAS INTERESTEDLY DR. BOAZ
philanthropic Citizen of Bedford
County Gives $8,000 Toward the
Purchase of Frierson Place on Wil
liamsport Pike.
Through the generosity of W. W.
Gant, a prominent and well to do citi
zen of Shelbyville, the Tennessee Or
phan home today acquired a splendid
Maury county farm. Ever since the
establishment of the home here five
years ago it has been the ambition of
Superintendent Boaz and the board
of trustees, to own a farm for the
home where the boys could be taught
practical agriculture right under the
direction and supervision of the offi
cials of the home.
At last this ambition has been real
ized and today deeds were delivered
to the home by which it acquires the
Frierson property, four miles out on
the Williamsport pike. The place
contains 275 acres of good land and is
admirably watered. There are few
improvements aside from some ten
ant houses, but the trustees feel that
they found a place that will just suit
their needs.
The price paid for the land was
?13,000. Of this sum Mr. Gant gen
erously contributed $8,000. The Block
er real estate exchange, who made
the deal, gave the home $100 on the
purchase price. The Columbia Insur
ance Agency, from whom the proper
ty was purchased, contributed anoth
er $100 to the home, leaving a balance
of $4,800 which was assumed by the
home and will be paid by that insti
tution. Mr. Gant, to whom credit 1b due for
the purchase of the farm, Is eighty
two years of age, one of the best cit
izens of Shelbyville, and who has for
some years contemplated some noble
charity. He finally decided that he
could do no better than to endow the
Tennessee Orphan Home with a farm.
It is a practical form of philanthropy
that will endure and bless humanity
long after his bones are dust. It
was through the efforts of Superin
tendent Boaz that Mr. Gant was in
duced to give this expression of his
generous Impulse And no one could
be more gratified over any event than
Dr. Boaz is over the realization of his
long cherished hope for a farm for the
hom.
FRANK G. COOK SELLS
FURNITURE STORE TO
OUTFITTING COMPANY
ESTABLISHED IN THE
GROWTH
ABLE SEKMON
Jtu'l Or
101
COUNTYHI
J
ran
DELINQUENT TAX
SALES ABOUT SAME
THIS YEAR AS 1 AST
COUNTY
TEACHERS
TO
HOLD
INSTITUTE
1HE COMING WEEK
FOR 8EVENTEEN YEARS ONE OF REV. W. R. BOURNE DELIVERS
CITY'S M08T SUCCESSFUL
BUSINE8S MEN
WILL MOVE TO DECATUR,KALA.
ELOQUENT ADDRES8 TO THE
8ENIOR CLA88.
LARGE CROWD IN ATiENDANCE
New Firm Is Made Up of Miles, Fred Speaker Stresses the Importance of
8. and Sam Cook, All of Whom Are Constant Application and Effort.
Well Known and Experienced in 1 Moral Development Should Not Be
tn Furniture Business. Forgotten Splendid Music.
TWO HUNDRED FORTY TRACTS WILL BE IN SE83ION FROM MON
WILL BE SOLD BY TRUSTEE
ON JUNE I.
DAY THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.
EIGHTEEN PtRJENT. INTEREST ATHENAEUM JPIACE SELECTED
Columbia Hat Fewer Delinquents Absolutely Necessary That Teachers
This Year Than Last By Over One Be In Attendance Three-Fourths of
nunarea Per Cent Moet of Lots Tim in OrH.r t
... - w. ww w tu ivateei
HEREFORD CATTLE
SALE ON JUNE SIXTH
AT FAYETTEVILLE
UNDER PROGRESSIVE POLICY
AND MANAGEMENT OF THE
N. C. AND 8T. L. R. R.
Redeemed Few Really Sold
The sale of lands for delinquent
taxes will range about the same this
" ranK u. took, for seventeen years To a large and appreciative audi
in the furniture and houso furnishing ence on Sunday morning Rev. W. R.
business in Columbia and one of the Bourne, the state high school inspec-! 'eai as last- About two hundred for-
city's most successful business men, tor, at the high school auditorium, '. & tracts will be offered by the trus-
today sold his business, stock, ac- delivered the commencement sermon ! on tne flrst Monday in June,
counts, good will and all, located on to the Maury County High School. I The taxes on most of these pieces
South Main street to the Cook Out- All of the class of 1914 and many of i of property are less than a dollar. On
fitting Company, composed of Sam C. the former graduates of the institu- aae ot tnem tow afe only a few
Cook, Miles Cook and Fred S. Cook, tion were present and the speaker I048- However, by the time the
Mr. Cook will rest during the sum- was given the closest attention. 11,168 and fees for delinquency are
mer, probably spending the most of j The music, one of the ambitious Md, they run up considerably. The
his time in Columbia. He will then and highly enjoyable features of the delinquents are charged a sum total
go to Decatur, Ala., where he is and occasion, was furnished by the alum
has been for years engaged in a sim- nae and the members of the senior
ilar line of business. His firm is 'class. Miss Emma Claire Moore
Cook Bros. Furniture Company and sang a solo and Miss Ruth Shields
his brother David, who has been with and Clarence Harmon rendered a
hm as secretary and treasurer of the beautiful duet
firm, will continue in that capacity. Dr. Bourne, who a strong and force
Sam Cook, who is associated with ful speaker, full of force and enthusl
they new firm, will, however, contin- asm, was at his best in the discus
ue to remain at Mt. Pleasant where sion of his theme. He declared that
he is the head of the Cook Furniture ' Growth' meant not only education
Company, and the business here will of the mind, but it meant moral and
be actively managed and directed by spiritual progress. One should ad
Miles Cook and Fred S. Cook, both vance along all lines of endeavor,
of whom have had years of experi- one must not be content to stand
ence - in the furniture business and still in any of the relations of life,
both of whom have been associated There can be no real and proper
with Frank G. Cook in his business growth, said the speaker, without
here. Fred Cook has for some time work and effort. Whatever is worth
been with the Decatur store while attaining in this world requires effort
Miles Cook has been here. The speaker urged the graduates of
The new firm is a strong one, made the school, after they went into the
up as It is of men who are experienc- activities of life, to continue to apply
ed in house fitting, (rho have been themselves; that in the business
successful In business and who are world they must apply the lessons
well and favorably known to the peo- which they have learned in the school
pie of this section. They expect to room tf they are to attain unto suc
carry the very largest assortment of cess.
furniture and house furnishings and 1
to continue the policy of the old firm
for liberal and fair dealing and pro
gressive methods.
Frank G. Cook, who retires from
business in Columbia, is one of the
best known and most popular young
business men of the community. He
has a large circle of friends who will EQUALIZATION BOARD TO COM
regret that his business interests Will
carry him away from Columbia but
whose best wishes will follow him to
his new home at Decatur.
TOO MUCH JUICE,
RES0LT A FINE
COUPLE OF NEGROES DRIVE ONE
OF GUS WATSON'S HOR8E8
TOO FAR.
Sheriff Godwin arrested Tuesday
morning a negro woman and man
upon complaint of Gus Watson, the
local livery man. They hired a horse
and buggy, stating that they wanted
to drive only as far as West End, hut
instead they went on to Mt. Pleasant.
On being brought before Esq. Alexan
der they were fined $5 and costs.
They were arrested under an act
passed in 1901, making it an offense
to hire livery rigs to drive a certain
distant and then taking much longer
trips. The negro hailed from Lexing
ton, Ky. They had Imbibed too much
fire water, and were hardly In a con
dition to know how far or how much
they had driven.
REV. IRA WATERMAN
CLOSES HIS WORK
SEVENTY.SEVEN PROFESSIONS
DURING MEETING AT THE
BAPTIST MISSION.
Rev, Ira Waterman, who was con
nected with the (Lewis party, has,
c,sed his series of meetings at the
ttnptiBt Mission in South Columbia.
was very successful, as seventy
sevon professed religion and made
decorations of a desire to lead bet
ter lives in the future. He has gone
t Lewlsburg to join Rev. Llndgren
h the preparatory work for a meet
ing there by the Lewis party.
ASSESSOR WILL
FINISH WORK SOON
FORMER STATE
CHAIRMAN HERE
HON. J. C. R. M'CALL, OF NASH
VILLE, 18 A VISITOR TO COLUMBIA.
Hon. James C. R. McCall, of Nash
ville, prominent for years in the poli
tics of Tennessee, is a visitor here
today on legal business. Mr. McCall
has been assistant district attorney
for several years and is engaged now
in the practice of his profession at
the capital. He is a member of the
noted McCall family, of Carroll coun-
MENCE IT LABORS FIRST OF
JUNE.
Maury county's biennial assessment
of real and personal property will be
finished In a few days. The books
must be ready under the law to turn
over to the county board of equaliza
tion on the first Monday in June.
The board will meet at that time and
hear complaints and make an equali
zation of assessments. That tne
property of the county is not proper
ly equalized in the tax assessments
is generally admitted. Whether or
not a determined effort will be made
by the county board to remedy all of
the defects in the assessments is not
known. However, it is expected that
the board will be in session for sev
eral weeks. After the equalization
board completes its labors the bookf
are placed In the hands of the cofanty
MAURY C0UNTIAN NOW HEAD OF ONE
" OF LARGEST BANKS IN ALL
ty, being a brother of Judge John E. court clerk who has until Oct. 1 to
McCall. United States district judge, make out the tax books.
He has been for many years a con
spicuous figure in the republican
councils of the state, having served
from 1904 to 1906 as chairman of the
state executive committee of his par
ty. Prior to that time he was for
many years the secretary of the com
mittee. He managed the campaign
of Jesse M. Littleton in the memora
ble contest for governor in 1904.' Mr.
McCall stated this morning that he
was here purely on private "business
and that he was taking no active
part in political affairs.
MR. PADGETT WILL
SPEAK AT CAMDEN
MEMBER FROM THIS DISTRICT
TO ADDRESS THE BOARD
OF TRADE.
Representative Lemuel P. Padgett,
of this district, has been invited by
the board of trade of Camden, N. J.,
to attend the annual meeting tonight
and deliver one of the principal ad
dresses of the occasion. Mr. Pad
gett has accepted the invitation and
will speak there tonight
of eighteen per cent after the ezpira
tton of the time limit for ihe payment
of taxes on March 1.
The pieces of property are gener
ally bid in by the state. Most of
them are redeemed sooner or later by
their owners. But few ever stay per-
irionnnfl r In il,,, . x . . . . . I. t -tf 4.1 '
lunuvuuj IU iiio WW UCl Dill LI Ul tUO
state.
The situation of the delinquent
owners varies greatly, some of the
districts that had a large number last
year have but few this year. General
ly tLe seventh and ninth districts, In
which Mt. Pleasant and Columbia are
situated, have by far the largest num
ber. However, the number In Colum
bia aas decreased over one hundrei
per cent this yead. Last year there
were over fifty tracts, this year there
are only about twenty. There lias
been almost a corresponding. Increase
though, in the seventh district, which
has the most this time.
Most of the tracts are very pmall,
generally only lots. Many of them
are owned by negroes. Some aie In
possession of owners outside of the
county, who do not know that they
own the property.
From State Superintendent
Next week will be a busy one for
the teachers of Maury county, ns the
annual county institute will be held
here. It will last for the entire week.
The sessions will be at the Athenae
um. Superintendent John P. Craham
has practically completed the pro
gram for the entire six days. Only
some of the teachers for the various
subjects remain to be chosen. He de
sires to get some instructors from out
of the county, but has not narte defi
nite arrangements as yet.
The subjects for study will be the
topics taught in the regular routine
of school. Among the number are al
gebra, primary methods, physics, ge
ology, literature and arithmetic. The
Institute will begin at 8:30 in the
morning and last until 1 o'clock, with
a short recess about the .niddla of
the period. There will be no lessons
in the afternoon.
It is absolutely necessary, in ac
cordance with the instructions of the
state superintendent, that the teach
ers be present and take part in the
institute at least three-fourths of the
time that it is in session. This is ab
soluely Imperative in order to gei a
certificate to teach in the fall.
FIFTY HEAD WILL BE SOLD THERE
The American Hereford Cattle Breed
ers' Association Will Lend Its As
sistance. To Encourage Raising of
This Quality of Stock By Farmers.
The farmers' and breeders of live
stock in this section of the South
should be gratified to learn that
through the influence' of the Nashville
Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway
the American Hereford Cattle
Breeders Association has agreed to
inaugurate a series of auction sales
of registered animals to be held at
a number of points in the territory
reached by the Company's lines.
L. P. Bellar, General Agent, Indus
trial, Agricultural and Immigration
Division of the road's Traffic De
partment has just returned from
Kansas City, where he was in con
ference with the Executive Commit
tee of the Association, and an
nounces that definite arrangements
were made for sales at Fayetteville
and McMlnnville on June 6th and
8th. Fifty head of high class cows,
bulls and heifers wlill be disposed of
at each sale. Arrangements will lat
er be made for sales in other com
munities. Since the organization, three or
four years ago, of local livestock as
sociations in the counties served by
the Nashville, Chattanooga & St
Louis Railway in Kentucky, Tennes
see, Alabama and Georgia, more
WILL1AMS0NC0DNTY
FAIR ON SEPT. 17-18
FRANKLIN PEOPLE ARE PLAN
NING TO HAVE ONE LAST
ING TWO DAYS.
FRANKLIN, Tenn, May 20. At a
meeting of the executive committee
of the free county fair May 16, at the
Commercial Club rooms, the date for
the fair was set for Sept. 17-18. The
rules and regulations for governing
the fair were adopted, superintend
ents for the various departments ap
pointed, a partial premium list pre
pared and adopted, and a unanimous
vote decided that all subscriptions be
paid in by June 1. It is expected that
all the district commlteemen go out
and collect the subscriptions sub
scribed. Everything that is given in the
way of premiums at other county
fairs will be given here, except races,
and they expect to have several
unique features in addition to the
premiums.
I as il
JOHN H. BARR, WHO COMMENCED HI8 CAREER WITH THE OLD
FIRST NATIONAL OF COLUMBIA, ELECTED TO SUCCEED HAR
DING A8 HEAD OF FIR8T NATIONAL OF BIRMINGHAM.
J. H. Barr, a former Maury coun
tlan, one time a clerk In the old First
National Bank, of this city, has just
been elected president of the First
National Bank of Birmingham, Ala.,
one of the largest banks in the South.
He has been vice president of the
bank for several years and was pro
moted to succeed W. P. Q. Harding,
who has recently been selected by
President Wilson as a member of the
federal reserve board.
Mr. Barr'B advance in the financial
world has been rapid and he is re
cognized all over the South as one of
the ablest financiers in the country.
In an editorial of some length, the
Birmingham Ledger pays a high trub-
ute to Mr. Barr. News of his advance
ment will be most gratifying to nu
merous friends in this section where
he was born and reared. He Is a
brother of Mrs. Eugene Anderson and
Mrs. R. P. Dodson, whom he frequent
ly visits.
It 1b interesting to note in connec
tion with Mr. Barr's advancement the
fact that he commenced his banking
career in this city with Charles A.
Parker, now the head of the Maury
National Bank. They were intimate
ly associated for several years. One
is now the president of the First Na
tional Bank of Birmingham, while
the other has advanced step by step
until he holds a similar position with
the Maury National Bank.
JERSEY SALE TO BE
LARGELYATTENDED
It is probable that there will be in 'than a thousand head of pure bred
attendance practically the entire mil Lnimials have been distribluted
of teachers in the county. The insti- jong the Company's lines through
tutes have proven very helpful in the the agency of such associations, the
past, and there has been little dilflcul- 'Btock having been contributed by
ty in getting the teachers to come. Iprominent home breeders and by
The program is varied 'and interest-1 tne most reliable breeders In Ken-
lng, ana tne periods are only one nair tucky, Indiana, Iowa and other
hour each. InBlirhhnHne statps. Thfi sales ar
ranged by the Management of the N.
C. & St L. with the American Here
ford Cattle Breeders Association,
co-operating with the local county
lve stock associations are in pur
suance of the Company's well known
policiy to assist the farmers and
breeders along Its lines In every war
practical to improve their herds and
to encourage a more general busi
ness of producing livestock on the
farm. The Company and the breed
ers co-operating with it in this im
portant service should Receive the
unqualified support of every farmer
and business man in communities
where it is attempted to distribute
breeding animals in the manner
stated.
The Company will accord nominal
and passenger fares within a reason
ble radius from the points of sale to
accommodate those who may desire
to attend and purchase the specific
rates to be announced shortly.
INDICATIONS ARE THAT BUY
ERS WILL BE HERE FROM
MANY 8TATE8.
Ttoe catalogues for the Middle Ten
nessee Individual Jersey Breeder's
sale, which will be held at South Side
Park next Monday, are being distrib
uted by the secretary, Hugh Lee Web
ster. They are elegantly gotten up
and handsome specimens of printer's
work.
Seventy-six head of high class Jer
seys will be offered at the sale. They
ocme from the herds of R. S. Hop
kins, J. B. Lovell, J. L Hutton, Alf
Thomas, Mrs. T. H. Mangrum, Miss
fiosa Barnett, W. G. Rainey, James
English, J. Lem Thomas, R. P. Thur
anan, W. B. White, Frank Wheeler
and Frank Gracey.
Col's D. L. Perry and R. R. Bailey
will offer the cattle at auction. The
sale promises to be largely attend
ed. Inquiries in regard to tbe sale
have been received from almost every
state in the union. Many of those In
quiring have promised to be on band.
The attendance will be mainly from
Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Ken
tucky and Arkansas.
FINE JACK BRINGS
A LONG PRICE
ALLEN HARLAN SENDS ONE TO
GEORGIA AT LITTLE LESS
THAN FOUR FIGURES.
Allen B. Harlan, of Oakwood Farm,
has recently sold to John M. Atwood,
of V el on a, Ga., probably one of the
best bred jacks that nas ever left
the confines of Maury county. He is
called "Tennessee Colonel,' and was
bred by Mr. Harlan on his co'ebrated
farm. He is three years old, fifteen
hands high, and is a grandson of Im
ported Taxpayer and a great grand
son of Imp. Great Eastern. He
brought a price of a little less than
four figures.
Mr. Harlan has had foaled recently
at his farm a magnificent jacq colt
out of Queen of Oakwood by Imp.
Moro. He thinks that he will make a
crackerjack.
ENCOURAGED OVER
FREE JURNPIKES
PRE8IDENT ANDER80N SEE8 IN
CREASED 8ENTIMENT AGAINST
TOLL GATE8.
President Anderson, of the Colum
bia Board of Trade, is very much en
couraged over the results of the cam
paign inaugurated by Columbia's live
commercial organization for free
turnpikes. Mr. Anderson believes
that if a persistent campaign of ed
ucation is pursued and the question
kept actively before the people that
sentiment will be largely behind the
(movement. He urges every member
of the Board of Trade to become an
active and enthusiastic propogandlst
for the free pikes.
NO BIDS FOR
BONDS OF STATE
BUT 8HORT TERM NOTE8 WILL
AGAIN HAVE TO BE
80 LD.
Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 20. No
bids were received on state bonds to
day. Several representatives of New
York financial institutions are here
willing to negotiate short teim notes.