October 30, 1898

The big century plant in the Horticulture Building was sold to someone from Chicago.[SB]

Typewriters displayed at the Expo, many watched for the first time the practical workings of a typewriter.[SB]

Wedding on the stage of the Old Plantation... Willie Hunter, singer, and Emma Draughn, his accompanist, will honeymoon in Nashville. The rest of the company (about 50), will leave for Nashville Tuesday.[SWH]

The St. Louis Exposition, which opened on Sept 14, closed Oct. 29.[SWH]