Huntsville gazette., 1889-07-27
Decatur Dots.

WHY uotS nave III ue tneIl
appearance
| Every one asked why the dots die
not appear in the last week ! issue
don know why. | wonder nh,
taey dad not appear myself | CUES.
t., icy waited to see how its readers
lik ed face Some sa a'uted it. with
com pindations while others criticised
and 2 vowled
We ave no desire to cast refec-
ton, but we are sure to express our
opinion, | 1t it be what it may, 1t is
impossible to sepress the truth.
Our City has many new corners
an1 others are still coming.
Business is sngis but we predict it
will be better in the fail season.
Nothing excels a nice picnic, on last
Saturday July Goth inst, quite a
number of Decaturites took in the
Trinity picnic, which was ably, and
successfully managed by Mr.. T. j.
Garth, All expressed themselves
well pleased with their visit out west
and speaks Of getting Mr.. Garth TO
repeat it before summer expires. MIR;
G-rth is a resident of the beautiful
little village Of Trinity and has re-
Gently purchased there with the ex-
pectation of making that his iuture
home. He is now employed as a
book keeper in Mr.. N. I. Tisda'e 'e's
grocery store. We assure you that
Mr.. Tisdale did not work to his dis
advantage when he employed Mr..
Garth as manager in his firm, for a
more shrewd young gentlemen could
not have been easily secured. Thus
you can see very easily that tho col
ored people of Decatur are not vast
ing their time, but are making every
step count towards demanding their
rights rs citizens. To demand the
respects of any community we must
have education and wealth. Educa-
ton we are fast acquiring but we
will never ha We wealth until we learn
to put our education to the proper
men and transact our business among
ou selves
Mr.. Chas E. Miller, left last Mon
day for his home in Winchester
Tenn, as he was called only on bust
ness affairs we appeal for his earliest
return Charlie makes things lively
around him, and times are very mute
when he is absent. | heard some
one say, that it seems that he had
been gone month.
Mesrs..Allen S. Mosely, W. A.
Harris L. w. Mccartney, D. l..
Banks, Deward Gross, and many
more Of our young men took the
Nashville excursion on the23rd, inst.
Mr.. G. n. McDaniels Principal of
the city school here has attended all
Of the county institutes up to date,
AID expects to attend all the rest.
Mr.. McDaniels expresses himself
we'll pleased both with Athens and
Tuscumbia, and says that thos, in
stitutions are just what we need all
over the state. He says that both
of which he has thus for attended
was largley crowded with teachers
from various directions, each taking
an active part in the work, and try
ing to make it a success. Mrs. w.
B. Blackwell visited friends in
CORTLAND this week.
Miss. Fannie j. Mosely one of
Huntsville amiable and intelligent
young ladies, is the guest of Miss
Clara ID. Stigger this week.
Our successful merchant, Mr.. M.
A. Coleman, has recently presented
his daughter, with 500 organ,
The value and edifcation Of read
ing news papers was very interesting
ly discussed in the Gateway Literary
Society, last Tuesday night by Mesrs
G N McDaniels, I j Garth, Thomas
J, Benson. The young men, most
especially Mr.. Garth made the sub
ject very interesting.
The Programme for next Tuesday
evening is quite an interesting one,
and every body is invited to attend.
The members must be more punct
uaI or else some body will be excused
for spell. The presiden' too needs