The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1896-05-03
J. TURNER HOOD. Editor.
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j. 3. weaver VINO VIII commune III
protracted meeting. Three services
on Sunday with plenty Of music an'
good things to eat for everybody
All neighboring churches invited.
Miss Laura Lindsay was in towr
last week.
Hon. A. L. Myers is on the sicl
list this week.
Mr.. R. NJ. Nickles and wife went
to town Monday.
DR.. Murphy spent Friday and
Saturday in town.
Mr.. Bait Lawrence is still sick
his wife and child are about up from
the measles.
Mr.. Scott, an A. o. U. W. man, is
with us looking to the organization
Of an order here.
Bro. Morgan, pastor for the group
Of Baptist churches near here, was
in our city Monday evening.
Let everybody make arrange
ments to attend the protracted
meeting. Brother Weaver is an
evangelist without a superior in our
church, and it is only at this time Of
the year that he can come to the
smaller places.
Remember George McCown has
never failed to fit a person in his
measurements for his Chicago tailor
house. Drop yourself into a nice
suit made for you, and you will
never wear another "Cheap John"
hand-me-down.
Misses Orpha Murphy, Carl Mol
10y and Lena Lawless and Mr.. Ru-
pert Morris, students at the acade-
my, took the examination in Column
bus Friday and Saturday. They
were all good students and we feel
sure they had no trouble in stand
ing the examination.
Miss Annie Lawrence, of the In
dustrial institute and college, and
Mr.. Otto Lawrence, of the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical college, are
expected home Saturday, where
they will visit their parents and
witness the dedication of the Cum
berland Presbyterian church.
We were at the post office the
other evening when the mail came
in, Uncle Jim tumbled off the pouch
and Murd came out and hooked on
to the stuffed pouch and began
dragging it in, when we remarked,
this is a big mail isn't it. Murd
looked up and SAID; "This is CON-
MERCIAL evening"
Uncle Andy Stevenson made the
"orphan" a present of some nice
sweet potatoes, for which the young
gentleman is very thankful, if we
may interpret his feelings from the
way he destroyed them. We are
also under many obligations to Mrs.
A. l.. Myers for her repeated pres
ents of excellent butter and milk.
Rev. Mr.. Chandler and Mr.. Car
Isle, of West Point, were with us
Saturday and Sunday. Mr.. Chand-
Ter is the new pastor for Unity. He
preached Sunday morning to a good
congregation. His sermon was
plain and practical, containing
something for everyone. If he con-
tinues with such preaching he will
certainly improve the congregation
in numbers and work. We welcome
such a consecrated, jealous man to
our community. The appointment
continues for the fourth Sunday in
each month.
The election passed off quietly,
resulting IN 80 votes for Judge Har-
rison, four for Dr. Burke and four
for Mr.. Yves Wright. The Judge is
our peoples choices and suits us well
enough. He is clever, and will 60
as far as any man in the world to
help a friend, and he is shrewd, al
ways having an eye to his peoples
wants. We earnestly hope that
Judge James T. Harrison will be
our next Congressman. Mr.. Wright
is home production, and man
who might have adorned a seat in
congress but for the fact that he is
bright; since a great man has said
sit is better to be right than presi-
dent" therefore Mr.. Wright dis
dams the chair Of an ordinary con-
gresham, since he is better than
president, being born CW)right,and
unless something more tempting