The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1896-02-23

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Mrs. T. J. Howall, of Atlanta,
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
II. Lindsay during the past week.
Messrs. Simon Loeb and Louis
Hirshman leave tomorrow for the
Northern markets to purchase spring
goods.
Messrs. S. B. Street and F. C..
Owen, of the Agricultural and Me-
chanical College, are at home to
spend Sunday.
The fire companies were called
out yesterday morning by an alarm
from ward 6. Only a defective flue
was the trouble.
Yesterday was Washington's s
birthday, in consequence of which
the banks and postofhce were
closed.
Steamer Getty of Columbus" ar
rived Thursday from points below
bringing SO bales of cotton and 75
sacks of cotton seed.
Miss Nettie Walker, who has
been visiting Miss Addie Davis for
the past week, returned Thursday
to her home in Crawford.
Capt. T. G. Munger is on the sick
list and his father, Mr.. S. G. Mum
ger, is filling his place on the
"force" during his confinement.
Fechheimer's clothing is known
all over North America as the best
fitting and most durable. Johnston
alone has them, and has them right
now for spring.
You may have chased after a
smooth talking tailor's drummer
and got a misfit for a big price.
Send it back and try home folks
Johnston, for instance.
METHODIST CHURCH - Morning
subject: "Faith Of the Centurian. "
Evening subject: "Value of a Fixed
Profession in Life" Services at
night begin at 7;t5.
Some of our readers have the
name of Mrs. Thomas Meek, who is
very sick, confused with that of the
mother of Col. Meek, and we gladly
make the correction.
Messrs. B. A. Weaver and T. B.
Franklin returned yesterday morn
ing from Jackson where they have
been for the past week attending
the Grand Lodge Of Masons.
Mr.. H. K. Almes, an intelligent
Christian gentleman from Lake
City, Michigan, is in the city pros
pecting. We hope that he may be
pleased with the country and decide
to locate among us. He is Of the
KIND we want.
Mrs. Erwin, from Columbus, Miss,
held a ladies' meeting Sundayeven.
ing, which was very well attended
and another one Monday evening;
mothers meeting Tuesday morning
at Mrs. Graves, and Tuesday even.
ing another meeting at the Metho.
dist church. She did good worl
while here. Mrs. Erwin left Tuesday
evening.-Yazoo Sentinel.
At the meeting of the Musica
Literary club last Tuesday evening
Prof. Hartman proved himself a roya
host. His Chopin and his puncl
were alike perfection, while Lorete
with her golden comb was rivale,
only by the oysters with which hi
table was ladened. Miss Richard
and Mrs. Mayo were the fortunate
winners at the game Of musica
history.
The appointment of DR.. B. A
Vaughan, OF our citys by Gov. Nc
Laurin as delegate to the conven
ton Of military surgeons Of tn
United States, to be held in Phila
delphia on the 18th and 14th Of Ma,
next, is a high honor worthily an
fitly bestowed. DR.. Vaughan's higl
standing and proficiency as a sur
geon has met with frequent publ
recognition many times since tn
war. On the field and in the severa
J hospitals under his control durinl
/ the war his skill and clear judgmen
J as a surgeon was well and ofte
demonstrated.