The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-05-08
TOWN TOPICS.
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are you going on the excursion tG
Charleston, S. C.?
Col. J. NJ. Wilkinson, Of valdosta was
in the city this W, elk.
County Commissioners proceedings
will be published next week.
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Mrs. KIN, DuVal has returned from
short visit to her daughter, Mrs.
Lamar at Quincy.
Rev G. w. Walker and family and
Mr. w, M, King and family expect to
leave for Hampton Springs this week
for stay Of several days.
From decentralization we think our
town VIII be supplied with base ball
team this summer. Some Of the young
men are interesting themselves and it is
very probable that tenn will be organ
iled before the end Of the week.
Joe Hinely was in the city Sunday
and returned TO ms home Monday. He
was accompanied by win Parramore
and together the young gentlemen went
down TO Hampton Springs Tuesday
where they will remain for several days.
Miss BERTHE Carroll left for her home
at Monticello on Monday last. Her
visit here was shortened by reason of
sickness, She was accompanied by her
little niece, Elizabeth Smith. who viii
spend few days with her grandmother
Mrs. c. 7. Carroll.
Senator James + Broome of Quincy
was in the city from Saturday to Sunday
Senator Broome told this writer that he
would be a candidate for Secretary of
state AZ the July primaries. He is well
known here and numbers his friends IN
the county by the score.
We have often wondered why the
people Of Madison do NOT use the lake
for bathing purposes Here is beau
tful sheet Of cool water with n sandy
bottom and il offers an ideal bathing
spot. Let's all provide ouselves with
bathing suits and use lake Francis for
surf ~ bathing
Commencing the thirdSunday in this
month Rev, A. J. IIendry will conduct
revival meeting at the Methodist church
of this city. He expects to have Rev.
w. S. Walker to assist him Mr. Walker
has recently been elected president OF
the Methodist Seminary in Florida. He
is said TO be preacher Of great power.
Coils. c. I. Davis, c B. Ashley and G..
j. IIardee went down to Lake City sun
day afternoon to appear in the habeas
corpus case of Perry Smith. 1t was
expected that On Monday the matter
would be heard by Judge Palmer On
application for bail but for some reason
the hearing was postponed until later
The friends and acquaintance Of Miss
Laura Squiers who with her father
spent last winter in our city, will be
pleased TO learn Of her marriage which
took place at her home 10 Grant, Mich,
on April Both. The fortunate bride
groom is Mr.. Richard f. Kincaid, Her
friends in this city offer congratulations
and best wishes TO the happy couple.
Mr.. A. Livingston, ST., returned last
Thursday from Dallas, Texas, where he
had been in attendance upon the annual
reunion of Confederate Veterans Mr.
Livingston says that in point of at
tendance this reunion was the great
} est ever held in the history Of the assoc
citation, He reports a most ENJOYABLE
time, Returning home he stopped for
, several days at Hot Springs
The Methodist Sunday school Of this
city has received an invitation from the
, Methodist Sunday School Of Naldosta to
, unite In a picnic TO be held at Olympia
, on the 10th inst. 1t is thought the in
? yitation will be accepted and big Pic
mic be enjoyed on that day by the two
J schools. Arrangements Will be made tSi
q a special car over the Valdosta Southerl'
leaving In the morning and retlwning
Z on the regular train in the afternoori'
= Rev. Stephen Crockett missionary Tor
e the Florida Association, has Just return
e ed from a mission tour down on the
d lower edge of Taylor c'untS. On the
d way down he preached at t1oseley Hall
It twice at Perry and at Saicm lie was
e greeted by l9fge congregations had
& three conversions and they joined for
Il baptism. He reports the country pros