The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-30
AROUND THE CITY.

Don't fail to see the Columbus
Ministries at Opera House. Fri
day, May 1st.
Mr.. H. c. Barksdale. of West
Point, was n visitor To the city
last Thursday.
Mr.. r. A Eggleston, Jr., is
home from a pleasant business
trip to New Orleans.
THE DISPATCH is pleased to
see Mr.. J. NJ. Street out again
after his recent illness.
Mrs. Jesse H. Smith, of West
Point, is visiting relatives in the
city.
Mrs. S. p. McReynolds, Off
Millport, Ala, is in the city on q
visit to her sister, Mrs j. p.
Stansell.
Hon. Samuel Cox. of Carroll
ton, Ala, spent spent several
days of the past week IN the city
on business.
Mr.. d. L. Bailey has been
quite i'll at the home of his sister
the past week, fact which
causes sorrow among his friends.
Mr.. r. B. Miller. of the east
ern section of the county, spent
last Wednesday in the city and
paid THE DISPATCH a pleasant
call.
Gen. Billups was called to
Jackson last Friday to confer
with acknowledgement and COVER
nor in reference to the provision
of the Dick military bill.
Mr.. Emmett Gunter from Biz
mingham is home To spend two
or three weeks. Mr.. Gunter is
recovering from a recent illness
and is home to recuperate.
DR.. w. J. Hopkins aud his es-
Unable wife, of West Point We're
visitors to the city last Thursday
and DR.. Hopkins was warmly
greeted by many old friends
here.
Wednesday and Thursday the
checks for the Southern men ar
rived and they We're made hap
py. Pay day is always WELDON.
ed by railroad men as well as all
others.
Capt Trice Johnson, of the
Snagboat Vienna" has been in
the city for the past few days
and announces that he will begin
cleaning out the river from this
city to Demopolis about the first
of May.
Mr.. Perry Bearden will be a
candidate for the position of con-
stable in this. the Second dis
trict. At the proper time he
will seek the support aud infu-
ence of his friends for this poo
sition.
Mrs. Lizzie Gates, who will be
remem bered here as Judge Orr s.
Oldest daughter, is in the city
from her Texas home at Mem
phis on a visit to her parents.
She has been a citizen of Texas
for twelve years.
Mr.. E. S. Moore's friends re-
greet to learn that be has been
quite sick for the past two days
He had a severe chill on Friday
and has since had high fever.
THE DISPATCH is glad To note,
however. that he was reported
much better yesterday.
Traffic in the freight depart
ment of the Southern has been
extremely heavy for the past
ten days. The receding water
at Grcenville gives the road am
opportunity to handle its inn
mense coal business and is max
ing up for the time lost i'm the
overflow. Several trains a day
are run and the railroad boys
have been kept busy.
Columbus Lodge No. >, A. r..
and A. NJ, conferred the Mas
ter's degree on Dr. J. w. Lip
scomb last Tuesday evening at
the new temple in the presence
of large number of the mem
bers aud many visitors. WOr-
shipful Master Waddell was i'm
the East and the degree was adj
mirably exemplified. The month
of May promises to be am uDus-
ually busy one i'm Masonic
circles, a large number of de
grees are to be given I'D that
month.
"a Man Sat On the Railroad Track"
| He did not hear the bell but Para
| carnnb I'm the conner. store saved him