The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-04
AROUND THE CITY /


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The City Council meets Tues.
day night in regular monthly
! session.
Il Nh. r. H. Hunt, the architect,
spent last Friday in the city on
business.
MrtIke Simon. of Montgom-
cry, Ala, will spend to-day in
| iColu mbus.
The Board ofSupervisors meets
to morrow at the Court House in
monthly session
Mr.. Adolph Montag. of Allan
ia, Ca. is expected in the city to-
day on visit TO his wife.
Miss Ora Arnold is in the city
on visit to Mrs. S. G. Munger
at her home in East Columbus.
Mr.. Henry kaufman left the
past week for Baltimore, Md,
where he will spend the sum
mer. M aa
Mr.. Hampden Osborne has
been in Eutaw, Ala. the past
week on a business and social
visit 'a 4
Mr.. r. E. Wood. of Memphis,
Tenn, is in the city, called here
by the death of his brother, Mr..
Otto Wood. o
Yesterday was National Me
mortal Day and the occasion was
celebrated by the postoffce with
closed doors.
The COW law goes into effect
next Wednesday week, the fOth.
! Get ready y and prepare to keep
your cows off the streets.
G. w. Agee, superintendent of
the Southern Express Com pany,
spent Friday in tire city looking
after the interests of his com
pany. oaa o3
Mr.. W. 7. Christop Ter, who
| has the contract for the construc,
tion of the Magnolia Cotton Mill,
spent last Friday in the city on
business. 80 ~
Mr.. T, NJ. Rogers. the enter
prising and popular proprietor
Of the Surprise Store, spent sew
Ieral days Of the past week in.
Florence, Ala, on business. a
Miss Viyia Walker. of Bald win,
Miss, has been in tbs city the
past few days the guest of Judge
Newman Cayce and family at
their home on the Highlands.
Mr.. VIM. A. Whitfield, of this
city, has accepted a position ia
the general office the Southern
at Birmingham. being succeeded
here by Mr.. Emmitt Craddock.
Mr.. S. @. Benham, who has
charge of numbering the streets
of this city. has returned to com
plete. his task. He has been alb
sent for several weeks on busi-
ness in South Carolina.
The Episcopal Sunday school
held its picnic yesterday at the
NeWby place across LuXapalila
and the occasion Was a delight
ful one. The Baptist Sunday
EschOol picnic will be held one
week from tomorrow at Melrose.
Rev. 4. W. Lewis has returned
from Grenada where he preach.
ed the Commencement sermon
last Sunday before the Grenada
Female College He was greet
ed by a large audience ana made
a fine i'm preston.
The Postofice Department at
! Washington announces that the
salaries Of a large num- Der Of
postmasters in this State have
been increased and this city is
among the mum mber, the salary
being raised from $2200.00 to
S230O0 90. 81 ffa 0e
Work on the new city hall has
progressed rapidly the past week
and the building is beginning to
assume I its handsome proper
tons and shows off to, advantage.
| The. contractors are rushing. the
work with the expectation, OF Civ
ing the city possession of il by
the 1st Of August.
Mr.. Daniel Cushing 5 work as
an expert witness IN the cases
against the Southern Railway re-
snleiDg from tx Berry wreck
was Invaluable. He mad IA care
ful survey of the road and the
entire situation and was highly
complimented for the faithful
ness and ACCURACY of his work.
Mr. Cushing is the official sur
veyor for. this county and is do
ing a great deal of work