The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-14

AROUND THE CITY.


Y Mrs. j. & Barrentine. Of Mil
e port. is visiting Mrs. w. J. Wi
! kerson.
: Mr. J. l. Guytoa. the popula
market man. has been on tn
sick list for the past week.
} Miss Bette Freear Young ba
: been reelected to her position i
) the Greenwood school for 1903-4
Mr.. D. l.. Bailey continue
quite Ill at his home in this city
; being in his third week of Hines
now.
Mrs. G. Lichenstadter of Col
!. umbus, Ga. a former resident o
this city, is visiting her sister
Mrs. Schwab.
Mrs. Adolph Montag. of AT
lanta. Ga. is in the city on visi
to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Simon Loeb.
Miss Ida Eddins returned home
the past week from an extended
visit to relatives and friends il
Texas and Louisiana.
Miss Henrietta Mitchell ar
rived in the city yesterday, and
will be the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. A. Kincannon today
Rev. J. w. Dorman announces
that the C0lum bus District Con
ference will convene at Mayhem,
| Thursday morning at II a. M,
June 25th.
Rev J. b. Oakley has returned
from West Point, Miss, where he
preached the commencement ser
mon for the Southern Female
College.
Mr.. E. S. Moore's friends re
GREETED to learn yesterday that
he was no better. Mr.. Moore
has been i'll for two weeks with
fever and his condition gives his
friends great anxiety.
Mr.. S. L. Caine was called to
Fayette last Wednesday by the
critical illness of his father, re-
turning Friday. He left yester-
day for Milwaukee to attend the
meeting of the Sovereign Camp
Woodmen Of the World.
Master Arden Ackert, whose
sweet voice has been greatly ad-
mired in this city. sings this
morning at the First Methodist
church, his selection being The
Angels Promise" the accompa-
niment to be by Mr.. H. NJ Teas
dale.
The NJ. d o. k. Il. will place
coach at Colum bus, Miss. TO run
through to New Orleans, via Me
ridian, on account of the u. G. V.
Convention. 1t will leave Colum-
bus 1923 a. M. May 10th, and
arrive in New Orleans at $50 p.
M, same date.
Mr.. Caswell A. Mayo, proprie-
tor of the American Druggist, of
New York, is in the city spend
ing the Sabbath with his brother,
Maj. John p Mayo today Mr..
Mayo is en- route home after at
tending the meeting of the Amer
ican Medical Society in New Or
leans.
Rev. Dr.. Theodore Dubose
Bratton, of Raleigh. n. c.. has
accepted the position of Bishop
of the Episcopal Diocese of Mis-
sissippi rendered him by the
recent session of the Council.
DR.. Brattoa is preparing his
formal letter or acceptance. aud
is arranging To take up his new
work
Hon. A. F. Fox, of West Point,
Miss. spent several days Of the
past week in the city. One of
the grateful memories of his re
cent gubernatoria experience he
said to his friends here was his
assurance from them that he
would have received their sup
port in his race. Mr.. Fox is ex-
tremely popular here and many
warm personal supporters and
friends regretted his retire
ment from the race.
Messrs. Irion and Nelson, of
the firm of that name. had a
rather peculiar accident Friday
day that came near proving ser
ious for them. They had just
finished stocking their shelves
with an assortment of pickles
and canned goods when a whole
section of the shelving fell, catch
ing them under it. Fortunately
both escaped with only a few
bruises. The loss in damaged
stock amounts to about one hun
dred dollars.
The Grand Lodge of Knights
of Pythias of Mississippi meets
this week at Meridian, Miss,
and the session will be attended
by prominent members of the
order from all sections of the
State Among those who will at