The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-30
COUNTY NEWS.
- ~ANQNA N@NAAN 20

Prof. ]. t. Spann. principal of
the Mt. Vernon school. has been
rendered the position of teacher
of the McShan, Ala, school for
the summer months. He will be
gin his school at this place on
June 1st and it will continue for
four months.
A number of the young people
of the Dow neighborhood storm
ed Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Phillips
last Tuesday night and enjoyed
the hospitality of their home un-
til the midnight hour. They
were unexpected but were made
to feel welcome.
From District No. l comes the
report that there will be two
other good men in the magis-
trate's race, Mr.. Jones L. Viii
liams and Mr.. J. L. Egger. These
gentlemen, it is understood, are
not candidates for the position
and have not the time or the in
ciinati0n to make the canvass,
but if elected they will serve.
Their friends will enter them in
the race and hope to have them
victors in the August primary.
1t is understood that the usual
Fourth of July celebration this
year will be held at Sanders
Mill and the occasion will be
made an extremely pleasant one.
There is some prospect of a
great Fourth of July celebration
at Kolola Springs at which the
people Of the three counties ad-
joining will be invited to attend,
but this will not interfere with
Sanders Mill gathering which
has been the custom for years.
For the latter a fine dinner will
be served and a cordial invita-
ton will be extended friends of
those who reside in that neigh
bOrhood.
The Mt Vernon school in the
eastern section of the county
closed last Tuesday after a most
successful and profitable SEES
sion. The closing brought out
the patrons of the school who en-
jOyed the occasion although no
public exercises or ceremonies
occurred. The patrons of the
school IN recognition of his good
work and in appreciation of the
same, reelected Prof. J. t.
Spann for the ensuing year and
the position Of assistant was not
filed for the reason that there
were no applicants, Miss Dawes,
who has given such satisfaction
in that capacity. deciding to go
to school next session.
The Woodmen and Odd Eel
lows of Artesia have united in a
movement to give an ice cream
and strawberry supper in the
Church Grove at that place on
the night of Friday, May 9Th for
the benefit of the local Masonic
WoOdmen-Odd Fellows building
fund. The entertainment has
been placed in the hands of COM
petent com mittees and it will be
made great success and all the
candidates of the county have
been invited and are expected.
The managers of the entertain
ment will prepare a platform and
will give all of the candidates an
opportunity to make a short talk
presenting their claims for of
fee. 1t promises to be a gala
occasion and a great success.
The race for district offices
continues to absorb the interest
of the voters. In this district an
effort is being made to induce
Mr.. Beverly Matthews to run
for the Office of magistrate, and
should he enter the race it is as
surred that he would have a
strong following. Mr.. Matthews
Is a lawyer, a man of intelligence
and learning and is in every way
qualified and capacitated to dis
charge the duties of this respon-
sible position.
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