The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-06-02
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EEdu udlinE tIdS> Oy tbE CIdSS u
'05. TIE reception was held IN
the Court House hall, it having
been decorated with Academy
coIors. evergreens and flowers
appropriate to the occasion.
Among the invited guests were:
The Board of Trustees. the
Mayor aud City Aldermen. Am
undertaking of this kind speaks
we'll for the students of the Acad
envy. displaying a development
of class spirit that has been alb
sent to a great extent heretofore.
After refreshments had been
served and the strains of the
band engaged for the occasion
were hushed, MIR. r. E. Leigh.
Jr, in a short but well spoken
address in behalf of the
graduates, thanked their success
sors for an evening so full of en-
joyment.
Deputy Sheriff B. D. Erwin re-
turned Thursday from OkOlona
bringing with him c. r. Kim ball.
indicted by the grand jury re-
Gently in session for assault and
battery with intent to kill. The
crime for which Kimball was
Indicted. it will be remem bered,
was committed in Artesia some
weeks ago, the assault being
made on the person of Tom Dis
mukes. Dismukes afterward
died from blood poison resulting
from the wounds he received.
KINDA was arraigned before the
court upon his arrival here and
released on bond of $1,000 for APP
pearance at the next term Of
court.
A petition. signed by a larg e
mum Der of the representative
citizens of Columbus, was sub
mltted to Governor Vardaman
Thursday asking that this city
be selected for the encam pment
of the National Guard. The en-
camrment will entail a large ex-
pense TO the city all of which the
petition states will be borne by
the people Of Columbus. Three
sites are offered, the old encamp-
ment ground Of the Fifth I'm
munes, the fair grounds, and the
site Of the encampment in 1895.
better known as the Seven Oaks.
The decision will not be made
until the latter part of next week.
Mr. +. E. blahon returned last
Thursday from jackson where he
had been officiating as umpire in
the Delta League. Mr.. Mahon s
work gave universal satisfaction
and the people and players were
extremely anxious for him to re-
main but he saw the storm brew
ing and decided to retire. He is
of the opinion that the gam bling
behind the delta league will ultI-
mately cause it's dissolution.
This with the high salary list will.
he believes, eventually bring
about the failure of the league.
The trustees of the Stanley
School, near Caledonia, have
elected Prof. B. @. Hull to teach
out two months of an unfinished
term which will run through
July and August. The patrons
of the Stanley school will find in
Prof. Hull one of the county's
leading educators, Il man who
has made a success of his pro-
fession and by cooperating with
him IN the work he has under
taken the very best results can
be obtained.
Among those who recently
passed the examination of the
State Dental Board is DR.. d. d.
Griffin, of this county DR.. Crit
fin is a young man of whom East
Lowndes can well be proud. He
received his education at Rural
Hill school and has since his
study of dentistry been admitted
to practice in three States, Tex
as. Alabama and Mississippi. |
He is rapidly rising in his pro-
fession aud may locate in this
city for it's practice.
Judge JAS T. Harrison left on |
Friday for Starkville where he
went to attend a meeting of the
Board of Trustees of the A. & NJ.