The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-08-25
LOCAL NEWS.
Asters in profusion. Laws,

Alabama
Mr.. WillLawrence, of McShan.
Ala, was III the city yesterday
on business.
Mr.. John Turbeyille, manager
of the West Point oil mill. spent
yesterday in the city on business.
Messrs. w. G. Gunter and B.
b. Weaver are home from Kolola
Springs, both improved in health.
Full stock of fall bulbs, hya-
cinths, freesias and lilies. Laws.
Mr.. Newman West, of the
Wood section, passed through
the city yesterday enroute to the
World s Fair.
The pastor Of the Presbyterian
churc h will conduct prayer
meeting at SIS p. m. to-nifiht.
Rev. Mcclure will conduct servi-
ces Sunday.
Rev A. J. Miller and wife left
yesterday for st. Louis to enjoy
the fair. There will benoseryice
in the First Baptist church until
the 1st, Sunday in Septem Der.
Mr.. Rupert Richards and wife
are welcomed home after a four
weeks absence. during which
they visited several of the sum
mer resorts and enjoyed the fair.
Messrs. A. B. Smith and
Marion Johnson leave this week
for Carrollton. Ala, where they
go to establish the Pickens
County Record, a new newspaper
venture.
Messrs. j. J. Cotter, superin-
tendent of the Greenville division
of the Southern and Mr.. J. W.
Webb, assistant superintendent,
were in the city Monday meeting
our people.
Messrs. Ross Jernigan and
Cliff Patty have accepted posi-
tions with the Columbus Cloth
ing Company. Mr.. Patty is
from Lee county and Mr.. Jerni-
gan from the Caledonia section.
Don't neglect the warnings of
nature. Ifyour appetite is poor,
breath bad, tongue coated, you
will be sick unless you take steps
to put your system In good con-
dition. Prickly Ash Bitters is
the remedy you need. Itcleanses
the n5ire system.
Little Miss Frances Dashiell
cOmplimented a number of her
friends last night with a party at
her home on Main street. The |
occasion was a thoroughly enjoy
able one and the little guests
went home with only pleasant |
recollections of their charming
little hostess pitality.
Mr.. Jennings l. Sturdivant is
soon to begin the erection of a
handsome home on the lot i'm
mediately north of the home of
the late Miss Mat Morton Mr..
Sturdivant will begin his home
at an early date and hopes to
have it completed and in it before
the winter season is upon US.
Quite a number expect to go
out to Mt. Vernon to-day to
mingle with the good people of
that neighborhood. The occasion
will be the holding of a farmers
institute there and while all are
in not being granted
an opportunity to again hear Mr.. :
a delightful time and
royal dinner is assured all who !,
will go out.
In placing your fire insurance :
remem Der that p. w. Maer is in
the business and represents some
Of the strongest and best compa-
MES ia the world, among them
being the Liverpool, London &
Globe, of New York. the Palatine
If London, the Sun Of London. c
md others equally as we'll known. !,
He will be glad TO give you rates, i
write your risks, and insures
Vt the lowest rates possible. Tel
,phone residence or Office.
From over the county come
'eports OF serious illness which n
:auses universal regret to the G
riends of those afflicted. Mrs. d
Sallie Harris, OF the Caledonia b
section. has been seriously i'll for +,
several weeks past and from the :,
astern section of the county it is Z
earned that Mr.. Rube Dawes has "
ad two very sick children and
DR.. Dow Phillips family has Il
$50 bppn visited with slow fever.