The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-11-03
Montgomery Dots.
Montgomery. La. Oct. 30. 1906.

Mrs. II. " Mccain Is on the sick
list this week.
Mrs. John Balance returned home
from Colfax Monday of last week.
after spending Saturday and Sunday
with her daughter, Mrs. George N.
Ovens.
Tom Lyons and Ralph Johnson re-
turned home from the southern part
of the State Tuesday Of last week.
where they have been working for
the past two weeks.
John Box returned Thursday MORN
ing from VIM parish, where he had
J.. been peddling pictures. John says
there are too many dogs In VIM
for man to take orders tor pictures.
Wardlow Bros. got In car load
Of plows and cultivatOrs Thursday
Don't look much like they are scared
of the boil weevil.
Frank Egan has made 1t back again
from Texas, where he has been on a
visit.
VIM. Wallace. nominee for Member
of Board of Equalization. was II pas
senger ON the north bound train FRI
day morning.
Some of our merchants will loose
quite good deal by the Steamer
Carter sinking Monday night. az they
shipped several hundred bales Of cot
ton ON her.
Mr.. aud Mrs. John Neal and daugh-
ter. of Wheeling, were shopping In
town Wednesday of last week.
Mr.. Henry Nixon. from near At
lanta, was III town last Saturday
selling cotton.
Mr.. jim Durham. real estate agent,
was In town Friday.
J. A. Hicks representing the Hicks
Lumber Co., was in town last week.
There has been several saw mill
men In town for the past week. 1t Ia
understood that they are here to Sc
cure a location for a saw mill to lie
erected ut or near this place In the
near future.
u. f. Dewitt, OF Verda, was in town
last Friday.
Mrs. SeabOrn Dean. accompanied
by her granddaughter. Minnie Dean,
visited relatives In Natchitoches Sat
urday aud Sunday.
Miss Johnnie Dean, one Of Montgom-
ery's bellies, who Is teaching school al
Calvin. spent Saturday and Sunday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Dean.
DIN Wilcox, Of Colfax, came up on
the Friday morning passenger after
his wife and baby, returning home
Friday night.
Several of the verda MasOns at
tended the goat riding at this place
Saturday.
''Grandpa" Stratton, representing
the Parker Fain Grocery Co.. and
Il. q. Morel. representing Stauffer
Eshelman Hardware Co., were in
town Saturday. "Grandpa" STRAIT
ton. who Is a member of the Mont.
gomery +. 4 A. NJ. stayed over to
attend the Masonic meeting Satur-
day night.
j. W. Ethridge. who has been at
tending Federal court at Shreveport,
and Incidentally the Sunday School
Convention. returned Friday night.
Marion Barfield. and Clyde, Willie.
and Van Mccain. wa have also been
attending court, returned the same
night.
A. w. Bell, OF Atlanta, was among
our visitors Saturday.
The young people of Montgomery
met at the school house Saturday for
the purpose of organizing IA society.
which was named the Mutual Liter
AIRY Society" with the following OFF,
GERS: President, Prof. p. NJ. Fuquai;
Vice-President. Miss Myrtle Ethridge;
Secretary. Miss Louise Hanna: Treas
urer. Mrs. Angie Harrison; Critic.
Miss Annie HARRISON; Sergeant-at-
Arms, Rubin Garrett
Rev. Geo. A. Kelly filed his regular
appointment at the Baptist church
Sunday.
number Of the bellies and beaux
were out driving Sunday afternoon.