The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1906-06-07

still repairing that outfit, and in
few days will put in a new turbine
wheel, which will add greatly to the
capacity of the mill and gin.
Last week, while the farmers of
New Salem were fighting General
Green, their wives got together and
organized a Missionary Aid Society.
AS thickly settled as the farmers are
in Beat One, their wives can make a
success of any kind of society they
choose to undertake. We would be
glad to see them organize a Rebekah
Lodge, I. o. o. F, at Caledonia. It
would be a source of much pleasure
as we'll as profit to them.
Rev. W. NJ. Reese. of New Salem.
was out on a visit to his church
members last week, and paid us a
pleasant call.
Mr.. and Mrs Edgar Swanzey Wis
tied relatives in the prairie Saturday
and Sunday
Miss Eloise Game and Thomas
Caine, of Border Springs, visited the
little JOhnnies last week.
Mrs. ]. NJ Boyd, who was on a
visit to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L.
A. Halbert, of Woodlawn, last week,
was called to her home in Houston,
Miss, by a telegram announcing the
illness of her husband.
Mesdames E. NJ. Caine and Wesley
Game, of Border Springs, visited rel
.atives in Woodlawn last week.
Last week, at their home near Cal
edonia, Mrs. Samuel Dale presented
to her husband one of the finest little
hill billies ever seen in this section.
The booster weighed twelve pounds,
and we learn with pleasure that he is
for Prowell for sheriff. That makes
us love him.
Prot, J. d. Thixton, the educator,
and principal of the high school, paid
us pleasant call one day last week.
Prof. ThixtOn, who was raised in
Missouri, and who moved here last
year to take charge of the Caledonia
school, becomes quite eloquent when
speaking of the people in and around
Caledonia, and these people all speak
in the highest terms of the Professor.
Mrs. Ruth Game, of Border
Springs, is visiting Mrs. Ella Caine,
of Lone Oak.
Mr., P o. Lofts, of Columbus, Wis
tied friends around Woodlawn last
week.
Mrs. N. B. Gay, of Atlanta, Ca,
spent last week with her sister, Mrs
E. e. Harris, of Woodlawn.
Dr. Pickett, a successful young
physician of Preston, Miss, visited
DR.. Molloy, Of Caledonia, last week
DR.. Pickett was so favorably i'm.
! pressed with our section and its peo-
pie that he has decided to locate in
Caledonia for the practice of his pro
fession.
Mrs. Robert Stephenson, of Dallas
Tex. is spending a few weeks with
Mr. and Mrs. c. " Ussery.
Mrs Dolly Lawrence, of Fort
Worth, Tex, is on a pleasant visit tc
her mother, Mrs. Sallie Harris, Of
Woodlawn.
The many friends of that good
and noble man, the Rev. John A. Egg
ger, of Flint Hill, who has been SICK
for quite awhile will be delighted tC
learn that his health is rapidly i'm
proving, and he will soon be restored
to his usual good health.
Miss Ophelia Egger, Miss Pearl Egg
ger and Mr. Roy Egger visited il
Columbus last Saturday, and on theii
return were accompanied by their ac
complished sister, Miss Annie Egger
of the Queen City, who will spend the
week with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Andrew Egger, at their home in Cal
edonia.
Judge J. L. Williams, who has
legislative bee in his bonnet, wal
entertained last Saturday at higl
noon by his old friend Mr.. Andrew
Egger, in Caledonia.
| Caledonia is still growing. Tn,
contractor in charge has begun worl
on the residence of Mr.. C. L. CASTOR
and just in the suburbs the handsom,
cottage of Mr.. w. A. Nickles is near
ing completion.
The Hon. Howard Marshall, of Co
lumbus, has offered to deliver hi
famous lecture to the people of Cal
edonia free of charge, and if tn,
ladies of the Aid Society wish to TAX
the matter in hand and arrange 70
the occasion and charge a small ad
. mission fee, they will furnish the PEG
pie a real treat and add nice Ittl
sum Of money to their treasury. I
the ladies of Caledonia do not avail
themselves Of this opportunity in be
, half of their society, the ladies O
New Salem and Woodlawn will joi
: in an invitation to Mr. Marshall t