The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-13
Melbourne News.

IN SUNDAY, the Znd instant, II was
the good pleasure of the writer, in
company with Miss Birdie Barksdale
and Messrs. j. r. and Enrich Beasley,
to meet with the good people of Fort
Springs church, near the residence
of Mr.. D. G. Holcomb, Jr., at an all
day singing, which was, like every
thing else that the good people of
Western Alabama undertake, decid-
ed success in every sense of the word.
The weather was very inclement dur
ing the day, and owing TO this fact
there was only three or four hundred
people in attendance; otherwise there
would have been one thousand or
more. Prof. /. G. Rector, of Mel
bourne, the famous vocalist of West
Alabama; J. r. Beasley, of Sunny
side, and your correspondent, were
the principal singers for the occasion,
while Miss Nettie Mccullough, o.,
Spring Hill, presided at the organ
in the forenoon and Miss Nettie Cart
man, of Melbourne, in the afternoon,
which added greatly to the success
of the occasion. Dinner was served
on the ground in great abundance.
The people ate in groups of two to
four families. We were taken in
charge by Mr.. D. G. Holcomb, Jr.,
and were greatly pleased to meet
with his lovely sister, Miss Dora Hol-
comb and to enjoy a fine repast. We
are glad to note that the best of or
der prevailed throughout the day. 1t
was decided to have an annual all
day singing there on the first Sunday
in June of each year, and the writer
is requested to announce that there
will hereafter be an all-day singing
at Fort Springs church on the first
Sunday in June of each year, and
everybody in East Mississippi and
West Alabama is invited to attend.
The people of Fort Springs church
are among the best and cleyerest peo-
pie that it has ever been the good
pleasure of the writer to meet, and
we hope to have the good pleasure
of meeting with them again on the
first Sunday in June, 1908, in one of
the best all-day song services that
was ever held in West Alabama. So
mote It be.
Mr. and Mrs. H. NJ. Brewer and
little daughter, Vashti, of Sunnyside,
were the guests of the Dams very
recently.
Mr.. C. A Cole, of Melbourne, made
a business trip to Fernbank one day
last week.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Buster Sisson, of Melbourne, greatly
sympathize with them in the death of
their darling baby, which sad event
occurred at their home on the 3rd
instant. The little fellow was only
about fifteen days old, and was their
fourth child to be called to an eter-
nal home. The interment took place
at Ebenezer cemetery on the evening
of the 3rd instant in the presence of
a large circle of sorrowing friends
and relatives, who had gathered there
to pay the last sad respects to the
, deceased, to all of whom we wish
to extend our heartfelt sympathy.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Jeptha Seay, of
Melbourne, in company with their
three little children, Freeman, Sallie
May and Sidney Brown, spent last
Saturday and Sunday very pleasantly
with the latter's parents, Hon. and
Mrs John Hays, at their home in
Star.
Mrs. Nancy Brewer and her son,
Mr.. Nj. J. Brewer, and little Miss Mat
, tie Delk, of Sunnyside, visited rela-
tives and friends in Melbourne very
recently.
Little Miss Bessie Barksdale, of
Melbourne, is on a pleasant visit to
friends and relatives at Fernbank
this week.
The past week has been very fav-
orable for farm work throughout the
Melbourne territory, and the farmers
have been putting in good time. All
the crops are very late, and are not
very promising at this writing. Cot
ton chopping and planting of late
corn will be completed in the next
few days if the weather continues
! favorable.
| Next Sunday, the 18th inst, is the
day for the big all-day singing at