The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-05-17
GAINESVILLE NOTES.

has left peculiar effect on this place.
1t seems that after a successful cam
paign of making an extremely dry
town, and changing the mode of Sc
Letting aldermen from each ward to
the city-at-large, another law has
spurred the peace officials to seek out
those designated as Migrants and
cause them to appear before justices of
peace for judgment. A number of
colored Migrants has been fined, but
1t remains to be seen whether in the
entire population of GAINESVILLE, there
will be any Migrants other than col
ored. While the law exempts persons
belonging to labor unions on a strike,
no provision is made for the person
who refuses the munificent salary of
$100 to $500 week for labor that
twice the amount is hardly sufficient
compensation.
The engineering department is
causing the city to put on metropoli-
tan airs. Concrete pavements and gut
tering are much in evidence, and a
few streets of the famous Ninth ward
are being repaired and improved. If
only these streets could have side
walks made from the bricks that are.
giving place to the concrete pave
ments, no doubt the neighborhood
would rise up and say blessed.
The funeral cortege Of the late Ga
briel Meriweather left GAINESVILLE last
Wednesday for New Providence, Tenn,
the scene of his childhood days and
early manhood. Relatives, friends and
Mt. Hebron Lodge, Odd Fellows, of
which Mr.. Meriweather was a member,
accompanied the body on its journey to
its last resting place. Funeral serv-
ices were held at Green Hill Baptist
Church with the Rev. T. Perkins Off
ciating and interment at Providence
cemetery.
May, the month of flowers, has fur
nished but few beautiful days up to
this writing. Last Thursday the first
one witnessed two lawn fetes and
moonlight parties without the moon
Financially it was success.
Mrs. Rhoda Poindexter, corner Ma
rion and Kellogg, had quite a crowd
at her Spring opening for the Mt.
Olive Baptist Church. while Mrs. w.
H. Parrish in the immediate neighbor-
hood gave quite an excellent entertain
ment for the Fifth Ward Baptist
Church. She realized something.
Memorial eulogies for the departed
members and Thanksgiving services
for the living of Mt. Hebron Lodge,
Odd Fellows, were held last Sunday at
Fifth Ward Baptist Church before an
audience which filled the edifice. The
principal addresses were made by DR..
&c. V. Roman, of Nashville, and Rev.
Lewis Cross.
The annual commencement of the
Colored High School will take place at
Elders Opera House, Friday, May 24th.
The unreasonable weather has
caused several visits of the grim reap
err. Last week the following: Mr.. Ca
briel Meriweather, Mr. Isaiah Hayden,
Mrs. Pattie Farrell, Miss Mamie Kill
Hebrew and Mrs. Mary Morton.
The Ministerial Alliance was given
banquet by the pastor and members
OF Wesley Chapel A. M. e. Church last
Tuesday night
Rev. L. M. Mitchell, of Mt. Sterling
KY, was in the city last Tuesday the
guest of Rev. p J. Coleman.
Rev. p. H. Burns, of Nashville
spent Tuesday and Wednesday in the
city in the interest of the Bon Air
Coal Company.
]. H. Gray, of Nashville, was in the
city last Wednesday.
Rev. ]. H. Winston, of Sulphur
Springs, Tenn, spent few hours in
the city last Wednesday.
Rev. Geo. Hampton went to Nash
vile Tuesday.
Rev. F. w. Gardner was called tc
Erin Thursday to attend funeral.
Rev. w. G. Smith, Presiding Elder
of G. M. E. Church, was in the city
Saturday.
Mr.. William Keesee returned from
r Nashville Saturday.
Mr.. Mace Dixon came in from Nash
, vile Saturday.
Mr.. billiard Ballard, after spending
. several days with relatives al friends
! returned to Chicago, ILL.,, So rday
night. "a
Mr.. Leslie Shirley came in from
: Greensboro, KY, Saturday and left fol
2 Nashville Sunday.
i DR.. G. V. Roman, of Nashville, wa.
r the guest of DR.. r. T. Burt Sunday.
K DR.. S. Jefferson spent Sunday il
: Nashville.
: Mr.. Henry Hutchings came in from
j Tuskegee, Ala, Sunday and left TO
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