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


will be an annual all-day singing al
Friendship church, about three miles
east of Steens, on the Fayette and
Columbus road, near the Alabama
State line. Everybody is invited to
attend, and requested to bring well
filled basket, their song books and
good behavior with them, and hear
some of the best music that was ever
heard in West Alabama. This will
be a great day in the history of the
Friendship church. All singers in
West Alabama and East Mississippi
have been invited to attend, and a
good day is expected for all. Don't
forget the date = Sunday, the 18th
day of June, at Friendship church,
three miles east of Steens.
Misses Gertrude and Rubie Draper
of Melbourne were the very attractive
guests of Misses Birdie and Jessie
Barksdale one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. McReynolds, of
Melbourne. spent one night last week
very pleasantly with Mr.. and Mrs. C.
Coleman at their home near Fern
bank.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jeptha Seay of Mel
bourne spent Thursday of the past
week very pleasantly with Mr.. and
Mrs. w. L. McReynolds.
Mr.. NJ. c. Rector of Melbourne was
mess last week.
Mr.. L. I. McGee of Stacy was in
Melbourne on business last week.
Mr.. J. o. Gartman of Melbourne
made a business trip to Fernbank re-
Gently.
Mrs. T. L. Hays was on the sick
list few days of the past week at
her home in Richards.
On Sunday, the 26th inst, in COM
pany with Misses Gertrude and Ru-
bic Draper and Jessie and Birdie
Barksdale of Melbourne, we took in
the annual all-day singing at Spring
Hill church, which was a grand sue
cess and notable event of its kind.
There were fully one thousand or
more people present. Dinner was
served on the ground in great abund-
ance, and the music was fine. We
failed to get the program of the day.
Mr.. NJ. Mordecai of Stacy has just
returned home after spending several
days with his brother in law. Mr..
Dave Yarbrough, at his home in Ce-
dar Bluff, Miss.
On last Monday it was the good
pleasure of the writer to call at the
hospitable home of Hon. and Mrs. J,
H. Hill of Sunnyside, and while there
were greatly pleased to meet with
the latter's lovely sister, Miss Pearlie
Lofts.
Mrs. J. I. Barksdale of Melbourne,
in company with her two little daugh-
ters, Bessie and Vance, spent few
days of the past week very pleasantly
with her son, Mr.. I. G. Barksdale, at
his home in Fernbank.
Mrs. w. o. Ray of Melbourne spent
several days of the past week with
her mother, Mrs. T. l.. Hays, at her
home in Sunnyside.
Mr. NJ. J. Bardon of Star was off
to Vernon on business last week.
Mr.. B. S. Mordecai of Melbourne.
in company with Misses Gertrude
Draper and Birdie Barksdale, spent
one day of the past week at Millport
as the guests of Mrs. G. NJ. Richards,
and while there visited Mrs. M. G..
Davis. On their return home they
spent the night at Fernbank, where
they enjoyed a nice entertainment
given in their honor by Mrs. w. I.
Sisson.
On last Thursday, in company with
Miss Jessie Barksdale, we found our
selves at Fernbank, and while there
enjoyed the hospitality of DR.. and
Mrs. G. s. Barksdale.
Miss bessie Gartman of Melbourne
is on pleasant visit to her sister,
Mrs. J. E. Cakes, at her home near
Vernon.
The past week, as we'll as the past
fifty days, has been very unfavorable
for farm work, on account of con-
tinued rain, and all crops in the Mel
bourne territory, with few exceptions,
are very late, and are in bad state
of cultivation, and are not very prom
ising at this writing Dan"