The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-28
VINEGAR BEND NEWS.
Tovvn is Scene of Activity Dnrins the
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 The Bend has presented a busy ap- peararce for the past week. Many out of-tewn folk came ia to do the Christ mas trading and the big commissary did brisk business.
 Miss Sarah Turner Is at home for the holiday season. Miss Turner is Second-year student at Judson Aead- emy of Marion.
 MT and Mrs. Kelly of Second Ave- nue visited relatives In Lucedale. Miss. during the holidays.
 Mir. and Mrs. Wes Ingram Of Yel- low Pine are visiting Mrs. T. D. Cor man of Second Avenue during the holi- days.
 The Vinegar Bend Lumber Company shut down Wednesday evening in order to give the employees 6 short season of rest during Christmas. The plant will resume operations. Monday. Dec 2s.
 Mr. Lanetts Plat visited relatives in. Escatawpa, this past week.
 A moving picture exhibition. given In the school house the 2srd inst, was fairly we'll patronised, all who were present expressing satisfaction at the
 Mr. Charles Rogers of chicora viisted Mr. George Aiiday and family this past week.
 Friends of Mrs. H. c. creily at present a patient in the Southern h. firmary in Mobile. will be gratified to learn of her steady improvement. Miss Margie Kirby iB at home for the holidays. Miss Kirby is a student of Barton Acadamy. Mobile. Mrs. Edwards of Escatawpa is the her daughter. Mrs. J. W. Wiedman of First Avenue.
 Miss Georgia Kelly. who ia attending Leakesville High school Is with her parents in Lucedale. Miss. until the opening of school.
 Mr. and Mrs. Ira Tales of Second Avenue entertained Mr. Jesse Roberts, Wesley Roberts and Miss Bessie Rob- erts of whistler during Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Tales of Dwight were the guests of Miss Liia Tales at her home on Second Avenue this past week.
 Mr. Howard Thames of citronelfe was a visitor in town the latter part
 MT. ana Mrs. W. H. GordAy are viAiting friends and relatives in Chi-
 Mir. Milton Holland and W. H. Bentley were Mobile visitors during the past week.
 The Sunday school scholars of the First Baptist Church enjoyed their regular Christmas tree festival in the High school building Christmas eve. Mr. 4. R. Turner acted as Santa Claus and distributed the good things that were suspended from the taste. fully decorated tree. Misses Myrtle and Laura Baxter, of Dwight, Ala. are visiting their grand mother. Mrs E. L. Baxter. on Second Street.
 Miss sallse FitxKerald. of whistler, is visiting at the home of Mir. F. E. Bax- ter. on Second Avenue. John Bentley visited Yellow Pine. Ala, this past week. Engine No. e2, resplendent In new paint and brass work entirely remodel cd and equipped with all modern irn- provements. will go Into commission on the passenger run between Leaksville and Vinegar Bend the first of the year. MT! A. R. Turner and H. S. Turner were Mobile visitors during the past week.
 MT. John verrick visited relatives in town during the holiday season. I'd Byrd and Charles Summers. for mer guards in the stockade force, vis- tied friends at the Bend this past week They are at present employed at Flss N Mr I'd reaeue, Of whistler. visited friends between trains Thursday last. MT. Teague left Thursday night to spend Christmas with relatives in Geor-
 Mrs. ,. c. Fitzseraid was the guest of her mother. Mrs. F. Marks. Christ mas day.
 The ione delayed windows and doors for the Methodist Church have at last arrIved and been put in place. Rev. Mcconnell will officiate as pastor TOT another year, having been returned by tha conferenee The initial service VIII be held New Years day.
 The Vinegar Bend Camp 2s2. W. O. W. will meet Monday evening. 10 ar range for the installation or omcers TOT tha conofnR year. The affair will be ,nb,,c after which . banquet will be vtven by the camp at Hotel Turner TOT shs focal choppers and their families.
 Mr ana Mrs. J. J. Mashburn oI Flrst Avenue are visiting friends in Chicors'
 MT. George L. Larage is visiting his family at Hotel Turner.
 Mir. Tom Ferrill of the oank tor.e 0i'. snent Christmas with relatives in Cit-
 Engineman Bentley relieved Engine
 man George Brown. taking the pas senxer run during the holidays pe- tween I,eakesville and the Bend
 professor Ovenchain is spending the holldays with relatives in GreenVille. Ala. School will reopen the first week in January. S or- nantzed under the direction of Profes- sor Ovenchain and Rev. B. & Vaughn the grounds have been prepared south of the school house and a team IS at work praotteing and will solicit games with local teams in the near future.
 Messrs. Cooper. Chapman and smith of the surveying crew afe in town TOT the holidays.
 Mr Fl, J. BosheH is visiting his family in New Orleans. La, during the
 MT, James Peatt of Escatawpa. Ala. was in town the later part of the week. ,,.-....,,,. Niss was a Mobile visitor during Christmas week.
 The Christmas holidays in this vicinity passed pleasantly and quietly svervone seeming to enjoy the spirit oS the occasion, not a mishap or ae- cident occurring to mar the festival, the Bend sustained its good name for orderliness and all visitors were made to feel welcome.
 Mir. Hudson of Scranton. Miss, visit ed Mir. I. D. Flournoy and family early in the week.
 Notwithstanding the financial de- pression of the past year and the gen eral parliciSy condition Of business the Bend shows marked improvement in its condition. New houses have been erected, a new church added and the streets graded and laid out equal to inc best of incorporated towns. With the compilation of the proposed 4. and M extension from the county seat to