The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-12-17

school in Tuscaloosa county, Ala,
will spend the Christmas holidays at
her home in Steens, much to the de-
light Of her many friends
Miss Mollie Shackelford, who is
teaching the Atkins public school over
in Lamar county, visited friends and
relatives near Millport on Saturday
and Sunday last. Miss Shackelford
is a capable teacher, a young lady OF
refined manners and many accom-
plishments, and the good people of
the Atkins public school were wise in
selecting her as their teacher. She
is domiciled at the hospitable home
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Miller.
Prof. Ira Miller, the able and eff
cient principal of the Kennedy public
school, spent Saturday and Sunday
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. L. Miller. of Spring Hill.
Mr.. S. H. Vaughan, a first class
carpenter of Columbus, is doing some
repair work on the dwelling house of
Mr.. A. K. Green; also some addi-
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very greatly to the looks and comfort
of Mr.. Green's house.
Mr.. T. B. Brownlee, one of Lown-
des county's leading and most highly
respected young men, made a busi-
ness trip to Columbus last week.
Master Rolin Tunnell Cobb, the
bright little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
lace Cobb. of Vernon. is spending a
few days with his grandparents, Mrs
Jennie Brownlee and Mr.. and Mrs.
T. l.. Tunnell, at their home in
Steens Mrs. Cobb was known in
girlhood as Miss Carrie Lee Brown
lee, the accomplished and refined
daughter of Mrs. Jennie Brownlee.
and is extremely popular among a
large circle of friends here.
Mr.. S. L. Howard, of Route No. 2.
of Columbus, has purchased the farm
of Mr.. NJ N Franks, and is now To-
Gated on Route No. l, from Steens.
Mrs. G. A Eubanks, who has been
living at Columbus for the past three
years, will soon return to her old
home at Steens, much to the delight
of her many friends.
We spent one night last week very
pleasantly at the hospitabIe home of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Land in the Bell
vicinity, and while in that vicinity
we had the pleasure Of meeting with
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom w. Townsend and
Mr.. A. L. Houston.
Hon. j. Fl. Hill, one of the leading
citizens Of Lamar county, who halls
from Sunnyside, was in Steens last
on business.
There was a Rebekah lodge of Odd
Fellows organized at Sunnyside on
ast Saturday, the 5th instant. The
following officers were elected for the
present term: Miss Pearl Lofts, no.
Die grand; Mrs. Jessie Younger, vice
grand; Miss Birdie Barksdale, secre-
ary; Mrs. Jola Rector, treasurer;
Miss Addie Hill, chaplain, and J. H.
Hill, district deputy, president.
The big ginnery and mill owned by |
dr A C. Lofts, of Star, caught on |
ire last Tuesday evening, and came /
lear being burned. There was plenty I
# water close by and a bucket bri-
,ade was formed by his friends and
leighbors, which saved him a con-
iderable loss.
Mr.. Andy Colvin, of Star, who has
,een on the sick list for several /
weeks past, is reported as being
much improved, and we hope to soon
e able to report his convalescence-
We note with pleasure that the
eople in the Melbourne, Star, Sunny
ide and Richards yicinities are well
xed with hog and hominy for an
ther year. Nearly every farmer has
big crib of corn, plenty of hay and
odder, and lots Of meat or hogs to
i'll later on. Some OF the ladies are
eating the men. One lady in Sun
yside killed four ten months old
1at weighed over thousand pounds. +,
his lady is like Mrs. Dan-she is a |
armer sa
Mr.. E. G. Goodson, of Baxter. spent
few days OF the past week in Steens
5 the guest of Mr.. Neal Lawrence s
nd while here he and Mr.. Lawrence |
njoyed several nice bird hunts.
Misses Mary and Kial Vaughn have {
lst returned home after pleasant (
isit 20 friends and relatives at West !.
oint, Miss.
Mr. A. j. Sanders, one of our pop
lar merchants, visited his father,
II. J. G. Sanders, 1t his home in
axter Monday night last a
Mr.. Walter N. Ho1esapple, pop !.
,r OF Columbus, who represents y ,