The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-06-11

The Caledonia Rifles wer mustered
in last Saturday, Col John P. Mayo,
paymaster general, officiating for the
government. Fifty-five took the oath
and others will do so this week.
Those who are not mustered next
Saturday cannot 60 to Chickamauga
this summer with the company. The
last congress doubled the apprOpria
tions for the support of state militia.
For the coming year Mississippi will
receive as her share $4,000 instead
of about $4,000, as heretofore. In
addition to this the United States
government will furnish all uniforms
which are to be of the regular army
style. This new company will be
equipped with the latest model
Springfield rife, said to be the best
gun made.
This is going to be a fine looking
company, with their new uniforms
and new accouterments. Col Mayo
made the company a most excellent
address, full of good advice and
showing a warm, broad-minded pa
triotism. The colonel is probably the
most enthusiastic military man in
the Mississippi National Guard, and
our boys were indeed fortunate to
have him advise and encourage them
on the day of their enlistment. We
are glad to have Col. Mayo visit our
town.
We have already given list of the
commissioned officers. The following
were mustered in as non-commis-
stoned officers: First sergeant, G. s.
Caldwell; second sergeant, S. A.
Morris; third sergeant, r. w. Egger;
fourth sergeant, T. L. Dowdle: fifth
sergeant, Lon Morris; quartermaster
sergeant, J. E. Thomas; first cOrpo-
raj, J. L. Myers. second corporal A.
r. Morris; third corporal, r. o.
Vaughn; fourth corporal, c. n. Egg
ger; fifth corporal. E. B. Vaughn;
sixth sergeant, S. B. Myers.
The following We're detailed to at
tend the rife practice at Vicllsburg,
which begins June 10th: Lieut.. T. G.
Blewett, Sergeant E. A Morris, Pri-
Yates w. NJ. Kidd, J. P. East and H.
H Vaughn.
We are told that Mr. c. L. CASTOR
will erect a building to- be used as an
armory, the same to be about 40 BY
60 feet and probably two stories
high.
Next meeting Will be on June 18th |
at 3 o'clock This will be the last op-
portunity for those who wish to go to
the next encampment.
Mai. o. NJ. Lawrence assisted in |
the organization of the company, in
fact, he inaugurated the movement.
Flatwoods school closed last Sat
urday with a picnic. We did not get
to attend, but there was quite a large
number who did attend and enjoyed /
the day. Miss Beulah Smith has had
charge of the school for the past
three years and has won the love and
esteem of both pupils and patrons.
Miss Leonard Molloy, of Meridian,
and Miss Florence Nolloy, of the I. I.
and c., came home last Saturday for
the summer vacation.
EOWlef ; SHOW uldue uo q NASlb 1dot
Friday. 1t is a good show and a
large one for places of our size. It
was welcomed by a large audience,
which was grateful for break in
the dreary monotony of the every
day routine of everyday life.
Miss Maud Morris, Miss Hattie
Mehaffey and her brother, Joe Hun
ter, visited at the home of T. W.
Morris last week.
DR. d. NJ. Molloy came home last
week. His many friends were glad
to see him, but were disappoint-
ed that he is not going to remain. He
will depart soon for the West, where
he means to spend at least six
months in recreation before resum-
ing the practice of his profession. IN
the language of Hfbernian Pat, May I
the skin of a gooseberry ever be suf-
heient to make an umbrella large
enough to cover all of his enemeis.
DR.. Nations delivered an excellent !
and forceful discourse here last Sun
day. We have not heard a better for
many a day. We commend his atti-i
tude. There is nothing small about |
DR.. Nations. 1t does US good to meet
with a liberal, broad-minded servant
IF God. = - =