The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-10-29

emnty houses. as schools and col
leges are opening all over the land,
and our children are going to new
experiences that will prepare them
| for the different occupations and use
fuiness In the world They are going
fUiit into the world with light hearts
and high aspirations Of what they
| will do when they get their education
and are thrown out to meet the ups
and downs of this selfish world. Dur
| ing the bright summer that has just
been numbered with the things of
been full of the JOY and merry laugh
ter, of music and singing Of our
children which have made our hearts
light and feel young once more. But
now our homes are still, even the
youngest one is gone either to school
or perhaps is clerking in some far
off city But We know their going
is for the best, and it is but a few
months until the merry Christmas
home coming of our girls and boys,
and then all is joy and sunshine, mu-
sic and dancing, and our old hearts
are made to shout with joy, and We
old gray heads are made to feel young
again at their home coming, and we
are made to realize the folly of age
Mr.. Emmett Smith comes to the
front as one of our champion farm
ers. He has made a fine crop of corn
and his cotton will average four bales
TO every three acres, on land that has
been in cultivation seventy-fiye years.
On last Wednesday evening, at
four o'clock, Rev w G. Galceran,
OF Caledonia, married Miss Ora Nor
home of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Charlie Morris. May sunshine
and the sweets of flowers ever be
strewn along their pathway.
Mr. C. NJ. Rye is building one of
the nobbiest houses in the county,
at a cost of over two thousand dol
lars. Mr.. Brantley Grant, of Sulli-
gent, Ala, is the contractor.
Mr.. John W. West is having his
house overhauled and put in keeping
with the times.
Our painter, Mr.. Geo. Nuffer, has
his job of painting Mr..
w. D. Stephenson's house.
Messrs. Sam Myers and Grover Egg
ger spent last Friday in Aberdeen,
taking in the 1O1 wild west show
They report having a delightful time
Messrs. c. w West and H. ]. Egg
ger spent last last Wednesday in Co
Iumbus, taking in the fair, and report
having quite a nice time
Mr.. and Mrs. S. l.. Darnell spent |
part of the week in Columbus attend
ing the fair.
Mrs. Alice Cohn, of New Salem, !
was the guest of Mrs. DR.. Jameson |
last week.
Miss Julia Murphy of Birmingham /
is making glad the home of DIR. r. = |
Murphy. Miss Julia is a welcomed |
visitor to Caledonia.
Misses Ola and Essie Egger, of |
New Salem and Miss Hines, of Co |
umbus, spent last Friday making
glad the home of Misses Annie and
Side Lawrence, of Caledonia.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. D. Murphy have
from a pleasant visit in the /
nome of Mr.. John Stuart of Hamil-
on. They report having quite nice
lime, visiting old-time friends.
The people of Caledonia and sur
community regret very /
much the departure of DR.. n. B.
Wood and wife. The doctor and fam
ly were good neighbors, and the |
doctor was one of our best citizens
md also a good doctor. We hope he
will meet with much success in Co
umbus, his new home.
Mr.. Edgar Thomas and wife. of
Columbus, were in Caledonia last
Saturday on business. Edgar is one
Of the many young men of Caledonia
who, we are proud to say, are making
4 success in the business world. He
went out from the farm, and also re-
eeiyed his education in the Caledonia /
school, and we are glad to say is now /
numbered among the leading busi-
ness men of Columbus. He is mem
Der of the firm of Elder & Thomas,
funeral directors.
Last Friday evening Capt. S. L.
Darnell said he felt like the fish
would bite, so he secured the services /
Of Maj. Henry Greer to paddle the
boat on shares; SO they hooked up
and went for the limpid waters of |
the beautiful Buttahatchie, and in |
three hours they had strung twenty
eight fine brim.