The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-10-08
Millpoa.t HaDuenings.

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ing happened.
The health of our town is better
than it has been for some time past
and there is only little sickness
around now
Mrs. Maggie Waldrop has been
real sick, but is better now.
Mrs. StovalPs little girl is, we are
glad to report, much better.
The farmers are getting on finely
in gathering cotton, and the gins are
| largely patronized. The gins of Mr..
Dorr, Mr.. Kennedy and Mr. McAdams
are very busy, although the crops are
| reported very short Everybody in
| this section seems to be in the high
| est spirits. We trust they will get
better price.
The merchants are filing their
shelves with quite lot of new and
attractive goods.
Mrs. TruIl and Mrs. Collins have
an up-to-date hat trimmer with them
for a while. We wish for them a
prosperous season.
WI . AdeRtIAC W 4hhn6iu1 IL just DcACh
from Birmingham, where she went
to get the benefit of the millinery
offerings and make selections, and
she has her show cases filled with
many new and handsome toilet arti-
cles, etc. We are sure that each of
these establishments will get a good
share of patronage, as they are all
very accommodating and kind toward
their customers.
Mrs. Falkner and her handsome
son, Master Henry, are visiting the
home of Mrs. Frances Varnum this
week.
Several couples of the young peo-
pie have taken advantage of this
beautiful evening (Sunday) and gone
out on a drive to the country.
Prof Finch and wife, in company ,
with a crowd of young people, en-
joyed an o'possum hunt on Friday /
night, and caught no possums, but
report a good time.
We are sorry indeed to learn of the |
accident which befell Miss Winnie |
Hodo, one of our attractive young
girls, who entered the Tuscaloosa
Female College a few weeks ago,
caused by falling down fight of
stairs. We hope her misfortune will
not prove a serious one.
Every one who can conveniently
go is preparing for the camp meeting
on next Sunday at Unity Grove. We
are afraid they will have some cold
and disagreeable weather for tenting.
Mr.. Clark O'Brien passed through
our town on Sunday and informed
is that Bro. CASTOR, the pastor in
charge at Antioch. would be with the
Millport people the fifth Sunday in
October We will be glad to have
lim with us, as it has been quite
While since we had the pleasure of .
learing a Cumberland Presbyterian {
preacher. There are quite number /
If members of that denomination {
catered over the country, but not {
many here. We hope some day, I
mong other improvements here, to t
oast of a Cumberland Presbyterian /
hufch.
The school is doing fine The chill i
ren seem to be delighted with their I
eachers. e
Mr.. Ed Falkner, a very promising
Dung man, and Miss Mettie Johnson, Y
ne of our sweetest home girls, are F
9th in school for a few weeks, re-
iewing to be ready to take charge S
r winter school We wish them a
luch success.
Miss Myrtle Thornton, who has "
cen visiting Mrs. R. V. Windham, t,
eturned to her country home on last Il
unday. a
Miss Mary White has decided not a
enter college this season on ac-
,unt of her health, as she has just II
covered from severe spell of W
yer. We are sorry that she was
disappointed in her plans.' "
Quite a number of the young peo- o.
e were out strolling Sunday after bl
IN, taking in the beautiful autumn
emery. NJ
Since writing the above we learn S.
at Mr.. Lincoln Fa1kner, who is ps
sitting his niece, Mrs. Birdie Var
I'M, is quite sick from the effects R
chills th
| am afraid Mr.. Slocum has left US. A.
look for his letter every week. th
) is a jolly fellow. We like TO read
; witty pieces. ar
Millport writer's are abundant now, NJ
ly four. I guess there will not tn
leh occur but what you will hear r.
sooner or later.
Our town is still on the upgrade we
many respects. Quite lot of new no