The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-05-28

We are now having one Of the
heaviest rainfa1ls We have had for
years at Crawl prd Farmers are get
ting blue over the crop prospects.
The roads are muddy sure enough.
Mr.. ". A Wheeler, who has made
quite a trip TO Eastern cities on busi-
ness. since the bringing of Mrs
Wheeler and babe TO Capt Walters,
returned last Thursday, and is now
resting up preparatory TO returning
to Bainbridge. Ga. their home
Mr.. Walter MCGEE called on home
folks last Tuesday for a short time
Walter is a travelling salesman for a
prominent shoe house in st. Louis.
ter you must come TO see your mother
and sister at every opportunity
Our neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Kier.
returned from Houston. Texas. Fri
day morning, where they had been
visiting relatives few weeks. Mr..
Kier says it rained all the way from
Houston to Crawford
This scribe made a trip TO Jackson
last week, spending one day with the
board of directors of the Methodist
Orphanage in the home. We found
129 inmates, being well cared for
under the supervision of the Rev. ".
NJ. Williams, Of the Mississippi con-
ference. The home is not yet COM
plete in all of its appointments, but
continuous progress is being made
and ere long We will have one of the
best orphanages in the South.
We called on Mr.. Clyde McGee, one
Of our town boys. We note with
pride that we found him prominently
located on the corner of Capital and
State streets, a partner of DR. Hun
ter, in the drug business. They have
a fine business. II the day | was there
is sample of their business Clyde
will get no time to court the young
ladies. From 1890 p. m TO a.
m. is needed for sleep and rest.
On the trip we stopped off at Du-
rant to attend the Sunday School Su-
perintendents and Teachers Institute
which We trust will mark an epoch
in the Sunday school work of our
church in this State, for it was for
both the Mississippi and the North
Mississippi conferences. The princi-
pal speakers were Prof. Hamil and
wife, Nashville, Tenn; John r. Pep
per, Memphis, Tenn; E. E. French.
Nashville; j. B. Green, Opelika, Ala,
and our own w. II. Carter of Colum-
bus. What pity all our superin-
tendents and teachers were not there
to get help and inspiration for their
and responsible work. Ev-
cry lecture and answer to questions
asked were based on common sense
Those gentlemen are
princes in the Sunday school work. |
and Mrs. Hamil is the equal of the
best in her department. There was
a fair turnout. Twenty-three preach
ers of the North Mississippi confer
ence were present, and many from |
the other conference.
The blind piano tuner from Colum-
bus was in our town last week to do |
work on musical instruments.
Yesterday was not a good day for |
church services at Trinity.
Next Saturday and Sunday the sec
ond quarterly meeting for Crawford
circuit is to be held at New Bethel.
Let the official board take due notice
hereof and be on hand
Messrs. A. J. Erwin, W. A. Hart
nan and little son. also Mr.. Watt
'pent one night on Noxubee river
asst week fishing and made a nice
latch of cat fish.
Mr.. Cy Thompson had a fine three
ear old mare killed by lightning last
week.
Mrs Bessie Thompson has been
ick the last few days.
The club met with Mrs. Annie Per-
Tins last week.
Miss Mary Edmonds has been vis-
ting at Mr.. Kier's for several days
Mrs. Archie returned from Macon
asst Friday.
Capt. spaulding was on the sick
ist last week.
"Mississippian
Paying Privilege Taxes.