The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-12-24
Caledonia Depar4ment.

How swiftly moves the rolling
year, With this issue Of The Colum-
bus Dispatch brings our years work
year 1908 adieu and number it with
the many things of the past. We
hardly enter its busy rounds before
we begin preparing for its close. The
numbers in the twelve months are
complete and forever gone, for bet
ter or for worse, but such is time and
of such is this life, and such is the
sum of our activities and usefulness
and enjoyment. Our cares, our many
troubles and our anxieties. all our
work in this world. How brief-'tis
but tale that is told, and our life
is but a days march, yet how often
frivolous, useless and objectless
often like children in the market
place playing funeral or wedding,
while within our reach are many gol-
den opportunities, great possibilities.
and acres of precious diamonds. But
at best, this life is our childhood; /;
the life to come is our manhood.
This is our tutelage, the other our
the beautiful beyond is our triumph.
Here we are bound, limited and cir
cumscribed, ignorant, erring and
blundering, only learning in that
better world. We shall be free in
our powers. limitiess in our sphere,
koundless in our development. 1t is
well We would not live always here.
We ask not to stay. Close the vol
ume, But. remember, when the bells
OF the night toll the old years death
that the joyous jingle just over the
Hills shall dance the new year in.
Fly, swift wings of the night! Lis
ten. The angel Of the morning rs
already brushing away nights gloom
with his halo in the east. All hail
the golden morning of the new year
of 1909.
On last Friday night, the 18th,
Mr.. OFT NJ. Lawrence, principal of
thel Caledonia high school, gave a
fir. concert. The house was full and
AooAA WdS al
The recitations and plays were simply
fine. The concert had all the e1e-
ments which go to make a success
ful modern drama. The main plot
of the concert revealed many inter
esting stories of every day life. The
following is the program: Opening
cong, Christmas Bells" recitation,
THE Diamond Wedding" by Miss
Birdie Stillman; song, THE Quar-
rel,' by Miss Lucy Halbert and Mr..
Grady Andrews; recitation, Christ
mas Day by Miss Annie Lee Ussery;
song, Bethlehem Babe" with cho-
rus; recitation, Uncle Eph's Santa
Claus" Louis Harvey; play, Santa
Claus at SCHOOL," recitation, Ma
thilde Gets the Best of Santa Claus"
by, Miss Mary West; song. School
Days" by Miss Ruby Egger and Mr..
Norman Stanley; dialogue, dat Dar
Christmas Dinner" 1t is. needless
to say that the above program was a
perfect success and was. enjoyed by
all who attended. .s
Miss Siddie Lawrence has returned
from ayisit to her cousin. Mrs. Mittie
Stanley, of Louisville, Miss. r~a.s 4
Miss Estele Garner is spending
Christmas in Columbus, making glad
the home of her parents.
Mr.. Grady Lawrence of. Columbus
is spending the Christmas holidays in
Caledonia.
Miss Miller and Mr.. yernie Rye of
Hamilton were in Caledonia Friday
night attending the concert.
Mr. Luther Kidd and son of Null
don were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. S. Sanders last week.
The good ladies of Caledonia and
Mrs. H. H. Walters and daughter of
Flint Hill prepared a nice supper at
the Methodist parsonage on Tuesday
night, the 18th, for the Rev, W. r. |
Goudelock and family, who succeeds |
Rev. w. C. Galceran as pastor of the
Columbus circuit. We bid Brother |
Goudelock and family hearty well |
come to our little village. He took |
up his work at once. He preached at |
Flint Hill on last Sunday at eleven |
o'clock q. m. Brother Galceran goes |
TO Brooksville. and carries with him |
the best wishes OF this department !
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