The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-11-05
Caledonia Department.

school house. with It's old SUCK anu
dirt chimney, with Stats for benches, !
a plank along one side for writing
desk, a pole across the other side
with two pegs in it TO hang our hats
and bonnets on. And do you know I
that sometimes I think that I would !
love to be a boy again, just TO start
life over and be thorough American
boy, free from care and worry. do
believe that / would be happy to- .
night if could but only turn round +
and go back with bounding step and I
bare feet, with my breeches rolled
up, the winding path that led down
under the hill, where the old spring
bubbled up and the wild flowers lift |
ed their gay and hammered bosoms
to the sun. But, alas, our scnool |
days, with the old school house, with !
it's old blueback spelling book and
old-time teachers, are numbered with
the things of the past, and in their
stead we have beautifully painted
houses, with patent desks, nice heat
ers, genteel professors and young
| lady assistant teachers. The hand Of
old Father Time has brought about
many changes since our childhood
DAYS and of the old-time log school
house, and we are glad TO see this
progressive age of advanced educa-
ton and farming.
Rev. DR.. Nations preached an extra
/ fine sermon in Caledonia last Sunday
III zc% m
/ year 1908, and we are very sorry to
give him up, as he is most excellent
preacher and a fluent speaker, and Is
an earnest worker in the vineyard or
the Lord and Master. He carries
with him the good wishes of not
only his church, but the whole COM
munity as well.
Mr.. Len Egger, one OF Caiedonia's
most enterprising young farmers,
bought an acre of land last March
He planted not quite half of it in
sweet potatoes, and he has dug 1S6
bushels of extra fine potatoes. He
raised more than enough to pay for
the land, besides raising forty bush
els of corn. and the beans, IL they
had been measured, would have
amounted to fifteen or twenty bush
ers. This Is good farming.
Mr.. VIM. Swanzy is picking over
twelve hundred pounds of cotton per
acre on seven-foot rows and twelve
inches in the drill. He makes more
cotton to the acre and hand than the
most of farmers, and makes corn
to SELL
Mr.. James L. Smith has made up
t0 date over one thousand gallons OF
extra fine -molasses, which is equal
ly as good if not better than the fine
canned syrup.
h Mr.. o. f. Egger made one hundred
! and thirty gallons Of molasses OF
half acre of common land.
Il Prof. Charles Smith is teaching the
common school, which opened last
Monday, the 18th inst, with fairly
good attendance.
Mr.. James L. Smith organized a
Sunday school at the Cannon school
house on last Sunday, with twenty
scholars.
The many friends of Mr.. W. d.
Stephenson will be sorry to learn that
he is laid up with la grippe, and hope
he will soon be out again.
Miss Lucille Huff has returned
from a weeks visit to friends and
relatives in Aberdeen.
Mr.. Dock Kidd has returned from
quite an extended visit to relatives
in Monroe county.
Mr.. Emmett Smith and Miss Willie
Lou Halbert have returned from
visit of several days in West Point.
Rev. e. M. Younghance of Steens
was a visitor in our community the
past week.
Miss Ola Henderson spent last
week making glad the home OF Mr.
and Mrs. j. M. Law.
Mr.. A. J. Fuqua and wife of Co
lumbus were the guests of Mrs. A.
Nj. Lawrence on last Saturday and
: Sunday.
Rev. w. C. Galceran has returned
from Sturgis, where he was calied
by the illness of his father. He re-
! ports him as being out of danger.
On Friday and Saturday, Novem-
Der 9Th and 7th, the Lowndes County
! Farmers Union will meet at Flint
Hill. four miles northeast of Gale
pose of discussing matters of interest
donia. The meeting is for the pur-
to the order. On Saturday there viii
be addresses by a number Of proml-
! nent speakers, from different parts of