The Kemper herald., 1908-04-09

70 M ana WIS JNNu ~ u NrhHs u
son Eggle~ton Wilbourn Tyson. We
understand. The many friends of
Mr.. and Mrs. Tyson in this section
will join US IN rendering congratula-
tions. and ia expressing the hope
that the little fellow NAV live.and
thrive and grow up 10 be, mentally
and morally. a. much of "a man as
we have every reason "a believe his
Uncle Eggleston to be.
ALI are invited TO attend services
at the Methodist Church next sun
day. The pastor will begin y series
of sermons on the parallels contained
in the 18th chapter Of Matthew. The
discourse Sunday at II n. IA. viii be
based on the parable of "The Wheat
and the Tares", and at night on the
parallels of .'The Mustard Seed" and
"T'he Leayen". The pastor requests
all the members of his church to be
present. So he eau hold conference
after service.
Our Uncle John" thinks Of hav-
ing his whiskers amputated-this
thing of having ones grandnephews
run their molasses-smeared fingers
through ones beard y not ealeu-
lated to improve ones temper; aud
as the indications are that he will
have more of It to bear in the future
than in the past, be has about de-
cided to adopt heroic remedy. And
right here is where Br'er Morrison
laughs-loud and long.
At John Robison's Feed and Sale
Stables you will now find another
large consignment of horses and
mules, suitable for all classes of
work-riding, driving, or plowing.
Some fine brood mares in the bunch.
Come and get an animal suitableIto
your needs, before they are picked
over and the best ones gone.
The congratulations of his numer-
Gus friends are being rendered Mr..
Geo. H. Polk, the ''stork' having
left at his house about : O'Clock last
evening, April the Sth, bright boy
baby. Mother and child are doing
well, and we trust that nothing less
than doing well'' may ever be said
of either of them.
Mr.. viii Parnell informs us that
he has received much encourage
ment as to his move in the direction
of an Independent telephone COM
pany to connect Binnsville with De-
X alb and other points. 1t is proba-
BILE that he will call u meeting II
those interested in few daVs.
Miss Lucille Douglass spent several
days of the week with her father,
Mr.. A. W. Douglass; returning to
Macon Monday, she was aceompa-
MED by Mrs. Douglass, who will
spend week or more with relatives
in that section.
Mrs. Carrie Alexander and Miss
Ruth Tart, OF DeKalb, spent Friday
and Saturday in Scooba; the former
was the guest of her brother. Mr.. &.
ID. McAllum, while the latter was q
visitor of the Misses Annette and
Avis Hopper.
The End Quarterly Conference for
the Scooba charge will meet at Wa
halak Methodist Church next Tues
day at 2:3O p. IN. The Rev. DR.. w.
G. Black, the Presiding Elder, will
preside, aud will preach Tuesday
night.
Our good friend Mr.. n. NJ. Taggart
and little son Pettus have returned
from 81 lengthy sojourn with rela-
tives at Abbeville, S. c., and later
in Florida. Both appear to have
been benefited by their trip.
Mr.. r. l.. Stewart left Saturday
for Marietta, Ga, to spend a couple
of weeks with his wife and baby. It,
is understood that when he returns
Mrs. Stewart and their little son
will accompany him.
Mrs. A. G. Webb, after short
visit to her sister, Mrs. Richard
Adams of Shuqualak, returned Fri
day, accompanied by Miss Cecile
and Master Howard Adams of the
place mentioned.
At the meeting of the Board of
this week, the contract
to build II bridge across Shiham-
mack Creek, on Gainesville and
Scooba road, was awarded TO Mr..
Geo. j. Webb.
Mrs II. e. Wilbourn and little son.
Of Meridian, and Miss Mary Cox, Of
Columbus, were guests at the hospi-
table Home of Mrs. Annie Wilbourn
for week or more, leaving Tuesday
for Columbus.
Mr.. John Hallford left Monday for
the western part of the county, and
will try, through II weeks sojourn
in the hills, to break the chills that
have been troubling him for several
past.
We learn that commencing June
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