The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-10-22
Vernon Letter.

| Last Monday evening we left Yer
non for a trip through Northern La
mar, and the first night overlook us
A. Sandlin and family, of Sulligent.
with whom we spent the night most
pleasantly. The next morning, after
exchanging the usual good bys with
the family, we left for the Henson
Springs neighborhood, and on the
way we met many of our old time
| friends-Messrs. w. G.. Turman, r.
L. Lowry, Jay Turman, Winfield Tur-
/ man, Early Turman, Dick Loggins,
and quite a number of other friends
/ recall. But We can very easily re-
/ call that the hour of noon found us
at the pleasant home of our good
| old union brother, Pap" Stephens,
| in the eastern part of our boyhood
| beat (Pine Springs, and after par
/ taking of a sumptuous dinner with
| Bro. Stephens we again remounted
Charley" and continued our east
ern journey to Henson Springs with
our good friend, Mr.. Enloe Wright
and with another friend whose enti-
| Elements have now slipped our mem
i ory; and next we came face to face
with our own former townsman and
| friend, Mr.. r. w. Cobb, and his son,
| Eddie, right in the cornfeld. Mr..
Cobb, being a business man, it took
So 80 fn aY+ %n
our business under consideration, and
| then we (Charlie and Warwick
turned our faces southwark for Ver-
non, but Tuesday night checked US
up at the home of our good brother,
Mr.. j. r. (Bick) Nixon, of Crew.
This night was enjoyed most pleas
antly with Bro. Nixon and his good
family. So far as your humble cor
respondent is able to judge, Bro.
Nixon can always be found on the
right side of all public questions.
The next morning, after bidding
adieu to Bro. Nixon and his family,
we continued on our homeward jour-
ney. We stopped at Crew just long
enough to visit the bereaved family
of Mr.. James 7. Crew, whose little
hemorrhage the night before. Davis
was a bright little fellow, but God
wanted him and we must meekly sub
NIT to His will, for the Bible says,
Suffer little children and forbid
them not to come unto me, for such
was buried in the Crew cemetery on
Wednesday morning. Bro D. w.
Ward, of Guin, conducted the burial
service. The bereaved family have
our sympathy. Coming on south
ward to old Moscow, we found grave
diggers busily engaged Ia digging
the grave for the burial of Mrs. Fen
ton Otis, nee Clark, who had died
the night previous. So death is still
abroad in the land; therefore let
us all seek first the kingdom of God
and His righteousness and all need
full things will be added or given
unto us.
Mrs Louis Wofford was buried in
the Wofford cemetery last Sunday,
although we were not present. She
died of consumption.
Vernon Lodge No. $50, A. F. and
A. NJ, met in regular session, and
business of Importance was transact
ed. Bro. James T. Moore was duly
passed to the degree of Fellow
Craft Mason, and Bro. c. S. McDou-
gal was raised to the sublime degree
OF Master Mason. The next morn |
ing our lodge met at the Wofford |
cemetery, five miles northwest of |
Vernon, and paid the last tribute OF |
respect to ourdeceased brother, Mr.. |
John Spencer Wofford, in the pres
ence of a large concourse of people. |
Quite a number of Masons from Sui
ligent and Vernon were present.
Our Methodist protracted meeting
closed Thursday night with good re-
suits, and Bro. Scott left on Friday
for his home at Dora (Horse
Creek. Bro. Scott preached in the /
spirit with power.
Judge r. L. Bradley and wife are
Just back from the Magic City.
The little child Of the late DR.. PEN I
nington died at Bedford few days
ago. The bereaved mother has our
sympathy.
The mother of DR.. ". L. Box. Of
Bedford. is said to be convalescent.
BY request Prof. B. H. Willxerson
addressed the people IN the Contrary