The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-10-15
Melbourne Letter.

a high class of social, jolly good fel-
lows. Steens is nice little business
place. The railroad depot, the big
ginnery, the Farmers Union ware
house, Horris & Companys big store,
the Interstate Lumber Company S
timber interests there, A. J. Sanders
and w. t. Cole & Son, merchants,
and many other things, go to show
very conclusiYely that our Steens
brethren are an up = to date set of
hustling, energetic business men.
The Interstate Lumber Company is
doing a very large logging business
there Mr.. j. G. Hunter, the clever
and efficient manager of the logging
department, is one of the best log
gers and one of the best men that we
ever met. He is a hustler and strict
ly a business man, and carries every
thing on in an up-to-date, business
style. He is highly respected and
greatly beloved by all of his large
crew of men. Mr.. Jake Edwards, the
efficient assistant manager, is a fine
young business man, and is the right
man in the right place, and we think
that he is one among the finest young
men that we ever met.
We regret to chronicle the death
of Miss Bana Eula Mccullough, which
sad event occurred on the night of
the 9th instant at the Atkins school
house, where she was attending SER
vices. She suffered a severe attack
of heart failure, which proved fatal.
DR. G. S. Barksdale, of Fernbank,
was summoned, and he at once pro-
nounced the attack fatal, she only
having lived few minutes after he
arrived The interment took place
at Spring Hill cemetery on the 7th
instant at ten O'Clock a. M, in the
presence of a large crowd of sorrow
ing relatives and friends who had
gathered to pay their last sad re-
Spects to the deceased, to all of whom
we extend our heartfelt sympathy
Rey. DR.. Dozier conducted the fun
eral services, and his Grafton was
able, eloquent and forceful. Miss
Mccullough was about twenty five
wears of age, and was a beautiful and
attractive young lady of many accom-
DIishments. She was a faithful mem
ber of the M E. Church South, and
her many friends were greatly shock
ed to learn of her untimely death.
Miss Jessie Younger and Miss Bir-
of ha]
past week in Fernbank as the guests
OF Miss G. s. Barksdale.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Burns, OF
Steens, spent Sunday last in Mel
bourne as the guests of Mrs. Jessie
Younger.
Miss Jessie Barksdale, who has
been on a pleasant visit for several
weeks past to her sister, Mrs. w. B.
Jordan, at her home in Vernon, has
returned home.
There was nice song service at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. Cart
man last Sunday evening, which was
given by their two lovely daughters,
Misses Bessie and Nettie Gartman,
complimentary to their cousins, Mr..
N. E. Redus and his attractive sister,
Miss Effie Redus, of Columbus, and
Mr.. E. G.. Pennington and the win
some Miss Willie Elliott, who accom-
panied them. This was one of the
incest song services that we have had
the pleasure of attending lately.
Prof. i. G. Rector and Mr.. Clarence
Greer, two of the best vocalists in
West Alabama, and the winsome
Misses Conzada Hays and Minnie
Ayres, two very beautiful young la
dies and accomplished vocalists and
musicians, were in attendance, which |
bespeaks for the success of the occa- |
sion Some of the young folks who |
were in attendance and enjoyed the |
occasion were Messrs. H. L. Falkner, |
Jack Beasley. w. E. Ayres. Geta Bla-
lock, f. III. Dollar, Benton May. Clin-
ton Rector, Carl Taylor, J. w. Redus,
Prof. w. +. McGee, and the attractive
Misses Ozie Hays, Gertrude Droper,
Eva Williams, Trudie Ray. Addie
Hill, Minnie Ayres, Conzada Hays,
Nelly Pridmore, Myrtle Hays, Julia
Ussery, Ola Hays, Inez Hutchinson,
Dollie Sisson, Fannie Falkner, Estes
Beas1ey and Margie Hays.
Mrs. John F. Hays and her son,
Mr.. Spartan Hays, OF Star. spent a
few days of the past week with rel
atives and friends in Caledonia.
We regret to chronicle the death