The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-29

eompanIon when she re-enterD school The Baptist Ladies' Aid Society gave 2 most successful turkey supper and apron and neck-tie party combined Ihanksgiving evening, about D. m. The colation was one of the best ever set forth by the ladies and the apron ana tie business was likewise succese- ful. A tidy sum was reaifxed which VIII go toward the fund now being es- abolished by the ladies for e1e rebuild ing and repairing of the Escatawpa
 On account of the inability of the Musical Committee to secure any talent Tor the evening the Social Six were compelled to postpone their '1hop," which was scheduled for Thanksgiving evening. ~
 J. W. weidman and Mfr. W. M. Baxter spent part of Thursday last in the woods near Escatawpa On a hunt Ing trip. Only a few birds were start cd up and the hunters returned disap- pointed.
 W. A. Gorday and John verreclC vis- tied Winchester. Miss. Thursday last. returning on the evening train.
 Mrs. H. s. Turner is convalescinK from the illness that confined her to her Second Avenue residence the great CT part of last week.
 Elwyn Allday visited Mobile on bus
 
 James Syfer visited friends In IAkes- vile. Miss. Thursday.
 MT. and Mrs. H. !. Bonabell enter tained friends at Mir. Bonabells camp at the head of Second Street Thursday and visited friends in town during the evening
 Mir. and Mrs. William Wright are in town for a few days previous to Mir. Wrfghts return to his surveying party about thirteen miles west of the Bend.
 Mr. Wright, who is laying out the right of way for the A. and M. exten- sion to Moss Point, reports exception. ally good progress and fairly good road level. This line, when completed. will open up some very desirable timber country and shorten the jimp from St Louis to New Orleans via the Mobile and Ohio by some ffty-eight miles and make q deep water port within easy reach of numerous milling plants in the immediate vicinity which now ind dihicuity in getting their products into Mobile.
 Prof. 0venchain states that the high school will close the Friday preceding Christmas for two weeks. Prof. Oven- chain will visit friends and relatives in Birmingham and Ensley and will also visit the town of Florence during the vacation period.
 MT. Gibson, who relieved Mir. J. D. Flournoy during his absence on ac- count Of illness. returned to his home in Lauderdale, Miss, the latter part Of the week. MT. Gibson made q host of friends during his short stay at the Bend.
 J. M. Holland visited relatives in town the latter part of the week.
 pr. A. o. CreIly has thus far carried on the honors in the local tennis tour nament with high school principal q close second A series of match games with Cttronelle players is being dis cussed for the near future.
 W. H. Gorday narrowly escaped se- rious injury when returning From Win chester Thursday last. While locking from the car window as the train was leaving Winchester the mail-bag hanger just scraped his. face as the train gained headway, inhicting a painful and ugly looking wound; had the train been at full speed Mir. Gorday would have doubtless lost an eye.
 Work on the rough shed goes on rapidly and the coming week will see all the ground work completed and a tair start made on the building proper
 Mrs. Mark Lankford, who Is, stilI un- dergoing treatment at the Prevalent 1nnrmary in Mobile. Is reported as greatly improved and will be able to return home in about a week.
 Miss Minnie Verrict and Miss Lena l Peters. of Deer Park, were guests of I Vinegar Bend friends the latter part l of the week.
 Mrs. Mamie Crawford returned to Chtcora after a pleasant stay at the | home of her brother, Rene Tiquino. of | Second Avenue.
 B. s. Vaughn is ct work trying to | organize minor football eleven among the Sunday School scholars of the Bap- tist church.
 Lee Rousaville and his brother stop ped over at the Bend on their way to Mobile the latter part of the week.
 Many Leakesville business men at- tended the meeting held in Mobile du- ring the week at which the establish nent of through freight rate via the A. and M, to Mobile over the M. and 9. was the chief topic discussed. The ;oming week will doubtless bring forth } settlement of the question.