The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1909-01-14
Pickens County Bureau
Carrollton, Ala, Jan. %. 1903.

be able TO furnish something that will
be of interest to the people of Column
bus. as well as the people of this sec
ton Carrol1ton and the greater por-
ton of Pickens county look with
pride upon your city, as some of it's
most influential business men were
reared here and still have many
friends who are always glad TO hear
Of their success.
Pickens can boast of seven thriving
and hustling little towns, viz, Ethel
vile, McShan, Reform and Gordo on
the Montgomery division of the NJ
& o. Railroad, and Carrollton, Alice
vile and Cochrane on the A. A. &
y. Railway.
Carrollton will soon be the proud
pessessor of a $4,000 concrete school
building, and when completed will
compare favorably with many school
buildings of larger towns. We main
tain public school, and when the
next session opens large enrolment
is expected. There are more than
hundred pupils enrolled now, and
Prof. Hammer, with his assistants,
Misses Lee and Lawrence, is giving
perfect satisfaction.
The A. T. & n. Ry. has track laid
to Dancy on the northern boundary
Of Sumter county and within a short
time trains will be running into that
place, Mr.. Jno. T. Cochrane, who has
a controlling interest in both the A.
T. & n. and Tombigbee Valley Rail-
roads has only about sixty miles more
to build before these two roads will
be connected, and as the Tombigbee
Valley is already running trains into
Mobile it is only matter of time un-
til Carrollton and Pickens county will
have direct line into the Gulf City.
Pickens has passed her first year
as a prohibition county, and TO say
the least it has proven a great benefit
10 our people. There has been very
few arrests for selling whiskey in the
county, and Carrollton has not had
even a suspicious bling tiger
Mr.. D. H. Bowlin, of Columbus, has
purchased quarters in Aliceville, and
will, about the first of April, begin
the manufacture of soda water and
vinegars at that place. Mr.. Bowlin
will also install an ice plant in the
near future, which will be of great
convenience to the people of this sec
@Lion. Mr.. Bowlin has had several
years experience in the manufacture
Of soda water, and it is believed he
will make a success of the business
n this new field.
DIR. Hugh W. Hill, of Carrollton,
one of the youngest physicians of the
county, has been elected president of
the county medical society.
Mayor E. p Ezel1, of Pickensville, |
was among the visitors to our town
last week.
DR. A P. Montague, president of
Howard College, will deliver an ad-
dress at the Carrollton Baptist church !
next Sunday morning at IL o'clock, |
and at Aliceville Baptist church at
seven D. m. DR.. Montague is highly |
educated, Christian gentleman, and |
it is expected that large number
OF people will hear him at both these
places.
Mr. j. N Morrow, one of Piekens'
most progressive citizens and MEM
Der of the county board of education,
was in our little city on business last
Wednesday.
Mr. Howard holland. representing
the wholesale firm Of j. l.. Walker
& Co, of Columbus, was around to
see our merchants last week. How
ard is an old Pickens county boy, and
enjoys a good trade among his old
friends.
Mr. s. w. Hood, one of the most
prominent planters of Aliceville, was
in town on business one day the past
week.
Messrs. E. J. Lodge, It. w. Latham,
r. J. Gunter and Frank Moore spent
one day last week in your city.
Can't. ]. NJ. Easton. of Columbus,
who makes this territory for ST.
Louis firm, was here the early part
OF last week.
From every section comes the re-
port of the terrible condition of our !
public roads. Mr.. w. P. Noland, the
mail carrier on Route No. 1, says that
they are almost impossible in some
places.
AIRS. A E. Atwater of Birmingham, {
a former resident of Columbus, is in
carrollton on a visit to her sister, |
Mrs O. Stansel.
Circuit Clerk J. F. Hodge spent a
portion of the past week with his
father near Providence.
rT;rfov, wac in the city