The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-28
VINEGAR BEND NEWS.

S sns A. hs.n serious. conflagration on inc trestie that spans the Chicasanay river near Leakesville, Miss Weaneds- ned- day last. A small portion Q, aastroyed a though not enough to delay the pas senrer train which made the run on | schedule time.
 Mr. w. H. Gorday visited relatives In | Chicora, Miss. Sunday lass Mrs. Preston Mason will spend a | week Or ten days as the guest or ms sister. Mrs. Bird, at Waynesboro, Miss, Mr. George Alday visited iriends a' | waynesbor6 Miss, early in the week. C H. Murphy is in /Hattiesburg. Miss. taking up q cargo of lumber for the Cuban Central Railway. James Dougherty from the east end ! of the A, & M. line was shot through l the left hand Saturday night while passing through tho negro quarters at | the Bend. It appears that M. Dough- erty was in company with young man who had some dimcuity "nn . | negro earlier in the evening, which negro was struck over the head with a battle in the hands of the white man. Dougherty was mistaken for the other man by the negro.
 Mrs. F. D. German, of Second ave- l nue, is slowly convalescing from a severe attack of throat trouble which has confined her to the house for the past week
 Professor T. M. Purcell. former prin- l cipal of the V. B. High School. visited friends in town this week. Professor
 PurceI is conducting 6 school in Choc- | taw county.
 Mir. Edwin ogden is preparing to
 ship a lot of garden truck to the
 Northern market. MT. ogden has ai-
 ready shipped a car load of hay to St. Louis dealers. the first hay to be
 shipped from this district.
 | H. W. Wadsworth visited friends in town this past week. MT. Wadsworth reports progressive business at his end | of the road.
 The A. & M. has added a new com bfnation mail and baggage coach to the passenger train plying between the Bend and I.eakesville. Miss. MT. and Mrs. Muriel Wright will
 leave the Bend for Gulfport. Miss, in few days. They will both be missed by their many friends at this place.
 Mrs. Eliza Bentley is visiting her daughter, Mrs. wes Ingram, of Yel- low Pine, for a few days.
 MT. H. J. Bonabell. of the A. & M. construction force, is visiting his fam lily in New Orleans. La.
 Mir. Jesse Roberts, of Whistler, Ala, Is the guest of his sister. Mrs. Ira faileS, or second avenue.
 The new office building now in pro- cess of construction on Church street Is advancing at a rapid rate. Con tractor Kelly expects to have 1t ready for occupancy by the first of June.
 Rev. B. s. Vaughn attended the dis trict Sunday School convention at St. stephens. Ala, this past week The different Sunday Schools in this dis frict were well represented.
 Mrs. George Oglesby, of Leakesviile. Miss. renewed old acquainfances at the Bend Tuesday last. Mrs. oslesby has undergone successful operation upon her eyes at the hands of a Mobile spe cialist
 Friends of Mrs. W. F. Marks will be gratifed to learn of her complete recovery from the recent attack of paralysis that at one time threatened to affect her permanently.
 Mrs. D. N. Johnson accompanied by ner brother. MT. Irving Mann, visited
 The Baptist Ladies' Aid Society were fortunate in securing considerable out or town talent for their Friday even. m social. A program of unusual ex- cehence was presented to a large and appreciatfve audience. Light refresh ments were served by the ladies dur- ing the evening.
 . frofessor ovenchain accompanied bv 1,, ue majority of the scholars of the Vinegar Bend School attended the Chautauqua session at Citronelle Mon. oay night. A most enjoyable day was spent, all returning on the night train with the exception of little Pauline hopoins' who in some way got separ- ated from the others but was later .ound by MT. Nate Rockwell who brought her safely to the Bend.
  cago. Ill, were the guests of Mir. Vim. caldwell and family of Burbank for the past week. Mir. Ehrardt is favor ably impressed with this part of the country and anticipates making A prolonged stay at some future time.
 Mir. Henry Grouse. of Leakesville, Miss. was a visitor in town this past week
 The local camp of woImen of the World stationed at the Bend will CO., operate with the Bay Mlnette camp in unveflfng the monument now in place at the grave of M. B. Payne, a former sovereign of Vinegar Bend camp who was killed in the A. and NJ, wreck January 10th. 1903.
 Mir. Ed. Teague, Dennis Rawls, T. NJ Ferrill and L, M. Carroll are ap- lodge of choppers. They have been slated for examination this coming week and will train for the goat stunt at an early date.
 W. H. Bentley reports that he is slowly regaining the use of his right arm and hand which was injured while he was unloading logs March l3.
 The roads in and about the Bend have become somewhat cut up by the heavy tariff during the recent season of rain and those in the lower end of town have been damaged by the high water ip the river. MT. H. s. Turner Is contemplating the installation of a sewerage system that will keep the streets of the town free from water at all times and especially during the rainy season.
 The A. and M, Railroad has leased No. 7s. a freight engine of the old Baldwin type, to the McInnis Lumber Company for use in their logging de- pertinent near Leakesville. Miss. Mir Lum Carroll ot the 4. and M..enEineer