The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-30
EUF FAULA RIFLES
 ARE MUSTERED IN Very Interesting Memorial
 Services Are Held OUTLOOK FOR COTTON Shorter Upshaw Nuptials in June. New River Steamer May Be Given Service-Party Enjoys Trip
 Down the River
OUTLOOK FOR COTTON

Eufaula, April s.-(Special )-The mastering in of the new Eufaula Rifles was hailed with great interest and pleasure by the citizens. all Of whom seem deely interested in it's welfare. The personnel of the new company em- braces the best element of young men in the city and the organization has at it's mast head H. c. Perkins as cap tain.
 Memorial Day Services
 Memorial day was marked with ex- ceptionally interesting and impressive ceremonies Friday when all of the business houses of the city promptly closed doors about o'clock and all the cemetery, where the exercises were held and Capt S H. Dent delivered the address. The United Daughters of the Confederacy here were joined by a Georgia division from Cuthbert num- bering a score or more and an elegant reception was rendered them at the home of MT. and Mrs. J. L. Ross.
 Outlook for Cotton
 From personal observation over a trip covering a good portion of this and Dale county 1t was noticed that farmers have not suffered such seri- ous back set from the rains as has been supposed. While the crop progress is greatly diversified from the fact that chopping was seen going on in some localities, while in others the plant had just come up, and in others the work of planting was going on, the lands having not suffered any serious damage from overflows.
 Approaching Wedding
 Miss Fannie Lamar Shorter and Prof IT. L. Upshaw of this city were the re- cipients fmany hearty congratulations oyer the announcement of then ap- preaching wedding which will be sol emnized here early in June. The pros pective bride is the youngest daughter of Mrs. Wy1enan Lamar Stewart of this city and the intended bridesgroom Is the popular superintendent of the city schools here.
 Steamer May Get Service
 The new river steamer City of Flu faula, which is now under course of completion, is expected to be launched about the middle of next month. The question of presenting the new craft with a silver service at the hands of the citizens is being discussed and may materialize.
 May 1 Clean Up Day
 May 1 has been designated by the officials as cleaning up day when all sanitary conditions will be diligently looked after. The movement was brought about through pr. Fenn. city physician, who is, looking with unusual diligence sto that2end.
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 Returning From Florida Mrs Hattie Magruda and two daughters, Miss Sarah and Miss Mary, are spending a few weeks the guests of their relative Mrs. Mollie Hart. while returning to their Tennessee home from a winter sojourn at Braden- town, Fla.
 Outing Down the River
 Former Mayor George H. Dent and family and some relatives have gone down the river on a 10 days outing. The party is composed of MT and Mrs. G. H. Dent, Mir. and Mrs. w. Y. Dent, George Rhodes and Nellie Bell Dent, George H. Dent, Jr, of Montgomery, MT and Mrs. Clark Williams and chil dren, George and Augusta of Birming- ham, Levy and Fred Foy, Conner Jen- nings and Ira T. Lampley