The Monticellonian., 1917-07-19

county's traction engine and
road grader. Messrs. A. j.
Graves and W. n. Morris are do
ing the work. Mr.. 4. P. Shell
ton, the city's street man, is as
sisting them.
Rev. n. O. benson passed
through this city last Saturday
morning, en- route to his home
at Dermott, from Il visit to his
son, Mr.. w. A. benson, at War
rem. Rev. benson has host OF
friends in this city and county,
who will be glad to learn that he
is in fine health and spirits.
Mrs. Abbie Harris arrived in
this city on last Friday afternoon
from Clarksdale, Miss, where
she had been in sanatorium for
the past three months. She will
spend sometime with her moth
err, Mrs. Geo. Curry, here. Mrs.
Harris home has been at Nash
vile, Tenn, for several years.
Last week we made mention in
our p rsonal columns thas Miss
Frances Schaefer, who is visit
ing her aunt, Mrs. c. o. " hit
tington, in this city. had return
ed to her home at Hamburg. In
this we had been misinformed,
as Miss Frances is still here, and
will probably remain a week
longer.
Mrs. Earl Wells left last Sat.
urday morning for visit to rel
atives and friends at Parag ,uld,
Ark, and points in Missouri.
She was accompanied as far as
Little Rock by Mrs. Dixon Davis,
who spent Sunday with her hus-
band (who is a member of the
Officers Training Camp, at Fit.
Logan I'll. Roots) in that city.
Mrs Lizzie Walker and daugh-
ter, Mrs. 5. ]. ID. Bennett, AMI
grand daughter, Miss Elizabeth
Bennett, have returned from a
visit to relatives at Hot Springs.
They were accompanied home by
Mrs. Hampie Shugart, also a
daughter of Mrs. Walker, who
will srend sometime with rela-
tives here.
Mrs. S j. Freeman, of Apa-
chic, Oklahoma, after visit to
her brother, Mr.. j. NJ. Mitchr II,
in this city, left for her heme last
Thursday. She was accompanied
by her little niece, Miss Mildred
Burks, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mack Burks, of Wilmar, who
will spend several weeks visiting
in the former city.
The revival meeting being
held in this city by Rev. Frank
Hall Wright, under the auspices
of the various Churches of the
town, is meeting with success.
Considerable enthusiasm has
been aroused, and the large tent
is crowded each night. A num-
Der of conversions have been
made and others will doubtless
follow during the remainder of
the meeting, which will last un-
til the end of this week, if net
longer.
Mr. H. j. Wood showed US, one
day last week, two tomatoes,
growing on the same stem,
which weighed little over two
and three-quarter pounds-the
weight of the tomatoes having
broken the stem from the parent
vine or bush. Uncle Zepho is
one of the best gardeners in
Southeastern Arkansas and al
ways has growing q large supply
of seasonable vegetables, fruits
and berries, of the best To be
produced in this section.
Prof f. w. White ,ldes, who
will have charge of the Monticel-
10 Schools, the coming school
year, having been by the School
Board elected Principal, has
moved his family to this city
from Atlanta, Ga, where they
had been located for the past
four years. They are occupying
the cottage ON Edwards Street.
recently vacated by Mr.. o P.
DIN and family, who are now re-
siding at Garden City, Kau.
Let every farmer in Drew
county begin to.look about now for
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