The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-05
COLUMBUS, MISS.

Columbus, Miss, July 4.-(specialo
 When the municipal council advertises for
 bids for paving the streets in the busi-
 ness district of Columbus, estimates on
 three, or possibly four, different kinds of
 material will be requested. This decision
 was reached after the return of Mayor |D S. Mechanism from tour of sev- eral western cities which was made for the purpose of inspecting the street paw ing in these municipalities, and securing
 data as to what material had proven
 most satisfactory. Councilman l.. w. Stevens accompanied Mayor Mechanism on the trip, but was hurt in an automo- bile accident at Kansas City and is now in a hospital there. Bids on the bonds in the sum of S50.000, which money is to
 be used for street paving purposes, VIII be opened Wednesday. July 16, and the contract for the work will be awarded as soon as possible thereafter.
 Capt. Samuel Kaye, who recently re- turned from abroad, where he won great | fame as an aviator having brought down four enemy planes and having been deco rated with both the Croix de Guerre and l the distinguished service medal has re- stunned the management of the garage and salesroom of the Columbus Auto com- pany. which he relinquished to enter l E. W assume the management of the establish , ment when Captain Kaye answered the call to arms, is to manage garage which E. A. Knox will erect for him at | the corner of College and Fourth streets. | George H. Hartseu died at his home, lo' 1 North Nineteenth street. yesterday, ms
 death having followed a stroke of pa
 ralysis which attacked him some time
 ago. He was 6l years old and is sur
 viyed by his widow and four sons, Rob-
 ert, Joseph, William and Charles Hart sell Funeral services were held at Friedship cemetery today.
 Telegrams recently received here state
 that A. B. Myrick and Otto Perkins, two | Columbians who have been With the American expeditionary forces abroad have reached the United States. Myrick landed in New York, while the trans port on which Perkins sailed docked al | Newport News.
 P. B. Stanley and Miss Willie May
 Smith were married at the parsoiaat :,
 ot the First Methodist church on Soutr Fourth street yesterday, the ceremony being performed by the pastor, the Rev J. H. Felts MT. Stanley holds a re- ! spcnsible position as manager TOT .ns Columbus Compress company, While ms
 bride, who for sometime past has peer an operator at the local exchange or she
 Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph
 company, is an exceedingly vivacious anc
 attractive young lady.
 A welcome service for local soldiers
 who have returned both from abroad
 and from various camps and canton
 ments in this country, will be held a the First Presbyterian church next sun day morning, being conducted by th'
 pastor, the Rev. R. Excel Fry. Int service is primarily for the beneft O. members of the congregation who an swered the call to arms, but all soldiers and sailors, irrespective of creed or de nomination. are cordially invited to o' present. The programme will lnclude prayer, a brief sermon by the pastor appropriate music and reading Of th' names of members of the congregation who were in service while the recent wa was in progress. |, T. w. Lewis Jr, member of the loca bar and candidate for the legislature, lief yesterday for Memphis, where he zoe to attend a family reunion which VII te held Friday at the home of his father the Rev. T. w. Lewis, Sr pr. Lewi for a number of years filed the pulpi of the First Methodist church in thi city, but is TOW pastor of the Madison Heights Methodist church in the Bluff City.
 Cant. William Palmer of South Caro lima. who during the recent war was member of the 94th Aero sqradron. Cap! Eddie Rickenbackers famous con4rand lis here on a visit to Capt Samuel Kaye who is his close personal friend. and wh shared with him many dangerous adven k&<~~