The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-08-20
LAMAR COUNTY

North Lamar, during the past
week had two very nice rains. Crops
are reported good but cotton shedding
The farmers generally have harvest
ed a good deal Of small grains, and
J. C. Maddox has been quite busy
thrashing.
Rev. Ben Clark Of CHM, is teach
i1g a singing school at Beaverton.
Mr. Walter Guyton of near Beaver
ton died in the Amory hospital last
week from an operation by DR.. Guy
ton of Texas. DIR. Guyton was sur
geon in a hospital during the war
and is said to be fine surgeon.
J. T. Hill is having his residence
in Sulligent overhauled and very
SOFA he will have a pretty home.
/ Quite a number of horses and
mules have been purchased from the
car that Messrs Propst and Ray of
Fayette shipped to Sulligent the past
week.
DR.. Franklin of Windfield, one of
Lamar County's retired physicians, is
spending a while at the Beaverton
! Springs and has improved wonder
fully.
/ Rev. H. H. Haygood is making
beginning in the $75,000,000 Centen-
airy Campaign. going to Millport, |
Kennedy, Fernbank and other chur-
ches.
Mr. JAS Guyt0n of Vernon, Ala,
attended the funeral of his brother, |
Walter, near Beaverton last week. !
Miss Virginia Crowder of Ophela. |
10 Kya,.xy nj x5icitn,. nc I
Miss Eva Lee Paul
Hudson Collins, one of the over
sea marine boys, has arrived in bis |
home in SulEgent. T
BY the illness of her husband, Mrs. |
c. f. Courteny was called to Para |
gould, Ark, where Mr.. Courtney
has been with a lumber company as
INSPECTOR.
H. F. Metcalf, who has a position
with lumber company near Fayette,
visited his family N Sulligent Satur-
day and Sunday. Mr.. Metcalf will in
short time move his family to Fay
cite.
Since the strike has been called |
off, merchants are receiving goods
and businss is real good
Most of the faculty for the Sulli- Il
gent High School have arrived and
from the material, we have the prom
lie of fine school next winter. Miss
Adell Quarrells first assistant, was
principal of the school last year and
every one is highly pleased to have
her back.
Representative A. N. Hollis return
ed to Montgomery after a few days
at home. Mr.. Hollis says he will be
in the next race for Congress. He has
made Lamar County a good repre-
sentative, and we don't see why he
could not be as good Congressman.
Mr.. Bill Stamford of Crews, is
visiting his daughter, Mrs. T. c.
Metcalf in Sulhgent. Mr.. Stamford
is at this writing very sick and some
Of his family have been called to his
bedside.
Mrs. Mary Pennington, who was
ling with her daughter near Pine
Springs. died last week after few
weeks illness.
The infant of Dewey Raspberry
died in Sulligent the eighth.
j. f. Spurrill has purchased the
machinery in Sulligent that is under
the management Of F.. r. Harris and
he is rushing the business having
also night force Of which Mr. c. S.
Mcnougal is in charge.
nr. X. J. Reddet1 spent the past
week in Marion County doing work /,
in the Masonic Lodges.
Miss Maggie Berry, of Berry, Ala,
and who was teacher in the Sulli- {
cont li"h school two years ago, {
visited Mrs. Odus Woods the past '
week. Miss Berry was married few 7
Gays ago to Mr.. Tredwell of Rir-
mir"hsm and they are now. on trip
% New Yorl: and other points.
Ross Hollis has Just returned from
Anory where he has beh pitching
ball for the Amory team. Ross re-
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