The Columbus dispatch., 1919-06-04

member of the United States army,
has returned to the States and is
now in the city visiting his sister,
Mrs. w. H. Torbert.
Miss Irene Moore is welcomed home
| from Pickensvifle, where she has
taught in the school at that place the
| past session.
Mr.. S. F. Fitzpatrick has been
spending the past few days in Sui
| ligent on business.
Mr.. J. NJ. Cameron, Of the Marvin
| Chapel neighborhood, was in Tusca-
loosa on business Saturday.
Miss Elizabeth Wimberley has re-
turned to her home in Reform from
Montevallo, where she was popular
student in the school at that place
during the session just closed.
Mr.. John William Davis, Of Bir-
mingham, is spending a few days
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Davis, in this city.
Mrs. W. R. McCafferty has re-
turned from a delightful stay with
relatives and friends in Slaughter,
Miss.
DR.. Ben I. Rapport has returned
to Carrollton from Birmingham,
where he has been for the past several
weeks, having been connected with
the work of raising funds in the Sal
vation Army drive.
Mr.. Walter McGee was business
visitor in Birmingham last Saturday.
Mr.. C. C. Rogers left Sunday for
short visit to friends in Eupora,
Miss.
A pretty romance which had its
beginning a few years ago eliminated
Sunday when Mr.. Grady Mullins and
Miss Nina Hanson were quietly mar
ried at the home of Mrs. Ella Var
brough, who resides just north of
this city, the Rev. George w. Kerr,
of Reform, speaking the words that
united the hearts and lives Of the hap
py young couple. Tie marriage came
as a general surprise to the many
friends of the popular couple while
few were aware that he nuptials
would occur. Mr.. Mullins is well
known to the people of this section,
being rural carrier on Route 2, while
the bride is one of Carrollton's most
beautiful girls, loved and admired by
all who know her. Immediately after
the ceremony they left for short
| trip and will soon be at home where
they will receive hearty congratula-
tions and best wishes from their nu-
merous friends for married life
! filled with happiness and prosperity.
Miss Hattie Mae Noland. who has
been teaching in the public schools
of Montgomery, arrived Sunday to
| the delight of her many friends. She
| s@ kkA rfv.ic of
this city and her return is gladly
welcomed by all.
Another love affair ended in this
city Saturday evening about nine
o'clock when Mr.. Dewitt Long and
Miss Winnie Earnestine Dunn, both of
Meridian, Miss, were married, Rev.
Charles H. Nabers, pastor Of the Car
rollton Presbyterian church, perform
ing the ceremony. The bride was Wis
iting her cousin, Mrs. b. r. PoyBhree,
in Reform, Mr.. Long journeying to
that place Saturday to pay her
visit, and no doubt their separation
for a week hurried the courtship to
an end. The happy couple left Re
form Sunday afternoon for their
home, followed by wishes from new
made friends that unalloyed happi-
ness will attend them through life.
Mr.. William Shirley, Of Aliceville,
was in Birmingham the first of the
week on business.
The body of Mr.. L. E. Paige, who
died in Birmingham last Thursday,
arrived in Reform Saturday afternoon
and was tenderly laid to rest by low
| ing hands in the cemetery at that
place, the obsequies incident to the
burial being attended by many
friends and relatives. Mr.. Paige was
married to Miss Annie Langdon,
daughter of Mr.. T. w. Langdon, of
near Reform, and preceded her hus-
band to the Great Beyond something
like a year ago, leaving two small
] children. Sympathy is extended the
/ bereaved in their hour of sad affic-
/ tion.
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Mitchell. Of
j Ward, Sumter county, returned to
I their home Sunday after a pleasant
stay with relatives in this county.
The condition of the farmers. in
this county has become serious, the
continued rains retarding work to
such an extent that the grass has be-
come regular mat over entire fields.
There is a large acreage yet to be
planted in corn, land where they eX-
pected to make the bulk of their corn
for the coming year and should they
fail to get it planted will place them
in an awkward position, for they will
be compelled to go down in their
pockets and buy high-priced feed to
make another crop. The cotton acre
age in this county was increased con-
siderably this year, but the boil Wee
vii has estimated the crop and the
predictions are that the crop will be
cut below normal at the best. The
/ farmers of Pickens county prospered
] the past two years by diversifying
their crops and why they went back
to cotton none can understand, not
even themselves.