The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-02-29
Pickens County Department
(By f. II. Williams.)

Monroe County. near Caledonia Miss.
where Mr.. Pickett will engage in
farming this year. Their many friends
here wish for them every measure Of
success.
Mr.. W. NJ. Lawrence, of Henry's
Beat, was transacting business in Car
rolton on Thursday.
Mr.. +. w. Baldwin, Of Cochrane
was among the business visitors in
Carrollton during the past week. Mr.
Baldwin is an extensive hay grower
of this section, and enjoys a fair per.
centage of the business of this
territory
Mr. c. c.. Hudson, a valued en-
ploye Of the Pickers Caounty State
Bank, spent the early part Of the
week with relatives at his old home
in Ethelville. While there he took adj
vantage of the occasion and cast
ballot for better roads in Pickens
County in the election held Monday.
Mr.. c. c. Rodgers returned on Fri
day from Florida, where he spent
week visiting the most important of
the towns along the Gulf Coast.
Mr. H. A. Pearson, who has been
spending the past two weeks in Car
rollton, a guest in the home Of his
brother-in-law, Judge L. C. Hudgins
left on Friday for his home in IIous-
ton, Texas. While here, Mr.. Pearson
met many of his old friends of years
ago, who were all delighted to see
him again.
Mr.. J. f. Pridmore, who recently
sold his interest in the barber shop tc
Mr.. c. c. Rodgers, leaves next Sunday
for Birmingham, where he has pur.
chased an interest in a shop.
Mr. J. S. Long, of the Pickcnsville
section, was in Carrolton this week
on business.
Judge B. G. Robson and Messrs. w
C. Fitzpatrick, w. 2 Ferguson, j. II
Holmes and Ben |. Rapport left Sun
day for Montgomery, where they went
to attend a good roads meeting to be
held in that city this week.
The Rev. r. L. Dill will leave soon
for Gordo, where he goes to attend a
meeting of the District Conference of
the Tuscaloosa District, which is to be
held in that city.
Mr.. Bonner Curry, Of Aliccyillc
spent Sunday in Carrollton with home
folks.
A box supper was held in the audi
forum of the school building last Fri.
day evening under the auspices Of the
School Improvement Association, and
as result of the efforts of this asso-
citation about $40 was realized, which
will go into a fund for school
improvements.
Mr.. r. s. Jones purchased from Mr.
Y. Curry, the past week, his property
located near the depot. 1t is the in
tentior of Mr.. Jones to remodel the
building, install waterworks through
out, and make other improvements
that will put the building in first-class
condition.
Mr.. J. II. Coleman, of PickenSville
was looking after business matters up
this way on Friday.
Mrs. Alma Collins, Of Mlllport, was
a welcome guest in the home of her
brother, Mr. W. W Beasley, the past
week.
Mrs, W. f. Fitzpatrick, Of the State
Line, spent a day very pleasantly the
past week with relatives near the city
Of Carrolton.
Mr. and Mrs. W, L, Ferguson and
little daughter have returned from a
sojoum Of several days in Mobile.
Mrs, John Glover, accompanied by
her son, Mr.. James Glover, have re-
turned to their home near Pickens-
Vile, after Il visit to Columbus.
The new picture show house in Re
torm which has been under copstruc-
ton for the past several weeks, is
nearing completion, and, within the
next two weeks, will open for the en-