The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-02-18

I W tiiI OuA IL 1 AilN NAlONE A#aHA r.
official business the past week W
ran across our old friend MIR J. Nj
White, one of the veteran citizens "a
4 this county, who is now makiag III.
home in that section. Mr.. White cam.
to this county from South Carolina
where he was born, and settled nca
/ Pickensville in 1870, where ha reside
up to few years ago. Notwithstana
/ ing his advanced age of ~ years, G
is hale and hearty and very active
for one Of his years. He served i0u
years in the Confederate Army, WItI
honor, and bears the reputation 81 hnr
ing been an ideal soldier Mr. White
is we'll known to large number g.
/ citizens over the county, and number
his friends by the hundreds.
The writer had occasion one dry las
week to drop in on the good people 4
Pickensville for a few minutes, am.
while we always enjoy visiting o.
friends down that way we noticed thai
something was radically wrong aao
after our arrival in the town How
ever, we soon located The trouble, find
ing our old friend John Il. Long hu
disappeared from the place altcg "or
than forty years residence in the town
He has located in AliceviIlc, whore n
has entered the mercantile b44lno"
with his brother, Mr.. Walter g. LONG
They tell us that the departare of jolt
Long from his old town was marag
with many sad scenes, aud we daub
not that the severig OF companion
ship with lifelong frieads was almos
unbearable. John Long still claim
the friendship of large number o
people of this county, who viii Wis
him every success in his new home an
business.
DR.. f. B. Durrett, Of Ethehille, wa
n business visitor in CarollJon les
Tuesday, having come down To tn'o
his resignation to the Commissioners
Court as health officer Of the c3lH.y
Mr.. w. V. Curry has returned fto'
Birmingham, where he spent sever"
days with his daughters and son, Wh
are making their home in that ci,y.
Mr. Clifton Chapman spent seven"
days in Carrollton the latter port @
last week en- route to his home q
Pickensyile. where he will engage ,
the mercantile business with MS t1tA
err, Mr. w. c. Chapman. Cliff has bee.
in Pittsburg, Pa, for some time, Wh'r
he held a splendid position, ard h
many friends are extending him Cr
dial welcome back to his home coln.y
An alarm of fire was turned in o'
Monday night and created quite % IN
of excitement for a time UNTIL D. WEI
discovered to be nothing more th0u
large pile of corn stalks that bed beer
gathered together III q p9teh ~ lo
city limits Of Carrollton and lptd to
the enjoyment of a large uuoo.. %
young boys who had gathered 10
the big blaze.
Mr. viii Turnipsced, of the tard''
community, was transa,tmg bJ mes
in Carrollton on Tuesday.
Mr.. Iancc A. Pearson, Of ilo"to"
Texas, arrived the early ra 81 lh
past week in CaTollton fou = VISIT q
his brothcr-in-law Judge J.. G. lluo
ms, who is confined to hls homo i'af
illness, and other relatives in aUdNe2
Carrollton. Mr.. Pearson Wns taaro
, in this county, going west a nu"u.
of years ago, and is now q auctc.sil
contractor in his home city. This
first visit in thirteen years, and p
is being extended a warm welcome y
his many friends Of years a-o.
Mrs. A. w. Hayuio, Of tine UeAro
section, was shopping IN Columbus o
Thursday.
Mr.. Il. S. Jones spent several dly
of the past week in MonroeNiIlr, Ala
where he has an interest in lumbe
manufacturing plant,
Mr.. c. c. Richardson, OF Columbus
was in this county part of the pas
week in the interest Of has Nhoi-saI
business,
Miss Fannie Jones, of llaar
1 Grove, was welcome guest Of tamo.
ton relatives several days Gle u.
week.
Mr.. 4. /. Blissott, of rus,ajoo#
spent the early part Of the past wee
in Pickcns, and while here Gnan
down to Pickcnsyillc and ruuo
the old Stringfellow place Mr. UN
cit moved from CawoIlfou 60 Iu
loosa several months ago. Wh. 3
has operated boarding house but "a
purchase of this home is e Eead IT
cation that he expects to rotuo 2
PickcnS county. and that real 500.
The home is located near the tomols
bee river, and this gentleman state
to your correspondent that he cnI1E
hunting and fishing From this ~
gather that he will use thy place mm
rs summer resort HNvH' H
! friends back over here viii ciWNNl
come the return OF Nh bu.Jt 90