The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-10-06

] Baptist Church in this place next
Sunday. Rev. J. f. Cook, pastor OF
the church has secured the services
of Rev. p. Poole, of Meridian, Miss,
to assist in these services. Plans
have been made for ten days OF
two weeks meeting.
4 Mr., w. A. Scott, who underwent
an operation in Birmingham a week
ago for appendicitis, is reported as
doing nicely and his friends are look
ing forward with pleasure to his home
coming.
Doris, the bright ten-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Moore,
died at the, family residence in this
city Sunday morning at ten o'clock
after short illness, and today the
entire town is bowed down in grief.
She was an exceptionally bright child
for her age with a disposition that
won for her hundreds of friends, not
only with her play mates, but the
older ones as well. Funeral services
will be held this afternoon, Monday,
conducted by Rev. ]. f. Cook, inter-
ment occurring in the Carrollton
cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. j. Z. Upchurch and
Mrs. Lauren E. Owings were in Col
umbus shopping one day the past
week.
Mrs. r. B. Somerville, of Aliceville,
and Mrs. M. B. Curry, of Carrollton,
were weekend guests of Mrs. Curry's
daughter, Mrs. Herbert Collins, at
Ethelville.
Mr.. w. H.. Torbert has returned
from a business trip to Meridian,
Miss.
Messrs. w. H. King and P. M.
Sanders, Of Aliceville, were business
visitors in the city Friday.
Mr.. L. D. Hidreth, of the Ethelville
section, was in Columbus Saturday
having gone there to convey his
daughter, Miss Eliza Hildreth, home
from visit to relatives.
Mr. L. G. Curry, of Aliceville, was
business visitor in Columbus Sat
urday.
County court convenes today with
eleven cases on the docket to come
before B. G. Robson, judge presiding.
Seven of these cases are for violation
of the twenty-four hour road law fol-
lowing rain.
Mr.. w. G.. Robertson, one of the
oldest inhabitants of this place, re-
Gently celebrated his eighty-first
birthday, and in honor of the occasion
was entertained in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. M. B. Curry. Mr.. Robert
son came to Carrollton soon after the
close of the Civil war and engaged IN
the mercantile business, which he con-
tinued until something like twelve
years ago. disposing of his stock to
other parties and retired from the
mercantile field. In 1898 he was APP
pointed Register in Chancery and still
holds this office. He is very active
for one of his age and is always found
in his office every day during the
week. He has also served for more
than fifty years as superintendent OF
the Carrollton Baptist Sunday Scnooi
and ranks among the best of the en-
tire state. Mr.. Robertson is known
bv all the men, women and children
of this community and has many
friends who wish for him many more
celebrations of the anniversary OF his
birth.
/ Mr.. Z. l.. May, city marshall OF
Gordo, was business visitor in the
city the early part of the week.
4 Mr.. D. b. Borden, an active men,
Der of the prohibition enforcement
league with headquarters in Tusca-
loosa, and Mr.. Luther Curry, of Tus-
caloosa were in Carrollton Monday on
business.
Mr.. Hunter Hill, a student in the
University at Tuscaloosa, spent Sun
day in Carrollton with his parents,
In. nnA Mr. c IL Hill