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The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-09-25

sorrow during the past week. Mr..
Mckay was an executive Of the M. e
o. Railroad and one Of Meridian's
most useful and active citizens. His
frequent visits 10 Columbus as rail-
road executives were a source Of genu-
inc pleasure.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. 0. Smith will en-
joy short vacation within the next
few days visiting in Alabama and
Georgia, Mr.. Smith is the valued
track foreman in charge Of Section
No. /.
District Passenger Agent T. j.
Forrest, of the M. & o. Railroad, has
been riding local passenger trains
and assisting the passenger depart
ment in facilitating the handling of
baggage during the opening Of the
college.
Mr.. Henry Newton, an efficient
local agent for the Mobile 4 Ohio
Railroad, who has been located at
Elrod, Alabama, has been transferred
to the agency at Electric Mills, Miss.
Mr. and Mrs. Newton were here dur
ing the week as guests Of relatives
en- route to ElectricsMills.
Mr.. H. A. Moody's host of friends
are glad to note that he is able to
visit the local offices and yards af-
ter his recent misfortune that caused
! him to lose an arm.
Miss Vivian Boozer, valuable at
tache of the Artesia freight agency,
has returned to her desk after a
months vacation spent in South Geor-
gia.
District Passenger Agent F. F.
Forth, who makes Birmingham, Ala,
his headquarters, was here during
the week mingling with railroad men
and incidentally making friends for
the Southern Railway System.
Mr.. B. A. Buck, of the purchasing
department of the M. & 0. Railroad
and the c. & G. Railroad, was here
during the past week.
Conductor f. T. Baisden has re-
ported for work over the Montgomery
District after a western trip.
Travelling Claim Agent w. G.
Drage, from the office of the Claim
Agent-J. H! Patterson, general claim
agent for the M & o. and C. & G.
Railroads, was here during the past
week.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-09-25

COLUMBUS. MISS.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-09-25

these responsibilities worthily and
we'll. | am sure that you will cast
aside the trivial things of life, ard
think during these months Of study
of it's sterner responsibilities and its
stupendous opportunities"
"You each owe a debt to the state
of Mississippi which only an educa-
ton within these walls will enable you
to pay. You are the chosen few who
are selected from your respective
counties to get the advantages of this
great institution, and as such you are
expected to convey its great message
of service and uplift to the people of
this state. The state of Mississippi
doesn't give you an education: it is
not a gift. 1t is an investment. 1t
invest dollars and cents in red .b.ooded
girls and it expects service and uplift
in return"
At this point Mr. Howertn was in
troduced to the audience, as were
Superintendent Of City Schools Ellis,
and DIR. Johnson, of Kentucky, who is
conducting special service at the tab
ernacle of the Central Methodist
Church 1t was announced that DR..
Johnson would address the stcdents
at their vesper service Sunday even
ing at o'clock.
Miss Nell Kincannon, the new presi-,
dent of the Student Body, and head
of the Student Government, was pre-
sented to the audience, who announced
that the Seth annual session was now
on, and that regular classes would be-
gin at o'clock on Friday. With this
announcement, the assembly was dis
and all that remains is the
nine months Of work that lie ahead
But with such happy and suspicious
beginning, the work may be expected
to go well.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-09-25

ees, and that what she would say
would be in the nature of delivering
message and not formal address
She chose as her theme "The Need Of
Education in Mississippi" With
characteristic clearness of speech and
manner, she drove home TO her audi
ence the pressing need Of increased
educational opportunities and iacili-
ties in Mississippi, and declared that
the state looked to the graduates of
it's colleges for educated Leadership
in all of the walks and activities of
life. She depiored the prevalence OF
illiteracy IN Mississippi, and declared
that the state stood fourth from the
bottom of he list in his matter of
illiteracy. She said however, that the
establishment fthc numerous agri-
cultural high schools and consolidated
schools, the creation of the llliteracy
Commission, and the adoption of
the compulsory school law where
all definite attempts to remove
the stigma of illiteracy, and that soon
Mississippi would take its rightful
place among the sisterhool states in
the matter of an educated and eight
ened constituency. She urged upon
the students the duty of going back
to their communities and giving their
lives toward the making Of a better
and Greater Mississippi. She ciosed
her address with the graphic plea;
Give to Mississippi in service what
Mississippi has given to you in OPP
portunity."
At the conclusion Of Mrs. McNair's
address, after the applause that fol-
lowed her remarks had subsidized, Miss
Matte Lou Brown, director of vocal
music at the college, and one of the
sweetest-voiced women in America,
gave a beautiful vocal solo. The APP
plause she received was so loud and
prolonged that she responded with an
encore, rendering the old-time fav-
orite. "Annie Laurie"
Hon. ]. S. Howerton was next in
troduced, and he spoke briefly of the
fine opening. he referred to Mrs.
McNair as the special guardian Of the
College. and the boss" Of the entire
Board. she beng the only woman
member Of that distinguished body.
He spoke with appreciation Of the
work Of the college and of the happy
Of its present opening.
He declared that no girls ever entered
upon their college work under more
favoring conditions, and congratulated
the students upon the privilege Of
living in an age that permits so many
rights to women. But, he declared,
these numerous rights and these
privileges are accompanied by their
corresponding duties and responsible
ties. and I know that you viii fulfill
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-09-25

No matter what chances would be offered you,
without money you could not avail yourself of
the opportunity.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-09-25
WASTE OF TIME

Pretty girls from all over Missis-
sippi, Tennessee and Arkansas have
been called to Memphis in ogder that
the prettiest from the three states
might be selected That is great
waste of time and money. The com
mitee could have made trip ID
Columbus, found the prettiest girl
in the South inside half an hour and
let all the other girls Stay at home
to help their mothers do the dishes
etc.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-09-25
A CANE RAISER

Mr.. Alonzo Freeman, an enterpris-
ing farmer who lives three miles
south Of Caledonia, has this years
record for cane raising. Yesterday
morning Mr. Freeman sent to the
Dispatch a stalk of sorghum cane
that towers sixteen feet and three
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-09-25

that might make an effective appeal
to the court. If a man deserts his
wife for the constant companionship
Of spiritual affinity the legal spouse
would at least be warranted in seek
ing freedom from her bonds.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-09-25

inches in the air This is highest
cane we have ever seen, and it is
another testimonial to the wonder
full fecundity Of Lowndes county soil.
The cane was brought TO the Dis
pateh-office by Mr. r. w. Dodson and
his son, Mr.. Clinton Dodson, Of the
Caledonia country.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-09-25

Mrs. r. Y. Moore leaves today for
Greenwood, where she will be the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. w. L.
DickersOn. for some time.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-09-25
Why Not Be Ready?

AS an aid to acquiring money this Bank should
hold first place in your mind
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-09-25
COLLEGE OPENS AUsPICIOUsLY.

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The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-01-13
BRADSHAW MILL

Mr.. John Simpson is still on the
sick list.
Mr.. Robert Bradshaw and family
spent Christmas day with his mother.
Mr.. Harmon Hagger spent few
days with Claude Oliver last week.
Mrs. Lucy East and daughters
spent Monday with Mrs. Sallie Hurt.
Miss Pearl Mershion is improving
rapidly. All Of her friends wish her
4 quick recovery.
Miss Minnie East entertained ut
dinner Saturday the 25th.. in honor
Of her sixteenth birthday.
Miss Mary Stella Whitaker was n
guest Monday afternoon Of Miss
Misses Pearl and Nora Mershion.
See us for ~ per cent protein cot
on seed meal. Cheapest and beet
for cattle. Hudson and Farnau.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jessie East enter
Iaihtu ~ uinutf wednesday bne ioi-
lowing: Mrs. Dan East and Mrs.
Lucy East, Mrs. Bascom Prewitt, Mr..
and Mrs. Tom Emmons and chill
dren Mrs. Camerine Prewitt. Mr..
Hugh East. Mrs. Mollie and Sallie
Hurt. A most enjoyable day was
spent.
Miss Ira Pearl Humes and Oliver
ID. Ward were united in the holly
bonds Of matrimony Saturday. The
bride is a beautiful daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. James Humes. and the
groom is to be congratulated on win
ming one who is so admirable fitted
to be a true helper The groom is a
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Ward. We
wish for this couple all good fortune
and a happy voyage on life's sea.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-01-13

horn. Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Coulter.
The many friends Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Rankin. Mr. and Mrs. d. y.
Rankin and Mr. Chas. r. Rankin and
little son. regret to give them up but
welcome the ones who will move in
our community.
Mr.. and Mr. G. A. Bowling en-
tertained ut dinner Sunday the fol
lowing guests; DIR. and Mrs. Sam
Rose. Of Winchester. DIR. and Ms.
Il. c. Rose. Mr.. and Mrs David
Rankin and little son. Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Rose. Mrs. James Rose and
Mr. VIM. Rose.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Hogan Ballard
entertained a number Of relatives at
dinner Sunday. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Voolfolk and
Miss Margaret Voolfolk. Of Lexing-
nto. Mr. and Mrs 4. II. Elder. Of
Nieholasville. Mrs. T. II. Ballard and
Miss Wayne Ballard.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-01-13
WOLF TRAIL
Delayed

Miss Francis Davis spent Xmas
with Miss Hazel Davis.
Mr. Jesse Casey and family were
with relatives last week.
MIR. Nose Ray spent Xmas day
with Mr.. Joshiah Mcmillan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Moberley en-
tertained a number Of relatives Sun
day.
Mr. George Gillian and family en-
tertained a number Of friends Xmas
night.
Mr. Bernard Ray is at home from
Cincinnati TO spend the Xmas holt
days.
Mr.. Joe Ray and son. Bernard were
guests Of Mr. Hiram Ray and fami-
ly Saturday.
Miss Jessie b. Ray was the pleas
ant, guest Of Miss Allene McCulley
Thursda ynight.
Mr. Harrison Ray and Miss Allene
MeCulley motored to Danville Satur-
day and were married.
Mr.. and Mrs Elijah Mcmillan and
son were Sunday guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lucas Foster Of Buckeye.
Mr. Walter Casey and family are
spending some Of the holidays with
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Moberley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah Mcmillan
and son were the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. wilbert Daley Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs Otis Stotts and lit
tie daughter spent the Xmas Holt
days with Mr.. and Mrs. S. s. Sebas-
tain at Nieholasville.
Master Joe Ray spent Saturday
night with Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Stotts, Mrs. Minnie MeCulley and
children were their guests Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs Elijah Mcmillan and
son, spent a delightful day with Mr..
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-01-13
BRYANTSVILLE



Miss Let,ie Broaddus spent the
weekend with relatives at LaneAs-
ter
Mr.. n. n. Haleomb spent Tues
day with Mr.. Chas y. Rankin ut Dan
vile.
Mr. James BeaIley. Of Lancaster.
spent the weekend with Mr.. Arch
BroaddusL
Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Haleomb. Mary
Belle Haleomb were in Lexington
shopping Thursday.
Mr.. Collwar Dawes was the guest
Thursday night Of Mr.. Logon Direl-
keld. Of Nicholasyille.
Mr.. c C. Becker and Mrs James
Christopher were the guests Monday
II Mn. A. b. Swope.
Mr.. Bryan Ballard. Of Lexington
spent the Xmas. holidays with his
mother. Mrs y. u. Ballard.
Mr.. Victor Ruble. Of Cincinnati,
has been the guest Of his brother
Mr.. Henry Ruble and Mrs. Ruble.
DIR. and Mrs. Sam Rose. Of Win
chester. spent the Xmas holidays
with their mother, Mrs. James Rose
Mr.. and Mrs Louis vosel. Of Gin
einnati returned home Sunday after
several days stay with Mr.. c. w
Coulter and family.
Miss Theessa Woods. who Is at.
tending school in wilmore. spent the
Xmas holidays with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. X. d. Woods
DIR. and Mrs. u. u. Montgomery
and little daughter. Of Paint Lick
spent the weekend with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Bryant
Mr.. and Mrs. A. u. Swope en-
tertained the following guests sun
day: Mr.. and Mrs c. NJ. Dean and
children. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ruble,
Mr.. and Mrs. b. II. Haleomb. Miss
Mary Belle Haleomb. Miss Eliza lson
and Mr.. LOUIS Broaddus attended
the funeral Of little Miss Alice Loura
Poor at wilmore Sunday.
Mrs. o. NJ. Moreland and Master
James Bourbon Moreland. Mira H.
A. Dawes. Misses Zilah and Amy
Dawes and Mr.. ID. A. Dawes, Jr.,
we're in Danville shopping Thursday
Mrs Ethel Berkele entertained a
number Of friends and relatives Sun
day. Those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis vogel. Of Cincinnati,
Messrs Joe Gosney. Andy Crous-
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-01-13
BOURNE
Delayed

Mr.. Earl Doolin spent Christmas
with his cousin. Mr.. Herbert Doolin.
Mr.. and Mrs Willard Hamm and
children are spending Christmas with
Lancaster relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamlitt Jennings
and children were Christmas visitors
Of Jessamine relatives.
Mrs. Charles Marsee and baby
and Miss Addie Mae Marsee spent
Monday with Miss Lucille Huffman.
Miss Ida Speake has closed her
school and Is now at home with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs :. II. Speake.
Misses Ella Kidd and Blanche
Speake. Of Lexington. were the Holt
day guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. 5. II.
Speake.
Miss Ida Speake and Misses Alder
Ia. Elvaree. and Margaret Speake,
Of West Lancaster were Monday
Guests Of Miss Christine Speake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ohio Montgomery
and charming little daughter are
spending Christmas with their par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. y. w. Montgom-
cry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Sadler and
attractive little son. Curtis Thomp-
son. Of West Bryantsyille spent the
week end with Mr.. and Mrs. G. W.
Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. X. Coulter and
Mr.. and Mrs Herbert Stone and at
traetive children spent Saturday
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-01-13

with their parents. Mr.. Charles Coul-
ter and family.
S. II. speake purchased Of J. |.
Hamilton 65 acres Of land at $50
per acre He will take possession
January LIST. Curtis Sadler will
move to the place vacated by Mr.,
Speake.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. W. Montgomery
entertained Monday Mr.. and Mrs.
James Hamilton Of Lancaster. Mr.,
and Mrs. Eugene Clark and little
daughter. Of near Danville. and Mr..
and Mrs.. Ohio Montgomery and lit
tie daughter. Of Lexington.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-01-13
Cracks at Creation.

The more a fellow feels his cat,
the nearer he approaches the stan
dard Of the horse.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-01-13

People who are unable to help
themselves should be helped but those
who can and won't should get the
boot-rough as IL might be ON the
boot
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-01-13

John Ray and family Saturday and
also with Mr.. and Mrs. Ryston Ray
Monday. who lives on the Stanford
pike.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-01-13

The fellow who attends strictly TO
his own business has whale Of a
job II il is done properly.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-06
FATHER KvckERBocKERs PICTURE GALLERY


at the end Of the River Road "the last house
on Manhattan Island" behind his team of
spanking bays. But Tubby Hookers grew tired
of depending on horsehesh and the infrequent
trains, and one by one they moved away from
their mansions and their Handicapped gardens.
In 1896 Mount Washington was the popular
name for the whole range Of hills from Man
hattanville 10 Spuyten Duyvil, and traces of the
outworks of Fort Washington are to be found
from end to end of them now. But as time
went on the upper section became known as
Tubby Hook, perhaps because the Dutch sailors
who went up the Hudson and who called every
point of land "hook,' saw in the bay of the
Spuyten Duyvil a resemblance to a tub, with
the steep wooded hills for sides. Isaac NJ.
Dyckman and William 3. Isham and the Yer
milye, Nagle and Post families, who among
them owned most Of the rich lowlands to the
eastward, always spoke Of their farms a.
Tubby Hook" Then Inwood became the name
of this region and the hills to the south Wash
ington Heights. But it Is all one chain of
New-York tribune., 1921-11-06

beauty and for years men like Reginald Pei
ham Bolton, its stanch defender and preserver,
and George Barnard, the sculptor, whose studio
stands high on Gods Thumb above the Hud-
son, have been saying to City Hall:
See here! In the wooded hills and slopes
that line the water from Jeffrey's Hook, at
l77th Street, to Spuyten Duyvil, New York
has the most wonderful potential pleasure
ground that city ever had Purchase it. I'M
prove it, preserve it for all time to come
And first the Board of Estimate and Appor-
tionment would say: we will" And then it
would say: 'We can't. Our constituents would
not let US spend much money" 1t has pur-
sued, IN short, policy that has kept wonder
ful residential possibilities from becoming any
thlng more Who wants to spend money re-
storing old houses or building new ones when
no one knows when or where Father Knicker
booker may lay out his parks and roads?
However, the slow development had one ad-
vantage. 1t left sleeping below the surface of
Dyckman Valley evidences of Indian life-na-
New-York tribune., 1921-11-06

byterian Church on his own grounds because
he was so sorry to see his neighbors working
IN the fields on Sunday But he was also a
keen business man, was shown by his
buying 100 acres of land for $27 500 and short
ly afterward selling one acre to J. B. West fer
$4,000. Three Of his ten children became bank
presidents, and the eldest, William A. Thonl-
son, was for sixty years an officer of the Mer-
chants Exchange Bank. Not a trace Of the
Thomson mansion remains, and on its site,
where the House of Mercy stands, the new
Jewish hospital is to be built.
But if the Thomson house is razed, many
others remain, some of them seeming to shrink
back from the steep cut Of Dycknan Street
and to look down disapprovingly on the noisy
traffic the ferry has brought. The old home
Of Captain William H. Fitner is at II Bolton
Road The Rev. Dr. George S. Payson, pas
tor of Mount Washington Church for forty
years and more, records that the Captain vas
away much of the time sailing the seven
seas" but that his wife, Louisa made his house
the abode of peace and gentleness."
On its door to-day one sees the words 'Dyck-
man Library 1t seems that Mrs Alexander
Hamilton, who was Elisabeth Schuyler, at her
death left some money TO establish a free
school IN the upper end Of Manhattan Island.
Before the bequest could be carried out the city
lnaugurated its public school system, and the
money was invested in Broadway real estate.
BY an act of the Legislature the land was
presently sold and the proceeds used to found
library, Of which the three remaining men,
oers OF the tltner famlly-Charles, Clara and
the Counselor-were given charge Charles
and Clara long taught in the school on Acad-
emy Street, which is now the George Wash
ington High School, but now they take turns
serving In the library, which seems surprising
ly modern, with its new books and magazines.
in the quaint old house
Passing the falling -to-p;ocss red house Al
the hill, the home Of the Talcott family h.v
century ago, and passing the modern House
or Rest Tor ccnsumptIves, one comes to two
large frame houses in the bend of the road
across from the large brick buildings where
the Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty to
Children now has its shelter, and TIE CissarSs oe
St Marys crowning the hill. Once there were
three frame houses, but one of them was
burned. In the beautiful one still standing in
the corner Joseph Keppler, one of the found
ers of Puck once lived For long time il
was vacant, and peering in at the windows one
could see fragments Of old furniture, and
imagine, at twilight, no end of ghosts. In the
night you could hear howling, most grewsone
-howling of masterless dogs that had taken
refuge in the caves of the valley below. Now
the Keppler house is inhabited bv family
{CoTtt1uSd on Y,nre ss~,e~l
New-York tribune., 1921-11-06

graph music in the box Office that individual
might even unbend in smile occasionally as
he ran his practiced and well-manicured hand
up and down the ticket rack. Or he might even
go so far as to find pair of seats at the
price desired IN the part Of the house specified
though this would be good deal to expect of
course, III the first stages of the huma nzing
process.
II the postoffice can be humanized by phono-
graph methods why not banks as we'll? The
average bank has lacked the intimate, home
like touch that tends to put the depositor at
ease, even when he knows his account is 81
overdrawn. A phonograph installed in each
department might remove the chill from the
atmosphere and convert the bank into sub
stitute for that long-vanished poor mans
club the saloon.
Hunanzlng the subway and elevated guard
service is something that invites attention
This could be done, of course, only through
Photographs equipped with sound magnifiers,
but if guard were properly played to between
stations there is no telling to what lengths Of
politeness he might be lured. The experiment
is we'll worth trying, unless the Postmaster
General has the idea patented
Of other beckoning vistas it is hardly neces-
sary to speak. There are taxi drivers restau-
rant cashiers and occasional elevator pilots
There club attendants and there are wait
ers and the rest of those who dominate their
separate spheres of influence in hotels. There
are sea captains. offcehoders, Office boys. bill
collectors and others-yes, even including edi-
tors-whose calling might be made the better
for general collective humanizing done by
phonograph installation.
And yet, when all has been humanized under
this new system, there will remain one disturb
ing point.
How will the hunaanizing of the photograph
concerns be brought about? II
New-York tribune., 1921-11-06

tive tools and weapons and remains of the dog
ourals Of the redmen of 800 years ago, that
Mr.. Bolton and W. l.. Calver and other ardent
excavators might find them for the museums
of to-day.
Half block east of the ferry Prescott Ave
nue., narrow unpaved way, runs from Dyck-
man Street over Inwood Hill. Upper Bolton
Road starts from Prescott Avenue just above
Dycknan and goes windingly first west, then
north, then east. Here is where bankers, law
yers and editors of that past generation had
their country seats. On the slope between
New-York tribune., 1921-11-06

upper Bolton Road and Prescott Avenue and
lower Bolton Road, or the River Road, which
starts at the ferry, was the estate of Samuel
Thomson, who came to Tubby Hook in 1888
and who was so ardent a republican that he
Quarrelled with his wife's titled relatives be-
cause he would not say my lord" A son-in-
law, Walter Carter, publisher, has left de-
scription Of his first drive up Bloomingdale
Road to the Thomson grounds and Of seeing
Mr.. Thomson reading the Bible of a morning
with beaming face" He was good
churchman and built Mount Washington Pres