THE BABY NEWS.
VOL. 1.
Thuksday, July 25, 1901.
No. 17.
FAKES.
By Out Regular Correspondent.
John Roddy got a very severe
hurt on the 15th.
Mrs. C. L. Grail went to
McCror.y Wednesday.
Messrs. Jim Cain and Oliver
Raney spent Sunday in Augusta.
Louis Johnsey was over from
McCrory Monday looking for a
job.
Mrs. Helen Roddy went to
Augusta Monday to see her very
sick sister-in-law.
Mrs. Mollie A. Blythe of Au
gusta, who for years lived at this
place, . died of remittent fever
Tuesday, July 23, at J a.' m. She
was buried at the Union ceme
tery.
TIP.
By Our Regular Correspondent
Charley Tyrone and Amos
Merrill were in town the first of
the week.
. W. L. Melton was down again
Sunday. Guess he is getting
acquainted with our country, ^
Several of our good people
have been attending the meeting
at DeView and report quite a
successful meeting.
It still continues hot and dry.
Corn is almost a complete failure.
Cotton is holding its own very
well but is not growing any.
Some of the boys from near
McCrory were at the barbecue
last week but nothing alarming
took place more than their usual
“tree-tapping” business.
An “old-time” block society
ds in operation just north of town
with G. P. Wood as president.
> He expects to run at least two
j saws and they hardly ever fall
I under two ranks per day.
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Public school Isommenced at
the Barbee school house Monday.
This is the fourth teacher em
ployed in our district. I sup
pose the directors think there is
plenty of money and no hard
times.
I want to ask the Morton writ
er a question. If a lish would
jump into a boat a month ago to
keep from boiling in the water
where is a man to jump two
months from now to get some
thing to eat.
A grand barbecue was success
fully carried through by our
citizens last Friday at the old
Ohowning mill. There was
quite a crowd pi’esent and every
body had a nice time. A little
shower visited us in the after
noon but it soon cleared off and
everything went on nicely. There
were four stands delivering the
cold drinks to the people and
they cleared from 5 cents to $2.
DEVIEW.
Stih-'Tiot and dry and the
-prospects are gooj for a dry
spell.
After a storm there is a calm.
Rev. Goar of Miss., having closed
his meeting here, so the calm.
James Stack and Marcus
James have moved over in the
sticks this week sawing saw
stocks.
This dry time nearly everyone
you meethas something for sale
cattle, horses or hogs. Not
able to feed them isthecause.
Elder. S. D. Johns is at Brink
ley this week holding a meeting.
Trying to persuade the good peo
ple to flee from the wrath to come.
George Thompson is on the
sick list this week, so there is no
one at the shop.
The bolt haulers are having
quite a time hauling in the dust.
It is too bad on stock to have to
work now.
Grays.
By Our Regular Correspondent.
•J. N. Fowler of Tip. was in
town Tuesday.
Elder Wood of DeView, was in
town Monday.
Col. W. H. Gray went to Mc
Crory Monday.
Robert McDaniel was in town
Tuesday morning.
Rev. S. D. Johns was in town
Sunday afternoon.
H. R. Gowan visited MeCrory
and DeView Sunday.
Walter Yarbrough and son
were in town Monday.
Col. W. T. Echols of Cotton
Plant was in town Tuesday.
Deputy Sheriff Melton passed
through town a few days ago.
Bob Stoker was in town Mon
day. Bob was as full of jokes as
ever.
Elder Rice of Indiaua and who
is now conducting a series of
meetings at DeView was in town
Monday.
Messrs. Gray and Shelton are
repairing their machinery and
getting ready for the immense
cotton crop.
We are glad to know Mr.. Bud
Angelo, who was kicked by a
mule a few days ago, is much im
proved. Bud, you must be more
careful and not get so close to
the business end of the mule.