November 1, 1918
Dr J. M. Kellum died at his home at Reform last Friday night. He had been confined to bed several days with an attack of influenza and was thought to be improving, when he was taken worse. The funeral took place at Chapel Hill Saturday, the Masons taking party in the ceremony as he was an honored member of that order.
November 22, 1918
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Burney last Sunday, a fine 12-pound girl. - Ackerman folks regretted to learn that Lt. Silas A. Dobbs, in training at Payne Aviation Field, was in an accident near Columbus while flying Monday, the machine falling about 3,000 feet. He had both ankles fractured, with broken bones in one and the other bruised. Reports from yesterday were that he was doing nicely.
November 29, 1918
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Russell on November 6th, a fine boy. - C. A. Torbert slaughtered two fine pigs several days ago. One tipped the scales at 498, the other at 502. - Mrs. J. W. Pinson has received news of the arrival of a fine girl in the home of Mr. and Mrs. E.N. Thomas of Atlanta, Ga. Mrs. Thomas, before her marriage being Miss Zubie Pinson. C. E. Bright received a message the first of the week announcing the death of his brother Lt. Allen Bright, which occurred in England, of Pneumonia. He was a member of the Aviation Corps. - Mrs. Beulah Bagwell has received a letter, dated October 19th, regarding the death of her husband Marshall, which occurred in England. He died of Pneumonia on October 12th, in the U. S. Military Hospital at Morn Hill, about two miles east of this old city. The interment at the Cemetery at Morn Hill was with full Military Honors on October 15th, with three volleys fired over the grave, and the ceremony ended with the playing of “Taps.” The resting place is on the crest of this hill overlooking many miles of beautiful English country, and many of his comrades who died lie near him.
December 6, 1918
On last Thanksgiving, November 28th, our hearts were saddened to learn of the death of Mr. W. Sherman Hunt, remembering how he suffered. - Mr. T. W. Steadman died at his home near Dido on November 24th. He was about 32 years old, was married and leaves a wife and seven children. He had been in bad health for a long time and had been to various hospitals, undergoing several operations, but to no avail. The funeral was held at Spring Hill, services being conducted by Rev. N. Q. Adams.
Mrs. W. S. Graves has gone to Biloxi for her health. Her children are with their grandmother at Philadelphia. We trust she will soon be well again. In Memoriam: On October 3rd, 1918, the God again knocked at our outer door and called Brother Chas. W. Weeks from labor to rest.
Brother Weeks was born October 6th, 1869 and was married to Miss Maggie Harris on December 6th, 1894. There was born to this union eight children, six are now living. [Weir Masonic Lodge]
E. E. Buck has just returned from Memphis, where he went to be present at the ovation given his first cousin, General Beaumont B. Buck, who has just returned from France.
