NEWS FROM YEARS PAST
September 26, 1902
GLENLYNN NOTES: Our eloquent and dearly beloved pastor Bro. A. B. Hicks accepted the pastorate of New Hope church on last Saturday for the ensuing year. We congratulate ourselves on having secured the services of this consecrated man of God. - Several from our community attended the Zion Baptist Association, which convened with Eupora Baptist church last Thursday. - Mr. W. J. Gregg, formerly of this place, but now of Beaumont, Texas, arrived on the 19th inst., to the delight of his family and friends. - Miss Sadie, the little daughter of Mr. J. H. McPhail of Slate Springs, visited Miss Lizzie Allen last week. - We are sorry to note the continued illness of our sweet little friend, Miss Donie Gregg, who has been confined to her bed for several weeks with fever. - Misses Spencer and Mary Therrell are contemplating entering Bellefontaine High School within a few days. - Mr. J. L. Gregg went to Walthall last Friday for the purpose of taking the county examination for teachers.
YATES CREEK TALK: Mr. Sid Peeples of Greenwood is spending a while with his sister, Mrs. W. H. Forrest. - Miss Susie Hawkins, after a visit to home folks, returned to her home at Atlanta Friday. - Little Miss Katie Hoskins leaves tomorrow for Atlanta, Ga., where she will enter school. - Miss Mattye McGarrh visited relatives near Stewart last week.
TOWN AND COUNTY: Mr. John Atkins of LaGrange was in town Monday. - Mr. Chas. Smith of Grenada spent Sunday with his family here. - Mr. W. A. Dobbs of Bywy honored this office with a visit Monday. - Miss Florence Hairston of Hattiesburg arrived Monday and will spend a few weeks with her sister, Mrs. John Harvey. - Miss Olivia Garner of Walthall has been spending this week, the guest of Mrs. John Marvey. - Mr. J. P. Krecker, a prominent cotton man representing Knoops, Frerich & Co. of Columbus, spent Wednesday in town. - Mr. Oris Evans and sister, Miss Lillie Maud, returned Sunday from a several weeks’ visit to relatives in northern Georgia.
HARVEY NOKES DEAD: For the second time during the past month death visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Nokes, of the Grady community. Last Tuesday night the spirit of their son, Mr. Harvey Nokes, was borne into eternity. About three weeks ago Mr. Wesley Nokes was taken sick and was ill only a few days when death ensued. On the same day his younger brother, Harvey, was taken sick and his illness culminated in a well-defined case of slow fever, from which he suffered until death relieved him Tuesday night. The interment of the remains occurred at Ebernezer cemetery Wednesday at 4 o’clock and the funeral was attended by many friends and relatives. Mr. Nokes was about 22 years of age and just entering into maturity of young manhood. He was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church, and was a young man of pleasant and affable manners and numbered his friends by his acquaintances, all of whom unite with us in extending sympathy to the bereft parents.
