FLAT ROCK.J.L. R. P n EH HaM.M~T.WiAs Martiu Nading was returning from Hope Sunday night, he Inst control of his automobile for an Instant, and the machine ran into an ejrtbaok-Intent. Luckily for the driver, he was I not going at a high rate of speed. and ia8 a consequence he was not Injured.I'Hie auto, however. •was bo badly dls-*fabled as to make It necessary to leave by tbe roadside until repairs could be made.Mr/Frank Parrish, who has resided in California for a number ofpyears, and who has been recently call-ed to this itate by the serious Ulness of his ir.oher. spent Wednesday with hia brother, W. L, Parrish, of this place.Rural route inspector. Swain, went I Ac over route 2 with carrier D. B. Bar-UCoLuM.IsaJolJ.ThFrJoiAnJoWB.C.Brnett on Monday. Mr. Swain went|j0from this place to Hope to look over Rlt;acme routes at that office. \\rJoA number of men from Fiat Rock 1W ^re cutting timber for Robert Hill at 1^ a point near Columbus this week. I^ This firm is employing quite a large | Cl force this winter in the woods and at [E-their mill* at Fiat Rock aud at St. I £ Louis Crossing. jiMessrs. Shaw and Hungate, the I ^ gentlemanly merchants of St. Isxtte I j( Grossing, were In Fiat Rock on busi-ljj ness Wednesday. j^iDavid Crane, formerly residing here,-but now living near Edinburg, is haY-|M ing a serious round with rheumatism.A ladiy missionary was present at|M Rev. J. T. Scull’s meeting Wednesday IJ night. I j,dOur local men are putting up some j ^ Ice this week. It had (begin to look as though natural ice would be scarcelytills year, but the prospect Is now bet-1Cter. |JDr. A. T. Davis, who came here J J from Edinburg about two weeks ago,|£ has returned to that city to practice Jpills, profession. IBIcCollett Thompson, our local real 1^ estate men, are moving their office to J e the building recently occupied by Dr. |PJDavis.yofir•Miss Mayme Newton, of Shelby vlUe.lJ visited relatives In Flat Rock Tues-1* day. ^Dr. D. A Pettigrew contemplates a thorough remodeling of hfs store I q room, soon lo be vocted by C. A. j J Swails, who is preparing to locate injj Edinburg. The Doctor expects to put L in a new Iloor, paper the walls, paint I ^ the wood-work, anti install a com- P plete lighting plant These improve* merits will make this property very U desirable for a business locatio*. n,1Mr. Samuel Byrd, who has resided I j on Attorney E. K. Adams' farm near 11 here for the past two years, has Purlq chased a farm south west of Columbus}( and is moving thereto. IS-jThomas Johnson and family are I ^preparing lo move to Edinburg. \\ U Is reported that D. J. Hawkinshas bought the A. M. Carter property IJon Main street, now occupied by W. 11D I 1