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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1908
Page
4
Mr W R Beauprie arrives to take charge as manager of the Dothan and St Andrews Bay road. He is well known in Dothan for long service with the Coast Line and is praised for fairness. Ben W Steele remains vice president and manager.
Mrs. M. H. Parish announces the engagement of her daughter Shirley Lee to Francis Irving Mullen. The wedding is set for Wednesday November 26 1908.
Mr. Frank Desmond and Miss Kate Ison, both of Montgomery, were married in the city last Wednesday. Desmond is a house decorator and works on interior trim for Mr. J.R. Young’s residence on N Foster Street.
Mrs. L. O. Dannelly mother of Revs. J. M. and E. A. Dannelly died Saturday night at the Greensboro home of her son. Aged 73 she will be buried today at Camden. She was esteemed for strong character andraising a distinguished family of sons who have pursued notable careers.
The advertising car of Sun Bros. Circus is in the city today with employees busy billing town for the November 23 appearance. The show requires a train of cars to move between towns, and Gordon Hannon handles city newspaper delivery at No 308 for complaints.
Buck Merritt reported his ten year old son Pearl Merritt living south of town fell from a cotton wagon last Saturday in front of the Alliance Warehouse. A bale on the wagon and the wheels passed over his stomach as he lay injured. His legs were skinned and the doctor could not confirm internal injuries.
The A M E Congregation plans a new wood and pressed brick church in the eastern part of the city. It will have a large auditorium and a attached Sunday school room, seating about eight hundred total, with completion expected around eight thousand dollars in cost. The article notes current weather and a playful remark on fashion for men and women.
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