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Many items of interest Recalled by The Star Correspondent. JACKSONVILLE, Sept. 23.—Mr. Hubert Montgomery, of the Trede gar National bank, has returned from a pleasant trip to New York and other eastern points. He en joyed himself immensely. Mr. W. E Camp spent Tuesday in Anniston, Miss. Star Alexander, of Annis ton, is visiting relatives in the city. Mr. W. M. Byrd, representing E. . Forbes Piano Co., is in town. Mr.Fred Woods, a cotton buyer of Cedartown, Ga., who has been visiting his uncle, Mr. Cilarenes Woods for some time, leaves short ly for all season’s work at Cedar hea. The cotton crop in this section is cut short nearly one half, but farmers are cheerful under the con tinued high prices. J. M. Ledbetter, of the Lebetter Produce company, of Anniston and Gadsden, is in town. The family of Col. John M. Caldwell will remove to Birmings ham October 1st. Jacksonville regrets the departure of Col. Cald well and family. Mr. O. H. Marshall has accepted a traveling position with an in surance company, which will neces sitate his being away from home for some time. Rev. W. L. Mellichamp and son, James, have returned from a pleasant trip to Montgomery. A newspaper correspondent is sometimes “hard put’? whether to ‘send or not,’? and under such circumstances, the advice of Horace “Agel is possibly not amiss, who ‘any news that is liable to or your town is best left un in’? and so be it. _ There has been a slight touch of frost in low places in this section but none to hurt. These cool frosty nights the sound of the huster’s horn is heard and vision of ‘‘pos sa and taters’’ are visible. Ah there! dear Gaston. Mesears. Jno. P. Burke, Macon Stevenson, A. L. Landers and Monroe Agee took in Field’s min strels, and as every one else who saw them they were much pleased. Our opera house will open the season with Mr. Ted Blackmore and Co. Mr. Blackmore and family are portrait painters and artist of great talent, who make their home here. They have been absent dur ing the summer. Mr. Blackmore is also an inventor of recognized talent. Dr. R. C. Duke, of Ripley, N. Y., has been in town several days prospecting. He is much pleased with Jacksonville and if he can get suitably located will probably res ide here. It is said that the jail which is sparatively new, will shortly be old. It will make a very nice residence, and is a desirable piece of property.
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Anniston Republic
Anniston, Alabama, US
Sat, Sep 26, 1903
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