The Marion County Patriot, No. 27 Friday, July 17, 1908 Page One Local News Mr. Hudson Burt spent Monday night in Ellaville. Mr. E.B. Hornady spent Sunday with home folks here. Mr. Mack Rainey, of Ellaville, visited a lady fair here Saturday. Miss Anna Green opened a flourishing school at Brantley Monday. If you are hot, J.W. Steed will cool you off with a cold bottle. Mr. Harry Dixon, of Ellaville, visited a lady fair here last Sunday. Mr. H.A. Peacock, of Ellaville, was in town on business Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Story spent Sunday and Monday in Columbus. Mrs. R.B. Goodroe, of Brantley, is visiting relatives here this week. Contractor J.O. Smith spent Friday in Preston, where he bid on a jail. Miss Hennie Butt returned home Monday from a visit in Columbus. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hart of Howard, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Hart. Messrs. Mack Steed and Henry Green are in North Georgia packing peaches. Messrs. Pete Ray and Barto Muldrow, of near Dundee, were in Buena Vista Monday on business. Mrs. Laura Mauk, who has been visiting her son, Prof. W.G. Mauk, of Sassel, Ga., returned home last Sunday. Mr. H. Cranheim, of Atlanta, was in town Monday looking after the interests of Endowment Rank Knights of Pythias. Miss Janie Belk left Wednesday to enjoy a visit with friends in Columbus and will continue her vacation for two weeks before returning home. Rev. and Mrs. LeRoy Hirshburg drove to Sand Hill Sunday, where Mr. Hirshburg preached both morning and afternoon, returning before night. Misses Nettie and Ozella Pool, of near Corinth, were shopping in town Monday and Miss Ozella remained and is the guest this week of Miss Alice Royal. Mr. Eugene Drane, the popular Tax Collector of Marion County, came up from Friendship and had a settlement with the county commissioners Tuesday. Mrs. Ora Blythe, an estimable lady on Route No. 2, was shopping in Buena Vista Saturday, and visited the Patriot office. Her home paper will be a welcome guest at her home for the coming year. Mr. Hirshburg, the good editor of the Buena Vista Patriot, stated that he will soon have ready for delivery his book, entitled "Politics and Religion." We want to see a copy; we want to see how he worked a symposium of the two in one book. - Shellman Sun Miss Minnie Miles, of Baxley, Ga., a charming young lady and a successful school teacher, arrived here last Friday on her way to Draneville, where she has charge of one of Marion County's schools. Miss Miles was a pleasant and welcome visitor, while in Buena Vista, at the Patriot office. The Draneville school was taught by Miss Miles last school term and was a success and we predict a good school term for her this year. Miss Edna Knighton, who has been the charming guest of Misses Marguerite Drane and Georgia and Ethel Hair, for the past two weeks, returned to her home in Shellman Monday morning. Miss Knighton made many friends while here, and was the recipient of much social attention. Miss Ethel Hair accompanied her home and will spend a few days as her guest. Mrs. Hattie Holleman is quite sick with typhoid fever. Judge W.D. Crawford was in Butler Tuesday on legal business. Hon. G.P. Munro was in Atlanta yesterday attending Supreme Court. Mrs. Hattie Tillman, of Columbus, is the guest this week of her brother, Mr. R.L. Clements. Mr. Harry Bacon, of Doerun, is quite sick with typhoid fever at the home of Mr. H. Stevens. Rev. LeRoy Hirshburg will deliver two discourses at Glenalta on the 2nd Sunday in August. Next Sunday morning he preaches at Dundee. Mr. W.O. Hogg, a Marion County boy, now one of the successful merchants of Quincy, Fla., was the guest of his brother, J.P., and other relatives here last week. Messrs. J.W. Tyler and J.H. Culpepper, two of our worthy farmers of near Box Spring, were looking after business in Buena Vista Wednesday and shaking hands with friends.