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PAGE EIGHT 5 LOCAL NEWS ITEMS OF INTEREST ty J .:.A t . ■fc ■ HAPPENINGS OF PEOPLE AND EVENTS IN BRIEF FORM TAKING PLACE IN GRIFFIN AND VICINITY Thomas Napier, of Miami, Fla., returned home Tuesday night after a visit to his aunt, Mrs. Walter Touchstone. Mrs. J. L. Eubanks, of Elco, Ga., is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Will SI Pursley, on West Poplar street. Mrs. M. E. Crowder and Miss S ay ews Crowder in & Griffin. Sub. of office Williamson, They and called their subscription to the ly. Miss Anne ff who has spending the 'in Tenn., with her grandmother, Irene Marsh, and her aunt, Mrs. P. Barry, has returned home. Mrs. W. H. Amall, of Atlanta, is the guest of her mother, Mrs. J. E. Futral, at Jlidway. Robert Barry, of Nashville, Tenn., is visiting Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Stucky at Experiment. Miss Louise Bush, of Barnesville, is spending several days in Griffin with Mrs. Douglas Hand. Miss Emory Drake, who has been spending the summer in Griffin with her father, Emory Drake, has turned to Forsyth, where she is at tending Bessie Tift college. Dr. and Mrs. Marcus Carson, , George and Tom Carson are spend ing some time at the Griffin Ho tel. Mrs. Andrew Walker is much im proved after her recent illness at her country home near the city. The LaGrange Reporter says: "Mrs. Henry A. Willey, of Griffin, will arrive soon for a visit to her mother, Mrs. Lula B. Jones. Mrs. Willey and her husband, the Rev. Mr. Willey, both well known and popular in LaGrange, expect to sail ftrom San Francisco October 15 for Hawaii, where they will be engaged in mission work for five years. ■< R. O. Crouch and Mrs. Sammle Bartie# went to Atlanta Tuesday to purchase merchandise for Strick land-Crouch Co. They attended the fashion show at the auditorium sponsored by the Shriners. > Miss Thelma Faulkner has gone to Forsyth to enter Bessie Tift Col lege. V , , . The models for the Strickland CrbUeh Co,, fashion show are re quested to be at the store tonight at 4:20 for a final rehearsal. S. B. Allen, of Vaughn, spent Wed nesday in Griffin shopping. Mrs. D. W. Pritchett and young daughter, Henrietta, of Barnesville, spent Wednesday with her mother, Mrs. Henry H. Bass. Among those in Griffin on busi ness Wednesday was W. H. Hopkins, of McDonough. Miss Kate Camp is confined to her home on ‘South Hill street with a severe cold. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Brown, of Hampton, spent Wednesday with friends in Griffin. Mrs. D. W. Story was among those from Concord shopping in Griffin Wednesday. Mrs. W. T. Allen, Misses Blanche Allen and Martha Puckett formed a party from Vaughn spending Wed nesday in the city. Robert Garrick, of Concord, spent Wednesday in Griffin on business. Miss Martha Watson will leave for Newnan Thursday afternoon spend several days with Miss Gillespie. EXPERIMENT NEWS .Mr*. J. W. Knight, of Brooks, spent Sunday here at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. W. Brown. Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Brown spent Sunday at the home of her mother, Mrs. 8. C. Jackson,*at Williamson. Mrs. A. L, Crowder and family visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. 0. L. Crowder of Blast Griffin, Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Higgins, of East Newnan,. Spent Stthday here with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Aone. A. B. Goodman, of Laurey, visit ed at the home of his son, G. D. Goodman, Monday. Sidney Hail, of Broke, spent Mon day night at the home of his son, E. V. Hail, and left Tuesday for West Griffin, where he spent the day wit'*. . j*. p H. Hail. Friends and r.' i gi.>ors of 2ar. and Mr... Hug'-i Rone are sorry U report tney will reside a. East Griffin in the future. The many friends of Mr. Treedel will regret to learn that he is ill at his home. I • Mrs. B. G. Brown was shopping in . Griffin Tuesday.. Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Bethea visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. 0. L. Crowder Sunday. Mr. an d Mrs. W. F. RntW, of Thomaston, were among those shop ping in Griffin Tuesday. Mrs. Minnie Spurlin has return ed home after a week’s visit to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eubank, of Concord. Harry Walker, Miss Mattie Strick land, Albert Morgan and Miss Ag nes Story, all of Concord, visited at the home of Mrs. Minnie Spurlin Tuesday. J. T. Donehue has accepted a po sition with the Blain Construction Co., at Thomaston, The many friends of Talmadge Pounds will be glad to* learn that he is recovering. Mrs. W. R. Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Turner and Mrs. Jim Johnson, all of Atlanta, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Will Davis this week. Mr. and Mrs. Will Davis, with a party Of friends, of Atlanta, mo tored to the country home of Mr. and Mrs. Davis in Tolbotton. Johnnie Childs, Wilbur McCullen, and Frank Cheek motored to the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Prit chard, at the Vineyard, Tuesday. It L. Fackler and J. D. Clark, of Meansville, were visitors to Griffin Wednesday. ' % Among those shopping in. Griffjn Wednesday morning was Mrs, Rob ert Garrick, of Concord. Miss Lucile Vance will leave Mon day for Orchard Hill where she will teach school during the year. E. C. Smith, who has been ill with rheumatism for the past week, went to Atlanta today, where he will en ter a sanitarium for treatment. Mr. and Mrs. John Dickinson mo tored in from their country home and spent Tuesday evening with relatives. l ! Mercer University At Macon Begins 92nd Term Today Macon, Sept. 24.—With nearly 700 students enrolled on the- registrar’s books for the fall term, the 92nd session of Mercer University, ex pected to be the most successful collegiate year in the institution’s history, opened formally this morn ing in the chapel auditorium with the annual convocation exercises. Dp. S. V. Stanford, University of Georgia faculty member and direct or of athletics, was the principal speaker. Six hundred and eighty-one stu dents had been officially registered and matriculated a few minutes be fore the close of work yesterday af ternoon, according to the officials, and about 325 were added to the to tal on Monday’s registration. The total enrollment for the col legiate year beginning last June with Tuesday’s additional registra tion, now stands at 936. This indicates, said the Mercer authorities, that the collegiate ses sion of 1924-25 will be in the nejgh «f Y',300, An attendance of about 50 students has been list ed for the night school conducted on campus and this number is add ed to the total figures. Fourteen years ago a Canadian had 750 buffaloes, now herd numbers 6,000. Former Wife of Three, Denies She Intends to Marry Again i-Vl v ■'%> < ■ n ) ‘ >> : f - V v mm ■ : • L- Wimm pH SI ■ •: S :■■■ m am mm : i- V :••• « *7 4 * $ : wmm Sli v- : V&: v';. ' y y > ...V s: ■ i-m ■vKv'W *«* '•*v .V T 1 ;.s- ■A Bb ... : :v •:-x ,: V : fm j\ c 1 ■ : A ; ' v a The firmness with which Princess Helen Vlora, former wife of Frank J. Could a ad Ralph Hill Thomas, is denying that she Intends to marry again, ia leading friends to belteve that she has had enough of matrimony. The princess, whose msot recent husband was a pretend er to the throne of Albania, ia rsported to bo engaged to an Marquis in Paris. GRIFFIN DAILY NEWS AND SUN rr Christian Meeting Churches of Held at Concord The 28th annual meeting of the Christian churches in the Griffift district was held at Concord Tues day. Charlie T. Smith presided, while Mortam Smith welcomed the delegation on behalf of the city. The convention started its regu lar program with A. J. Mize presid ing. The keynote address was giv en by 0. K. Cull, pastor of the Griffin Christian church. This ad dress was followed by the convention sermon by Dr. S. P. Spiegel; of West Point, Ga. The message was timely, calling for a more conse crated effort on the part of all Christians. A bountiful dinner, characteristic of the Concord people, was served. A musical program was rendered during dinner. -lie nit-emoon session was featur rvrl Vy th? r.ddrcss of J. A. Taylor, state secretary, of Griffin, who chal lenged the convention to the task that r.rw confronts the church of Georgia. The delegates in attendance de clared this to be the greatest con vention they have ever attended. Thirty Models for Strickland-Crouch Style Exposition The Fashion Show *t the high school auditorium Friday afternoon and evening, of the Strickland Crouch Co., and sponsored by the United Daughters of the Confed eracy of’Griffin, promises to be a pleasing event. More than 30 young’ matrons and young girls will wear the new ap parel. A 3-pdece orchestra and the Har njony Four will furnish music. Mem bers of the Harmony Four will also model clothes for young men. The afternoon show will be from 2:30 to 4:30 and the evening per formance from: 7:30 to 10:30. The matrons who will be models are: Mrs. Cooper N#wton, Mrs. Char Phillips,' Mrs. Bartlet Searcey, Mrs. Will B^ck J*.„ Mrs. J. W. Wil liams, Jr., Mrs. Guy Newman, Mrs. C. A. Buise, Mrs. Lewis Thomas and Mrs. W. T, Bennett The young ladies who will act as models are Misses Carton Jones, Katherine Rogers, Elizabeth Nor man, Sara Randall, Virginia Boyd, a Henrietta Brewer, Etienne Goddard, Miriam Strickland and Elizabeth Estes. Showing children’s clothes will be Misses Rosalyn Mills, Sara Bell, Cynthia Jones, Cheyney Walker, Virginia Forbes, Ann Newsome, Katherine Bartles, Charlotte Tyus, Carolyn Estes and Alice Carlisle. Miss Sue Thomas will show styles for thp very young misses. ONLY ONE The Record in Griffin Is a Unique One. * If the reader has a “bad back” or any kidney ills and is looking for an effective kidney medicine, better de pend on the remedy endorsed by peo ple you know. Doan’s Pills have given great satisfaction, in such cases. Griffin citizens testify to this. Ask your neighbor! Here is a case of it: Mrs. Rupert Epps, 346 Meriwether street, Griffin, says: ‘*1 felt tired and didn’t care about doing any thing. There were pains through my back and when I stooped I was sub ject to dizzy spells and headaches. Black objects floated before my eyes. My kidneys acted irregularly and as other members of the family had used Doan’s Pills I procured some. In a short time I was cured. I have not been troubled with kidney coni' plaint since and I am glad to recom mend Doan’s. *> Price 60c, at all dealers, Don’t simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan’s Pills—the same that Mrs. Epps had. Foster-Milburn Co., Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1924. , r rTy t '.rr. , T 'T i T i T , T T j r -^ t y t . .. Tomorrow Today and Only "Lets £oU Friday 0 -r >t m l S u The V \ % id a Enemy Ske ff Goldwyn x Emmett prttKM FJynn’S r 1 WITH CLOAK S* 0W£M MOOCL urn* BETTY , « ^TjASTT wuy, A imwi Ooldwyn P'<r-u * COMPSON fumt HAT HI* e' ~".m You’ll Like Our Three-Piece Orchestra AaJLdih. A A «4 A AnAAAAnA A AA A A A A dk *4,^ set APPLES FOR SALE $1.00 to $2,00 Per Bushel, according to grade and quality, F. O. B. shipping point here. Cash with order. ORDER AT ONCE CHEROKEE HEIGHTS ORCHARDS Canton, Georgia SOUTH AFRICAN NATIVES 6 BUY WIVES ON CREDIT; NOW THEY CAN V P>* u* London, Sept. 24.—Many natives Pondoland, South Africa, are nice ly . to . lose wives purchased on ex credit during the last three because they claim to be un to complete their payments;. A mysterious shortage is report in cattle and horses with which payments are usually made. USE DERRICK TO HAUL OFF SAFE WEIGHING 4,500 POUNDS Springfield, 111., Sept. 24.—Halt in their efforts by the time lock the safe of the * Caldwell State at Chatham, near here, bur Tuesday night backed an au derrick up to the window, the bank, lifted the safe onto a and escaped. The safe, which weighed 4,500 contained about $400, bank said. McADOO PUTS SELF AT DAVIS’ ORDERS; CONTRIBUTE^ $500 New York, Sept. 24.—William G. McAdoo gave his personal assurance Monday* to John W. Davis that he will do whatever he can for the success of the democratic national ticket. He contributed .$500 to the dem ocratic campaign fund. Yes, We Will Fix Your a FORD As well as any other make of car. We specialize in Alemiting and Doping cars. SKELTON’S GARAGE Phone 205 Real Education The true end of education Is to nn* fold and direct aright our whole na ture.—William Ellery Chunning. 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