Newspaper Page Text
PAGE
*
-'v- m m
S J &■
?J iffiS ggS WEEK J )ts$
it 1
*
sii •*
- §p g«l "T*
■ '
,
,:-&Z ■ ■ : ? ■
■ < • ft-;
■ V 1
0 .
■ ;
- -
■ * -
‘
■ wmm :■ 3: 1
.
- T ‘ 1
■
m
. . ■
JP |«,j »
' <# ■ ;■:
I » - -, ,. -r .. 0
We * Have Enlarged * Our Paint Department
Hi IN SHABBYTO
and carry full line of Paints, Varnishes, Enamels, etc., in the following MASON, Famous
X By WALT Pros
-‘*r 1 } : well known brands
In Shabbytown they do not care u sings
DUTCH BOY WHITE LEAD have no pep, they’ve lost their grip, th ey simp]
tones, of Glossyville, the shining villa ge'Xth
. - - and gray, and it shows symptoms of deca^-ar
-
V SPENCER-KELLOGG LINSEED OIL remark, “It surely dates back to the A rk.” “£
% frown along the streets of Shabbytown.
i men
;S EXTERIOR peal to this bum village, down at heel; the pe
T n SUNNY SOUTH MIXED PAINTS things
going to so much expense; so a re alwa
worse in Shabbytown. It always gives y s
M. MOORE’S SANI-FLAT INTERIOR OIL PAINTS Glossyville. The town looks like a bio o®n^r
pride in making things look clean and bright,
Ask for Estimates light. They’re lavish with the helpful paint, se
■ and decorating every shack; thus warding off
the bu il d ings look like buildings read of i® a
4 they see the town, say, “Here we’ll come and *
teen kids apiece, and live and die as slick a
WHEATON-TYUS COMPANY goes right ahead, while Shabbytown is prone
Phone 34
-=
GRIFFIN MERCANTILE CO.
O
giS "
T
s j f
t riVl r $
u ; T T
i, •'
7 V
1
i
A
J MiMl
. j i,
»J>
FRESH DRAPERIES
Bring Cheer to All Homes 4
What fun It is to dress up your home for fall,
so that it is a joyous place to enter when days
are dull and skies are leaden. It is a pleasure
to watch it take on new color and warmth by
simply replacing Curtains faded from the hot
summer sun with fresh ones of gracious pat
terns. Your living room, dining room and
V bedrooms will become spots of ristfulness and
beauty when hung with the cheery Draperies
you may select here today.
2|Jc to $J.00 the yard
Cretonnes Sun Fast Cloth
Colorful Cretonnes with gay A superior grade of Sun Fast
floral sprays and birds of bright Cloth in
plumage, dainty small-patterned fancy weaves included
Cretonnes, and many other at this special selling at $2.00.
blithe designs at these special Sun Fast Curtains are fashion
prices. able.
MONROE COUNTY WINS
FIRST, LAMAR SECOND
AT SOUTHEASTERN FAIR
Atlanta, Oct. 9.—Monroe county
first prize and Lamar ’ county
won
second in the county display con
tests of agricultural exhibits at the
Southeastern Fair; it was announced
Wednesday. In the individual con
tests, B. L. Patrick, of Griffin, won
fourth prize. It
t
Alcohol distilleries in use by the
sugar industry of Mexico were made
in France.
EXTRA U. S. SHIP IS
SENT TO HAUL COTTON
Mobile, Ala., Oct. 9.—Facilitating
the large cotton movement, which
is being concentrated at Mobile this
fall for export and domestic ship
ment, the United States Shipping
Board announced today the alloca
tion of an additional vessel here to
lift a cargo of stape here for Bre
men and Rotterdam, sailing October
28.
Egyptian farmers prefer tractors
made in America to all others.
■t
GRIFFIN DAILY NEWS
Some Early
By J. A. DARSEY
tt David J. Bailey leaves today (No
vember 13, 1883) for Atlanta, Ga.,
where He will study law under Col.
Marshall Clarke.
u News was received yesterday (No
vember 16, 1883) that Prof. A. B.
Niles had died in Atlanta at 4 o’clock
in the morning. Capt. t George R.
Niles, his brother, left for Atlanta
on the 11 o’clock train. Prof. Niles
had been a resident of Griffin for
more than 20 years. For a number
j of years he was president of the
Griffin Female College, here. He was
indeed a great and good man.
“There was a big Justice Court at
New Salem on Saturday (November
24, 1883). Squires Parker and Ma
laier presided,, F. J. Freeman was
deputy bailiff, and Cols. E. W. Ham
mond, Lloyd Cleveland and Robert
Daniel did the ‘chinning’.”
“W. J. Kincaid sold out his inter
est yesterday (November 30, 1883)
in the firm of W. J. Kincaid & Bro.
to his brother, Findlay Kincaid, and
Lee Patrick. He has been in the
mercantile business many years. He
has accumulated a competency. He
will devote his entire time and at
tention to the completion of the cot
ton mill, The Griffin Manufacturing
Co.
The following grand jurors were
hosen to serve at February term
(1884) of Spalding Superior Court:
P. H. Wells, W. R. Hanleiter, J. F.
Mann, J. F. Davis, Joe T. Manley,
John E, Bishop, W. J. Futral, W. L.
Bowers, J. D. Boyd, R. F. Stephen
son, C. A. Cooper, F. A. Putman, J.
C. King, J. C. Pope, R. W. Travis,
W. L. Goodrich, G. S. W. Parker, W.
J. Bridges, T. S. McKee, J. Y. Patter
son, J. G. Lindsey, Jesse M. Pitts,
W. M. Blanton, J. J. Elder, G. A.
Cunningham, C. W. Slaton, Wm.
Johnson, C. H. Osborn and F. H.
Drewry.
Of all these men the writer does
know of but ‘
not one that is alive
today, vii. W. J. Futrell. This jury
was composed of as fine body of men
of Spalding County
j as the county afforded, in fact
fine as that of any county.
“Tupper Freeman and George
Brooks, two lads of 17 and 14, re
spectively, left here about one month
ago in a one-horse wagon for Flor
ida. The horse went lame in his
shoulder and they traded him for a
mule, which ran away with the
wagon. They recaptured the mule
and what was left of the wagon and
ao l d out, at_ a^ sacrifi ce________T h ey are
having a great time.
The new Methodist preacher for
1884 is Rev. A. C. Thomas, a grad,
uate of Emory College at Oxford,
Ga.”
a On account of ill health, Prof.
Geo. C. Looney, president of Sam
Bailey Institute, has resigned (De
cember, 1883). y>
<< S. S. Crocker of Warren, Me., has
bought a place near S. F. Gray and
will plant it to strawberries (De
cember, 1883). n
u On December 8, 1883, J. A. and
C. P. Beeks sold the store house on
the southwest corner of Hill street
and Slaton avenue to L. W. Goddard
for $5,000. 1t
Some more city fathers, taking up
where left off: .
we
1872
Mayor, Jas. S. Boynton; aldermen,
Chas. R. Johnson, G. A. Cunningham,
John D. George, J. D. Alexander, T.
J. Brooks, W. R. White, John H.
Grant, J. M. Boyle.
1873
Mayor, James A. Beeks; aldermen,
H. T. Brawner, G. J. Drake, John D.
George, J. G. Rhea, C. H-. Osborne,
J. D. Alexander, John S. Westbrook,
T. J. Brooks.
1874
Mayor, A. D. Nunnally; Chas. R.
Johnson (Nunnally Nov. 23, and
Johnson sworn in Nov. 24); aider
men, William Reeves, N. C. Munroe,
E. P. Speer, J. T. Ransom, C. R.
Johnson, T. S. McKee, T. W. Tur
man, G. B. Buchanan.
- ' , 1875
.
Mayor, John D. Stewart; aider
men, John D. George, C. H. John
son, N. B. Drewry, J. W, Patrick, J.
Thursday, October 9, 1924.
M. Brawner, S. B. McWilliams, S, W.
Mangham, H. S. Johnson.
1876
Mayor, John D. Stewart; aider
men, F. D. Dismuke, S. Rosenthal, N.
C. Munroe, Wm. Crittenden, C. R.
Johnson, John D. George, W. B. Hud
son, J. L. Moore.
PEDENVILLE NEWS
S. J. Hollingsworth died at his
home Sunday evening at 3 o’clock.
He has been in ill health for some
time. He was born May 30, 1847.
He is survived by two daughters,
Mjss Julia Hollingsworth and Mrs,
Jack Hood, one son, Ben Hollings
worth, all of here. Funeral services
were held Monday afternoon at 2
o’clock from Mt. Zion church in
Meriwether county, with Rev. J. W.
Jenkins , of Concord, and Harvey
Branberg, of Concord, in charge.
Many friends and relatives from
Griffin and Thomaston attended the
funeral of S. J. Hollingsworth.
Mrs. Oressor Bransford, of Man
chester, is visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. T. L. Morgan.
Mr. and Mrs. Grady Morgan and
children and Mrs. Lillian Johnson
motored to Talbotton last week.
Mrs. John Branenburg is spend
ing some time with Mr. and Mrs.
Louis .Branenburg, of Concord.
Mr. and# Mrs. Otis Turner and
children spent Sunday with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lott John
son, of Concord.
Mrs. Peden Blake and children
and Mrs. Perrin Blake and little
daughter visited their aunt, Mrs.
Julia Branenburg, of Carmel, Sun
day evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Johnson were
among those from here attending
the New Hope singing.
J. E. Johnson was among those
going to Atlanta last week.
Mrs. Charlie Manley and son, Rob
ert, are visiting her mother, Mrs.
Mary LRjlt, of Griffin.
The Rev. M. Telford fiilled his ap
pointment here Sunday.
Mrs. A. E. Blake is spending some
time in Atalnta.
Mallory Turner has • returned to
Camp Benning near Columbus after
a month’s vacation with his paernts
and relatives.
Fifty-four countries are now co
operating in the fight against ili
health.
_
Fully 3,500 requests for telephones t
on file in Rome have not been
granted.
h
<d
f. *
v v
lg! •
m A i
-dt'.
,11*5 Pi e ; . 3\sS S'
i-3 t.
j
. i s
\ Jit 0
c
\ 1 i
o <
V
Griffin-Spalding Chamber
LOWRY NEWS
G. C. Goodman visited in Wood
bury Monday.
Iwe Peeples spent Tuesday in
Hampton.
S. C Horton made a business trip
to Atlanta Thursday.
Miss Dora Horton left for At
lanta Thursday where she will take
a business course. •
J. A. Spurlin made a business
trip to Atlanta. Thursday.
J. R. Goodman was a visitor in
Griffin Wednesday.
. Mrs. Eula Head has returned
home after spending a few days
with her sister.
J. B. Kilgore visited in Woolsey
Saturday.
Mi. and Mrs. John Phillips, of
Griffin, were here Friday.
John Chambers, of Griffin, is vis
iting his son at Jjowry.
Cleve Goodman made a business
trip to Griffin Thursday. *
Mrs. J. B. Gilgore left Sunday
for Griffin where she will visit her
daughter, Mrs. B\»d Peeples.
Milton Crauley left Thursday for
Chattanooga where he will live
Mrs. George Chalkey and little
daughter, Helen, spent Sunday in
Griffin 4b J
Peeples
Dock Chalk
at VauglT S
Miss tl
spent Siturd
with jSfoT-ii
Melvin H
spent Saida;
man.
Mr. an! M
as their gu«
Mrs. Pe»y 1
and Mrs. Gr
Sham* --ci
Mr. and Mrs
day. M
Mr. and
Hampton, S P
former’i k rot
Peeples. • '
Mr. and
..
Brooks
ter’s
Goodman.
Mr. aw M
children n°i c
to visit he
Shivers, *o
HaliJn
is used felbe