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( PERSONAL NOTES
Mrs. E. L. Miller, of Barnes
ville, was shopping in Griffin Fri
day afternoon.
H. L. Turner, of Hampton, made
a business trip to Griffin Friday.
After a motor trip to see rela
tives in Montgomery, Ala., Spar
tanburg, S. C., and Atlanta, Mrs.
George Barrow and Miss Nell
Barrow, of Philadelphia, have re
turned to Griffin for a short vis
it to Mrs. B. N. Barrow, Sr.
M rs. W. Q, Jordan, of
spent Saturday shopping in Grif
fin. i.
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Mrs. H. C. Dumas, of Barnes
isflle, was shopping in Griffin Sat
urday.
Mrs. W. P. Goen is visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Wil
beraon, in Brooks.
Curtis Wilson, of Barnesville,
made a business trip to Griffin
Friday afternoon.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Christian church will hold its reg
ular meeting Monday afternoon at
3 o’clock at the home of Mrs. A.
C. Layne at 233 West College
•treet, with Mrs.’ Fred L. Durkee
** joint hostess. All members
are requested to be present.
* Jack Pounds, of Dublin, Va.,
will arrive in Griffin Saturday,
December 20, to spend Christmas
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
S. Pounds, on North Hill street.
The American Legion Auxiliary
will Hold an Important meeting
with Mrs. Frank Pittman on South
Hill street Wednesday afternoon
at 3 o’clock.
Mrs. L. W. Goddard will leave
for KnoxvUle, Tenn., where she
will be the guest of Mrs. Annie
Randall Stewart Monday. She
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youngest diplomat of that rank,
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will also visit friends in Pensa
cola, Fla., before returning home.
Mrs. J. H. Jones, of Concord,
was a shopper in Griffin Friday
afternoon.
Mrs. Fred Leister, of Macon,
will arrive Sunday for a visit to
Mrs. David T. Bussey at 406
North Hill street. Mrs. Leister
will remain through Christmas.
Mrs. H. L. Turner, of Hampton,
was shopping in Griffin Friday
afternoon,
Kell d’Antignac, who is work
ing with the Georgia Railway &
Power Company in Atlanta, will
spend the Christmas season in
Griffin with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. d’Dntignac.
Mrs. E. P. Jordan Was among
those from Molena shopping in
Griffin Friday afternoon.
Miss Nettie Dumas, of Barnes
ville, spent Saturday in Griffin
shopping.
Miss Elizabeth Norman, who is
studying violin in Atlanta, spent
Saturday in that city.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J, Hancox
spent Saturday in Atlanta witl*
friends.
Mrs. Lucien Goodrich and
young daughter, Larry have re
turned home after a visit to rela
tives in Atlanta.
The Bible Ctudy Class of the
Woman’s Auxiliary of the Pres
byterian church will meet with
Mrs. Richard Deane Monday af
ternoon at 3 o’clock. Mrs. Bled
soe will be in charge. All mem
bers are urged to be present.
There will be a called meeting
of Circle No. 3 immediately af
terward.
Miss Kathleen Walker, who is
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew Walker, spent Saturday
in Atlanta with friends.
Mrs. Durwood Dumas, of
Barnesville, was shopping in Grif
fin Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Lamar Walker visited
friends in Atlanta Saturday.
C. B. Perkins, of Milner, made
a business trip to Griffin Satur
day.
Mrs. Harvey Grubbs, of Barnes
ville, was shopping in Griffin Sat
urday.
Mrs. McLucas, of Inman, spent
Saturday shopping In Griffin.
Miss Nell Bridges spent Sat
urday in Atlanta with friends.
George Russell Cull, son of the
Rev. and Mrs. O. K. Cull, is ac
companying their aunt, Mrs. Bet
tie Yarbrough, of Tampa, Fla.,
Dustin Farnum Quickly Reweds;
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on a visit to relatives in South
Carolina. They are expected to
return home today.
Mrs. Claude Vaughn is serious
ly ill at her home, 609 North Hill
I street.
Mrs.—J.—H.—NutL - of Luella,
was shopping in Griffin Saturday.
Mrs. A. C. Crawford, Mrs. S. J.
Hicks and Mrs. Sewell, of Barnes
ville, spent Friday afternoon in
Griffin Shopping.
W. S. Murdock, of near Grif
fin, made a business trip to the
city Saturday. 1
Mrs- Z. L. Patterson, of Mil
ner, was a shopper in Griffin Sat
urday.
Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Garner
of near Griffin, spent Saturday
in the city.
Mrs. Jewell Beil spent Saturday
in Atlanta with friends.
Lawson Johnson:, who is attend
ing Georgia Tech, in Atlanta, will
spend the week-end in Griffin
with his mother, Mrs. Lawson
Johnson, on North MiU street
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Mrs. A. S. Moye, of BaruesvflTe,
was shopping in Griffin Friday
afternoon.
Mrs. Joseph D. Boyd, Mrs. Wal
ter C. Beeks, Misses Henrietta
Brewer and Emily and Virginia
Boyd motored to Atlanta Saturday
afternoon.
Tom Patton, of Hollonville,
spent Saturday in Griffin on bus
iness.
Mrs. W. J. Coggins- of Hollon
ville, was shopping in Griffin Sat
urday.
Mrs. L. A. Everett was among
those from Luella in Griffin Sat
urday.
Mrs. W. B. Perkins, of Milner,
spent the day shopping in Griffin.
Dr. and Mrs. J. D. Baird, Jr.,
of Atlanta, will motor to Griffin
Thursday for the tea to be given
in the afternoon l}y Mrs. Julia
McWilliams Drewry and Mrs. W.
G. Cartledge and for the bridge
party to be given that night bv
Mr. and Mrs. W.’ G. Cartledge.
Mrs. C. O. Cannafax and daugh
ters, of Zebulon, were visitors to
Griffin Saturday.
J. H. Nutt, of Luella, made a
•’siness trip to Griffin today.
The regular literary meeting o'
Missionary Society of thf
GRIFFIN DAILY NEWS
First Methodist church will be
held in the Baraca room Monday
afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Mrs. W. S. Murdock, of near
Griffin, spent Saturday shopping
in Griffin.
Z. D. Patterson, of Milner,
spent the day in Griffin ott bus
iness.
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Garner, of
near Griffin, spent Saturday in the
the city
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Mrs. Tem Patton, of Holloa
ville, was shopping in Griffin to
day7
Mrs. A. L. Mills was among
those from- Barnesville shopping
in Griffin Finday afternoon.
W. J. CegRin, of Hollonville,
made a business trip to Griffir,
Saturday,
The Rev. Grady Rooks wfil
preach at Oaki Hill. Baptist church
tomorrow moral ng and evening.
Miss Grace Garlington, of Mil
ner, spent Saturday in the city.
EAST GRIFFIN
MISS ESTBCXJS GRUBBS
Correavwndewt
Mrs. J. M. Wile visited her
daughter, Mrs. Si P. Vaughn, of
Zebulon, recentijr.
Ciiff Canady visited relatives
and friends ate West Griffin re
cently.
Mr. and Mrsv D. R, Garner and
family recently visited their
daughter, Mr.v Pauline Helms, ini
the country.
The Robert T. Daniel Rebekahi
Lodge No. 46' has elected the folf
offirers ^or thF next yeaw"
Mrs. Mattie Woodruff, N. G.; May
Butler, V. <£.; Ona Mae Grant,
secretary; Lucile Cox, financial
secretary; W. P. Burk, treasurer.
All Sunday schools in East Grif
fin are busy getting their Christ
mas programs ready.
The many friends of Mrs- Jessie
Bird Bailey are glad to know that
she is improving after her serious
illness.
The many friends of Mrs. Ben
Pugh are glad to know she is
much improved after her serious
illness.
Fantastic dolls have become
oopular among London society
women.
The word “cocktail" is of Amer
can origin.
There are 20 women lawyers in
England.
EXPERIMENT
MRS. HATTIE WILSON
Correspondent
Mrs. E. U. Snider and children,
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Snider and
Otis, Jr., went shopping in Atlan
ta Thursday.
Mrs. W. F. Butler, of near Zeb
uion, is visiting friends and rela
tives here this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Will A. Harp, of
Thomas ton, made a bfief visit to
Mrs. H. Wilson Friday.
The many friends of Eugene
Oglesby will be sorry to learn
that he got part of his finger cut
oft in a gear while at work re
cently,
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Brown
were Called to Greensboro, Ga., to
attend the burial of their brother
in-law, Joe Ingram, who was hurt
in an auto accident several weeks
ago. Mr. Ingram was. buried last
Tuesday.
The many friends of Miss Ag
nes Bryant will be glad to learn
she is out again after a ■ severe
case of chicken pox.
The many friends of Mrs. Etta
Alien will be soVry to learn she
is very ill at her home here.
Msr. Mark Crouch, of McIn
.
tosh, visited her sister, Mrs. Ea
ta Allen, who is ill, Friday.
Mrs. Lizzie Deane, of Pomona,
visited Mrs. H. Wilson Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Brown
visited Mrs. H. Wilson Wednes
day.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Butler
visited their sister, Mrs. I. D.
Goodman, Monday night.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Deane, of Po
mona, visited their sister, Mrs.
Mary Parker last Sunday.
Bion McGee, little son of Mr.
and Mrs. Oscar McGee, has a bad
case of chicken pox.
There are several cases of
chicken pox reported here.
and Mrs. J. Deane, of Po
jnema, visited Mrs. H. Wilson Sun
day afternoon.
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The Woman’s Club met with
Mrs. A.. Steinheimer Friday after
noon.
Miss Ludie Buchanan, of At
lanta, spent last Sunday at home,
Mrs. W. W. Shannon, Mrs. J.
B. McCIurd and Mrs. Jessie Cole
were shopping in Griffin Thurs
day afternoon.
Mrs. J. W. Touchstone, of
Rover, wasr visiting friends in this
place Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Maat|e Presley, of Florida,
Wilson for several days this
Wrlsonf or several days this
week.
The P. T. A. met Wednesday
afternoon at the school auditor
lum.
Mrs. E. T. McGahee and' daugh
ter, Ruth, were shopping tar Grif
fin Thursday.
Joe Shugart, of Atlanta^ spent
Wednesday Jjt Williamson.
Mrs. P. Wood visited Mrs- John
Qfrvis, at Rover, Thursday after
noon.
Mrs. A. Steinheimer spient
Thursday lit Atlanta.
Miss Opal Dingier monUred to
Zebulon Tlfcrrsday afternoon.
The WiTfiamson high school
students will give a play “The
Old Home Day” in Williamson
at the school auditorium Thurs
day, December 18, 7:3# o’clock
Free, everybody come.
THOMSSl15Nrw60D NAMEj
OFFICERS FOR NEW YEAR
Thomaston, Dec. 13. — Olive
Camp. 100, Woodmen »t the World
has (elected officers for the year
1925 as follows:
H. L. Crawley, consul command
er.
C. B. Short, advisory lieutenant
A. A. Britt, banker.
J. C. Patterson, clerk.
W. F. Ellington, escort.
W B. Hoyle, watchman.
J. C. Newton, sentry.
W. H. Dallas and H. L. Dayton,
managers.
THOMASTON MAN KILLS
IMMENSE WILD GOOSE
Thomaston, Dec. 13. — Alvan
Colquitt killed a wild goose the
other dav which measured five
feet and three inches inches from
tip to tip of wings and weighed
eight and one-half pounds.
Saturday, December 13, 1924.
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TODAY
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Miss Rosalie Towns spent the
week end at home with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Towns.
Mr. and Mrs. Guble Cox and
little daughter, Dorothy, spent
Sunday with their parents. Mr.
and Mrs. T. J. Allen.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Norton
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spent Sunday with their parents,
Mr, and Mrs. John Carson, of
Brooks.
Miss Lillian Allen, of Experi
ment, spent Sunday with Miss Ola
Feltman.
Tom Moore, of Newman, is vis
iting M. P. Puckett.
The entertainment given Satur
day by Miss Clyde Akins was
enjoyed by a large crowd.
Miss Sara Cox has returned to
her home after visiting her broth
er in Alabama.
Louis Duffie was re-elected jus-
MONDAY
One of the Biggest Hits of
Movie History
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A smashing comedy success
of screen life that has made all
America laugh.
-tice wf the peace in the election
held here Saturday.. Ben Lindsey
and Oscar Norton were elected
constables.
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NOTES
Mrs. Carey Westbrook will re
tuin to her home tomorrow.
Mrs. Delia Wilkinson, of Thom
aston, operative case, is improv
ing,'
F. Vi . Gulledge wil! soon be able
to return home.
J. J. Cole, of Williamson, is im
proving.
The largest producing center
of envelopes in America is Wor
cester, Mass.
Gladstone was in parliament at
22 and at 24 was lord of the
treasury.