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W i HAVE A WONDERFUL SELECTION
of Ties. Handkerchiefs, Socks, Reefers,
Sweater Vests, Belts, Buckles, Gloves; Silk.
K Broadcloth and Madras Shirts; Suits, Overcoats,
-WF; Pajamas, Bath Robes. Knox Hats, Stetson Hats
—any article you may want for man or boy can
be found in our Men's Wear Department.
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GRIFFIN MERCANTILE CO.
PERSONAL NOTES
George Maugham, of Jackson,
made a business trip to Griffin
Monday afternoon.
Mrs. J. S. Wynne, of Meansville,
was shopping In Griffin Monday.
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Miss Jessie Pfearl Rice spent
Monday afternoon arid night in
Atlanta with Mrs. Charles Dun
can.
; Mlss Lucile Burnette, head of
the domestic science department
of the Griffin high school, has
gone to Tampa, Fla., to spend the
Holidays with relatives. She has
as her guest Miss Mariwill
Haynes.
The Misses Reeves, of Molena,
were visitors to Griffin Monday
afternoon.
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Francis Forster made a business
trip to Macon Monday. X
Mrs. W. T. Coeliran, of Zeb
ulon, spent Monday afternoon
shopping in Griffin.
Parker Cahoon, <rf the Griffin
high school faculty, is spending
the holidays at his home in Tam
pa, Fla.
Miss Mildred Zorn, of Thomas
ton, will be the guest of her
aunt, Mrs. M. J. Ware, on South
Thirteenth street for some of the
holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Zach Respess will
go to Macon Wednesday night
for a short visit to relatives.
Wayne Traer, who is attending
Oglethorpe University in Atlanta,
has arrived in Griffin to spend
the holidays with his parents,
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Jewelry Carries
the True Qift
Sentiment
f>IFTSof jewelry •ntmsured
O through the yeera to come,
an evwiaettag token oi the deap
‘ oi the giver.
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out n e cewri practical, ly the combine
being overly to
. cany the thoughtful tantbnaut we
•II covet in a gift
Whenever you lav* occasion to
a gilt, we with you to ieet
pariaedy tree to in and ia
apact our oBering*. Wa know you
will ba happy with whatever pur
you may make.
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T. H. WYNNE
Framed Mottoes
“Bita of Sunshine"
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Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Traer, on
South Sixth street.
Mrs. John Stevens Manley has
returned home after a short visit
to her mother, Mrs. Milton Smith,
in Barnesville.
Miss Josephine Turner, of Mc
Donough, spent Monday afternoon
in Griffin with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Slade, of
Birmingham, Ala., who were to
have spent Christmas with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Slade,
have postponed their visit until
later.
Miss Virginia Wingfield, of
Washington, D. C., will arrive
Saturday to spend a week with
Mrs. William Henry Saunders.
Miss Wingfield is well known in
Griffin, Having visited Mrs. Saun
ders before.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Duffer, of
Bluefield, W. Va., are spending
the holidays with Mr. and Mrs.
L. L. Hulon on West Poplar street.
Miss Caroline Binford, of Po
mona, spent Monday afternoon in
Griffin with friends.
Mrs. George Barrow and Miss
Nell Barrow, of Philadelphia, who
are guests of Mrs. B. N. Barrow,
Sr., motored to Montgomery, Ala.,
Monday, where they will be guests
of Mrs. George Copeland for the
holidays.
Miss Nell Bridges spent Tues
day with friends in Atlanta.
The annual election of officers
for Griffin Lodge 413, F. & A. M.,
will be held tonight. All mem
bers are requested to be pres
ent.
Mrs. Lafe Wheat, of Pomona,
was among the visitors to Griffin
Monday.
Mrs. Zol Ison spent Tuesday
in Atlanta with friends.
Mrs. Milton Smith and children,
of Barnesville, motored to Griffin
Monday night to attend the per
formance of “Husbands and Lov
ers,” at the Alamo theatre.
Mrs, W. L. Almon and Miss
Emily Almon, of Birmingham, Ala.
have arrived in Griffin to spend
the holiaays with Mrs. Aimon T
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J, Thorn
ton, on West Taylor street.
The Griffin Athletic Club will
I meet the team from Jonesboro at
j the Griffin Athletic court tonight
at 7:30 in the first home game of
the local basketball team.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Forster,
of Atlanta, have arrived in Grif
fin to spend the holidays with her
j parents, East Mr. College and Mrs. J. W. Slade
on street.
Mrs. George Mangham, of Jack
son, was shopping in Griffin Mon
day afternoon.
The Service League of St.
George’s church is extending in
vitations to their friends for a
dance tonight from 9 to 12 o'clock
st the Parish House.
Mrs. E. P. Wheelis, of Milner,
spent Monday shopping in Orif
fin.
Miss Mary Etheridge, of Milner,
spent Tuesday shopping in Griffin.
Alfred Morgan left today for
Demorest to spend the Christmas
holidays with relatives.
Mrs. W. L. Nutt, of Pomona,
was shopping in Griffin Tuesday.
Miss Mae Woodward, of Haw
kinsville, is spending Christmas
with her sister, Mrs. Harvey
Mills, and .Miss Laura Woodward.
Ware Hutchinson will spend
Christmas day with home folks
in Jonesboro.
Ed Fletcher motored to Barnes
ville Sunday night and was the
guest of friends.
Mrs. R. R. Carter and daugh
ters, of Meansville, were shopping
in Griffin Tuesday.
David Harvey, of Cartersville,
who has been spending several
days in Griffin with friends has
returned home.
Monroe d’Antignac, who is a
student at the University of Geor
gia, in Athens, has arrived
Griffin to spend the Christmas
holidays with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Auvergne d’Antignac.
Miss Eula Kate Wells, of Lu
ella, spent Tuesday shopping in
Griffin.
Mr. and Mrs. P. Y, Luther and
young daughter, Miriam, left this
morning for Oakwood, where they
will spend the holidays with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Lu
ther.
_Msr. L. W. Jon es, of Concord,
spent Tuesday in Griffin shopping.
Mrs. Ernest in e worn visited
friends in Atlanta Tuesday.
Donald Baird has arrived from
Georgia Tech, in Atlata, where he
is a student, and will spend the
holidays with relatives.
J. S. Wynne, bf. Meansville,
made a business trip to Griffin
Monday afternoon.
Miss Vera Chapman, a mem
ber of the Griffin high school fac
ulty, is spending the holidays In
Lithonia with relatives.
Miss Willie Chappel, of Daw
son, will arrive early next week
for a visit to Miss Jessie Pearl
Rice.
Mrs. E. T. Dingier was among
those from Zebulon shopping in
Griffin Monday.
Miss Sara Goodrich, a nurse
at Davis-Fisher Sanitarium in At
lanta, is the guest of her aunt
and uncle, Dr. and Mrs. Joseph
Stewart, on North Hill street for
the Christmas holidays. Miss
Goodrich formerly made her home
in Griffin.
B. N. Barrow will spend the
Christmas holidays with relatives
at Vienna, Dawson and Edison
bird hunting.
Mr. and Mrs. Dozier Wynne, of
Atlanta, will spend Christmas
with his parents, Mr. an3 Mrs.
T. H. Wynne, arriving in Griffin
Wednesday night.
Mrs. W\ T. Newman, who under
went an operation at the hospital
last week, has recovered suf
ficiently to be removed to the
home of her son, J. H. Newman,
on West Solomon street. .X*
P. W. Etheridge, of Milner,
made a business trip to Griffin
Tuesday.
Mrs. H. E. Everette, of Con
cord, spent Tuesday shopping in
Griffin.
Brider Jackson, of Yatesville,
was the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
O. L. Colquitt Tuesday night.
Lawson Johnson, who is attend
ing Georgia Tech in Atlanta, will
arrive Christmas day for a visit
GRIFFIN DAILY NEWS
to his mother, Mrs. Mobley John
son, and his sister, Miss Miriam
Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Herndon and
little Miss Rebecca Mitchell, who
are motoring from Gulfport, Miss.,
to spend the holidays with Mrs.
Herndon’s parents, Mr. and Mrs,
W. B. Watson, are expected to
arrive this afternoon.
Mrs. Harvey Mills is spending
several da’ys in Atlanta with
friends.
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Mrs. J. T. Nutt, of Pomona,
spent Tuesday afternoon in Griffin
shopping.
Miss Louise Sternes was among
those from Milner shopping in
Griffin Tuesday.
Miss Lena Yarbrough will spend
Christmas in Barnesville with rela
tives.
J. A. Wells, of Luella, made a
business trip to Griffin Tuesday.
Miss Lucile Etheridge, of Mil
neb, was shopping in Griffin Tues
day.
Gordan Wheaton, who is a stu
dent at the University of Geor
i gia, will arrive in Griffin tonight
I to spend the holidays with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will H.
Wheaton, on South Hill street.
Mrs. W. J. Coggin, of William
son, was shopping in Griffin Tues
day.
Miss Elizabeth Owen, of Zebu
Ion, will be the guest of Miss
Douglas Montgomery for some of
the holiday festivities.
Mrs. C. T. Luthem, of Luella,
was a shopper in Griffin stores
A. F. Allen, traveling salesman
of Memphis, Tenn., is spending
several days in Griffin with
friends.
Mrs. Jack Childers, of Milner,
was shopping in Griffin Tuesday.
Miss Ethel Ryals, of Macon, will
spend Christmas with Mrs. Lafe
Wheat at her home near Griffin.
The script dance to be given by
the. Griffin Serenaders will be
given at the Griffin Hotel instead
of at the Elks’ Club.
Caldwell Daniel, traveling sales
man, is spending Christmas with
Mr. and Mrs. Milton J. Daniel, on
West Poplar street.
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Mrs. 4 Elma Pitts will spend
Christmas in Barnesville with her
mother, Mrs. M. T. Grace.
Miss Susie Mae Brown, of
Franklin Institute, spent the
week-end with her sister, Mrs. S.
P. Pasley.
Miss Grace Brindle has return
ed home after a visit to her sis
ter, Mrs. L. L. Tucker, Jr., in At
lanta.
Miss Mary Starr, who is attend
ing the University of Georgia, in
Athens, is spending the Christ
mas holidays with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Starr.
SAESARIAN OPERATION ON
MACON BOG PERFORMED
Macon, Dec. 23.—For the first
time on record in Macon, the cae-
sarian operation has been per
pormed upon a dog.
Dr. N. E. Southard performed
the delicate operation upon a
Spitz dog.
Two pups, one living and the
other dead, were removed, The?
operation as performed on the
dog was similar to the case of a
human being.
GERMAN PRESIDENT
WINS LIBEL SUIT
London, Dec. 23.—A verdict in
favor of President Ebert, of Ger
many, in his suit for libel against
Editor Rothardt, of the . Mittel
deutsche Zeitung, was rendered by
the court at Madgehurg recently
according to an agency dispatch
from Amsterdam. The editor was
sentenced to serve six months in
prison.
Barnesville News
Miss Elizabeth Godwin left Sun
day for Valdosta, where she will
spend the holidays with her aunt.
Miss Helen Woodward returned
Sunday from Atlanta.
Lamar Smith, Bo Humphrey and
Bubber Woodward spent Saturday
in Griffin.
Jack Bates, a student of Mercer
University, is spending the holi
days with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Bates,
Mias Prances Holmes is visiting
relatives in Atlanta.
Mr. and Mr3. Ben F. Winston
spent Saturday in Macon.
Miss Ellen Hunt will leave Fri
day for Waynesboro, where she
will spend several days with Miss
Elizabeth Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. Alva Mathews and
son are visiting relatives in Nash
ville, Tenn.
Mrs. DeWitt Pritchard and chil
dren spent Friday in Atlanta.
Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Corry and
family attended the Gray-Kimble
wedding in Carrollton Saturday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Lee are
spending the holidays in Massa
chusetts.
Mrs. D. C. Collier and children
spent Monday in Griffin.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Murphey will
spend Christmas Day in Hawkins
ville.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Howard
and daughter, Orilea, will leave
Friday for Spartanburg, S. C., to
spend the holidays with Mrs. W.
Jackson.
Mr. and Mrs. Gibbs Ponder ant*
son, David, are the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. B. L. Anderson.
Misses Annie Silver and Marisue
Burke entertained with a six
o’clock dinner Sunday evening at
the home .of Miss Silver. The din
ing room was very attractive with
decorations of the holiday sea
son. Covers were laid for Misses
Mattie Gordy, Zillah Hawkins,
Clifford Rigdon, Ruth Byars, Aurie
E. Burnette and Mike Silver.
Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Chaffin were’
in Atlanta Sunday.
Misses Elizabeth and Agnes An
derson, Alma Crowder and Fran
ces Bush, who are students at
Wesleyan, have arrived for the
holidays.
Misses Elizabeth Hardy, Sara
Smith and Louise Rumble are at
home for the holiday season frond
Shorter.
Ralph Moss, of California, ar
rived Monday to spend a while
with his father, A. F. Moss.
J. A. Gammage, of Hopewell,
Va., arrived Monday to spend
Christmas with A. F. Moss.
Miss Marion Bush, who is in
structor of music in the Hawklns
ville high school, arrived Monday
to spend the holidays at home.
Zebulon News
A good many hogs were killed
in this community during the last
few days.
T. A. Bolton, our Sunday school
superintendent, is preparing to
have a Christmas tree Wednes
day night at the church. Hope
everybody will take an interest
and help to make it a happy time
for the children.
Mrs. Garrett, of Lumpkin, visit
ed her sister, Mrs, W, B, Crow
der, last week.
We are glad to welcome Mr,
and Mrs. D. W. Harrison and fam
ily, of Hollonville, in our midst.
They have moved near the lat
ter’s mother, Mrs. Mattie Nichols.
Mrs. Raymond Minter, of At
lanta, spent Wednesday as the
guest of Mrs. WV'E. Walter,^.
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Mrs. Thelma Maynard, . r . Mrs. Ma
rion Minor and children, of At
lanta, visited relatives here Wed
nesday.
W. N. Coppedge, of Culloden,
spent a short while here last week
with friends and relatives.
JJr. and Mrs. Clark Williams,
of Kentucky, are spending the hol
idays with the former’s mother,
Mrs. Ella Williams, at this place.
Mias Marilou Touchstone, who
is attending school In Forsyth,
is at home for the holidays.
Misses Kate and Ruby Bolton,
are visiting relatives in Blake-
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ALABAMA PARDON BOARD
ELECTS WOMAN CHAIRMAN
Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 23.—
Mrs. Edwina Faulkner, assistant
attorney general, has been elect
ed chairman of the state pardon
board and is the first woman to
preside over that body, it was
announced here today.
LONDON WOMEN ARE
STARVING TO GET
A SLIM FIGURE
London, Dec. 23.—The cult of
the slim figure is causing many
society leaders in Mayfair, re
nowned for the lavishness of their
entertaining, to live on semi-star
vation rations.
The tables at a recent party
given by a notable Mayfair hos
tess were crowded with delirious
things which were utterly neglect
ed.
The guests would not even eat
plain cake.
They nibbled, instead, thin
slices of vitamin wheat bread and
butter and drank weak tea.
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LODGE ELECTION TONIGHT
The United Order of Splendor
and Perfection will hold its annual
election of officers tonight at 7
o’clock in the old Odd Fellows
building followed by a banquet at
the Hotel Griffin.
ly this week.
We are sorry to hear Mrs.
Henry Crowder is again very sick.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Csnnafax
and children, of Atlanta, spent
Sunday with. the latter’s mother,
Mrs. Pearl Rivers, at this place.
$5 PER DANCE IS
THE PENALTY FOR
ENGLISH STUDENTS
Oxford, England, Dec. 23.—It
costs an Oxford student |5 to
dance with a girl, that is, if he is
caught in the dreadful act, which,
while not forbidden by the univer
sity authorities, is so frowned up
on it is penalized by a one gui
nea fine.
All dance roojns are raided
every night by the university
proctors.
As dancing is popular, dance
fines are an important university
revenue.
Enterprising dance managers
employ bicycle scouts to follow
the proctors on their rounds and
give warning, but the proctors
usually elude the spies.
LAST OF MAIL BANDITS
IS CARRIED TO PRISON
Chicago, Dec. 23.—Herbert Hol
liday, sentenced to serve a 25-year
term in the federal penitentiary
at Leavenworth for his share in
the Rondout, 111., train holdup of
last June, was started for the
prison last night.
Holliday is the last of the eight
men to go to prison for the $2,
000,000 mail robbery.
EGYPTIAN CABINET
VOTES TO DISSOLVE
STATE PARLIAMENT
Cairo, Dec. 23. — The cabinet
definitely decided Monday evening
to dissolve parliament. King
Fuad’s decree to that effect will
be published today.
A NOTABLE EXCEPTION
"A IHJHRM.....(Sin ffd Slfftost “any
thing if he tries hard enough. • ’
“D’jever see some people try
to sing?”
Special in Tobacco
For Xmas
1 -lb. glass humidor Prince
Albert....... $1.40
1-lb. tin Tuxedo. 75c
I/>-lb. tin Tuxedo 40c
4he above is Extra Special
Johnson Drug Co.
BUICK Values ioe%
1924—Ford Sedan.
1924—Ford Coupe.
1924—Ford Touring.
1922—Buick “Six,” 5-Pass. Tour.
1920— Buick “Six,” 5-Pass. T6ur.
1921— Essex Coupe.
1920—Willys ‘Six,’ 7-Pass. Tour.
These 1918—Dodge Touring.
dition. cars are in first-class con
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