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Society! ^ Club 9lews
Conducted by MRS. CHARLES N. ROUNTREE, Phone 275 -./
After Thanksgiving— do your
ClP'iUnas shopping early.
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Dr. and Mrs. B. D. Ragsdale of Ma¬
con were visitors here Sunday.
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G. C. Tribble of Zenith is now in
charge of the A. and P. grocery store
here.
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Mrs. W r . W". Kimble of Macon spent
last week the guest of Mrs. Jack
Duke.
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Mrs. Maggie Edwards of Perry is
visiting the family of her son, Rus
*4i Edwards.
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Col. Stafford Brooke of Dalton was
a visitor to Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Bran¬
ham this week.
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Mrs. J. W. Haddock of Quitman is
f ie nd guest his family. of her son, Jno. A. Houser,
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Mrs. H. E. Hudspeta left Monday
tfor Tifton, where she will visit friends
•for a few days.
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Mrs. John Allen is at home after
a visit of several weeks to her sister
and friends in Chicago.
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Mrs. Willis Garrett and young son
of Miami are visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Houser.
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» Messrs J. W. Young and Fleet
Matthews have returned from a fish¬
ing trip in Lake County, F la.
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Mrs. L. L. Brown, Sr., is enjoying
a delightful visit to relatives in Lake
lapd and West Palm Beach, Fla.
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\1 December 4th is Arbor Day and the
Women’s clubs are urging that
trees and shrubs be planted now.
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Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dunnaway and
little son, Thomas, of Valdosta visited
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Burden Sunday.
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Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Whitehead of
"Vienna were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
C N. Rountree Thanksgiving night.
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r' Mr. and Mrs. Roy Torbert and fam
|ijy, after a visit to Mr. and their Mrs. home L.
•Carter, have returned to
K in Ocala, Fla.
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Mrs. Hazel Bassett and little
daughter, Frances, have taken an
apartment with Mrs. Laura Jones on
Central avenue.
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If the high coat should curtail the
holiday feast, cheerfully remember
that -one of these days the meek shall
Inherit the earth.
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B^rs. John Greenville, B. Slaton has C., returned where
me from S.
hij , been visiting her daughter
fol 'd veral weeks.
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A J, Griegs and family, who
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have been living at Hale Orchard,
expect to leave soon to make their
home at Clearwater, Fla.
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Friends here of Rev. T. H. Thomson
and his family are delighted that
Mr. Thomson has been returned to
Fort Valley for another year.
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Mrs. Hale and Iyer daughter, Miss
Dorothy Hale, of Atlanta came Sun
evening for visit to her '
day a son.
Mayor R. D. Hale, and his wife. i
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Mrs. H. N. McMichael and children
left Saturday for Sandersville, where
they will visit Mrs. McMiehael’s pa
rents until after the Christmas holi
days.
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Charles D. Anderson Chapter
U. D. C. has been holding its annual
Christmas bazaar this week at the
[ Fort Valley Realty company’s build
[ ing on Main Street. I
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Mrs. Gordon Vining and two daugh
ters, Mary and Myrtle, and Mr. Rex
I Turner of Thomaston spent the week
f end with Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Burden
I and Mr. and Mrs. * * J. * N. Bryan. I
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Robinson
bad as their guests for dinner Thanks
givijlg Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Eberhardt
i and family, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Har
t rison and family and Mrs. B. Ander
son.
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Mr. and Mrs. Houser Edwards
spent, Sunday in Macon, going up to
atte® the sessions of the South
ROOK , LUNCHEON „„„„„„„
Among the delightful social
of Thanksgiving season was a
ful rook luncheon of last Friday,
which Mrs. Walter Bowman was
charming hostess to the “Merry
ers” at her home west of the city.
The house was attractively
in vari-colored autumn leaves,
chrysanthemums of many hues
charm to the setting.
The guests assembled at
o’clock and following the
which emphasized the season in
place cards and favors, the games
proved another delightful feature of
entertainment.
Three tables of players enjoyed
Mrs. Bowman’s charming hospitality
at this lovely affair.
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HL’DSPETAS IN FORT VALLEY
FOR WINTER
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Hudspeta of
Miami are here to speAd the winter
with Mr. and Mrs. Norman L. Wil
son at their lovely home on Miller
and Church streets.
The Wilsons and their mother,
Mrs - Gore - and the Hudspetas are be
ing warmly welcomed as they are tak
| ing up their residence here.
JUNIOR MUSIC CLUB MEETS
WITH MRS. HALE
The Junior Music Club has a mem
hership of twenty three, and has been
fede raWd with Georgia and also the
1 National Federation.
| Miss Estelle Kinney is chairman of
standing committees, and Miss Evelyn
Anderson is chairman of the program
committee, which includes Lottie Nor
ton and Miss Frances McConnell. A
meeting was held at the home of Mrs.
R. D. Hale on December 2nd, when
jMiss McConnell and Miss Emily
Shepard were, hostesses.
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I MRS. WARNER TO SPEAK
i The meeting of the Library Auxi
liary, which will be held at the home
of Mrs. W. B. Norton on Wednesday
afternoon, will be featured with an
address by Mrs. Edward G. Warner,
who is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
E. J. Saywell.
Mrs. Warner will use Japan as a
topic for discussion, telling of her
recent trip and experiences in Japan,
she being there at Cherry Blossom
, Time.
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MRS. WITHOUT IN MIAMI
j The Miami Herald of November 23
carried a splendid picture of Mrs. F.
W. Withoft under the caption,
tist Worker—Mrs. F. W. With
oft of Fort Valley, a leader
in the Women’s Baptist Mis
.sioniary Union of Georgia, is spend
ing the winter in Miami as the guest
of Mrs. Fred Sutton, 2165 S. W.
Tenth Street. Mrs. Withoft has de
livered several addresses at Baptist
churches in Miami recently. 1 j
ANSLEY—McNEIL
The, marriage at five o’clock on
Thanksgiving afternoon of Miss Or
lean Ansley and Mr. Robert McNeil
at the home of the bride’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Ansley, in Amer
icus was of cordial interest to a num
her of Fort Valley friends of the
bride who has been a frequent and
admired visitor here many times since
her early girlhood.
she is a niece of Miss Lucy Finney
an( j often visited in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. C. II. Sammons, where
K h e made many friends.
jj ev jr Heywood performed
the impressive ceremony in the pres
once of only the intimate friends and
relatives.
The lower floor of the Ansley
home was thrown together and beau
Dfully adorned in cut flowers and
ferns, making a pretty scene as the
lovely young bride, wearing a beau
til ul wedding gown of blue crepe
Roumaine and a corsage of pink rose
buds, descended the stairs alone and
was met at the foot of the stairway
the groom, who together stood be
fore an improvised altar of greenery
and flowers and made their nuptial
vows.
Mr. and Mrs. McNeil will make
their home in Americus, where Mr. I
McNeil is i a successful and popular
young business man.
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DECEMBER MEETING U. D. C.
The December meeting of the Chas.
D. Anderson Chapter U. D. C. will be
held on December 10th at the home of
Mrs. Pierce Green. There is business
of importance to be dispensed with
Georgia Conference held on Sunday; ’
hearing Bishop Ainsworth preach at
Mulberry Street church Sunday
morning.
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Mr. and Mrs. F. 0. Miller and Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Green and little Roe
Green composed a pleasant party
leaving by automobile Friday for Mi¬
ami, where they expect to spend sev¬
eral weeks.
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Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Sammons, Clem
and Jack Sammons and Miss Lucy
Finney motored to Americus on
Thanksgiving day to witness the mar¬
riage of Miss Orlean Ansley to Mr.
Robert McNeil.
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Mrs. A. M. Seifert, Mrs. Ed Fagan
and Miss Lilia Braswell formed a
pleasant party leaving Saturday for
a week's trip to points in Florida.
They will visit Jacksonville, Miami
and Hollywood.
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' Rev. C. R. Jenkins, former, pastor
here, and Rev. T. M. Christian of
Vienna stopped over for a night with
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Davidson as they
were en route home from the Con
ference in Macon.
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Friends of Mrs. Josephine Everett
are glad to know that she did not sus¬
tain any serious injury when she fell
last Thursday at her home, slipping
on the pavement. She received only
slight bruises from which she is
rapidly recovering.
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Mrs. Reginald Robinson and young
son, Bobby, left Saturday for Green
ville, S. C., where they will visit rela
tives until Jan. 1st. Mr. Robinson will
join them for the Christmas holidays
when they will return to Fort Valley.
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Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Braswell re
turned Saturday from a pleasant
visit to their son, Ralph Braswell,
and his wife in Orlando and to Mrs.
Braswell’s sister, Mrs. J. M. Bass,
and her family in Lakeland, Florida,
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Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clark and
three attractive children of Dothan,
Ala., were visitors here for the
Thanksgiving season. They were
guests of Mrs. Clark's sisters, Mrs.
Lawrence Gray and Mrs. Dick Jones,
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Rev. Henry Brewton of Panama
Cit$, F’la., who was in attendance
upon the Methodist Conference held
in Macon, stopped over Monday even
ing for a short visit to George Cul
pepper and family, en route to his
home.
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Mrs. I. A. Scott and young son, Ike,
Jr., of Brooks and Mrs. R. C. Guest
and children of Savannah were here
for the Thanksgiving season with
their father and sister, Mr. Eubanks
and Mrs. Mattie Carpenter on Per
sons street. i
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Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Thornton, of
Cairo, with their children, were ,
guests of Mrs. Thorton’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. B. Young, on R. F. D. 5,
following the South Georgia Confer
ence in Macon, returning to Cairo
Tuesday. Mr. Thornton was returned
to his Cairo appointment.
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Thomas Watson, formerly of Fort
Valley, now a “bird of passage,” was
kere fol> a skor t visit last week end, j
the guest of Mr .and Mrs. Dick Jones.
Tom is with Cochran & Co., New
York commission house, and travels
a [] over u g He was j us t f rom
l os Angeles, Cal., en route to Florida
] 0 oking for early vegetables, j
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Mrs. Ben Wright and daughter,
Miss Sallie Wright, expect to leave
on the 21st for Miami, to spend the ^
Christmas holidays with the family
0 £ k3r son ^ Claud Wright. They ex
pect to rema j n i in Florida several
months, visiting other members of
her family, who live in St. Peters
burg, Orlando and Clearwater. I
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FORT VALLEY GIRLS BEING
ENTERTAINED IN FLORIDA 1
Misses Elizabeth Brown and Ruth
Evans, who are in West Palm Beach, i
have been the recipients of several
lovely social courtesies during the
Thanksgiving season. I
Two delightful affairs at which
they were honorees included a dinner! i
party given by Miss Reba Laley at
her lovely home in Palm Beach and
a dinner at “Salona” on Sunset Ave
nue, Palm Beach, at which Wesley
Houser was the genial host.
THE LEADER-TRIBUNE, FORT VALLEY, GA„ THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1925.
at this .... meeting and the president,
Miss Claudia Culpepper, is urging all
members to be present. The meeting
will open promptly at 3 o’clock,
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RECEPTION HONORS MRS. W1L
SON. MRS. GORE VN1) GUEST
! The largest and outstanding social
affair of the Thanksgiving season was
the lovely reception of last Friday
’ afternoon at which Mrs. Chester Wil
son and Mrs. George Culpepper were
joint hostesses at the home of the
former in honor of Mrs. Norman L.
Wilson, her mother, Mrs/ Gore, and
Mrs. Hudspeta who is their guest
for the winter.
About three hundred were invited
to meet Mrs. Wilson and her mother,
Mrs. Gore, who have come from Mia
! mi to make Fort Valley their home,
having bought the handsome home at
I the corner of Miller and Church
streets.
The lights in Mrs. Wilson’s home
were softly shaded in yellow crepe
paper, with decorations of many love
ly autumn leaves and vari colored
chrysanthemums banked on the man
tela, vases placed here and there
throughout the home, and dimly burn
ing tapers casting a pretty glow over
the attractive rooms. Mrs. Harry San
ehez and Mrs. Ben Fincher greeted
; the guests and they were received by
Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Gore, Mrs. Culpep
per, Mrs. Norman Wilson, Mrs. Ro
land Hiley and Mrs. Hudspeta as
| they formed a semi circle around the
room.
Mrs. R. D. Hale and Mrs. John
:
Vance ushered the guests into the
dining room, where they were served
tea, coffee and sandwiches. At the
pretty table, having a cloth of Made
r i a l ace and decorated in flowers,
Mrs. Charlie Vance and Miss Vilula
j White presided over the'silver service
. as the y Poured tea and coffee. Misses
j nette Estelle Shepard Kinney, and Emily Frances Shepard, Vance An
served sandwiches.
i Mrs. W. L. Nance carried the guests
through the living room as they left,
where Miss Margaret Whiting kept
the registration book. The affair was
| quite lovely in every detail and the
many guests were happy to meet and
know the honorees.
JUNIOR MUSIC CLUB
The Fort Valley Junior Music Club
was entertained last week by Misses
Elizabeth Woolfolk and Frances
Brown at the home of the former on
College street. j |
This is a newly formed organiza
tion. and is now a member of the
State Federation and of the National
Federation of Music Clubs. (
Miss Rubye Frances McConnell,
head of the department of piano in
the public schools, is acting counselor, |
while the officers are: president, Emi-'
ly Shepard; ViCe president, Cornelia
Brown; secretary, Louise Lifsey;
Sarah Thompson; auditor,
Elizabeth Woolfolk; accompanist,
Elizabeth Haslam. At this meeting
the following program was rendered:
Piano solo—Two Part Invention—
Bach, Frances Brown. A short history
of the piano, Katherine Steed. Piano
solo-—Two Part Invention—Bach, Em
ily Shepard. Interesting facts about
the life of Adelaine Patti, Lottie Nor
ton.
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THANKSGIVING PARTY
The younger social contingent en- j
joyed a beautiful Thanksgiving party
which Sydney McMillan, Jr., was
the happy host at his home Friday j
night, j
After the bountiful repast, at ;
which all made merry, the \ young
folks enjoyed another delightful fea
ture of entertainment—that of at- 1
tending the movie in bunch. ■
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Those participating in the plea
sure of the evening included Misses
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Elizabeth Haslam, Elizabeth Wool- j
folk, Elizabeth Newton, Grace Broad
rick, Jeannette Nichols, Emily Nor
ton, Kenneth King, Lynn Brown,
Cope Flournoy, Howard Branham,
William Wilson, Jesse and Sydney Me
Millan.
TEA FOR B. W. M. S.
Mrs. Glenmore Green’s home was
the scene of a pretty tea on Monday j
afternoon when at three o’clock the
members of the Baptist Woman’s
Society assembled to en-J ^
Missioniary
joy, a social hour together.
Mrs. Green’s home had been made
more beautiful by the lovely ar
rangement of fall roses in several
beautiful colors, and large bowls of
i Daisy Chyrsanthemums used in
were
the adornment.
Mrs. W. J. Braswell received the
folk as they arrived. Mrs, W. J.
Haddock, Mrs. E. J. Saywell and Mrs.
Edward Grieg Warner were charming
visitors present.
In the dining room around
table, which was especially
overlaid with a Moravian lace cover
and centered with a vase of pink
roses, while cut glass compotes held
cream mints, Mrs. Albert Evans and
Mrs. Louis Brown, Jr., poured tea,
while Mrs. J. E. Lee, Mrs. Ralph New
ton and Mrs. Harry Sanchez served
dainty sandwiches.
Mrs. Edward G. Warner talked
terestingly of her travels in Egypt
and the Holy Land, displaying many
trinkets and memoirs which she had
brought from many lands. It was
teresting to know that just one year
from the time she was speaking
the women who were so interested
in hearing of the land where Jesus
lived she was in Jerusalem.
The afternoon was a most delight¬
ful one and will be long remembered
by those who were fortunate enough
to be present.
JUNIOR WOMAN’S CLUB
The Junior Woman’s Club will meet
Tuesday afternoon at three o’clock
at the home of Mrs. Robt. Marchman,
Jr.
D. A. R. WITH MRS. COPELAND
The regular monthly meeting of
the Governor Treutlen Chapter D. A.
R. will be with Mrs. H. M. Copeland
on Wednesday afternoon at three
o’clock, Dec. 9th. The chairman for
afternoon will be Mrs. W. L.
Nance.
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FORT VALLEY CHAPTER D. A. R.
MEETS WEDNESDAY
The Fort Valley chapter D. A. R.
will meet Wednesday, December 9th, I
at three 0 - c i 0ck at the home of Mrs
Cornelius Hall
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WANTED—We have not bden able
to satisfy a certain client in a
home. Maybe it’s yours he wants. If
you want to sell, see us. John A.
Houser Realty & Ins. Agcy. 12-3-ltpd.
WANTED—Man or woman to sell
Rawleigh Products in Fort Valley.
Write The W. T. Rawleigh Co., Dep’t
G-21, Memphis, Tenn. fl-5-Gtp.
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FOR SALE One Taylor mill with
twenty-horse engine and boiler for
$2,500. Can be seen at Bliss, Ga. J.
h. Davis and son, Perry, G ill. 12-3-
4t pd.
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FIRE INSURANCE—Building ma
terial, household goods, have all
doubled in value in the past few
years. “Listen,” you are not fully
covered. Give us the necessary addi
tion that will make you safe in case
0 f fire. John A. Houser Realty &
Ins. Agency. 12-3-lt pd.
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WANTED—Orders for, fruit cakes
and other cakes. Mrs. Ed Green,
Powersville, Ga. 12-3-ltp.
FOR SALE-—Canary birds. St. An
dreasbury rollers. Mrs. J. F.
12-3-3t pd.
RENT CHEAP— One six room
dwelling, one store and filling sta
Address H. W. Carter, Powers
Ga. ll-2G-3t
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SALE—$10,000 cash, four notes
of like amount each, due two, four,
and eight years with 7% interest,
buy one half interest in a profit
large going peach, cotton and
MISS FAGAN WEDS MR. KUF’FER, THANKSGIVING DAY
A surprise marriage,
by beauty and simplicity, was
of Miss Anne Audrey Fagan, daugh¬
ter of Mr. and Mrs. James D. Fa¬
gan, to Robert E. Kupfer, of
Illinois, taking place at 3
Thursday afternoon at the
home of the bride, east of Fort Val
ley.
Rev. . T. H. Thomson, pastor of the
! Methodist Church, performed the
ceremony in the presence of only a
few intimate friends, who had been
invited on Thanksgiving afternoon
and the birthday of the bride, to en
joy bridge,
Miss Fagan, accompanied by Mr ‘
Kupfer, attended only by little two
year-old Ashby McCord, Jr., nephew
of the bride > who carried the ring in
a rose bu( l, entered together, the
tor stepped in and all were aware that
th °y had been assembled to witness
the marriage, rather than to play
j brid S e -
I The bride wore a smart model
j dress of apple °t br green, de ’ her corsage bou
< * uet was ‘ s roses.
I Tbe interior of the beautiful Fa
pan home presented an artistic set
i tin K with the loveI y arrangement of
ferns and flowers - The bridal party
' onterin sto PP ed beside tbe wide
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Preni>h windows a * one side of the
living room, where the nuptial vows
stock farm. John A. Houser Realty &
Ins. Agency. 12-3-lt pd.
FOR SALE—Pure single comb Rhode
Island Red Elggs $2.00 per fifteen.
J. C. Adkins, 209 Macon street, City.
12-3-lt pd.
FOUND—A key with a twine string
tied to it. The Leader-Tribune.
12-3-lt.
FOR SALE—A Ford Coupe,
r 'l?ht, in good shape. Part cash,
balance in monthly payments. To see
it is to want it. John A. Houser Real¬
ty & Ins. Agency. 12-3-lt pd.
ANOTHER PIANO
Due to inability to keep up pay
ments, we have had a high grade
P iano , the best of condition, turned
WHEN WINTER COMES
THE SPIRIT OF THE
HOLIDAY SEASON
IS HERE /•
JUST RECEIVED , FOR THE
HOLIDAY SEASON TRADE.
College Roys Smithson Naval
Serge and Cray Sails: Doable
Breasted.
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Overcoats for The Holiday
Season
$ 25.00 to $ 35.00
Home of The Vlorsheim Shoe
EDWA RDS BROTHERS
narruB
t were made,
| The marriage is of wide interest
I »n account of the social prominence
: of the families.
| Miss Fagan was ohe of Fort Val*
: ley’s most popular and cultured
young women, second daughter of Mr,
and Mrs. J. D. Fagan, one of the lead
ing fruit growers in this section, whose
beautiful home just outside of the
city has been the scene of many lovely
social affairs. She has a degree from
the Brenau School of Oratory, having
been a member of the Phi Mu Soror¬
ity, the Jesters’ Social Club and was
| also a member of Zeta Phi Eta, Na
tional honorary society. She com¬
pleted her education by touring Eu¬
rope.
( She is possessed with unusual per¬
sonal charm and has added much to
the social and club life of Fort Val¬
ley.
j . Immediately following the cere
mony Mr. and Mrs. Kupfer left by
j will motor spend for Tampa, the winter Florida, months, where return- they
ing to Chicago in the early spring,
Mr. Kupfer is the second son of Judge
and Mrs. H. A. Kupfer, of Chicago,
and is connected in business with the
fruit industry, being in Florida in the
winter months and in Fort Valley dur¬
ing the peach season.
back to us. This instrument we can
se " tor a rare bargain, giving terms
to responsible parties. For full par¬
ticulars, address Ludden & Bates, At¬
lanta, Ga. 12-3- It.
Custom Hatching
Eggs set every Wednesday in new
mammoth Buckeye Incubator at 3c
per egg.
KIPLING IS ILL
London, Dec. 2.—Rudyard Kipling,
and poet, is suffering from
bronchial pneumonia at his home in
Sussex. His condition was causing hi*
friends much anxiety.