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FAYETTEVILLE, GEORGIA. FEBRUARY 28. Brooks, LOCALS Mi-. Jolui Padgett and family h^v<$ the BytnpatbidB of thd entire commun ity in the. death of their thriee-year- tdd.-daughter, which occurred Friday mdrning. She was buried at White- . water cemetery Saturday afterntmQ,' Rev. W. E. Brown Conducting the fun*; ] era! exercised. Mr. J. H. Turpin is ifral'^gryc sick, W’e are glad to note the improvement in the condition of Miss Bolt, the ‘teacher at Banks school house. Her ] physician says she Will be able to re- | ■r duties in schooL robin, i:i a -| Our Sunday school was rained out last, Sunday. Mr. Billie Elison of this place and Miss Cnirie Lester of near .Fife wore happily-married at the home of the' bride’s parents, Mr, and Mrs. R. W. Lester, last Wednesday night. We Wish for thema long and happy life.. Mattie Lou McCullars was the Mattie and W > .Flrtfb Quarterly Meeting. The first quarterly meeting for the Faye4tevfyle*Ebetfgzer : chaffee will be A ^ela Fayetteville Saturday, March •. ^Wh.. The public cordially invited. ^' WfeaBO let all the official members be i Kaitmt. ;• > ; v ; , I,UKE G. JOHNSON, p. E. OHO. P- GARY. P. C. "> <; ' T * “ ' , Wo are requested, to announce that Rev. George Gary wil^ preach at Eben- 4 eeotr the fifth Sunday. giWP^of Misses Mattie and Jessie Heaa last Tuesday night. Miss Janet OrKfyi visited her sis ter near Tyrohl 'last week. Messrs. iHi^jh Glenn and Walter Brfewn o¥ Aberdeen passed through h.ere en route- to Atlanta, last Friday. Carl and Jimmie Lou White spent last Thursday night with their grand parents; Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Head. Messrs. Claud and Gilbert aHrper attended the Lester Elison wedding last Wednesday night. Miss Mattie Head spent one night 'last week wtili Miss Mattie Lpra Mc Cullars. Mrs. Beatrice Chandler of Tyrone spent a few days last week with her' parents, Mr. and Mi's. C. N. Grif fin. Mjss Jessie Head spent Friday night with her sister, Mrs. Estelle White. Mr. W. L. McCuUars visited his sis ter, Mrs. Laura Brown, of near Aber deen last Friday- Rev. C. A. Adams and wife of Fair- bupi visited Mr. and Mrs. F. M. White last Sunday. Mrs. Jessie Harper was the guest ^of Mrs. Nora Walker last Sunday. > Little Mary Lou Elder is real sick ;nt this writing. We hope that she Unay soon be well again, t Our school observed Washington’s birfhday last Friday with a nice little .ppgram nf appropriate, recitations and i^layf. A few of the patrons of the schofo] and visitors were present and tiU : 'seome4. to 1 enjoy the occasion 1m- mepspijf.' ,1: A Mr.- ahd Mrgy Edgar Walker of At- lantaAisited his parents, Mr. and Mfe. %. J. Walter, here last week. sumo 1 few daj Mrs. 8. J. Price is thought to be slightly improved. There'are several cases of flu and measles in the com munity. The first quarterly conference of the Brooks circuit, composed of Brooks, County Line, Vaughn and Hol- lonville, was held at Brooks last Sat urday) ReV. L. G. Johnson, P. E., pre siding. Rev. Johnson preached a very forceful sermon, taken from Matt. 6: 33, after which all partook of a boun teous dinner, served on the grounds. The stewards fixed the preacher’s sal ary at $1,200; the elder’s salary ( at $126. Revs. J. R. Pace and J. H. Farr of Griffin were visiting brethren whom wo were glad to have. About one-fourth of the assessment wals paid in. The second conference will be held at County Line. Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Kelly of Ken wood attended the quarterly confer- i ence Saturday. We are always glad to have them, as they formerly lived at Brooks. Mrs. J. G. Posey visited at Fife on Tuesday and Wednesday. , One good milk cow for £ give four gallon* a day., jj W. W. WJR ' Fayette vilfo’, Notwithstanding the tlupaiening weather last -Saturday there Were far mers from every communityof the county present to g£t the benefit of the suggestions made from th® Exper iments for the j>a§t fiyc vearaf- Mr. F. C. Ward of the State College'of Ag riculture? made several suggestions and said that all * were essential, to grow cotton under boll weevil Condi- tiuia. Good,.soil, good .preparation, Sjatfr planting of e'ai’ly maturing vari eties, picking squares, poisoningtwith calcium arsenate, were all esse^jfel. Mr. Carl - Wallace discussed the t»f- :4Bt6ck business and especlaly h|in, tSfso the importance of diversification in crops in boll weevil territory’- Co %n ty Agent Dixon was pleased at the ify ; . terest manifesl sd and say# people a^e u-oblem as -never beforg. BAPTIST CHURCH February 22—March 3 Pastor TABERNACLE—ATLANTA '.Studying the Ur.. and j>Irs. G; week in Atlanta. D. L. SPOONER—SINGER FOUR STEPS TO LIFE FROM THE WAR WORK From Darkness to Light Acts 26:18. SERVICE IN FRANCE Harris has been quite Mrs. T. B. sick, hut is recoveriug. Fife Locals, SERVICES TWICE DAILY Mre. W. H. Newman of'Atlanta spent 'the' week-end with her parents, Mr.' and Mrs. T. B. Harris. entertained^' Mrs. E. L. Dorselte quito a number of her friends with a apend-the-day / quilting on Jast Wed nesday.”" Nfl -present had ah enjoyable" time. NO. 31 Mr. George Wallis and wife are the proud parents of a brand new boy at their home. Mrs. Claud Sams is convalescing from an attack of flu. ‘ Mra. Henry Head of Sandy Creek spent several days with her friends here last week. The many friends of Mrs. A. S B. Tinsley will be glad to hear that sbe Is aide to be up again after quite a spell of influenza. Mr. Arthur Wallis, who,, has been in Athens several months, is at home for a few days. On March ,the 16th the Ellaslea Farms will have a sale of Berkshire hogs. This is one of the best herds of tiie South. Mr. J. A. E. Cox, for merly of this county, is in charge of the herd and will be glad to meet his friends from Fayette at 1695 Peachtree road, Atlanta, on March 16. The Woolsey Bank was burglarized last Friday night. One hundred and fifty dollars in silver and boxes con taining papers of Messrs. John T. Burch and J. C. Lewis were taken. Tne vault door was all that they en tered. No damage appeared to have been done to the money safe. Mr. J. W. Padgett died Tuesday at the Wesleyan Memorial Hospital in Atlanta after an illness of several weeks. The remains were brought to his home near Mt. Springs, Wednes day, and the funeral held at White- water church Thursday. Mr. Padgett nad been an officer and an active member of Union Chapel church since a young man. He was seventy-eight years old and was "Sine of the county’s first public school eachers. His son, Byron, died at his home on the same day and the funeral was double. ' Mrs. H. M. Stell of Atlanta is vis iting relatives here. In this issue will be found several an nouncements of candidates, all of which are good men and would make good officers. On account of the rain we did not {late any preaching at this place Sun day; ^Wedding bells have been constantly ringing here for some time and are ready to ring again. If you want to get married just bang around Fife a few days. Miss Carrie Lester of this place and Mr. William F. Elison of Sandy Creek were married on Wednesday night, February 18th. ® Miss Teleatha Jackson of i Hopeful and Mr. Amos Lester of this place were married Sunday, February 22. Several from here attended the fun eral Monday of Mr. Archie Harper at Palmetto, Ga. Lester-Ellison. Miss Carrie Lester of Bethany and Mr. William F. Ellison of Sandy Creek were happily married last Wed nesday night at 7:30 o’clock, at the home of the bride. The bride wore a very beautiful navy blue broadcloth suit. Her pretty blonde hair was arranged very nicely around her beautiful face. She was the daughter of a very prominent family, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Lester. She was one of the many fair belles of this place, a beautiful and charming girl. The groom was a son of Mr. and Mrse. S. H. Ellison, one of the most popular young men in the county. Rev. C. A. Adams of Fairburn per formed the ceremony. Many of their friends and i relatives were present. They received many nice and useful gifts. We wish them a long and happy life together. ) Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Reeves had as as their guests Saturday night and Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Gard ner of Griffin, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Harper of Col lege Park spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Edmondson. Misses Mattie Mae and Pauline Har ris visited relatives in Fairburn, Ga., last week. Mrs. J. D. Posey of Brooks is the guest of her sister, Mrs. E. S. Harris. DIMPLES. This question is of the greatest pos sible importance. There is no satis factory answer except i nthe Word of God. There are four steps which may he properly considered. 1. Acknowledge that you are a sin ner. You do not send for the doctor until you are ill, nor will you call upon Christ until you feel your need. “For there is no difference; fpr all have sinned, and come short'of tiie glory of God.”—Romans 3:22, 23. 2. Accept Christ as your Savior. If you are troubled with doubt or bur dened with sin, nevertheless accept Him. You must take the first step by faith. Whittier says: "The steps of faith Fall on the seeming void And find the rock beneath.” “But as manyas received Him, to them gave He the power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name.” Jno. 1:12. 3. Ask God for Ckrist’B sake to for- you have a right to make a plea to give your sin. Having accepted Christ Him. Call upon Him in the name of Jesus—He cannot refuse you. “And the publican, standing afar off, would Burdette. The King of Glory wished to add a rosebud to his bouquet in heaven, and on February 13, 1920 He plucked tiie only rosebud in the home of Mr. and ?Jrs. J. B. Burdette. Dear dimpled darling, so winsome and small, named for a stone in the j bright jasper wall, circling and glori ous city tp he, if we could see what our baby eyes see, we woul dforget our sorrow and pain and our longing to hold ybu again. MYRA SCOTT. Committee Meets. How many club members has your school furnished? f For County Commissioner. * To the Voters of Fayette County: I hereby announce myself a candi date for county commissioner, .subject J*. the rales and regulations of the . fJetaocratic primary. ’ vif elected, I pramii I will greatly appreciate your iTOte and, influence. O ’iSfQjrfs very truly, , GEORGE W. PHILIPS. The Democratic executive commit tee met last Saturday. Chairman D. B. Blalock presided. The date of the primary was fixed ae April 20th, and all candidates are required to pay the assessments by March 20th: Sheriff ' $30.00 Clerk 30.00 Ordinary 26.00 Tax Collector 25.00 Tax Receiver 15.00 Surveyor .... 6.00 Coroner .<. 5.00 CojmtniBsioners .... .... .J .... .„. 6.00 not so much as lift his.eyes to heav en, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.” He will hear you, if your prayer and your j spirit are right. 4. Act according to His instruc-1 tions. By faith we enter into the Christian life. Day by day we must go forward under His leadership. Without Him, we will wander and be come easily confused. “If any man willeth to do His will, he shall know.” Jno. 7:17. CHAUNCEY L. FOOTE. CUSTOMERS’ BENEFIT By purchasing certain articles of Hardware in advance of a raise in price OUR CUSTOMERS DENTAL NOTICE. promise you my best ' assessments are to be paid to T. R. Gay by M^rch 20th and appear on ticket as paid. The meeting was harmonious throughout the the session. About 40 pupils of the county pub lic schools have had their teeth clean ed free, where are the others? I still hoi open the offer and extend it to the teachers. Many of the pupils who had their teeth cleaned free, had de cayed teeth that should be filled. Par ent? should not neglect to have such work attended to at once. Don 1 for get. “Good teeth” means “good health” and a “clean tooth never decays.” Bell telephone office new Red wine building.. Respectfully, W. W. ALLEN, Dentist. are getting the benefit of this early purchase. See us for Syracuse Plows and Repairs, Shop Forges and Tools, Plow Steel or Implements, Plow Gear and Harness, Stoves and Ranges Paints and Roofing. 6. & a HARDWARE CO.
