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A Good Program For This Week The Strand Theater VOL. XXVIII. HOSCHTON-A THRIVING TOWN IN RICH SECTION; HAPPY SOCIAL COMMUNITY 'Hoschton, with Popular tion of 600, Happy So cial Community (Henry F. Saxon, in Athens Banner) Where, thirty-nine years ago there greeted one’s vision a wilderness of scrub oaks, pines and tangled under brush, there is today a thriving town of some 600 and more population and one of the happiest of social communitites in Georgia. This is at Hoschton, a town situated on the Gainesville-Mid *land railroad, in Jackson county, some thirty-odd miles from Athens. The scenery surrounding this township is beautiful and attracts one with its sky line of purpled hills and distant slopes. Its a beautiful country around this oction and there is felt the thrill of the “upland country.” The winding roads up and down hill and through shaded valleys, where birds are sing ing and maypop flowers and golden-rod bloom by the roadside, and the red and gold and rich-hued, brown leafed maple trees clothed in their fall dress stand along the rolling slope takes one's mind away from the ordi nary humdrum. Yes, it’s a pretty part of the country, and it leads to a splen .tid little town. Origin of the town. £he first settlers at Hoschton were me Hoseh brothers, J. R., R. A. amt William Hoseh. Of these* three broth ers the only one living at this time is R. A., who has his home in the town now. William Hoseh, pioneer, moved to this location in. 1882 from Flowery Branch, Ga. R. A. Hoseh, the living one of the three brothers, helped to lay out and survey the present towusite. Other pioneer settlers at lloschton were R. J. I'ark (now dead) C. J. Bla lock (now dead), W. T. Sell, now living at Gainesville, Ga.; John MeCants, now dead. A son of Mr. MeCants is today postmaster at Winder, Ga. J. C. Saye surveyed and laid off the townsite in 1882. Mr. Saye was also the civil engineer who surveyed the railroad site through this town, J. R. Hoseh and R. A. Hoseh assisted in lay ing off the town and the lots. The townsite was laid off three-fourths of a mile in each direction from the rail road depot or station. Though surveyed and laid ,off in 1882 the town was not incorporated until ism, and the charter for the town was signed by the governor of Geoifcia, Hon- WViliam J. Northern. The incorpora tion bounds took in at the time some eight or ten old houses of the original settlement. The first store to be built at Hoseh ton was erected by the Hoseh brothers and others followed the ones of W. T. Sell and W. B. MeCants. Buildings commenced to rapidly ap pear soon after the town survey was mad * and the little village slowly but steadily advanced to its present shape and condition. It is situated in a rich farming section and there is promise ahead for Hoscliton to be a populous and valuable trading center. The first mayor of Hoscliton was Hon. George Adams, and the first eoun eilmen were Messrs. J. W. Darby, John Smith, I)r. L. C. Allen, John Chestnut and C. P- Garrison. The town of Hoschton as it is t,oday comprises a splendid citizenship of men and women who make a delightful so cial community. It is under a pro gressive municipal government and is hopeful of a prosperous future. The municipal officers at this time are: Hon. A. L. DeLaPerriere, mayor; Dr. Ralph Freeman, Dr. L. C. Allen, Messrs. P. A. Hoseh, W. O. E. Adams, R. P. Hoseh ami H. P. DeLaPerriere, councilmen Mr. O. G. Adams, City clerk! Mr. W. R. Healan and T. N. Glover, city marshals. The postmaster at Hoschton is Mr. J. P. Pirkle and Mr. L. B. Moon Is the railroad station agent. There are no municipal industries at Hoschton. The town gets its light and electric power supply from the plant located at Tallulah Falls and the wa ter supply is had from privately own ed wells. School and Church Facilities There is now iu course of construc tion a splendid new school building at Hoschton. Ga. Some months ago there was floated a bond issue amount ing U) $12,000 for the purpose of build ing a school, and it is expected that the cost of the building now being erected will far exceed that sum. Slit ttKnfcr Skim V AND THE BARROW TIMES The building as planned and pictur ed Will be a beautiful structure and a building of which the people of Hosch ton and community have just cause to be proud. The building will be a two story structure of red pressed brick on a four-foot granite base and foundation. There w r ill be four class rooms in ad dition to a commodious auditorium, of fice, library and a rest room for the [teachers, and will be heated through put by a hot-air system. The faculty of the school are: Prof. McEntosh (graduate of the University Carolina) principal; Mrs. O. G: Adams, assistant and other teach ers will be added in the course of a short while. Eleven grades will be taught through the comm in and high school. It is expected that the present term of the school will he the most prosperous yet had in its history and the greatest in terest of the people of Hoschton and the surrounding community is being shown. Plans are being formulated for the organization of athletic teams, lit erary societies and other organizations which will add to the school’s efficien cy and effectiveness. | The people of Hoschton are proud over the accomplishments thus far and are optimistic as to the future. There are two churches at Hoschton, the Methodist and the Baptist. At the Methodist church preaching is held every third Sunday morning and i evening and every first Sunday even ing. Rev. W. M. .Tones is pastor. The membership of this church is close to one hundred and is composed of a zeal ous and earnest lot of men and wom en. Sunday school exercises are held every Sunday morning at 10 o’clock. , Mr. B. F. Wilson is superintendent of the Sunday school and there are some , thing over 140 enlisted on the rolls. There is a splendid Woman’s Mis sionary society organized among the women of this church and their activ , ities in the society are most commen -1 dable. Mrs. V\ M. Smith is president of this society and Miss Leila Hoseh is secretary. Miss Curtis Adams is organist at the church and there is the best kind of music by a most splendid choir. The Methodist church is the older of the two churches of Hoschton. At the Baptist church there is preach ing every fourth Sunday and evening by Rev. AY. S. Walker, of Monroe, Ga. Sunday school is held every Sunday meaning at 1 o’clock. There is a good membership and attendance at all of these services and they enjoy the best kind of singing. The missionary society of the Bap j fist church has for its officers Mrs. A. L. DeLaPerriere, president, and Mrs. R. 1.. Fricks, secretary. The society is well organized and does a mighty fine I work. Fraternal, Civic and Social Organizations. Rockwell Lodge No. 191 F. & A. M. at Hoschton has a good and active mem bership. The men in this membership are zealous in their activities and the meetings of the lodge are well attend ed. The membership numbers about 1.8 or more. This lodge meets the first and third Saturday nights in each month. Officers of the lodge are: R. P. Hoscli, worshipful master; J. P. Ma hnffey, senior warden; O. G. Adams, junior warden; W. D. Bell, escretary: It. A. Hoseh, treasurer Hoschton Lodge No. 861 I. O. O. F. meets the second and fourth Thursday rights in ea'*h month. This lodge is in a most flourishing condition and has an enthusiastic membership, numbering upwards of eipnfy Its financial coa dbion is said to be flue and in high*.’ satisfactory shapv. Officers of the Hoechton loig3 of Odd Fellows are: Letson Cook, noble grand; J. C. Cron'c, vice grand; R. I. F.iks, secretary; T. K. Baird, fciyionai secretary. Among the women of Hoschton are organized several gatherings which add largely to the social life of the town and keep alive a spirit of good fellowship and comradeship which makes the community a happy one. There is the Matrons’ club, which .meets weekly at the home of someone of the members of the club. There is a civic league which has as the ob ject of its activities the looking after of the interests of the community wel fare and matters tending towards ad vancement of the school work. And there’s the Bachelor Girls club. club meets every Friday night at the home of someone of its members and most enjoyable times are had. Winder, Barrow County, Georgia, Thursday, September 29, 1921. ; There are melon cuttings, swimming parties, moonlight picnics love-making, frolics and, oh, lots of other good sorts of experiences. It’s a happy organi zation and a popular one. Among the leading spirits of the Bachelor Girls’ club are Misses Lonnie Sells. Curtis Adams, Clara Hartley, Lenora Hosch, Ruth Lott, Eunice Sells, Mattie Mat thews, and others whose names are not just now recalled. It’s a jolly prowd of girls and among their number 'are some who are destined not long to remain “bachelors.” Chautauqua to be Held. ( Plans have been perfected whereby The Radcliffe Chautauqua will be at Hoschton during the first week of Oc tober of next year. The men and wom 'en of the town are looking forward to this week of entertainment, with a great deal of interest, and it is pre dicted that the sessions of the Chau tauqua will be largely attended. The business and commercial inter ests of Hoschton are composed of men ! who are active and aggressive in the [ town’s interests, and it is not missing [ the mark to predict that these men will make the little town come to be a fac tor of importance in the business affairs of the surrounding community. W. P. DeLaPerriere & Sons conduct p general merchandise and farm sup ;’ply business. These men are the lar gest land owners, cotton merchants and farmers of the county and they do a tremendous business. H. J. Lott does a general merchan dise business and is also engaged in the cotton buying business. Cruce & Edwards are engaged in the general merchandise and farm supply business. Forrester Bros, conduct a fancy gro cery business. Staple and fancy groceries are con ducted by P. A. Hosch and by li. L. Fricks. J. W. Darby has a general repair shop for guns and pistols and Mr. Darby is an expert mechanic in his line of work. * Cruce & Roebuck conduct a general ; grocery business and also do a large business. | It. F. Clack has a nice jewelry busi ness and does general watch and cloock repair work. A splendid drug store establishment is conducted by Dr. L. C. Allen & Son. ! I)r. L. C. Allen, in addition to his bus iness interests in the town, conducts large farming interests and too, oper ates a large ginnery. Dr. Allen op erates his farm on an intensive plan and bis farm products are second to none when it comes to a show down. His corn and cotton showings were first prize winners at the last exhibi tion of the Georgia Experimental Sta tion show. i Dr. M. B. Allen has an extensive lab ' oratory at which there are conducted ! experiments of great interest and diag noses are made that are of inestimable ! value. I Dr. Ralph Freeman is a practicing ! physician of the town. He also con ! ducts a drug store and lias extensive l farming interests. Dr. Loyd Lott, resident dentist, cov ers a large territory outside of the cor porate limits of Hoschton and is con i sidered one of the best men in his pro fession. There are tw r o prosperous banks at Hoschton, the Bank of Hoschton and the DeLaPerriere Banking company. The Bank of Hoschton has a capital of $30,000.00 and a surplus of SIB,OOO Officers and directors of this bank are H. P. DeLaPerriere, president; W. M. Smith, vice president; B. F. Wilson, (’ashler; Miss Mattie Matthews, assist ant cashier; Messrs, H. P. DeLaPer riere, W. M. Smith, B. F. Wilson, A. L. DeLaPerriere and Lige Flanigan, directors. Officers of the DeLaPerriere Bank ing company, which is a private insti tution, are H. P. DeLaPerriere, presi dent ; A. L. DeLaPerriere, vice presi dent: H. C. DeLaPerriere, cashier; T. H. Baird, assistant cashier. The re source's of this bank are upwards of a half a million dollars. It is under ex cellent management and is considered as safe as any such institution can be. An up-to-date shoe repair shop is conducted by I). C. Hogan. In this shop there is Installed the latest im proved machinery, which is operated by electric power. In this plant there is electric power and the work done here compares favorably with that done in larger cities. W. O. E. Adams & Sons operate a garage and tilling station, which fully supplies the needs of transient alto mobilists, and the service rendered here is of a hitfd.v satisfactory nature. These gentl men also operate a grist mill, which is a valuable asset to the community. J. C. (Tronic has a barber shop which is well patronized. Messrs. J. N. Thompson and R. L. Pirkle operate a cotton-seed and stor age warehouse. Mr. H. P. DeLaPerriere, a citizen of the community who is held in the high est regard by his fellows, is now serv- THE NEW STOKE SPE CIALIZES ON FINE QUALI TIES AT LO\\ PRICES. 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FINE SHOES FOR LADIES, MISSES & CHIL DREN. ing his second term in the state legis lature as a representative from Jack son county and he is giving the best of service, too. He is a member of the ways and means committee and is, on the appropriations committee of the legislature. Also, he is a lieutenant colonel on the governor’s staff. Mr. A. L. DeLaPerriere is a member of the board of county commissioners Michaels ATHENS, GA. Closed Mon day, Odt 3rd. A Good Program For This Week The Strand Theater and is superintendent of the farming* interests of the DeLaPerriere estate* There are . r >oo families to be provided for on this large estate and it is no ensy job to attend to the undertaking but Mr. DeLaPerriere manages the en tire business. lam told in a most sat isfactory manner. Continued on last page of this section USE OUR MAIL ORDER DEPARTMENT* SAMPLES, PRICES AND GOODS MAIL ED UPON REQUEST. REALTY PARIAIRS AND MANICURING. ALL WORK done by experts. No. 24. !