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VOL XLVII
Fourth of July Program Will Be Given
In Hartwell Friday Morning At 9 O’Clock
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BUSINESS houses and homes
asked to display flag
A special Fourth of July program
been prepared for the observance
of the day here, which will be given
j on the Court House grounds Friday
F morning beginning at 9 o’clock.
Mayor A. S. Richardson will pre
side, and the people of Hartwell and
Hart county are cordially invited to
be present at the hour set—9 a. m.
The program is put on under
auspices of the Woman’s Club and
the Brenau Club, of Hartwell, and
is as follows: •
Prayer —Rev. James Bradley, pas
tor Hartwell Presbyterian church.
Song—“ America.”
Objects and Ideals of the American
Leg j on —Short talk by Dr. Thos. R.
V Gaines.
Patriotic Address—Rev. J. H. Bar
ton, pastor Hartwell Methodist
church.
It is expected that all places of
business, except drug stores and fill
ing stations, will be closed for the
day, as usual. The postoffice will
observe holiday hours, and no mail
will be carried on the routes.
Display American Flag.
Mrs. Steve Skelton, regent of
the John Benson Chapter D. A. R.’s,
requests that all Hartwell business
houses and homes display the Amer
* ican flag on Friday, stating that Mr.
' Z. P. Barron, of the McClure store,
had ordered a supply for this pur
pose.
It is hoped that every patriotic
citizen will heed this request and
that Hartwell will present an appear
ance the Fourth in keeping with the
day.
Georgia Railway & Power Co. Gives City
.»Big Boost In Manufacturers Record Ad
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HALF-PAGE AD IN BIG INDUS- |
TRIAL JOURNAL SETS FORTH
HARTWELL’S ADVANTAGES
The many advantages offered by '
Hartwell to new capital and outside ■
industries, and the many wonderful
opportunities of this section, have i
been very clearly set forth by the
M Georgia Railway & Power Company
F in a half page advertisement in the
Manufacturers’ Record. This adver
tisement is a part of an intensive ■
program of the Power Company, co- j
operating with various communities i
of north Georgia, for the advance
ment of commercial activity and the
development of the natural resources
which have for so long lain dormant.
Hartwell is grateful to the Power
Company for this evidence of good
will and assistance, and considers
I this move one of the most vitally
• important that has been made in a
long time. There never has been a
time in the history of the State when
the building of new industries, and
the co-operation with outside capital
for the advancement of the agricul
tural, commercial and business in
terests, has been of such paramount
importance and when the natural
advancement of the state were so
J. A. McDUFF ENTERS
r RACE TO REPRESENT
HART IN LEGISLATURE
To the Voters of Hart County
Having stated through this paper
that my formal announcement would
appear later for the State Legis
lature, I respectfully announce my- j
self a candidate of Hart county, sub
ject to the democratic primary, which
will be held in the 10th day of Sep
tember, 1924.
I shall stand upon the following
Bp measures and principles to become
■T a law:
Whenever a candidate offers for
office, if he or she should trade or
swap off, either the candidates them- [
selves or through their friends, di- I
rectly or indirectly, during their can- |
didacy or campaign either in pri
maries or vacancies or otherwise in
order to win, such person or persons
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
fc I am in favor of good roads, but
]t should be done with less discrim
i mation. The County Board ought
to change the plan or system to make
tne work more general over the
f fount;,-. The Board ought to consist
I of three strong members of finance
I p meet at their convenience and one
I Commissioner elected by a vote of <
J the people; said change not to be j
| nude until ratified by a majority vote |
I - the people at some general elec
"j*3ll to save the expense of holding
, e election for that purpose. This
*an or system would meet an equit-
| n’ e j ust demand of the tax-
■ Payers throughout the county.
S favor all contracts made or let
K out by the finance board should be
■ e at public out-cry before the
E court house door and supplies pur-
I f° r the county should be done
I Ke wise at a certain per cent. The
B «et bids should be done away with
E ! a monthly report to the home
■ »“per of the financial standing.
I n • / avor re duction in taxes, but!
■ t 0 he inconsistent by asking for ‘
E e bonds that will increase more j
I I favor a cut price in automobile j
I j 8 tax, and the tags to be purchas-
THE HARTWELL SUN.
Many Comets Scheduled
For 1924-25; Hope They
Don't Hit This Old Ball
Twice in 1924 and six times in
1925 a comet will flash past the
earth—going only about 7,200 miles
an hour—and if one of them strikes,
nothing will be left but the charred
remains of the earth. This is the
theory of scientists who have been
studying various reports from ob
servations of the country. The com
ets are sure to come, they de
clare, but the possibility of one
of them hitting the earth is remote.
The eight comets will be visible
in many parts of the United States,
it is believed. They are due in No
vember and December of this year,
and in March, July, August and
October of 1925.
Should one of the comets bump
against the earth, astronomers de
clare, the seas would boil, tidal
waves would dash against the moun
tains, polar ices would melt, and fires
and deadly gases would wipe out
the population of the earth. Cli
matic conditions would be changed,
iand even the shape of the globe
might be altered.
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Mr. James Bridges
Mr. James Bridges, ,73 years of
age, died in Vednon community Sun
day night, June 29, 1924, and was
buried Monday at Vernon cemetery.
The deceased was born in Hart
I county, and was well known to many
I of our people, who will regret to hear
I of his passing.
■in need of intelligent support of
| financially strong, industries as to
-1 day.
The Georgia Railway & Power
I Company certainly deserves the com
| mendation of every section of the
I state, regardless of whether or not
that section is served vrfiSKL? khis
i company, for this ev\ y good
will, and the advanceTnvac of the
■ commercial interests of Georgia as
set forth in this campaign of special
I advertisements, call for the best that
we have in support of the work.
. This company already, has revolu
! tionized many sections of north
Georgia with its power develop
j ments and many other extensive
water power projects now under
construction are evidence that its
work is just in its infancy, compara
tively.
These developments are bringing
into harness the water powers that
have for untold centuries been wast
ed in their wild rush to the waiting
sea, and that still would be wasted,
but for the dreams and vision of
men who are not afraid to follow
the uncharted way their dreams lead
them.
The advertisement, as it appeared
in the Manufaetureds’ Record, is
shown in this issue.
Find Weevils
801 l weevils were reported by
some ten to fifteen cotton growers
Tuesday as being present in as many
sections of Hart county, and they
reported several punctured squares.
While this is no surprise, yet it is
| indicative of what must be faced
from now on, and should serve as a
warning that NOW is the crucial
period in the poisoning war on the
Pe Countv Agent Bingham and oth
ers state that one day’s delay right
now will be costly where weevils
are found. And in most cases it is
i best to poison before weevils are
found. , ..
j Play safe, Hart county cotton
! growers. Prospects are bright for
a splendid crop. .
Don’t let the weevil ruin it.
Poison this week, if possible.
ed at the court house of each coun
ty in the State.
I want to do my utmost to help
regulate the book trust companies.
I favor free school books to chil
dren, provided the parents will make
affidavit that they have not the mon
ey nor cannot obtain it to buy text
i b °l k want to help regulate the Geor-1
' gia law of proceedure of comdemna-
Ition of property. Too much confis
cation of money and property and
no punishment to the violator of
the whiskey laws.
I favor each and every member
of the legislature, while attending
the General Assembly shall make a
full report every week to the 1 oca.
papers of his home county, whether
he has been attending the legisla
ture sessions and how he voted on ,
all important measures.
I am opposed to political manipu
lation’ creating rings, cliques, mak
ing slates to defeat the wishes of
j th I shafi 1 appreciate the support and
| influence of each and every voter m
I the copnty. . ~
Respectfully,
J. A. McDUFF. I
HARTWELL, HART COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY, JULY 4,1924
First Cotton Blooms of '24
Cotton Crop Brought To
San Office On Saturday
The first cotton bloom of the 1924
' season was brought in early Satur
day morning by Mr. Grover Heaton,
pf Eureka section, route 4'. It was
a real, healthy specimen. Mr. Hea
ton brought in the first bloom in
1923, and a negro on his place
brought in the first ones of the 1922
crop.
Mr. Newt Scott, who lives just be
yond the west city limits, brought in
the second bloom Saturday after
noon.
Mr. Scott threshed 606 1-2 bushels
of wheat last week from his “patch.”
Mr. R. L. Myers, of route 4,
brought in bloom No. 3 Monday
morning.
Mr. T. E. Gaines brought in a
cotton bloom of the College No. 1
variety Tuesday. Mr. Gaines used
this seed exclusively this year, and
reports a fine looking crop.
Mr. Fred McCurley, of route 3,
and Mr. Robt. T. Wright, of route 4,
also brouht in blooms Tuesday.
FIRST COTTON BOLL TUESDAY
Mr. M. N. Dooley brought in the
first cotton boll of the season Tues
day. It was of the Wannamaker
variety, and planted on April 19.
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Revival Services To
Begin Next Sunday
Revival services will begin at the
Hartwell Methodist church next Sun
day morning and continue for at
least ten days. The pastor, Rev. J.
H. Barton, wil preach both morning
; and evening during the special series
I of services, and Mr. Aldine Combs,
! of Griffin, will be in charge of the
| singing.
Services will be held at 10 A. M.,
! and 8:30 P. M., to which the people
| of Hartwell and community of ev-
I ery denomination are cordially in
, 1 vited.
’ It is hoped that all the members
! of the Methodist church will attend
; the services at their church, and
I bring with them their neighbors. The
’ J meeting is for Hartwell.
New song books have been pur
chased for the meeting, and it is ex
pected that this part of the worship
will be a feature.
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Brings Us Some Potatoes
Our good friend, Mr. A. M. Hil
ley, who lives near Flat Shoals,
brought in some of the prettiest
Irish potatoes last Wednesday we
have seen.
“Just a little remembrance from
1 the wife and myself,” said friend
’ Hilley as he passed them over to us.
Come again just any time, Hilley,
we’re always glad to see you.
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Robison-Phillips
Os interest to a wide eircle of
friends and relatives was the mar
riage last Sunday at noon of Mr.
: Hoyt S. Phillips, of Hartwell, and
’ ■ Miss Margaret Elizabeth Robison, of
‘ Monroe, which occurred ot the home
■ of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
! G. N. Robison.
i | The ceremony was performed by
I the Rev. Mr. Craig, of Monroe, in
the presence of the itamediate fami
lies, after which the happy couple
left for the mountains of North
Carolina to spend several days be
fore returning to Hartwell.
The bride is one of Monroe’s most
attractive and accomplished young
ladies. She is well known in Hart
well, having taught in our schools
during 1920-21, and is an acquisi
tion to the community social and
church life.
Mr. Phillips is one of Hartwell’s
most highly respected young business :
men, a member of the firm of the
Hartwell Grocery Co., and active in ■
all the affairs of our city.
The Sun joins the many friends ■
of this splendid young couple in I
' extending heartiest congratulations
and best wishes for a long, happy
and prosperous life.
Attending the marriage in Mon- >
roe Sunday from Hartwell were Mr. t
and Mrs. I. J. Phillips, Jr., Miss Mar
gie Phillips, Miss Bonte Phillips and
Mr. Baz S. Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Phillips will return
this week-end from the mountains
to their home here.
METHODIST CHURCH
Revival services will begin Sunday
morning, with preaching twice daily,
10 A. M., and 8:30 P. M. We cor
dially invite all the people of Hart-
I well and vicinity to attend.
Our pastor will preach, and the
music will be in charge of Bro. Al
dine Combs, of Griffin.
All members of the Young Ladies’
Class are requested by the teacher
to read the entire book of Ruth in
preparation for the lesson for Sun- |
day.
We hope our members will ar
range their business and pleasures
now to attend the revival services.
Let other things rest for the next
ten days and come to the house of
the Lord. Hartwell Methodists need
this change.
The co-operation of all church
people will be appreciated during the
j special services beginning Sunday, j
Business Fine
The largest crowd Hartwell has
seen this year came in last Satur
day. Parking space for the auto
mobiles and other vehicles was scarce
within two or three blocks, —and best
of all, trade was very brisk, espe
cially Saturday afternoon.
One Hartwell merchant reported
the best single day he has had since
1920, —that was going some, but an
investigation of his statement show
ed him absolutely accurate.
Practically every store reported
good business Saturday, and an in
creasing trade almost every day
since crop conditions have cleared
up.' Prospects are the brightest in
years for cotton in Hart county, and
one of the biggest grain yields ever
reported is being harvested.
The outlook for crops and busi
ness is encouraging, indeed.
Ipcidentally, the merchants having
the best trade are the largest users
of The Sun columns.
Annual District Conference
In Session Concord Church
Methodists of the Elberton Dis
trict comprising some 50 churches ,
in this section of the State, are hold- ;
ing their annual District Conference i
at Concord church in Elbert county
Wednesday and Thursday of this
week.
Concord has recently added some
I eight Sunday school rooms to their
building, installed an electric light
| ing system, painted the building both
I inside and out, and will entertain
the conference in their usual hos
pitable manner. All the people of
the community are co-operating with
the members of the church there to
make the large number of visitors
feel at home.
Delegates from all the churches
of Hart circuit and the Hartwell
church are in attendance, headed bv
Pastors E. O. Vickery and J. H.
Barton, respectively.
Presiding Elder Horace S. Smith,
of Elberton, is in charge.
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Bonus Blanks Here
For Ex-Service Men
All World War veterans of Hart
county and the dependents of de
ceased veterans who are eligible to
the provisions of the Federal Ad- :
justed Compensation Act, are no- ]
tified that Friday, July 11th, has
been selected as the date on which ,
the American Legion Post of Hart
County will give its aid in filling out '
the application blanks for the bonus. I
Legion officials hope to see every j
ex-service man who has not applied
for the bonus in Hartwell that day I
as they are going to a good deal of |
trouble in securing typewriters and
men sufficient to fill out at least 200
applications on that date. Be sure
to come to the Court House as
early as possible after 7:30 in the ;
morning. Bring your diicharge
certificate and all other paper* bear
ing on your service which you may
have. This is very important.
The local Post of the Legion has
I been designated as agent of the
Government to receive applications
from Hart county. A supply of of
ficial forms sufficient for Hart
county has been received. These
forms are rather long, some twenty
questions being asked. They must
be filled out correctly. All honor
ably discharged veterans below the
rank of Major in the Army and Ma
rine Corps and Lieutenant Command
er in the Navy are eligible; likewise
the wives, children, mothers and fath
ers of deceased veterans.
We want every ex-»ervice man in
Hart county to have hi* application
in the mail* on or before July 15th.
There i* no co*t to you.
LIBERTY HILL
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Misses Vera and Ora Cordell were |
I the week-end guests of their aunt,
Mrs. J. C. Cordell.
Mrs. Claude Cash and children j
■ spent last Friday night and Satur
i day with relatives in Hartwell.
| Miss Annie Lou Richardson spent .
i several days last week with her sis
ter, Mrs. Robert Gaines, of Cedar
Creek.
Misses Annie Robinson and Willie I
Heaton spent Sunday with Mrs. Geo.
Shiflet and family.
Mrs. Albert Cash and children
were the week-end guests of Mrs. |
Claude Cash.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. and Mr. E. C.
Heaton visited Mr. and Mrs. F. M. ;
Adams Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Manerire Reynolds is spend- I
ing several days with Mrs. Robert j
Cash. j
Mrs. John Cordell spent several
days last week with Mrs. Fletcher .
Cordell. ' ,
Mrs. J. S. Heaton visited Mrs. t
Diana Milford one day last week. I <
Mrs. Will Neese and children
spent Monday with Mrs. Rafe Cor- '
dell. . t
Messrs. Albert, Harry and Jim (
Tom and Mr. and Mrs. Rafe Cordell (
spent Sunday with relatives in El- j
bert county.
BLUE BELL.
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There are no sure ways to iden
tify an individual now except by
thumb prints and the presence of ,
tons:ls.-—-Jersey City Journal. (
Signs On Highway At City Limits Will
Welcome Thousands of Tourists Here
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Judges of Superior Courts
In Georgia Had Two-Day
Session In Atlanta July 1-2
Judge Walter L. Hodges, of the
Northern Judicial Circuit, together
with Superior court judges from all
over Georgia assembled in Atlanta
Tuesday for a two-day discussion of
problems confronting the bar, and
to discuss rules of the court and de
vise plans for improvement in ad
ministration of the laws.
Entertained.
Among the entertainment fea
tures’ for the visitors was a dinner
on the afternoon of July 7 at the
Piedmont Driving Club, when the
judges of Fulton superior court were
hosts at a dinner to the visitors. On
Wednesday evening the Atlanta Bar
Association complimented the visit
i ors with a dinner at the Biltmore,
which also assembled the judges of
the state supreme court, the court
of appeals and the federal courts.
How Many Bales of Cotton
Will Hart County Make?
Here’s your last chance to guess
at Hart county’s cotton crop this
year in The Sun’s contest.
Many estimates have come in, but
we want a few more.
W’hat do you say? Mail your
figures at once to The Sun. A post
card will do.
If you guess correctly we’ll make
you a present of The Sun for a year.
Name
Address
Estimate Bales.
(Send this in at once.)
SPLENDID SHOWING AT
ANNUAL MEETING JULY 1
The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of The Hartwell Bank
was held in the directors’ room of
the bank last Tuesday, July Ist,
1924.
Mr. J. G. Craft was chosen chair
man and Hon. A. S. Richardson, sec
retary.
The report of the condition of the
, bank as made by the officers was
j very satisfactory to the stockholders.
; The Hartwell Bank has always had
to its credit as a banking institution
as one that was exceedingly liberal
! but always trying to be safe and con
r servative.
The following directors were unan
imously re-elected: D. C. Alford,
i Dr. W. I. Hailey, I. J. Phillips, Sr.,
M. M. Norman, R. E. Matheson, L.
L. MeMullan and S. W. Thornton.
After the election of the directors
' the stockholders adjourned and the
I directors went into session for re-
I organization. The new organization
I of officers was the re-election of the
i same as follows:
D. C. Alford, President.
R. C. Thornton, Vice President
and Manager.
M. M. Norman, Vice President.
R. E. Matheson, .Secretary to Di
rectors.
Fred S. White, Cashier.
The Hartwell Bank is one of the
oldest banking institutions in this
section of the state. The charter
was granted October 24, 1887. The
following represented the personnel
of the applicants for charter: E. B.
Benson, D. C. Alford, T. N. McMul
lan, Thos. W. Teasley, Dr. J. L.
Turner, T. J. Linder, A. G. McCurry,
J. W. Williams, J. D. Matheson, A.
F. Brown and I. A. Teasley. Os
1 this number only two are now liv- |
I ing, E. B. Benson and I). C. Alford. I
Mr. Benson was the honored presi
i dent for many years. D. C. Alford
i has the honor of having been a di
| rector during the life of the bank
and has been president now for sev
' oral years.
One of the things that has con
-1 tri bu ted much to the success of the
I bank is that the directors have al- I
ways been chosen as representing
honest, sound, practical business
methods.
During the life of this old institu
tion the business of the country has
been severely tried but it has always
lived and prospered. The hope of
its friends now is that it will con-i
tinue to have the record in the fu-f
ture that it has had in the past.
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Notice of Teachers' Exam
ination On August 1 and 2
Notice Teacher*’ Examination.
The regular State Examination
for teachers will be held on August
Ist and 2nd. White teachers will
take the examination at the Hart
well School Building and colored
teachers at the Court House. The
State Superintendent of Schools
states that there is practically no
change in class B or Elementary Cer- j
tificates. Teachers who wish aj;
Georgia State Certificate, either gen- (
eral elementary, High School, will !
have their papers forwarded to At- t
lanta to State Department for grad- ’
ing.
48-4 t W. E. MORRIS, C. S. S. !
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If we had no trouble but real ones '
this wouldn’t be such a troublesome ,
old world.
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I “KIWANIS WELCOMES YOU TO
HARTWELL” WILL GREET
PASSERSBY SOON
Two large signs bearing the words
“Kiwanis Welcomes You to Hart
well,” or some similar greeting, will
be placed at the city limits right
away by the Hartwell Kiwanis Club.
They will be on the Bankhead High
way, one on the eastern side of
Hartwell and another at the western
entrance to the city, this being de
finitely decided on at the regular
meeting last Friday.
It has been estimated that fully
45,000 people traverse the Bankhead
Highway through Hartwell every
month. The signs, bearing the Ki
wanis emblem, will help make all,
whether Kiwanians or not, feel per
haps a little more kindly toward the
“Home of Hospitality.” J. E. Cobb
is chairman of this committee.
Will Have Barbecue.
A barbecue will take place of
one regular luncheon some time
soon, the date and arrangements be
ing in the hands of a committee. It
will be given at the new Hartwell
Country Club, and the Kiwanians
will also bring their wives and sweet
hearts.
On account of the regular meet
ing falling on the Fourth this week,
it was decided to call off for this
day. The next session will be Fri
day, July Utli, at 1 P. M., as usual.
Rev. J. H. Barton, on the pro
gram committee, was in charge of
the program Friday.
President Skelton appointed
Messrs. Foster C. Brown, A. S.
Richardson, R. E. Cox, A. N. Al
ford, J. A. W. Brown and A. C.
Skelton a committee to attend the
Wilson Highway association meeting
in Dublin the 27th.
Guests of the day were Prof. E.
P. Moseley, of Mercer University;
Mr. Enoch B. Benson, of Hartwell;
Mr. C. L. Harper, of Greenwood, S.
C.; Mr. H. G. Caspary, of Atlanta.
Music was furnished by Miss Mary
Linder at the piano and Miss Fran
ces Linder with violin and mandolin,
two accomplished daughters of Ki
wanian F. P. Linder. The reporter
overlooked the fact in last week’s
Sun that Miss Lucile Carter, another
gifted musician, presided at the piano,
the week before.
Special attention u'as called to the-
Fourth of July program to be given
in Hartwell Friday morning on the
Court House grounds under auspices
of the Woman’s Club.
Asks That All Donations Go
Through Central Committee
To Hart Hailstorm Sufferers
Chairman I. J. Phillips, of the
Hart County Chapter Red Cross,
has again asked The Sun to stress
the importance of all donations eith
er in money or substance to the fund
for the people living in the section
recently visited by the disastrous hail
storm, being sent or handed to the
local central committee in charge,
who will then see that the distribur
tion committee at Goldmine gets
same to be handled in the proper
way.
The central committee is compos
ed of R. C. Thornton, J. L. Massey,
J. G. Craft, T. S. Mason and B. B.
Zellars. They should be given any
and everything for the relief fund.
The distribution committee at
Goldmine is composed of Willis F.
Bond, W. M. Bryan, L. A. Pruitt,
Sam J. Beggs and Epp J. Hays.
They have charge o fthe actual dis
i tribution of everything that is given
I to those in need.
Chairman Phillips states that ev
ery one in the stormridden area can
present their claim for help and it
will be heard and adjusted to the
best of the committee’s ability. No
one will be turned down, and those
in charge are not only willing, but
anxious, to help where help is need
; ed.
An error was made in printing
the quantity of flour given. It
should have read 10 (ten) barrels
instead of 100. This appeared in
the issue of June 20th, and correc
tion is made in justice to those in
charge of the flour at that time.
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I In Memory Mrs. W. J. Vassar
A cloud of sorrow overspread our
| church and community when the
! news came that Sister Lou Vassar
had been suddenly called to the
Great Beyond.
The was a loyal member of the
W. M. S. of Sardis church and will
be sadly missed, especially in the
meetings of Circle No. 1, of which
she was a member.
Sister Vassar was endowed with a
sweet and gentle disposition, and ex
ercised an influence in her family
that will be a guiding light to them
as long as they live. We have the
assurance that her sufferings and
sorrows are over and that she is now
wearing a crown of stars for many
good deeds done on this earth.
Resolved, That we hold in prayer
ful remembrance the family from
which this dear sister his departed.
May her memory lead others to
glory.
SARDIS W. M. S.
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