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SOGIALjALAD
PLEASANTLY REPORTED FOR
SUNDAY’S CALL.
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They blame me that'e’er I met you,
That e’er my lone heart found bliss ;
They say that I must forget you,
Be torn from your clasp, your kiss!
. As if no more to remember,
To quench the one joy life gave,
Were just to tread out an ember,
Or trample a rose’s grave!
To love you, they say, is madness!
.1 reck not of aught they say ;
Too deep have I drunk its gladness,
To thrust love’s chalice away !
No! better not ev’n to regret you,
By death’s dark eddy to part,
Than suffer my heart to forget you
And find it a broken heart!
What, is the world to divide us,
To rob us of love’s free sun ?
Heaven it was that allied us,
And Heaven shall keep us one !
In the shrine of my heart I set you,
More hallowed than e’er before,
To forget, if I must forget you,
When memory is no more !
—William Toynbee.
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On Monday last the Dorcas Society
« held a meeting at the residence of Mrs.
T. R. Mills. A very pleasant after*
□oon was enjoyed and a nice sum was
collected. These meetings are held
monthly at the homes of the members
and the proceeds go toward church
repairs and missionary work. Mrs
Lloyd Cleveland read a beautiful and
sparkling little poem—a production of
her own gifted pen—which gave much
pleasure to Mrs. Mills’ guests. Mies
Lillian Patterson delighted her hearers
with two beautiful selections. Mies
Patterson has a voice of rare natural
sweetness and flexibility and a year’s
study under some of New York’s best
masters has rendered it truly magnifi
cent. Mieses Evelyn ReiJ, Mary
Speer, Jeffießloodworth, Florence Doe,
and Hattie Cope Mills gave two charm
ing little charades which very much
pleased all those present. Their acting
on this occasion evinced marked his
tronic talent.
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Mrs. M. E. Wilson gave an elegant
Valentine party Monday evening at
her lovely home in honor of MiSsLora
Smith. Mrs. Wilson is a gracious
hostess and she made this evening one
of rare pleasure to her guests. She
was beautifully gowned in black satin
and real lace Miss Smith wore an
elegant costume of cream brocade
with trimmings of American Beauty
velvet and pearl paseamentries. The
decorations were of jonquils, hyacinths
and smilax, and throughout this
charming home hearts made of these
beautiful flowers were to be seen. In
the refreshments, which consisted of
oyster patties, salads, wafers, pickle,
olives, fruit, gelatine and cake, this
same quaint idea was noticed.
Those present were : Misses Lora Smith,
Mollie White, Nettie Sherwood, lone
Hammond, Mattie Terry, Janie Brawner,
Pearl Neely, Bessie Clark Brawner, Mattie
Smith, Mattie Mathews, Lucy Beck, Ma
mie Mills, Jacksonia Mills, Mr. and Mrs.
C. A. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Reeves;
Messrs. J. M. Kimbrough, J. A. Redding,
J. H. Ward, W. H. Newton, L. Patterson,
D. Glessner, W. H. Barnes, R. O. Crouch,
B. R. Flemister, C. B. Thomas, L. 8. Davis,
T. W. O’Kelley and J. H. Smith.
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Mrs. Florence Reeves was the charm
ing hostess at a delightful tea given at
her lovely new home on South Hill
street on Monday evening last. The
affair was a compliment to Mr. J.
Hamlet Patterson who left for Louis
ville, Ga., the morning following. Mrs.
Reeves’ guests were Mrs. E. E. Patter
son, Mrs. W. B. Reeves, Mrs. Drake,
Miss Lillian Patterson, Miss Marie
Terry, Messrs. James M. Kimbrough,
J. Hamlet Patterson, Benjamin C.
Murray.
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Mrs. M J. Daniel entertained the
Social Circle at her home on Poplar
street Wednesday afternoon of the
past week. The hypnotist, Mr. Henri
Blandford, was present on this occa*
sion and gave several tests of his won
. derful power. Elegant refreshments
were served.
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The Sextette Club was pleasantly
entertained on Tuesday evening by
Miss Florrie Jean Richards at her
charming home on Taylor Street,
Evefy meeting of thia club is a delight
ful affair, but the entertainment of
Tuesday evening ranks as one of the
, moat elegant and generally delightful
that they have ever known. Whist
was the order of the evening and was
enjoyed for several hours. The score
sheet E—dainty cards embossed and in
scribed with hearts aud diamonds and
other appropriate designs—-showed
many clever scores. The prise, a dain
ty letter-opener in bear! and a beauti
ful purse, were won by Miss Mattie
Terry and Mr. Lyndon Patterson. An
elegant collection of salads and ices
served at the close of the games added
to the evening’s pleasure. It was
growing fast into the morning ere the
bright assembly bade the charming
hostess good night and expressed their
thanks for so delightful an evening.
Miss Richard’s guests were Misses Lois
Hudson. Eunice Edwards, Mattie Ter
ry, Mollie White, Mr. and Mrs. C A
Jones, Messrs. Leon Davis, Louis Niles,
Lyndon Patterson, Walter Beeks and
Ernest Carlisle.
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On Tuesday afternoon last the Young
Matron’s Club met with Mrs. Lee C.
Manley at her elegant home on South
Hili street. This home, so beautiful
iu its structure, so dainty in its fur
nishings, was prettily decorated with
fresias, violets, heliotrope, lillies, and
maiden-hair fern. Mrs. Manley, with
that graceoueness and charm of man
ner characteristic of her, is an incom
parable hostess, and she received on
this occasion the graceful aid of Mrs.
Hardin Lake Cobb of Atlanta, and
Mrs. Crete Mtfnley of Marietta Mrs.
Manley wore a handsome afternoon
costume of brown silk, Mrs Cobb
was stylishly and becomingly attired
in green velvet and cloth. Mrs. Crete
Manley wore a beautiful gown of black
satin with jet trimmings. Mrs. Chas-
F. Wolcott’s music gave much pleas
ure to the guests. A special feature of
the afternoon was the election of two
new members, Mrs. W. B. Reeves and
Mrs. C. A. Jones, who will, no doubt,
prove quite an acquisition to this
charming club of our brightest young
married women. From a number of
small tables placed around the dining
room the guests were served with tur
key, salads, pickle, celery, wafers, and
coffee. The favors were dainty boxes
of bon boos tied with vari colored rib
bons.
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Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Randall were the
host and hostess at a most delightful
luncheon on Wednesday last. Their
pretty home was rendered even pret
tier by artistic decorations of cut flow
era, ferns and palms. A delicious menu
at 1:30 o’clock. Tbote
who enjoyed the hospitality of Mr. and
Mrs. Randall were Mr. and Mrs. Victor
M. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Doe,
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Jones.
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On Thursday afternoon of the past
week Mrs. W. Key Howard gave an
elaborate and elegant heart party in
honor of the North Side Card Club.
Yellow was the prevailing color in the
decorations. The flowers used were
jonquils, the waxen tapers, held in siN
candelabra, were yellow and over these
were tiny jonquil shaped shades of
yellow silk. Mrs. Howard is a delight
ful hostess, who imparts to her enter
tainments an individual elegance and
grace that one associates with her per
sonality. The score-cares were dainty
hand painted beauties; each having
attached to it a bur.ch of jonquils tied
with yellow ribbons. After an unusu
ally pleasant game, fruit, gelatine, cake
and coffee were served. The guests of
the occasion besides the members of
the club were, Mesdames E. E. West
of Atlanta, Tbos Nall, W. H. Beck,
J. W. Wolcott, B. R. Blakely, John
Mills, Misses Opal Smith, Pearl Neely,
Mattie Smith, Mollie White, Janie
Brawner, Bessie Clark Brawner. There
will be no more meetings of this club
until after the Lenten season.
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The first of a series of monthly re
ceptions was held at the Y. M. C. A.,
building last Friday afternoon and
evening. A committee of twelve ladies
was selected by the board of directors
of the Association to perfect all ar
rangements. The elegant reception
rooms presented a new attractiveness
with their decoialious of nasturtiums,
jonquils, and evergreens. During the
evening Druckenmiller’s Orchestra
gave several selections in a most pleas
ing manner. Misses Gertrude Hams
mond, Lucia Starnes, Evelyn Reid,
Mattie Rivers, Lillie Rivers, Elizabeth
Mills and Annie Kimbrough served
delicious refreshments which consisted
of sandwiches, salad, olives, zephyr
ettes and coffee.
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There was a good attendance at the
meeting of the Current Topic Club at
the residence of Mrs T. R. Mills last
Friday afternoon. Mrs. Brawner and
Mrs. Nall read excellent papers on the
superiority of American women over
those of other nations. The subject at
the next meeting is one that will in
terest all very much—that America
has writers equal to George Elliott.
Mrs. Collier and Mrs. Martin will lead
in tbe discussion of this subject.
ffMFFIN, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNINS, FEBRUARY 20, 1888.
BEATS POLITICS.
Work to Begin on the Hew Kill in
Ten Days-
A representative of the Call drop
ped into the office of the Griffin and
Kincaid mills yesterday and asked if
any new developments or progress
were ready to be noted, touching the
erection of the new cotton mill.
“Have a seat,” remarked one of tbe
head men. “I thought you had prob
ably come to interview u« upon the
gubernatorial question, and am glad
to acknowledge my mistake. While
we are all, more or less, interested in
the public offices of the state, we are
more deeply interested in cotton
mills.”
’•You may slate,” our genial friend
remarked, “that we expect to begin
active operations upou the new mill
within the next ten days, and until
tbe building is completed and filled
with the latest improved machinery
and the turned on to spin and
weave our cotton, we will be too busy
to engage extensively in talking poli
tics.”
That is business, and tbe erection of
another cotton mill in Griffin will be
worth more to tbe city and Spalding
county than the election of any man
governor.
While other counties and sections
of Georgia are going wild over politics
tbe capitalists of Griffin will be placing
$150,000 of their cash in erecting an
other cotton mill, which will be the
third in number for our enterprising
little city.
Three cheers for the cotton mills of
Griffin and Col. Candler!
POLITICS BOOMING.
Gubernatorial Candidates Continue to
Multiply in Georgia.
Candler, Atkinson, Berner and Bam
Jones have announced, with Garrard on
deck, is the status up to date, with other
counties to hear from.
Sam Jones says it is nobody’s business
whether he is in earnest or not He had
no idea of running until he returned home
yesterday morning and read his mail.
Then he conferred with himself and wife
and they unanimously agreed to announce
at once. And he did. He will publish
his platform Monday. He says he is sure
he will not be the “hind dog” in the race.
Everybody will want to hear Sam and
the other candidates in joint debate.
Judge Atkinson has not given out his
platform yet, as he had promised to do.
At The Olympic.
The treat of the season will be next
Tuesday night, when the grand cantata,
Esther, the beautiful queen, will be played
at the opera house, in full, elaborate and
gorgeous costumes. All of the ancient
Median, Persian and Jewish styles. About
60 performers will take part.
The leading characters are in excellent
hands and play their parts in professional
style. The choruses are grand and will
surprise every one that hears them.
Prof. Druckenmiller, under whose man
agement it will be produced, has spared
no time, labor or money to make this a
grand success, and every prospect is that
it will be way beyond his expectations.
Tickets are now on sale at White’s
clothing store, and all who wish a good
seat had better secure them at once, as
everything points to a packed house. Ad
mission 25, 85 and 50 cents.
Thrash’s Lung Restorer and Con
sumptive Cure.
We, the undersigned residents of Griffin,
Ga., take great pleasure in recommending
Thrash’s Lung Restorer as a most wonder
ful remedy for all the diseases he claims
for it:
J. G. Rhea, City National Bank; H. C.
Burr, City National Bank; W. E. Drewry,
druggist; J. C. Brooks, M. and P. Bank;
J. W. Hunton, W. H. Baker, merchant;
8. B. McWilliams, merchant; R. F. Strick
land, W. J. Harris, druggist; Wm. M.
Thomas, Clerk Superior Court; J. W. Mc-
Williams, Aaron J. Burr, Geo. I. Jones,-A.
A. Snyder, merchant; J, D. Boyd, banker;
J. F, Walker, J. W. Mangham, J. P.
Nichols.
Griffin, Ga., Nov. 15, 1897.—This is to
certify that I have been using Thrash’s
Lung Restorer for the past 23 years, during
which time I have never been without it,
and in all Bronchial troubles and diseases
of the Lungs, I regard it tar superior to
any medicine I ever used. I had an old
mother that was kept alive by it for years.
W. H. Botcb.
If your druggist does not keep it it will
be sent on receipt of price, 50 cts.
Wholesaled and retailed by CARLISLE
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WOMAN’S FOREIGN
MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
BY THE SECRETARY OF THE GRIFFIN
DISTRICT.
It is unwise to indulge a prejudice
that is not sanctioned by the church.
The chief religious denominations of
this country aggressively favor tbe
great foreign missionary movement
that is now forming an epoch in his
tory. It is wise for church members
not to “fall out of ranks” on the mis
sionary question, but to “keep in line”
with tbe church. The church is the
"salt of tbe earth.”
Tbe missionary spirit that permeates
a church is a test of its strength and
growth. Anti missionary churches
lack the main element of religious
thrift and, therefore, cannot flourish.
Tbe tendency of churches that have
little or no missionary spirit is to de
cline. "Hardshellism” has no vigor
ous heart of throbbing Christian life
within that pulsates in sympathy with
the salvation of tbe whole world, but
retains in its hollow trunk the seeds of
its own decay.
Another pleasing accompaniment of
missionary zeal is intelligence.
"Which things tbe angels desire to
look into” was said of the inhabitants
of heaven in regard to tbe plan of sal
vation. In imitation of this worthy
angelic curiosity, men are also invited
to look and live. Tbe wisdom of
Christianity, being an emanation from
the God head, will eventually prevail.
The hue philosophy of religion, not
withstanding the slurs of Ingersoll,will
bear the closest scrutiny. Tbe best
way to investigate Christianity is to
try it. “If ye do my will, ye shall
know of my doctrine.”
No, indeed. Ignorance and super
stition are not tbe handmaids of reli»
gion. “Science falsely so-called” can
never erect a permanent barrier
against "pure and undefiled religion.”
Young people need not fear that their
piety will be mistaken for stupidity-
Tbe highest grade of intellect is com
patible with the most fervent piety.
“Wisdom is the principal thing;
therefore, get wisdom, and withall thy
getting, get understanding.*’
• ——————
Many well meaning persons bestow
no thought upon the heathen in dis
tant lands. Others have a vague sym«
pathy for heathenish ignorance, super
stition and its consequent bodily suN
sering, but this sympathy takes no
practical form. This class of our peo
ple would fain believe that the heath
en will be saved even if we do not send
them tbe gospel. They claim that
heathen nations, in their ignorance of
the true God, “are a law to them
selves.” But Bishop Pierce showed
that it is our duty, as a Christian peo
ple, to send tbe gospel to the heathen,
and if we deliberately fail to discharge
this duty, we will not be saved our
selves. “Freely have ye received,
freely give.”
A Card of Thanks.
As representatives of the Y. M. C. A.,
and the ladies’ committee, we desire to ex
press onr unbounded thanks for the cheer
ful assistance which augmented the suc
cess of our entertainment of Friday even
ing. That it was a success was evidenced
by the attendance and cordial good will
that was so manifest, and we believe will
work to tbe good of our object.
Especially do we wish to thank Miss
Elizabeth Mills, Miss Mattle Riven, Mr.
J. A. Redding and the Messrs. Drucken
miller for their music, which entertained
all.
Thanking each and every one who con
tributed to this entertainment, and assur
ing them of our high appreciation, we are
Grateftilly yours.
Mbs. R. J. RBDDnra,
Chairman Ladies’ Committee.
J. 8. Huntkb, Gen. Sec’y.
IT IS TRUE,
IF YOU SEE IT I
IN MY ADVERTISEMENT! 1
Every article of Winter Wear at absolute I
cost for the next two weeks. w
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I WILL BE ABSENT, VISITING THE WHOLESALE MARKETS AND
PURCHASING THE NOBBIEST LINE OF CLOTHING EVER SHOWN IN
GRIFFIN.
In the Mean Time 3
IT WILL PAY YOU TO BUY ANY THING YOU MAY NEED
IN WINTER GOODS, AB YOU WILL GET IT AT ABSOLUTE
NEW YORK COST, FOR THE CASH. |
THOS.J.WHITE
Clothier, Furnisher and Hatter.
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BANKRUPT SALE
OF
HARDWAREI J
Having bought at Sheriff’s sale
the entire stock Hardware, Stoves,
Tinware, Farming Implements, etc.,
of O. H. JOHNSON & SONS, we
are determined to close it out with
in 60 days.
Such bargains in Hardware as
you will find in our have never
before been offered in Griffin.
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