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': page eight LOCAL NEWS ITEMS OF INTEREST HAPPENINGS OF PEOPLE AND EVENTS IN BRIEF FORM TAKING PLACE IN GRIFFIN AND VICINITY The Girls’ Service Club will meet for Women, church tonight ■ at 7 o’clock. Mrs. Tom Hill, of Atlanta, is vis¬ iting her daughter, Mrs. F. A. Ken non, on East Broad street. Mrs. J. V. Pierson returned to her home in Atlanta Tuesday morning after a visit to her sister, Mrs. Rob¬ in Wheaton. Mrs. E. E. Ison is improving at the Griffin hospital after a recent illness. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Powell, Misses Alex and Mary Claire Powell, of Atlanta, spent Sunday in Griffin with Mr. and Mrs. Robin Wheaton. Mrs. R. L. Zapery fell 'at her home on Broad street Monday afternoon and was slightly injured. The Rome Tribune says: “Miss Anna Ragan will leave Tuesday to visit in Albany, Americus, Griffin and Atlanta. Miss Ragan will be the guest of her niece, Mrs. Lucien Goodrich, in Griffin. it B. R. Blakely haa returned from New where he spent two weeks. C. F. Farmer and family, of* Fort Valley, have returned home after a short visit to relatives in Griffin. Mrs. T. H. Wynne spent Tuesday in Atlanta with her daughter, Mrs. Dozier Wynne. , Miss Lena Mae Walker, a member of 1924 G. H. S . graduating class, left Tuesday for Forsyth, where she will he a student at Bessie Tift College. Harris Drewry left Monday af¬ ternoon for Atlanta to enter medi¬ cal department of Emory University. Mrs. Erskine Austin Seay, who underwent an operation for appen¬ dicitis in Norfolk, Va., last week, and who has been very iil since, is resting much better, according to news received in Griffin. Mrs. Seay will come to Griffin to * convalesce in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Carlisle, October 1. Wayne Traer, son of Mr. and Mrs. “Pink” Traer, left Tuesday for Atlanta to enter Oglethorpe University. J. B. Bell has returned home after a visit to Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Bell in East Point. Miss Louise Carver left this morn¬ ing for Forsyth to be a student at Bessie Tift College. Miss Lucile Ethridge is visiting Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Bell at East Point. Miss Sarah Smith, young Barnes¬ ville girl who is well known in Griffin, has entered Shorter college in Rome for the coming year. The Woman's Christian Temper¬ ance Union will hold an important meeting Wednesday afternoon at 3:80 o’clock at the Presbyterian church. Mrs. A. C. Price and who have been spending the summer in the mountains of North lina, stopped at Griffin for a visit to Dr. and Mrs. Ellis en route to their home in Ga. Will Rice has gone to where he will be a student at University this year. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Montgomery, their guest, Mrs. Algernon galley, of Lawtey, Fla., Mrs. Charles Thom * as, and Mrs. Walter Becks mottwed to Milledgeville Tuesday to see Miss Douglas Montgomery, who is a stu dent at the Georgia State College % GRIFFIN DAILY NEWS AND SUN Mrs. J. D. Touchstone and Miss Mary Lbii Touchstone, of Zetella, spent Tuesday with friends in Grif fin. Mrs. W. H. Arnall, of Atlanta, was a visitor to Griffin Tuesday. A. W. Edwards, of Ringgold, made a business tirp to Griffin Tuesday. Mrs. J. E. Futral, of Midway, was shopping in the bity Tuesday. Mrs. W. B, Watson has recovered after a recent illness. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Henderson and two young ..or,', formed a party from Hampton spending Tuesday in Griffin. Miss Al.ia Milner was among those from Milner shopping in the city today. Mrs. Alva Moore is ill a. he: home on South Twelfth street. Among the shoppers in Griffin Tuesday was Mrs. A. W. Edwards, of Ringgold. Mies Odessa Huff, of Williamson, and Robert Seigler, of Drewrysville, were married Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the office of the Rev. J. A. Drewry, who officiated. Mrs. Milton Smith, of Barnesville, spent Tuesday in Griffin with her daughter, Mrs. John Stevens M«n ley. Misses Louise and Gladys Stall worth and Francis Edwards motored to Forsyth Monday afternoon to see friends at Bessie Tift College. Policeman Pinches, Davis’ Chauffeur; Nominee Is Late New York, Sept. 23.—A police¬ man on the Williamsburg bridge yesterday prevented John W. Da¬ vis from keeping an engagement with Governor Smith. Mr. Davis’.....chauffeur was driving across the bridge on the way to Lo bJa ring presidential nominee to the gover ed the chauffeur because the car car the chauffeur because the car car¬ ried a police department card. The chauffeur was taken to a precinct house, where it was asserted Mr. Davis’ machine was privileged to use the sign. The chauffeur an hour later hur-, ried to Locust Valley but when Mr. Davis arrived in New York Governor Smith had departed for Albany. Herbert C. Pell, Jr., chairman of the democratic state committee, af¬ ter a conference wjth Mr. Davis, said, “It is a gbod bet,” that Gov¬ ernor Smith will run again. in the United States grows annual ly. Miniature traffic towers are be¬ ing used on after dinner speakers’ tables in New York to curb the flow of oratory. Women’s hands are growing larg¬ er according to glove manufactur¬ ers. Bees made five honey combs in the turret clock at Somerhill Man¬ sion, - Tonbridge, England, and caus¬ ed it to stop after it had kept per¬ fect time for 50 years. Washington, D. C., has 63 public playgrounds, where 25,000 children enjoy themselves. Tigers and leopards in captivity are not «I lowed to eat fat. Berlin’s young men of fashion now having their clothes cut in latest English style. * The pole star is always over the north pole. D0NT TRY TO RAISE your family without it. For stomach aches and pains; sudden cramps, severe intestinal colic and indiscretion* of eating and " W * Ur ’ dio * or CHAMBERLAIN’S COLIC and DIARRHOEA * REMEDY Never fail to have it on hand. NEWS Carl Brant would be glad if the who borrowed a small piece his car last Friday night with¬ his permission would please it if they are through with Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Jones, with the Ruth and Nomie Jones, mo¬ to Hampton Sunday. Charlie ’ Pritchard and son motor¬ to Thomaston Sunday. The many firends of Mrs. W. T, McGee will be glad to learn that she is recovering from a recent ill¬ ness. The old maids’ convention at the Kincaid Memorial church last Sat¬ urday was a grand success. After the play the 20 old maid were charmingly entertained by G. C. Imes, Lamar Knight and Bob Sas¬ ser. Ccorgc C. Imes, Jr., spent last week end at the home of his par¬ ent;:', Mr. and Mrs. Oecrgo C, ir es. Sr. Mrs. Mark Reigle and so::, John, visited friends in Fayette cau.uy Sunday. The W. M. S. meets tonight at i o’clock at Devote Lap.is; church. All women are cordially invited to attend. Miss Rosalie Towns, timekeeper for Lowell Bleachery company, spent the week-end with her par¬ ents,.- Mr. and- -Mrs. — W. B. Towns, of near Carrollton. Her sister, lit¬ tle. Miss Mattie Towns, accompanied her home and will attend school here. W, N. Autry has returned home after a prolonged visit to his daugh¬ ter in Fayette county and his son in Atlanta. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Autry and family were the guests of Mrs. A. B. Butler Sunday. John Pounds motored to Pied¬ mont Monday. Mrs. John Bryant, Sr. and daugh¬ ter, Agnes, were guests at the fam¬ ily reunion of Mrs. J. Lewis, of West Griffin, Sunday. Mr. and: Mrs. John Bryant, Jr., motored to the beautiful country home of Mrs. Bryant’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Helms, of near Sun nyside, Sunday. H. B. Neal and son; i>Roy, dined at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Floyd, of Lake avenue, Sunday. Mrs. H. J. Keen has returned home after a delightful visit to her daughter, Mrs. C. D. Ballard, of Atlanta, =ss= Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Jones, with their daughter and son,- Miss Nonie and Master Jessie Jones, and Rev. J. F. Dodd, motored to Antioch church Sunday. Mrs. W. F. Butler "has returned to her home in Thomaston, after spending a week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. I. Wilson. Filled the Bill Nooleyrich (very important)—'Tin sorry, young man, I buy paintings of artists with well-known names only.” Young Painter—“Then you’ve hit It right, sir; ny name is John Smith.” —Houston F’ost. CITY GIRL IS \UTHORITY ON AGRICULTURE - > m £ J m f 3SS ip mm ’ ; MM K* & :s Caroline Sherman, Wash . .on. D. C., is an authority on m-ny phases of agriculture. She furnishes data for bulletins for the d^- artment of agriculture. • \ ..... \VK^V\ SEPTEMBER 23* 1924. TUESDAY, = Democratic Convention ^ Meets mwww _ In _ Macon _ Tomorrow —, Delegates to the Sixth Congres¬ h sional District Convention to be held in Macon Wednesday, have named by Samuel Rutherford, of Forsyth, winner in the race against Ben Fowler, of Macon, in the recent primary. The call for the meeting was is¬ sued by W. F. Wheaton, of Griffin, secretary of the district executive committee. The convention will be called to order at 12 o’clock Wednesday by John R. L. Smith, of Macon, chair¬ man of the district. Aside from declaring Mr. Ruther¬ ford the congressional nominee and hearing speeches from various lead¬ ers in state politics who are expect - J to be present, the convention is uot expscied to transact any busi¬ es* except the election of a new . ;.tivo committee. M.-. Rutherford has stated that • considered i probable that It. L. 'j.v.ey, of Musella, trill be named *ra aianent chairman of the couven tio::. The list of delegates from Spald i.ig county follows: Mrs. J. W. Touchstone, Mrs. L. C. Warren, James S. Tyus, H. T. Johnson, S, B, .Wallace,-J. G. Brooks, Ed Scales, Frank Lindsey. Alternates—Mrs. J. W. McWil¬ liams, Jr., Miss Rossia Bell Newton, J. P. Nichols, Sr., W. H. Connor, S. W. Sawtell, Arthur Maddox, Dave J oh' on,- W. T. Freeman. Only One Part Wanted. Policeman—You valet has been run over and cut into a dozen pieces. Percival—Would you mind bring¬ ing me the piece that contains the key to my trunk?—Santa Barbara News. How Enemies Are Made. u You looked at Brown as if you wanted to kill him when he passed. I thought . you were - such good friends. * J “We were until I bought his old car from him.”—Cincinnati Enqui¬ ! rer. Chinese “Exchange y> San Francisco lias rlie only tele¬ phone exchange in America devoted exclusively to Chinese patrons. BUICK 100 % Values New Ford Touring. New Hudson Coach. Both cars absolutely brand new at greatly reduced prices. Also good, used cars at very low prices. TERMS IF DESIRED SLATON MOTOR CO. 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