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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
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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
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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
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. .on. D. C., is an authority on
m-ny phases of agriculture. She
furnishes data for bulletins for
the d^- artment of agriculture.
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\VK^V\ SEPTEMBER 23* 1924.
TUESDAY,
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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¬
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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.
BUICK DEALER
109 East Solomon St. Phone 680
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cause for a property
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