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’ROUND ABOUT.
v.’iegv N«4es and New* From Thia
a«d Adjoining Counties.
rt»fis Effic Chambers, of Decatur, is
*.>- her aunt, Mrs. Edward Davis
War a few days.
fpjfssa Marcy M. Mills, of Atlanta, is
av guest of her sister, Mr . Drank
X,md*ey for a few days.
il Im Antionette Smith c d Henry
Jrv/th, Jr., have returned from a
«*it to relatives in Talbott .n.
Misses Maybell and Lillian Gray, of
a.irrel, Miss., are spending a week
mfi their sister, Mrs D. A. Wilburn.
J. W. Knapp, Jr., of Richmond, Va.,
?*•> returned home after spending
♦•s.erai days with Mr. and Mrs. W.
K Mathews.
Mr. John McDonald, of Valdosta is
spending the winter here with his
Mrs. Frank Flynt and will at
ter,d the Griffin High school.
J Henry Smith returned Sunday
Jrom a-tWoi weeks’ visit in New York.
Xtn-, Smith, who accompanied him,
•t'J remain £6r ten days longer.
JJrs. Louisa Gibson died at the
'twuatry farm Monday and wli be buri
ed at ten o'clock. She was
at/out seventy-one years of age. !
C. FL Hale, of Savannah, came up
f/vsiduy morning and spent the day
*r..h his father, S. 11. Hale, in Atlanta,
;*iT!r<4j down to Griffin Sunday even
iveg ind spent Monday here with rela
tes.
Mrs. A(i Smith, who spent the
end with Mr and Mrs Wiley
i.r.- th, returned this morning to her
swme in Gadsden, Ala. Mrs. Smith
«wr.r* to attend the funeral of her cou
*m. Mrs. Albert Futral.
Mr. Edward Davis is spending the j
*n-i end at home with his,family and
w!f return to Decatur on Tuesday
-w-faere he is engineering the building ,
<*? :rn» lovely government road to |
Cup Gordon..
Mrs. Elizabeth Mills Watt and Miss (
Jacksmtia Watt returned Saturday as- j
'jfnwon from Atlanta where they had (
'ami Lrttfl their course in the South- j
•-amt Boainess College, each having re- (
swwed a diploma.
Mrs. L. D. Watson, Mr. Taylor Rut- r
-'aril, Mr. and Mrs. L. L. O'Kelley, Mr. <
cun Mrs Asa Buttrill, Mrs E. I. Smith j
wenj Miss Hattie Buttrill, of Jackson, t
sprot yesterday afternoon in the city,
‘amn\ ttg to attend the funeral of Mrs. '
Albert Futral which occurred at 3:30 ,
®>>i<*ck at her late residence on North ,
TfiTl srre(*t.
Mrs. Fannie Nunnally, of William- ,
w, spent Monda yhere.
i M Davis, of Zetella, was in Gris- |
Vi Monday
Treat.-Col. W. H. Beck is spending
u at homo.
Mrs. B. B. Bevil, of Birmingham, is
~Vr guest of friends.
C. R. Johnson, of Zebulon, was
.r .tie city Monday.
Lieut. O. G. Kendrick, of Camp
Cutrenleaf, spent the week end here.
Mrs. R. A. Glass and Miss Mildred)
,3e«s, of Wililamson, were visitors to
• 8* city Monday.
Mi Hard Barron, Claude Barron and
■t'l-ns Barron, of Milner, spent Monday
r. Griffin.
Mi is Cecil Dominick, of Zehulon,
■'•wit the week end with Miss Clyde
Sieves
Mrs. T. E. Dre wry, Miss Vivian
y and Miss Willie Drewry, of
IF ill iam son, spent Monday here.
Miss Pauline Hunt, of Milner, is the
•rvi xt of Mis;, Hattie Head.
Mrs B. F. Cook, of Orchard Hill,
out Wednesday shopping here.
W. J. Elder of Birdie, spent Wed-
TU'sdjy in the. city.
Vrs. C. E. Coppedge, of Brooks,
wz..* in Griffin Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Adams and Miss
t j Adams, of Mi ansville, spent
*Vjk»esday in the city.
W. A. Wesley -and William Wesley,
C VYoolsey were visitors to the city
t* sich-sday.
Usut. A. K. Maddox of 320 Infan
try £2d division, has arrived from
t '-i-cc after spending four months on
vbe front line, having been detailed to
Lvtop Oiv, N. J.. as instructor in gas.
Tye many friends of Mr. and Mrs
B. Peel will be glad to know they
la-- received news of the safe ar
-mi overseas of their son, Corpora
* -'ft A. Peel.
’V. and Mrs. Otis Crouch, Miss Vir
jjrraa Crouch and Miss Alice I’eurifov
vremed last night from a trip to Nev
‘ r i made through the country ir
n-r r automobile. They report ;
nfid trip both, ways,
Vso annual memorial singing a
« damson will be held on the secom
ic-ratay in September, which falls oi
tin Ath, and all lovers of music are in
to attend and carry the prover
auJ arell-filled basket and books.
rnTiii news
• INTEBESTINSLV TOU
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Personal and News No too aa Gather
ed hy the New* and Sun’s Corre
apondent in Dike Metropolis.
s
k Williamson, S'.'. I.— Lieut. Will
Marsh wiio has been in France a few
months has returned to the States and
i
will train at Camp Dix, N. J. His
f many friends here are giving him a
cordial welcome while on a visit to
his family.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvan Dickinson mo
’ toted to Atlanta last week for a few
days' visit to relatives,
f Miss lneil Fiilyaw went to Locust
Grove Monday to enter school there.
Her mother took her over in her car.
Miss Francis Dingier went to the A.
<fe M. school at Barnesville, Miss Wil
lie Drewry is in Griffm at school,
Misses Valeria Shell and Vivian Drew
ry went to Athens to the State Nor
mal.
j Mary McLeod has returned from
a visit to relatives in Columbus and
Ruth Taylor returned from Manches
ter.
| A marriage of interest to many 1
here was that of Miss Margaret:
Lynch, of Griffin to Mr. Roy Brown
of this place a week ago Sunday at,
the home of the bride’s parents.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Steinheimer and I
Mrs. T. A. Pound were recent visitors;
to Atlanta for a day.
Me Lei lan Smith, of the C S. navy
is spending a few days with his pa- ,
rents, Mr. and Mrs. mmett Smith. i
M>rs. Meet-hunt, of Atlanta was the
guest of relatives here last week.
Mrs. Shell arid family have moved
back to Williamson.
Paul Beauchamp has accepted a po- :
sition in Atlanta and is now there.
Drewry Dickinson and Joe "V ar- j
hrough spent a few days in Atlanta)
this wnek.
Clark Shannon has gone to Atlan
ta to accept a position with the Hardy j
Optical Company.
Miss Lillie Stilwell, of Atlanta, is
the guest of Miss Lillie Yarbrough.
Miss Una Anderson left Saturday
morning for Washington, D. < . to ac
cept a government position.
Henry Jackson, of I't. Mel her son
was home Sunday.
Mrs. Mat Anderson entertained the
Woman’s club Friday afternoon. Be
sides the regular members., a number
of others were invited as it was some
thing of a farewell party to her
daughter. Una. Quantities of beauti
ful pink roses were artistically ar
ranged in bowls and vases. Misses
j Yarbrough and Dingier assisted in
serving tho rofrosh intents.
| School opened Monday with a lance
I attendance. Mrs. Shell is principal
I H nd Misses Clark and Royal her as
sistants. Miss Lillie Yarbrough will
have the music pupils.
| Mrs. Emmett Smith and two daugh
ters spent two days in Atlanta last j
wes'k.
| The Woman’s Club will give a bar
becued dinner Friday, September fith
'at Dre wry's old store. Come and get
a good meal for 50 cents. You will
satisfy the inner man and help the
work of the Red Cross.
Mrs. Murray Anderson, of Maton,
i* visiting Mrs. Mat Anderson.
Masters Kinston Wood and C harles
Farrar visited Columbus one day re
cently.
The Woman’s Missionary Society
met at the Methodist church Monday
afternoon with a good attendance.
| Our little town will be very quiet
this winter for so many of the young
people wil be off at school or in the
army.
1 Jim Seagraves. of Camp Gordon
1 spent the week end at home and with
t friends.
i Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Vaughn and
; p a ul, Jr., have returned from a mo
l tor trip through North Georgia,
i Misses Yarbrough, Anderson, Stil
well, Hammett, Mrs. Dee Reeves and
Mr Clifford Yarbrough have returned
from a motor tour through lenres
see and Alabama.
N F.M KIND OF C U.OMKL
SAI F. AND DELIGHTITI
The new kind of calomel, known a#
Calotabs, retains all of the good mod
icinal virtues of the old style eaiom.e
• v vet is entirely purified Korn all of the
nauseating, disagreeable and danger
ous qualities. Non can, therefore, o.e
what you please > nd go where vot
*• please, with no loss’ of time from you*
work.
w One Galotah at bedtime. with t
n swallow of water that’s all. Next
morning you awake feeling tine, you'
liver cleansed, your system purifiet
it and with a hearty appetite for break
id fast. Calotabs are sold only in origin
m ah sealed packages, price thirtv-fivi
l- cents. Your druggist recommend
r- them and will refund your money i
you are not delighted.—Adv.
'THE NEWS FROM FMETTE
I Gathered at Thriving Metrop
olis, Brooks, By a .News and
Sun Reporter.
Personals.
Brooks, Ca., .Sept. 4.—The summer
term of Brooks district high school
closed on last Friday after a very suc
-1 cessful term. Miss Sara Stone who
j ! has been principal for two years and
j : Miss Carry Keith one of the assist-
Jants left Saturday for The Rock, in
i Upson county, where they have been
l j elected teachers. They have many
’ friends here who regret to see them
leave and wish them much success in
their new field.
The first bale of new- cotton in Fay
ette was raised by Sam Dunn, of
j Brooks, and was sold to I. A. Scott
.for 36 cents a pound.
Mrs. C, R. Haynes and children, of
Atlanta have returned home.
Mr. Roy Scott and Miss Mary Hub
hard, two of Brooks’ most popular j
young people were united in marriage
Sunday afternoon, Rev. J. F. Norton
officiating. They have the best wish- :
es of a large circle of friends.
Frank and Roy Leach entertained a
large number of friends Saturday at
an old fashion barbecue at their home, j
the old W. L. Bowen farm. George
> Leach, their brother from Camp Gor
don, came over.
j This section has been blessed lately
[with good rains which were much |'
needed.
j The Ladies’ Aid Society of the Me
htodist church and the < . W . B. M.
; Society of the Christian church will
I meet Tuesday after the second Sun
ilay at the Mehtodist church at
Brooks.
W. T. Miller and family have re
turned to their home in South Geor-;
! gia.
Mr. and Mrs. I). J. Chappell have 1
! received notice' of their son. Clifford’s,
j safe arival overseas and is now in the
! firing line.
I Mrs. Ruby Garrett, of Columbus, 1
:Ga.. who has been visiting her pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Drewry has
returned home.
Fred Steinheimer of the navy, who
has been spending some time with his
mother left today and will sail short
ly for overseas duty.
Zeddie Banks, of Camp Wheeler,
spent the week end at home.
S. E. Drewry, J. B. Wood, E. E
Drewry spent Labor Day in Atlanta.
D. J. Price returned Sunday after a
month’s stay in the wesc where he re- .
ports a fine trip, says he visited parts
of Texas where it had not rained for
years and that old Georgia is good
enough for him.
Mrs. B. Neal, of Cullman, Ala., is j
visiting her sister this week.
Dewitt Myers left today for fhar-|
leston, S. C., to work in the navy |
yards for Uncle Sam. He enlisted
some time ago hut was not caled un
til today.
Sim T. Blalock died very sudden
ly Friday afternoon at Fayetteville.
IHe was one of the most prominent
business men of this section and his
funeral was among the largest ever
I held in Fayetteville.
Hewlett Gable, Guy Haisten, Win
der A mail and Miss Jimmie Gable
amo»g those from here attending
Griffin High school.
J. A. Lunceford, E. N. Crawford,
Miss Helen Crawford and Raymond
Brooks attended singing at Sunny
Side Sunday.
Huns Retiring from Wytchhaeste.
With the British Armies in France,
B(.pt. 4. Evidences continue to pillage
up that the Germans are retiring from
’ the Yytchaete and Messines ridges.
M These ridges in Flanders between
lYpres and Amentierres were the
M scene of the- most desperate fighting
' in the German drive last April.
1 jj. Chihls, of LaGrange, is spend
ing a few days with his sister, Mrs.
E. Gresham.
! IKE lIKItIS ST HAND
To buy that new suit
for Fall. We are show
ins this season the most
suitable fashions. We
ask you to come in and
see what we have to of
a fer and compare values.
i HALLYBURTON
1 k WILLIAMS.
Where a Dollar Does Its Duty
PRESIDENT IS URGED TO
lIPPiIE ST. MINI'S Will
Governors and State Officials From
j Georgia and Other States Call on
r j VNilson at White House.
1
Atlanta. Sept. 4.—Governors and
} State officials irom Georgia, Alaba-
I ma, Florida, Mississippi and Louisia
na are in Washington today to ask
President Wilson’s approval a-, a war
:measure and immediate construction
, of a great barage canal from St. Ma
i rys, Ga., to St. Marks, Fla., thereby
i linking the chain of inland waterways
from the Georgia port to the Great
Lakes.
, j ——
BIRDIE BRIEFS.
Birdie, Ga., Sept. 4.—Several from
here attended the annual singing at
Sunny Side Sunday.
We are glad to report Miss Mary
Dunn slightly imporved after several
| weeks of serious illness,
j Dr. P. E. Coleman and family, of
Atlanta, spent a short while here Sun
day with relatives.
C. L. Elder and G. B. Wesley were
in Griffin Tuesday attending to county
business.
R. L. Elder made a business trip to
.Griffin Tuesday.
i Judge and Mrs. CM. Hammond vis
ited relatives at Hampton Monday af
ternoon.
The summer term of school here
closed last Friday.
William H. Wheaton, Jr., who has
j been at Camp Joseph E. Johnson, in
i Jacksonville, for some months, re
turned home Tuesday night. Mr.
! Wheaton has been in the hospital for
: several weeks and has been discharg
ed from service. His friends will be
j glad to know he is convalescent now
land hope he will soon be entirely re
covered
We Announce the First Showing
of NEW FALL HATS
Which are Delightfully Becoming.
A woman’s hat is a peculiar part of her attire.
A shape may look very odd and quite often
freakish and vet when put on it assumes a most
I The models now being shown offer such wide
V HA ’ lattitude for choosing that you can find a becom
/ ing hat quickly and satisfactorily. You will find
ff, f \ \ hats turned up at the side, others come straight
t ha\, over the head, others in smaller shapes; while
/)$ I j trimmings have been placed at just such angles to
’ J * produce the most becoming and modish effects.
These new hats hats are priced at from $5 to S2O
The New Coats, Suits and Dresses
I
i
in Every Desirable Model
( i
Whether the coat is to be of the long or short
model, whether trimmed with fur or with large collar
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\ and belt, whether the suit is to be of average length or
! • L J \
r! along coated model with the long, narrow skirt, I
whether the dress is to be of satin, serge or other ma- \ V J
terial and will show various manners of trimming to \ jg.
bring out the silhouette effect, you may be sure of |||/
finding any style desired in our very extensive collec- % /Emml
From information at hand, we believe we serve
the best interests of our customers by advising early
choicc -
New Fall Coats. SlO to S6S / lit
l / /ft
New Fall Suits, 525 to 565 ’
New Fall Dresses. $lO to $35 4
GRIFFIN MERCANTILE COMPANY
THE BIG STORE.
|bovs Suits That)
Take Punishment 1
Ever watch the youngster un- |
button his coat? E |,TJui
1 Takes bold of it at the bot- | J| f.A
tom and pulls it open with | xIJL
i °'" J e,k ~ j
These suits are made with a | --7~ 7 Bn- •
full knowledge of what the | Mj&tr—
boy does to his clothes. No j- fl
need to keep taking a stitch E V
here and sewing a button |
there. E
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M Siaton-Powell I
>j| Clo. Co. j
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the simplest test
OF YOUR SIGHT
may show that you need eye
glasses. But it requires skilled ex
amination to determine accurately the
glasses needed. We examine eyes
very carefully hy the most scientific
methods. You can rely positively on
getting glasses here that will meet
exactly the requirements of your vis
ion.
T. H. WYNNE, Jeweler
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