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Real Values for Prices Low.
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PHONE 25 MCDONOUGH, GA.
HAMPTON HAPPENINGS.
Miss Ethel Arnold, of Hapeville,
was the guest of Miss Ethel Ed
wards for a day or two last
week.
Miss Louis Tarpley left for
Greensboro Thursday, to spend
several months with relatives.
Go to H. A, Moore’s for school
books and all school supplies, tf
Misses Irene Moore and Anne
Fields spent Tuesday in Atlanta.
Miss Mary Arnold has returned
from a visit to Richland, Ga.
Mr. T. A. Wilson returned
home Saturday from a week’s
stay in the mountians of North
Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
He reports having spent a de
lightful time in the “Land of the
Sky”. He will purchase a summer
home at Cranberry, N. C., and
spend every summer there.
Misses Jane and Anne Fields
and Irene Moore spent several
days last week with a camping
party near Jonesboro.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Harris,
Messrs. Roy Harris, Willis West
moreland, Raymond and Henry
H. Harris attended Camp Meeting
at Mt. Zion Sunday.
Miss Olin Tarpley is visiting
relatives in Jackson.
Miss Nettie Minter, of Sunny
Side, and Miss Lucile Holt, of
Savannah, were the guests of
Miss Ethel Minter Tuesday.
Meeting closed at the First
Baptist Church Sunday night.
Six new members were received.
By Geo. S. D. MaLaier.
Rev. J. M. Long conducted the
services and preached a number
of very fine sermons. Mr. Long
was pastor here four years ago
and has a host of friends who
always look forward to his con
ducting the Annual protracted
meeting.
Mr. Bartow Crawley went up
to Atlanta Monday.
Messrs. Robert E. Henderson,
Geo. MaLaier, and James L. Hend
erson went down to Warm
Springs for the week-end.
Alf Blalock, of Jonesboro, was
here Tuesday afternoon.
The friends of Mr. J. W. Steph
ens will be pleased to know that
he is improving rapidly from the
old war wound; with no backset,
he will be able to be on the steets
within a short while.
Mr. H. L. Fields returned home
from Griffin hospital Saturday
where he had been confined for
three weeks with a broken ankle
caused by an auto accident.
Messrs. Tymon Bowden and
Benton Thompson of McDonough
have made a number of business
trips here recently.
Mr. A. M. Henderson was a
visitor to Atlanta Tuesday.
Stockbridge Has
First Bale of Cotton.
Stockbridge has the record for
receiving the first bale of this sea
son’s cotton, of which we have had
a report.
Mr. D. P. Shields brought it to
Stockbridge last Monday and sold
it to Mr. Ushur Hinton for the
price of twelve and nine-sixteenths
cents per pound. The bale weighed
536 pounds and sold for $67.31.
Mr. Shields is a fine and success
ful farmer and will have a good
crop of many more such bales be
fore the season ends.
Beersheba.
Mrs. Nannie Rosser and little
daughter, Lorine called on Mrs.
Ethel Preston Friday.
Mrs. Mollie Preston and and lit
tle son, Andrew, spent Saturday
with Mrs. W. H. Preston.
Mrs. W. E. Gilmore and little
daughter, Gertrude, spent one
day last week with Mrs. W. N.
Gilmore.
Mrs. John Rivers and children
spent Saturday with Mrs. Burl
Smith.
Miss Eva Cawthorn spent last
week with her sister, Mrs. Belle
Smith.
Mr. H. M. Tolleson has had a
new barn erected on his farm.
Several from arond here attend
ed the Rosser and McGarity Re
union.
Misses Leola and Minnie Preston
spent Friday with Mrs. Eddie
Jenkins.
Hudson and Roy Lawson spent
Saturday with their sister, Mrs.
Ethel Preston.
Mr. Harvey Jenkins spent Fri
day with his brother, Eddie.
Mrs. Addie Jenkins and child
ren spent Saturday with Mr.
George Jenkins.
Bill.
Jenkinsburg.
Cotton picking time is here and
every body is busy.
We regret to note that Mr.
Jeff Phillips is very sick at this
writing.
Miss Mattila Smith, from near
Griffin, is a welcome visitor to
her cousins, Misses Elsie and
Alma Thurston.
Misses Irene and Irma Kimball
worshipped at Curry’s Chapel
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Fannie Jones and three
children, Lum, Emmet and Esther,
visited relatives in this section
Saturday night and Sunday.
Misses Elsie Thurston. Mattilla
Smith and Elon E’Dalgo visited
Misses Lena and Dilla Smith
Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Willie Johnson and son‘
Dewey, visited relatives in Jasper
county a few days last week.
A. B. C.
Woodstown.
Mrs. Laura Lummus and Eva
May Woods and Messrs. Thomas
Woods and Robert Lummus at
tended camp meeting at Shingle
roof Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Rosser, Mr.
and Mrs. Will Stroud, Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Barham, and Mrs. Ellis
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Ellington Sunday.
Mr. S. H. Avery and children, of
Newton county, spent Sunday with
Mr. W. C. woods and family.
Mr. J. P. Fincher and daughter,
Miss Dessa, visited relatives at
Cedar Rock Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Arch Ellis and little son,
Robert, of Knoxville, Tenn., are
the guests of Dr. and Mrs. H. C.
Ellis.
Misses Vesta and Francis Ellis,
of Locust Grove, were visitors in
our town Friday afternoon.
Do You want a good cow? I
can sell you one giving milk cheap.
Come at once. Scip Speer, Mc-
Donough, Ga..
Rank Cheating.
Speaking of family poker parties,
this really happened in Cleveland, says
the Plain Dealer.
A young married couple attended
such a session at the home of a neigh
bor out on the edge of Collinwood the
other night. And when this young
couple got home the female end of the
sketch said:
“Jim, 1 hate to say anything about
the Halls—they seem to be nice people.
But I’m afraid they cheat at cards.”
“Nonsense!”
“1 knew you’d say that, and it’s dear
of you to be so unsuspecting. But
well, what was the price of the chips
tonight? Five cents each? That’s what
I thought. Jim. I examined those chips
carefully, and they’re the very same
thing that I could have bought at
Jones’ store for a dollar a hundred, in
all three colors tool”
A Comedy of Errors.
When Baron Haussmann went to
Constantinople on a visit to Abdul
Aziz, who was then sultan, he had an
interview with the grand vizier, who
did not know a word of Freueh. At
the beginning of the interview the old
long Turkish pipes were brought la.
and then Baron naussmann began
making a very long speech in French.
The grand vizier could not understand
a word, but listened most attentively
till be noticed that his pipe had gone
out and clapped his hand for a servant
to come and relight it Haussmann.
thinking he was applauding, rushed
toward him with outstretched band,
intending to shake hands and thank
him. The grand vizier, seeing his
hand put forth, shook it warmly and
said “Goodby.” under the impression
It was Haussmann’s intention to leave,
and quitted the room.
