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I Art Square
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l County News Items i
TALMADGE
The farmers are about done
gathering crops.
Miss Ruth Hays spent Wed
nesday night with Mrs. J. W.
Goodman, of Kelly’s Crossing.
Misses Katie and Ina Rick
etts, of Monticello, spent Sun-l
day with Misses Leila and Myr
tis Goodman,
Mr. Will Whitten, who has a
position on the R. R, visited
homefolks Saturday night and
Sunday.
Mr. Jonathan Hays, of Mon
ticello, spent Saturday night
with Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Hays.
Mr. and Mrs. George Wilson
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
R. W. Wilson, of Kelly’s Cross-]
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Goodman,
Mrs. Amanda Clay and Misses|
Lurline and Estelle and Master
Otis Davis spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Goodman.
Mrs. J. E. Goodman and Mrs.
Lucy Cardell were shopping in
Monticello one day last week.
Miss India Clay returned
home last Thursday from a
visit to her sister, Mrs. Jim
McElheny, of Poplar Springs.
Miss Beck McElheny and
nephew, Master Julius McEl
heny, of Poplar Springs, spent
Saturday night and Sundayl
with Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Clay. ‘
Mrs. George Wilson and Miss!
Edna Smith were shoppers to
Monticello last Thursday after-l
noon.
Mr. Hardy Cook spent one
night last week with relatives
at Machen.
Mr. Jack Goodman spent
Sunday at Kelly's Crossing.
Mr. Walker Goodman spent
Sunday with his brother, Mr.
Jobe Goodman, of Bethel.
Little Fannie Mae Goodman
has recovered from a recent!
spell of illness. |
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GOOD LAND FOR SALE |
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4714 acres of good farm land
for safie in Thompson and Bar
nes district, adjoining lands of
Mr. Will Burney, Mr. Weaver
and Mr. Wm. Campbell. Half
mile from Prospect school. i
Apply to F. W. Dorsey, !
Mansfield, Ga., R. F. D. No. 4.}
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FOR SALE.—Nice lady’s
saddie, at bargain. Call at The
News office.
EULA
As I was absent last week, I
will come again this frosty
morning.
The many friends of Mrs. G.
W. Tyler are glad to learn she
is improving.
Mr. Bridges Roberts passed
through our ville Sunday after
noon. :
Miss Berta McElheny spent
the week-end with Miss Mae
Tyler.
Rev. Adams, of Monroe, de
livered a fine sermon here Sun
day morning. We hope he will
come back again.
Little Miss Reba Tyler spent
last week with her little cousin,
Ethel McElheny, of Round Oak.
| Mrs. J. M. McElheny and Mrs.
M. E. McElheny spent last
week with Mr. and Mrs. G. W.
(Tyler.
| Mr. John Waldrep and Mr.
Jasper Greer dined at the home
of Mrs. M. D. Tyler Sunday.
Miss Mae Tyler entertamned
the young people very pleasant
ly Saturday might.
| Mr. J. L. Lane and sister,
' Mae, spent Saturday and Sun
day with homefolks.
Miss Mpyrtice McElheny is
spending this week with her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. G.
'W. Tyler.
’ Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Tillman
visited homefolks Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ashley Camo
bell dined at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. R. L. Tillman Sunday.
Mr, and Mrs. W, A. Tyler
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
C. M. Giles.
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OLDEST “MAMMY” LIVES
AT QUITMAN, GEORGIA
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 20.—At
lanta is forced_ to yield to Quit
man, Ga., the honor of having
as a resident the oldest negro
“Mammy” in the state, and
probably in the south. ;
In Aunt Molly Brown, who
lives in this county and is said
to be 102 years old, Atlantians
thought they had the oldest ex-‘
slave, but Aunt Elsie Denson,
who lives near Quitman, is said,
on good authority, to be turn
ing 120 years.
Aunt Elsie doesn’t have any
idea herself how old she is, but
the oldest white inhabitf'mts
say she was an old woman when
they were babies. She was a
woman of mature age before
| FARRAR
l Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Starr and
little daughter, Louise, spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. T.
H. Blackwell.
i Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Wagner
. have returned from a visit to
l relatives at Monroe. |
| Mr. Leonard Wagner spent“
the week-end with friends at
Fair Play. l
| Mrs. Anna Christian, of
|Shady Dale, and Miss Lucile
‘Danielly, of Roberta, were re
cent guests of Mrs, I. T. Wyatt.
Miss Clara Blackwell spent
Monday night with relatives at .
Clack’s Chapel. ]
We are glad to know that
Mrs. J. C. Wyatt, who has been’
"quite sick, 1s convalescent.
Mr, and Mrs. Mallard Crewl
land children, of Reese, spentl
Friday with Mr. and Mrs. J. C.|
Wyat. ’
Mr. T. S. Binford spent Tues
day with relatives at Newborn.
Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Wagner
and children spent: Tuesday
with relatives at Newborn. !
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WALLER ;
Mr. D. T. Pye, of Monticello,
spent Friday at Eula with his
father, Mr. Tom Pye. i
-‘ Misses Dovie Dighy and My
ra Malone spent Saturday night
with Miss Ruby Faulkner.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Pye were
the week-end guests of Monti
cello relatives.
| The many friends of Miss Al-l
lberta Kinard are glad to learn
that she is much better.
‘ Mrs. B. W. Digby and Miss
Dovie Digby were in Monticello
|shopping Thursday. '
Mr. A. J. Minter, of Monti
'cello, spent Monday night with
‘Mr. T. C. Minter.
| .Mrs. Bob Bailey and daugh
ter, Nellie, spent Sunday with
I Mrs. S. G. Lynch.
’ Mrs. S. F. Malone and Miss
Myra Malone visited Miss Al
’berta Kinard Saturday.
| Mr. T. C. Minter and Miss
'Lillie Minter were the guests
| Monday and Tuesday of Monti
cello relatives. :
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SPECTACLES {
SEE W. E. BALLARD—
SATISFACTION GUARAN-|
TEED. |
et e e e e et b s i}
the stars fell, and talks very in-|
terestingly of that strange phe
nomenon. 1
‘ Aunt Elsie tells gruesome
stories of the cruelty of un-|
,kind masters before the war,
but many more stories of peace !
iand plenty enjoyed by the
slaves under the normal kind |
'and helpful masters. ‘
. It is estimated that the great-|
great-grand children of Aunt
Elsie number in the hundreds.
| She has outlived al] of her
‘own children, who were twelve
in number.
SHADY DALE
The ladies of the Methodist
missionary society will enter
tain the ladies of the town next
Monday evening, November
25th, at a Japanese tea from 2
until 4 at the home of Mrs. J. H.
Bullard. All are cordially in
vited to attend. A Thanksgiv
ing offering of 15 cents will be
asked.
The following program will
be rendered:
Song by all—“ Rescue The
Perishing.”
Scripture ‘lesson, by Mrs.
Mamie Spears.
Prayer by Mrs. H. H. Ezell.
Something Extraordinary
W. B. Lawhead, the Optometrist, in connection
with the people he works with, have decided to put
on a sale of Optical Goods that will give ALL an
opportunity to secure a fine pair of glasses COR
RECTLY FITTED at a price much less'than the
usual prices paid. Thisis an experiment, but we
shall try it only for the places and dates noted be
low.
Do not think the QUALITY of the material
will be cut, or that the examinations will be less
carefully made. All work and material will be
guaranteed as usual.
WILL BE IN
Monticello Monday, Dec. 2nd for 6 days
Mansfield Dec. 16th, 17th and 18th
Newborn Dec. 19th, 20th and 2lst
Come in and see us if you are needing a new
pair of Spectacles or Eve Glasses, Rim or Rimless.
new lenses in your, frames or anything in the Op
tical line. ‘
LET US SHOW YOU THE GOODS AND GIVE YOU
THE PRICES. WE WILL INTEREST YOU.
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Don’t Let This Get Bv You
Roll called by Mrs. Bullard.
Reading of minutes, Miss
Mildred Shy.
Duett, Mrs. Bullard and Miss
Lucile Danielly.
Quartett, “Not Empty Hand
ed,” Mrs. Davidson, Mrs. Banks,
Miss Lucile Danielly and Miss
Alice Shy. |
Reading by Mrs. Anna Chris
tian, “A Thanksgiving Feast.”
Reading by Miss Ruby Hodge
“Thanksgiving Offering.” |
Solo, Miss Lucile Danielly. |
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WANTED—To buy a good
milch eow.
G. W. Cornwell.
| Tonight
.Tonight, if you feel dull and
stupid, or bilious and constipa
ted, take a dose of Chamber
lain’s Tablets, and you will feel
all right .tomorrow. Sold by
Furse Drug Co.——(Adv.)
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DR. S. J. SMITH
DENTIST
Office hours 7:30 to 6:30
Offices over Reuben Jordan’s
Furniture Store
Phone 108
Monticello — Georgia