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gjgrml Capital and Surplus
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Where Your Money
/a Safe
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The position this institution holds
to-day in the banking life of this section
represents the preferment of satisfied
customers over a period of nearly twenty
five years. If you are not now doing busi
ness with this strong, old institution we
would appreciate an opportunity of serving
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Cordially yours,
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President.
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David W. Stiles
% INSURANCE
find. Floor Bank of LaFayette Bldg.
2 write all kinds of Insurance and
guarantee the lowest prices.
See Me Before Insuring
S. W. FARISS
Fire a ad Life Insurance
Reliable Companies
. LaFayette, Ga.
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R. M. COULTEP ,M. D. |
Telephones I:
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LaFayette, Ga. I
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MRS. CAROLINE ARNOLD
Teacher of
PIANO AND VOICE
Summer Class Begins June 2
i Studio at 27 Cove Street
I Phone No. 80 LaFayette, Ga.
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Town and County
Robert Evitt is tbe name of the son
born to Mr. and Mrs. Jim Abney on
the Bth.
Sam Simmons, of Atlanta, arrived
Wednesday.
Mrs. R. R. Neely and son have
joined Mr. Neely in Summerville.
Mrs. J. M. Jackson is spending this
week with relatives at Rock Spring.
J. H. Garmany returned Wednesday
after spending several days in Atlan
ta.
J. A. Allen has accepted a position
with the Cheno-Cola Bottling Co., of
Atlanta.
Mrs. Lula T. Deck, of St. Elmo,
spent the week-end with Miss Eliza
bkh Thurman.
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Mayor and Mrs. W. A. Enloe re- ‘
turned Wednesday afternoon after
spending several days in. Atlanta.^
Mrs. Fanfeie Lumpkin is visiting
her daugbref, Mrs. Char lee Harper,
of Chelsea. T
CoL Waiter Pharr, of Atlanta, '
comes today jto visit his sister, Mrs.
W. H. Napief. cf —_
FRESH FRUITS—And Fancy Groc
eries at Henry’g Store. Get ’em from
Henry’s and get fresh and at right
prices.
Mrs. A. G. Gatron and children are
now pleasantly domiciled in the Jack
son cottage on Patton Avenue.
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Mrs. W. R. PaTker and children,
aTe spending this week with Mr. and
Mrs. A. J. Parker, of Trion.
The LaFayette' Civitan Club will
hold its regular meeting and luncheon
at the Foster house Friday at 12:30.
Among the . visiting attorneys in at
tendance at Court Monday ...was Col.
Ben T. Bfiock, of Trenton, Ga.
The LaFayette Brass Band wili play
for the Center Point school at its clos
ing exercises on Friday night May
30.
There will be no services at the
Baptist church Sunday except the
Sunday school and B. Y. P. U. on ac- j
county of the absence of the pastor.
All interested are requested to not,
forget that Saturday is the day set
for cleaning off the Peavine cemetery I
and Rock Springs Saturday, week. j
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Miss Gertrude Lawrence of Atlan- i
ta is a guest this week in the home of
Dr. and Mrs. W. D. Ballenger.
Rev. I. S. Leonard and Miss Virgi
nia Leonard left Wednesday for Bris
tol, Va., where they were called by
the critical illness of his mother.
Mrs. J. H. Dunn and granddaughter,
Daisy Nell Sprayberry, of near Trion,
are guests this week in Harrisburg of
Mrs. Sam Napier.
Mr. and Mrs. Grady Leigh of East'
Lake spent the week-end with Mrs. !
Leigh’s mother, Mrs T J Lawrence, at
Corinth.
Regular meeting of Western Lodge
No. 98 F. and A. M. will be held Fri
day night at 8 o’clock. AM Masons
urged to be in attendance.
Jud Stephenson, of Summerville
was arrested several days ago by
Chief Keown, on the charge of being
drunk, which he plead guilty to and
r«*esved a fine of $lO and costs at
the hands of Mayo* Enloe. At the
time of his arrest he possessed a small
quantity of white liquor, t»
thggjfficers. He also: plead guilty'a
stare charge of possessing and has
paid both fines.
The QaMac That Dees brt Affect The Heal
5? »»»—.erttbim c«u»»na Mrrow»M or ricainj
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Walker County Mcssen ger, May 16,1924.
The LaFayette Brass band render
ed several splendid selections at the
closing exercises of the West Arrau
chee Consolidated school last Friday
evening.
Miss Lena Beth Hill, Wednesday af
ternoon at her home on North Main,
entertained a. big, group of boys and,
girls with a delightful party in honor
of her birthday. Delicious cake
! and cream were served.
Rev. J. W. Brinsfield announces that
! there will be.no preaching .at. the
Methodplst churdh Sunday morning on
i account of the Commenofeme - ' ser
vioee at the school Auditorium. jlej
! wili deliver .the evening sermon as us
ual. -'■ 1 * •'*
Mrs. P. D. Wright wifl be hostess
jto the D. A. R. 1 at Wright’s Mineral
Springs Tuesday May 20tlh, at 2 p/m.
This is the regular annual meeting
and all members are asked ho make
their arrangements to be present. 1
, Rev. S. P. Wiggins, Missionary
i Secretary of the North Georgia Con
.ference, a former pastor of the local
j church, will come to LaFayette on the
I 4th Sunday, May 25th and will preach
for Mr. Brinsfield at the 11 o’clock
| hour.
Last Wednesday evening about 8:30
| fire destroyed the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Hill Hammond in West LaFay
ette. The fire was under good headway
before being discovered by neighbors,
Mrs. Hammond being at the home of
her parents in Chattooga county and
Mr. Hammond being in town. It is
supposed that the fire originated in j
the bath room from an oil stove. For'
the present Mr. and Mrs. Hammond
are making their home with Mr. and
Mrs. Colbert on Cherokee Avenue.
EAST ARMUCHEE
! B. Y. P. U. is on a boom here. We !
are glad to have some of the older
people with us.
Miss Susie Hewitt has returned as-;
ter a week’s visit in Rome.
Mr .and Mrs. A. L. Nuckolls had as
their guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs.;
Sam Tate, Misses Nannia Mae and Su
sie Hewitt and Lillie and I.aura Nuck
olls; Fannie Mac and Delila Cleghorn,
Ruth Tate, Mr. Judson and Joe Nuck
olls.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Hunt and little
daughter, Hazel and Mr. Joe Hue*
were visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. C. I
Nuckolls Sunday.
Several from this place went to i
Mill Creek Sunday and reported a
nice time.
Mr. and Mrs. Shields Griggsby at
tended preaching at Bethlehem Sun- >
*ay. _ J
Mrs. E. F. Bowman relumed to La-
Fayette fast week ’ after spending a
few days At boflie. - "
Glad to sea ao miuiy out at singing
Sunday. Cpme again next first Sunday
'sa*mgr'WfU> need your help.
y EWELL JEWELL WEDDING j
The welding of Miss Marjorie New
el!, daughter cf Dr. awl Mrs. E. Dun
bar Newell, and Houston Jewell, of
Chiekamauga. was beautifully solemn
ized last Thursday evening at 8:30 at
'! Centenary M. E. Church South.
] Dr. Franklin Parker, of Emory Uni
; versity, officiated, using the ring cere
mony. Dr. Parker also officiated at the
I wedding of the bride’s parents.
The church was handsomely deeo
' rated in green and white. An altar of
] palms and ferns was arranged, form
j hig an effective background, before
' which three tall French baskets were
placed. Each was filled with Calla
j lilies, gladioli and Easter lilies. At the
Jbtvek of the altar was a trellis entwin
fsd witih southern smilax.
Reserved pews f<*r the families and
; intimate friendE were marked with
white ribbons. One section was re
* served for the members of the Chi
Omega fraternity of the University
cf Chattanooga, of which the bride
was a popular member.
As the guests assembled a musical
program was given by Mrs. It. A.
Bettis, pianist; Miss Rachel Wass
mnn, violinist and Mrs. Major Harris.
Just before the bridal party entered.
Miss Lou se Ellis sang “Dive's Old
Sweet Song.” “To A Wild Rose” was
played during the ceremony. The bri
dal chorus from “Lohengrin” was us
ed as processional and Mendelssohn's
march was used as a recessional.
The groomsmen entered first. They
were W. T. Sander, of Athens, Ala.,;
Albert Bowen, Parks M. Betterton,
Edwa-nl West Oehinig, and Julian •
! Hightower, of LaGnange, Ga.
I Next came the bridesmaids, Mrs.
I Albert Baldwin, of New Orleans; Mrs.
iW. T. Sander, of Athens, Ala., and
Mips May Young, of St. Joseph, La.,
who advanced down the aisle singly.
They were followed by the matrons of
honor, Mrs. Earl Campbell and Mrs.
Edward West Oehmig, sisters of the
bride. Miss Lil Han Jewell, maid of
honor and sister of the groom,-pre
ceded the bride, who entered with her
i farther. They were met at the altar by
I the groom and his brother, Ashley
] Jewell, who was best man.
I The br'de was beautiful in a haiifj-
I some gown of white flat back satin
crepe, fashioned on the tong straight
lines, with drapery sleeves of Chan
tilly lace. About the neck was arrang
ed rose point Venetian lace.
The tong train was attached at the
shoulder, and was agnin fastened at
the' waist line with ornaments, falling
’ gracefully below the hem of her skirt,
thC' end being “V” shaped. Tasseled
pearls were fastened at the side of
the front panel of the costume. Her
long tulle veil was designed cap effect,
the, front being made of rose point
lace, while the back was fashioned cap
effect and held i*n place with a coronet
of orange blossoms. Heir slippers were
white kid. She carried an arm bouquet
of Bride roses and lilies of the valley,
showered with white ribbons, which
fell the length of her skirt.
"F-cxllowi r.& the ceremony, an infor
mal reception was held at the home
] bf r the bride’s parents, 412 Lindsay
i Street, at which only the families, out
l bfJtown guests and a few intimate
- frtends were invited.
! -Mr. and Mrs. Jewel! left during the
• eVfmtig for a wedding trip to New
r York, later - motoring through New
England. -
For traveling the bride wore a chic
. suit iof sand-colored poiret, worn- with
, accessories of blending color. Upon
their return, the couple will be at
hom,e with the groom's parents, Mr.
. am! Mrs- D. A. Jewell, at Chicknmau
ga, Ga. until the completion of their
own'-home in that place.
] Mrs- Jewell is one of Chattanooga’s’
] most beautiful and attractive .igkls, 1
and, since the announcement 'tif her <
engagement several weeks Ago, has
| bteen 'much feted. ' i
Mrs. Jewell was educated at Sophie
Newbornb college and Tulane Univer-
Orleans.
> "Mr. Jewell is tihe eldest son of Mr. ;
and Mils. Jewell, and a brother of Mrs. t
Oarttond Horan, formerly Miss Claire
Jewell; Miss Lillian Jewell, Miss Mary
Jewell and Asfcley Jewell. 1
Hf, is a graduate of Georgia Tech.
Dun.ng.the World war, he served with]
the coast artillery L-nandh of the ser-j
vice. At present he is Ir. urer of the .
Crystal Springs Bloachery Company,
GEORGIA FIRST STATE TO
REDUCE DEATH RATE FROM
GREAT WHITE PLAGUE ,
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Atlanta, Ga. May 16, 1924.—Ge0r- 1
gie is the first southern state to re-* j
dupe its death rate from tuberculosis .
to below 90 per 100,000, according to j
J. P. Faulkner, managing director of
the Georgia Tuberculosis association, .
who-today announced that the United .
] States Census figures for 1922 show
| that the yearly death rate from tuber- 1
culosis in Georgia is 88 per 100,000. ,
The effective fight against the
“great white plague” that is being
made by health authorities in this
has served to increase interest in the
20th annual meeting for the National
Tuberculosis association to be held
, here May 6 to 10, Mr. Faulkner said.
Georgia health authorities are plan
| ning to take full advantage of the op
! portunity offered by the tuberculosis
] meeting to get information and inspi
ration for a further reduction in the
-death rate.
Mr. Faulkner pointed out that
speakers of prominence in every
phase of tuberculosis work will ad
dress the gathering and offer sugges
tions which will be valuable in the'
fight against the plague.
! Woman’s Club Meeting
The Woman’s Club will hold its
rhsntlily program and meeting in the
courthouae dub rooms Friday after
noon with Mrs. J. W. Massey as lead
. ed, subject, (The United .States". As
. ter the program there will M- A-short
business session including the
lafjon of the new officers and other
business. According to the rules of th£
.cfch the time of meeting is placed at
four o'clock, from May until Septem
ber. .
I 48II). Sack Sweet Rose Floiir-FREE
P The Sweet Rose Flour man will be here Satur
| day and will give a chance on a 48-lb'sack of flour
with every sack of Sweet Rose flour bought. If you
are using Sweet Rose Flour you will to a
chance whether you buy a sack Saturday or not.
The tickets will be drawn in front of Henry's
Store at 4:30 p. m. Saturday. Come in ami buy a sack
of Flour and get a chance on thf freeajfe.
This is the very highest grade offlour in both
Plain and Self Rising.
Henry’s Store
Things Good To Eat
LaFayette, Georgia
NOTICE
F. M. Shaw, G. E. Hunter and J.
11. Wyatt, Commissioners appointed
by the Board of Commissioners of
Roads and Revenue of Walker County,
Georgia on the Ist day of April 1924,
on the petition of J. P. Hunter et al,
to lay out a new Militia District in
said county having reported as fol
lows:
Report of Commissioners
Georgia Walker County.
To the Board of Commissioners of
Roads and Revenue of said county:
J. P. Hunter et al, having petitioned
the Board of Commissioners of
and Revenue of said county to creitpi
a new Militia District from a portion
of Pond Springs and Cedar Grove
Districts, and we the undersigned, be
ing citizens of Pond Springs District
from which said proposed new district
is to be created, having been appoint
ed ljy said Board of Commissioners jpt
Roads and Revenue, on the Ist day of
April 1924, to lay out and define the
lines of said proposed new district, re
port as to whether it is necessary and
expedient to create said new militia
district and also to determine whether
proposed new district will contain- at
least one hundred male persons over
twenty-one years of age, beg to report
that we -have laid out and defined the
lines of said proposed new distinct as
follows:
Beginning at the northeast corner
of land lot No. 290 in the 11th District
and 4th Section of Walker County Ga.
and running west with land lot lines
a distance of two miles to the north
west corner of land lot No. 87; thence
in a southwesterly direction, and diag
onally across land lots Nos 86, 96, 120,
133, and 170; thence south, arrows
land lots Nos. 191 and 206; thence in
a southeasterly direction across land
lots Nos. 227 and 228; thence south
across land lot No. 241, same being
along the foot of Lookout Mountain
and following the back farm
thefice southwest across land lots Nos.
264, 263 and 278, to the southwest cor
ner of land lot No. 278; thence east
with land lot lines a distance of two
miles to the southwest corner of land
lot No. 303; thence along the south
line c,f land lot Nos 303, 304. 305, 306,.
a distance of two nrlcs to the line of
the Bth District and 4th Sections
thence south with said district line to
the southwest corner of land lot No.
*B9-; thence east with land lot lines in
Bth .District and 4th Section, a distance
of one and one half miles to the south
west comer of land lot No 291; themco
north- one half mile- to tire northwest
corner of land lot No. 286; thence
diagonally across.Uppf lot No. 28$ and
'257 to the northwest dornar of-.land
■lot No. 258; thence,Aast with land lot
dines a <l-stance of one and one hdif
mile's to the southeast corner of bUki.
lot No. 245; thence north wit/h nma
lot line* u distance of one and one half
miles to the northeast corner of land
tot No. 209; thence west with land tot
linos a distance of two miles, to the
northwest corner of land lot No. 212,
thence north with land lot linos a dis
tance cf one and one half miles to the
northeast corner of land tot No. 209;
thence west with land lot lines, a dis
tance of two miles, to the northwest
corner of land lot No. 212, thence
north with land tot lines a distance As
one and one half miles to the north
east corner of land lot No. 148; thendc
west with land lot lines a distance of' 1
one mile to the northeast corner of
land tot No. 146; thence north to the
northeast corner of land tot No.
thence west with land lot lines a dis®l
tance of one mile to the northwest |
corner of land tot No. 144; thence
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Genuine Shoe Sale
SB.OO Latest style slippers if $5.50
$7.50 Latest style slippers Ji .. ,U nft.. $4.98
$6.75 Latest style slippers . || $4.50
$6.50 Latest style slippers .a .. i[ $3.98
This sale is for one day onl|i|Saturday, May 17th.,.
No shoes returned. Come eai#, thjese bargains will
! be taken up. All these shoes |||ve £|een bought from
factory this season. '' - <[)
HATS §**
All hats on special sale for Saturday;; Some real
bargains in hats to be had on that day. No hats re
turned. BMT
Mrs. H. V. Hehjx _ __
LAFAYETTE MODEL STORE
r •• .ip»w i. nmn . a
north along the line between the Stfo.
and lllh land districts, a distance of
about one and three quarter miles tc»
the beginning point, and that the Imam
diaries jbe made as shown by muju
marker exhibit “A”, which is attacfwdf
hereto!, anil is Jnade a part of this re
port. j iVW
We further report that the above
destrityM territory from Which said
]impos< (ij flew,district is to be creatad*
contain i indj*e .than one hundred nth
phrsmifc oven twenty-one years of agi>.
and t.hji;, iff opinion it is necessary
and oSpedtont to create said proposed
| new diMriot-from the territory of sntid
Vor.d Hpr{pgJ District No. 889 and
Cedar <frqve District.No, 1808, ...
F. 1 I
G. E. HUNTER,
J.'H. WYATT, Commissioners--.
It is ordered by the Board of Com-'
mlssO'pukrs of Roads and Revenue thaat.
a diNtrfit having the boundaries,
dMrrilxtl in the report of the Co®-
missioners, he, and the same is hervtby
estg-bliAlied as a Mfi'litia District us
said county and that same be knows*,
us Kensington Militia District. It at
further .ordered that the Clerk. >rf tk>
Board df Commissioiners off R oa.it.
arid Revenue transmit linstanter Co the-
Governor of Georgia, a duly certified
Copy of j the minutes of the Board as
Commissioners of Roads and Revenue*
establishing said district, inclu»iiasf
the (report of the commissworrers, Inp
ifpg put 'saiid Militia District, and th in
order, difeat.ng/said district, and that,
said pit ceeidings be publisfhed in die
.Walker' bounty Messenger, a newspu
iHs- in j- vh-ich the sheriff’s advertise
ments 4 » published, and: at the dbavr
of tfie,o< uittoiise of said county toe n
period 6-: thirty days.
(b*orgad, WMiter County.
/ I h(rt' )y that the foregolmc
.is a irujt and c<vrreot copy of tlu.- ■iio-
Utes of the Board of. (lomun Issiennm
of Roads and Revenue of Wttlkrtr
This 12t.h day of Muy 1924.
. J | CLAUDE CLEMENTS;
r... Cleri Hom'd of Comrairisionora of
.Roa^s jtah d Revenue of Walker County
J 6-13 St
; IciW TAX LEVY
Be itj inwd-tiled by Mayor and. City
-GouncHlJdbjiito OSty of
Coorguujaffilwt is hereby omlained' tig
authorial of same, that, a- tax. levy
be made if or the* year 1924 on all rad
and within the cur--
porait* Iji nJAMxf Wid City of
ette subj) sit to jaxatimri as folio war,
1. To] jay for the interest on tfa.
indditxdmesa, and. to f mnfi.
a sinking £tu|l t» be uaeal in. pagineiat.
«f outstiihfWnV Boruls the sum of. four
tenths at ana- per otntum, or 40c ami.
tlhe one - Hiunfiyej dollars cf tixtM*
***JHTo J sjl Gameral expenses of City
ten' hs of owe per centum, or 40
C( W OI M iruiklred (Wlairs t*r
alfP jn'i-jf bieai and personal, b*.
in l lid city.
P*To ,y extra ordinary erpense in
paving, ailing, building and ri pairing
streets aml.iudewalks of the City, the
sum of mjr tMrths of one per centma,
,m thc one hund-ed d-iUnrr.
on.-fRi- taxable propeaty.
ffo pgy extra ordi nary expeitse ia ;
ng Uv|(. suite and judgmental in
>f Mrs. ©. G. Gilbert vs City of
yettin one tenth of one per con -
«r 1(X per one hundnsi (lola/tea. of
tai^fllk*
H&ljj’ WANTED—A g»HKI mart Co
ft&g oui j customers with a number
no f» can tell who is next. “Tee Hoe I'* 1 '*
—tiix.e MUI'U?.