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i//y/p 7fo Fourth
Friday is July 4th, the day we celebrate
as Independence Day. This day should fill
every American heart with pride and yet
with a sense of citizenship. It is a great
day in American life. Let us celebrate it
as becometh true American citizens, refresh*
ing our minds of the great principles of
our government, and thanking the Creator
for his wonderfnl blessings to us as a na
tion .
We invite the people of the county to
join with us in such a celebration.
Cordially yours,
President.
David YV. Stiles
INSURANCE
tad, Floor Bank of LaFayette Bid#.
j write all kinds of Insurance and
guarantee the lowest prices.
See Me Before Insuring
S. W. FARISS
Fire and Life Insurance
Reliable Companies
LaFayette, Ga.
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R. M. COULTEP ,M. D.
Telephones : j
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LaFayette, Ga.
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Town and County
Mrs. J. C. Keown spent Tuesday in
Summerville with relatives.
Willis Sizemore, of Dalton is spend
ing this week with his parents.
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Mr. and Mrs. Robert Glenn arrived
Thursday for a visit to relatives.
A. R. Fortune returned Monday
from a business trip to New York.
Mrs. Dewey Gilreath remains quite
ill at her home on Patton Avenue.
The D. A. R.’s will have Jackie
Coogan in “The Circus” at the Pal
ace Theatre July 10th.
Mr. and Mrs. Dewberry, of Mary
land, are guests of the former’s par
ents in West LaFayette, this week.
There will be an old time singing
at Burning Bush the first Sunday af
ternoon in July. Sacred Harp books
will be used and will be conducted by
C. A. Cooper and J. H. Carlock—Com.
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Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Wardlaw had as
their guests Tuesday the latter’s
mother and sisters, Mrs Crabtree, Mrs
McAllister and daughter, Carolyn, of
Chattanooga, and Mrs. Boyd, of Mi
ami, Fla.
Mr. and Mrs. Luke Sims moved last
week from Rising Fawn to LaFayette
to make their home. Mr. and Mrs.
Sims left Monday for Atlanta and
Powder Springs where they wiLl visit
relatives.
On account of the illness of their
son, little Paul, Rev. and Mrs. D. L.
Sheretz did not leave LaFayette Mon
day. They expect to leave Seattle,
Wash., July 19th., on their return
trip to China.
FRESH FRUITS—And Fancy Groc
eries at Henry’s Store. Get ’em from ■
Henry’s and get fresh and at right
prices.
Don’t forget to see Jackie Coogan
in “The Circus.” Palace Theatre, July
10th.
Mrs. W. H. F. Rhyne and Mrs. Se
lina Hanson spent Tuesday in Sum
merville.
J. R. Buttler and family attended
the Baptist Association at Calhoun
Sunday.
The local chapter Eastern Stag will
meet Thursday evening, July 3rd at;
8 o’clock.
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Miss Lucile Thurman left Monday
for Washington, D. C. where she has
accepted a position.
Third Quarterly Conference will be
held at Rock Springs Sunday after
noon at 2:30 o’clock.
Miss Dorothy Cremer of Chatta
nooga was the guest of Miss Madeline
Chambers last week.
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Mrs. Sam Simmons left Monday for
her home in Atlanta after a pleasant
visit with Mrs. W. M. Scott.
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W. A. D. O’Neal and son, Jimmie,
spent a few days this week with the
former’s sister, Mrs. Acie McDaniel
at Morganville, Ga.
The U. D. C. will meet at the home
of Mrs. W. HF Rhyne Tuesday after
noon at 4 o’clock
R. A. Broyles, of Atlanta, came this
week to join his family at Wright’s
Mineral Springs for the summer
months.
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Tressie McGhee, after a pleas
ant visit with Miss Glenna Tate, left
Thursday for her home at South Pitts
burg, Tenn. Miss Tate returned with
her for a visit.
Mrs. R. P. Griffis and little daugh
ter, Caroline, after a pleasant visit to
the former’s sister, Mrs. Frank Den
nis, left Friday for their home at
Tallassee, Ala.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. D. McFarlin, of
Cedar Grove, left last week for Ready
ville, Tenn., where they yvill take a
ten weeks’ summer course at the
State Normal School.
J. C., the infant son of Mr. and Mrs
C. A. Grimes died Wednesday, June
! 26th and was buried bt Trion ceme
-1 tery Wednesday. The LaFayette Fur
niture Company had charge of funer
al.arrangements.
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Walker County Messer rer. July 4, 1924. _
J. N. Cochran of Birmingham, Ala.,
is the guest of his mother, Mrs. J. J.
Cochran.
Friday, July 4th., being a legal holi
day the LaFayette Woman’s Club will
not meet.
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Misses Vera Deck and Kthel Tyner
left Friday for a week’s visit to Wash
ington, D. C.
Don’t fail to see Jackie Cooge.u in
“The Circus” at the Palace Theatre,
Thursday, July 10th.
Mr. and Mrs. K. M. Buttlcr, Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Harris and Miss Daisy Har
ris returned Sunday from a camp at
Cloudland.
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Miss Dorothy Chambers, who is at
tending the Mountain City Business
College in Chattanooga spent the
week-end with homefolks.
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Rev. and Mrs. R. J. Broyles, of Lo
gansville, and Rev Marvin Franklin,
of Morrisville, are night guests of Mr
and Mrs. R. A. Broyles, at their cot
tage at Wright’s Mineral Springs,
while attending the Methodist Unifi
cation meeting in Chatanooga this
week.
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A jolly party composed of Dr and
Mrs. J. A. Shields and family, Dr. and
Mrs. W. D Ballenger, Mr and Mrs
W B. Shaw and family, Messrs Tom
Rhyne, Wiley Hinton and Moore Pat
ton will leave Sunday for the moun
tains of North Carolina and other
points, where they will enjoy a two
weeks’ camping trip.
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Friends of James Patton Napier are
congratulating him upon his receiv
ing a very high honor among the Boy
Scouts of America. On June 15th., he
was made an Eagle Scout, having
stood the twenty-one merit badge test,
and making the required number .of
merits at the examination in Macon.
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The Euzelian and Volunteer Band
Classes of the Bethel Baptist Sunday
school held their monthly meeting at
; the home of Lester Osburn Saturday
evening. During the business meeting
officers wer eelected for the next term
after which several games were en
joyed. During the social hour refresh
ments were served. xxx
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The LaFayette band gave a most
delightful concert Saturday evening
on the public square. A large crowd
] was out to hear this, their first public
•oncert and congratulated them on the
j progress they have made. There are
some twenty members and each one
shows that they have applied them
selves well. The future outlook for the
band is very bright. Will Jennings is
j their leader. '
The B. 0. A, T. Club will moot next
Thursday afternhevn with Miss Irene
Hanson. .
~Mi*s Mary Mae#Scott spjmt Friday
with relatives in Red Bank.
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Bam 'Napier’s friends Will Tegret to
kpow of, his serious illness. .
-Miss Emma. Lowery leaves tonight
to spend the rest, of week with hornt
fojks in Lyerly....
Chieftain Clements, of Chiekamau
ga, was the recent guest of his broth
er,''R. L. Clements..
Th«' Walker County Bank and the
Bank of laFayette will lie closed ull
day Friday, July 4th.
Mrs. S F Evans was hostess to her
bridge club Wednesday afternoon.
Several invited guests were present.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Conley, of j
Bristol, Va„ are expected Monday to
visit Rev. and Mrs. I. S. Leonard.
Mss Lucile Davis, of Summer vile,
spent the week-end, the guest of Mrs.
Ed U'oiuird on South Main Street.
"The Circus” will be -it i'.e PaV.co
.Theatre July 10th with Jackie Coo
gan in the leading role. Be sure and
.sec it.
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Mj;. and Mrs. Robert L. Clemions
leave today for a motor trip to Atlan
ta and other points where they will
visit friends.
The children of Mr. and Mr* W. J.
Jennings have been real ill the past
week, but arc reported to be improv
ing.
J. A. P. Walker and family have
j moved back from Aragon, Ga., and
arc comfortably homed in West La-
Fayette.
The Junior Missionary Societies of
the local church and West laFayette
will hold a joint meeting Tuesday at
the community house.
Mrs. R. C.'Taylor and children, For
rest and Imogene, after a month’s
visit with relatives in Walker and
Chattooga counties, returned Tuesday
to their home in Greenville, S. C.
Roy Hix, six-year old son of Mr.
and Mrs Hix, of North Main, who was
badly gored Monday near Villanow,
by a vicious bull, is recovering slowly
from his wounds.
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A play entitled, “Mrs. Tubbr, of
Shantytown,” will be staged at the
Chattanooga Valley Baptist church
Saturday July 12th at 8 o’clock. An
nouncement of the program will be
made next week.
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Rev. W. W. Brinsfield, of Atlanta,
| lather of Rev. J. W. Brinsfield, and
Rev. J H. L Byrd, former pastor at
Summerville, were guests Wednesday
night of Rev and Mrs J. W. Brinsfield.
W. W. McCord and Rev. and Mrs.
;J. H. Chitwood and family, of .Section,
| Ala., are night guests of the former’s
I son, M. M. McCord, while attending
i the Methodist Unification Meeting in
! Chattanooga this week.
The recent arrival of Jean C'regg,
j little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David
Lewis, at their home in Shanghai,
i China, is of much interest to friends
jof the mother, who, as Miss Nettie
j Lambuth had visited here with her
: aunt, Mrs. W. H. Park.
The local Ku Klux Klan staged *»
j parade Tuesday night, there being 100
j klansmen in the parade wearing the
| Ku Klux robes. After the parade, it
' is understood the Kian met in their
i hall and elected officers for the new
year. Following the business session
delicious refreshments were served.
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A demonstration of the work of a
j McCormick Deering Tractor with a
I Corley sawmill was given last Thurs-
Jday at the location of C. W. Hill’s mill
near Wrights Mineral Springs by
Kirby-Herndon Hdw. Co., and the
! Corley Mfg. Co. of Chattanooga. A
I number of mill men from Northwest
i Georgia were present and at the con
i elusion of the demonstration, an ele
ment chicken dinner was served at the
! hotel at Wright’s Springs.
I l’. I). C. Have Benefit Party
At Residence Os Mrs. Steele
The U. D. C entertained with a
! benefit Rook party at the residence
I of Mrs R. S. Steele last Friday after
j noon. The entire lower floor was
thrown open to the guests and was
artistically decorated with yellow and
| white cut flowers. Mrs. Steele was as
sisted in receiving her guests by
Misses Margaret Patton and Winnie
Rosser. Punch was served throughout
the afternoon. Progressive rook was
j enjoyed by the guests, Mrs. J. A.
| Shields making highest scor.e.
After the game delicious refresh
ments were se-ved by the hostess, as
-1 sisted by Misses Sara Enloe, Lucy
Rosser and Charlotte Shields.
The neat sum of sls was made,
which will be used in remodeling thu
old school building for a club room.
: Baptist W. M. U. Met At Church
J Wednesday Afternoon
j The Baptist W. M. U. met at the
local Baptist church Wednesday af
ternoon. A special missionary pro
gram was given after which the fol
lowing officers for the year were
elected: Mrs. E. A. Leonard, Pres;
Mrs. Theo Parker, Vice-Pres.; Mrs.
W. A. Wardlaw, Sec; Mrs I. S. Leo
nard, Personal Service Chairman; Mrs
Q. M. Clemons, Press Reporter; Mrs.
Luther Haines, Mission Study Cbair
j man.
FOX—FRISBKY
Friends -of the contracting parties
will be iotayested to know of the mar
riage of Mr. Jeff D. Fox. Jr., of Cas
per t Wyo. x 1,0 JVliss MabeJi Frisbey of
Deliver, Colo, on Juno 22.
. . Mrs Fox- is- tin- chal-mhfg' daughter
of Mr. and Mrs., F. T. Friwliey, of Den
ver and a prominent toucher of Eaton;'
High School .while Mr jfpx is*a proni- (
blent younjgman of Casper ana the - '
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Fox?, of Iju*
Fayette. 1
Mr. and Mrs Fox will be at home, to
their friends in Casper Wyu. - xxx
Mrs. S. A. Hunt Hostess
To Embroidery Club Thursday
Mrs. S. A. Hunt entertained the.
Embroidery Circle Thursday at her
attractive South Main Street. .Home.
Quantities of cut flowers were used in
decoration. The work of Mrs. 1, H.
Holleman was given the prize as, be- '
ing the prettiest. After a delightful
social hour the hostess .assisted by
little Misses Sidney Hunt and' Betty
Fortune, served a dainty salad course
with iced tea.
Mrs. J. A. Shields Delightfully
iiwtwtulns Thursday Rook Club
The attractive home of Mrs. J. Ik.
Shields was the scene of a pretty par
ty last week, when she was hostess to
the Thursday Rook Club. The entire
lower floor, where Mrs. Shields re
ceived her guests, was thrown
and quantities of yellow and white
flowers were used in decoration. Rook
was enjoyed at five tables. j
After the game a delicious salad
nnd ice course carrying out the color I
scheme of yellow and white, was serv
ed by the hostess assisted by Misses
Marguerite, Montene and Charlotte
Shields, and Laura Frances Steele.
Several invited guests were present,
among them being Mrs. Will Chidsey,|
of Rome, Miss McKowpp of Valley
Head, Ala., Mrs. Puryear and Mrs.
Green.
HEALTH COMMISSIONER’S
REPORT WEEK ENDING JULY 1
Births— 2. *
Deaths—3.
Births reported by Dr. J. A. Shields
and Midwife Susan O’Neal.
Deaths reported by Drs. J. A.
Shields ,R. M. Coulter. I
The health office sends to the neith
er at each birth a baby book; if you
have not received yours it is because
| your doctor has not reported. See him.
Methodist Missionary Society
Has Party At County Farm
One of the most enjoyable parties
of the week was one given last TJws
j day afternoon to the inmates ajf-> thu
I County Farm by the Social Service
Committee of the Methodist Mission-*
ary Society. The committee is com
posed of Mrs. Myers, Mrs. Sam Shaw
Mrs. John Shaw and Mrs. Bledsoe.
Never was a happier crowd seen
i than on this occasion The first hour
| was spent in piecing quilts, every wo
man present piecing two squares. Af
ter the quilt is completed it will go to*
j an Orphan’s Home from the, inmates
of this home.
During the social hour the commit
tee served refreshments to everyone
there ,the men, women and children.
Funny jokes and old time games' Were
very much enjoyed.
With the co-operation of Mr.
and Mrs. Ashworth, the party was a
success and the committee hopes to
|P®“High, Low, r
I Graft and Oai|f|j|U 1
I the Game” S
|| Why are local taxes rising f
beyond all reason? Can \ *,
there be a swarthy gentle- i
man in the woodpile ? Are your township and
■ county officials “square shooters”? Or is
a your tax money paying for graft? In next
week’s issue cf
I ‘TSe COUNTRY j
1 GENTLEMAN I
Harry R. O’Brien begins his series on graft
- in county and small-town politics. M
IS He traveled of Kansan, tells "What the HE
through Farmer Needs.” There’s a «
county contrast of the American Hi
* after farmer and the European peas- S 3
:"l county ant, by the European Repre- ; "
and talked sentative of the U. S. Depart
to officials ment of Commerce; and
"■”{ jC/j and tax- there’s a whole department of H:
farm methods.
J i'I.J-.i iV writes from There’s “The Country
facts! woman”; the second install- «!f
Hin scries is only a sample ment of Joseph C. Lincoln’s sci
jjj of the year-round service thut new novel; o fine short story; «
■ this national rural weekly of- and a radio department fir
fers in your interest. In this And that’3 only part of
gome issue Governor Davis, 1-52 cf your dollar’s worth! 8B
You Can’t Get More for a Dollar! v
E. G. CARROLL
ROSSVITfLE, GEORGIA
As AathurUed 6us*cHptiaa Reprewntstivc of r M
THE COCHTRT (lENTIXtUN THE LADIES’ HOME JOURNAL
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THE SATURDAY EVENINC POST
(S2IUM-S2)
be able to bring'hhppiness to tbesci
people once a p/qath, the.com/riittee
enjoying tfienWlves as much the
others.' ■ . M
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We ha vp, been huvtng some real dry
weather for the pjwjt w^elj TJ A» nice
rain would':<l* appy&iated anSalao
. very hptpM) to thq ? rops. Ericjay was
the warniast day we’ve had this suas
merjfV
1 Thbse who deal in- electric fans
ought to sell a lot bis them novy as
we’ve got to have Kohiething to keep
, cool w|th, and they are about the best
| thing. I’ve found yet. They don’t cost
1 much, only about $25 or S3O accord*
‘rig tp : the size fan you VanC Thosct
who want one, better hurry up befbro
the weather gets warmer as they may
cost More then. That is usually the
way things go.
’ 1 Surtdhy was a lovely day, and wa
SUCe had some wonderful singing and
speaking. It was observed as “Home
Coming Pay" at Chattanooga Valley*
Baptist church. We had Sunday school
at 10 olelock and preaching by our
irnstor, Rev. Isird at 11 o’clock. He
delivered a wonderful message at that
hour, which was enjoyed by all .pres
ent, At noon dinner was spread' on
the lawn. In the afternoon we had
singing and speaking by the former
pastors, there being only three prel
ent.. They were Rev. J. H. Hisey, of
High Point, Rev. J. L. Smith, of Chat
tanooga. Bro. Richard Wheeler, of
tanooga. Bro. Rchard Wheeler, of
i Rossville, delivered a strong message
on the B. Y. P. U, work.
) We had some fine singing jn the af
ternoon by singers from Chickamau
ga. High Point, St. Elmo and other
places. Bro. J. L. I,ane of Chickn
mauga was there with hist quartette.
They sang several quurtettes which
I were very much enjoyed.
I guess I had better not take tjj»
too much space this time, as I might
want another ? pace in our wondeefut
paper again, and I might not be able*
to get it if I take up too much of it
this time. I know I will write again
if Rambler does not show up a {sirs
and our correspondent with a letter.
Come on Rambler I don’t want to
Lave to do all the writing.
Birthday Dinner—
There was a bigthday dinner given
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Young of Chickamauga, Sunday June
29, in honor of the 12th birthday of
Lendon Young. Dinner was served at
noon time, covers being laid ft>r 19.
An enjoyable day was spent by alt
present and they departed late in the
afternoon wishing him many more
happy hirthduys. A GUEST.
WARREN
There was no S. S. last Sunday on
account of so many attending the fun
eral of Uncle Dick Bird.
Little, Ralph Tate is on. the sicklist
thin
Mrs. W. A. D. O’Neal was the Sun
day guest of her uunt Mrs. W. F.
■„ Wood.
Miss Lois Mnrtin left Monday for
Powder Springs to attend summer
school..
We Are glad to see Mrs. E. O.
Wheeler out again.
Mr. and Mrs. Manco McWhorteu
motored to Lyerly Thursday.
Everybody remember S. S. and al
so Bro. Lord will fIU his regular ap*
pointment Sunday.