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THE BULLETIN
Volume 56
SPIRITUALLY SPEAKING
Rev, Gordon C, King.
LENT
Third of Series
In England thia was not only forbid
den by the church, but by the State,
William 111 enforced it.
Very early certain relaxations came
into observance. It was agreed by the
authorities that one need net wait un
til evening to break the fast on each
day. He could do it at 3:00, then later
it was regarded as permissible to break
fast at 2:00, and Thomas Aquinas
said that it was permissible to take a
little coffee and toast early in the
morning. Then later meat was allowed
on Sundays; then on two week days,
then three, then four and five. In the
United States the Roman Catholic
Church allows flesh meat once a day
throughout the the year except Fri
days, Ash. Wednesday, Holy Satur
day, and the vigil of Christmas. It is
readily seen that there was not uni
formity of observance of the actual
fast.
Durng the religious confusion of
tho Reformation the practice of fast
ing was gradually relaxed, and it was
found necessary to reassert the obliga
tion of keeping Lent and the other
days of abstinence by a series of pro
clamations of statutes During the
eighteenth century in England the
very strict observance of the Lenten
fast was generally abandoned, but
Lent was still observed, and the more
earnest clergy urged their people to
observe it. Among those earnest cler
gy were John Wesley and William
Law,
Os course the idea of the real fast was
to remind those observing it of Jesus’
fast, bis sacrifice. It also had as its
purpose the keeping of the body in
subjection. In our day Episcopalians
and Catholics during Lent practice
some self denial Some leave off candy
some leave off shows, some leave off
this and that luxury. Much of which
is meaningless, but much of it is worth
while, Good Psychological value can
be found in it.
Continued on back page.
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Official Organ Irwinton, Wilkinson County, Georgia.
Street of Irwinton
By Mary Tigner Hoy
Col. and Mrs. Victor Davidson
attended the Middle Georgia Ca
mellia Show in Macon.
Miss Lola Hatfield has grown
a beautiful red camellia from a
seed which she intends to have
registered and named for her
father and mother.
Mr. and Mrs George Bennett of
Palmyra, N. Y. were the week
end guests of Mr. and Mrs John
Todd.
Mrs. Julian Cox of Tampa, Fla
stopped over for a short visit
with Mrs. Eula Byington and
Mrs. Rosa Lindsey, Tuesday
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hall spent
last week end with Mr. and Mrs.
T. C Herndon Jr. of Augusta
and together they visited the fa
mous Gardens in South Carolina
Mrs Lada As bell was a recent
visitor to tne B. B. As bells.
Representing the Rose Gar
den clnb, Mrs. Ralph Culpepper
Sr. and Mrs Joe Skelton attend
ed the luncheon at the Dempsey
Hotel, Macon,.last Thursday, held
by the Georgia Power Company
in connection with the 1950 Cham
pion Home Town Contest.
Mrs. Fred Everett and Miss
Lola Hatfield attended the Cam
ellia Show in Macon Saturday.
Airs- Sapp is very ill, at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. E E
Pendleton.
Sealed bids will be received up
until March 3, 1950, by the High
way Department for paving the
road beginning at the south city
limits of Toomsboro and extend
ing northward" on the Vinson
Highway to meet the end of the
present paving. Good news!
The Spring term of Superior
Court will begin here March 20.
TOOMSBDRONEWS
Mrs. Pitt Jackson has returned
home from a visit to Mr. and Mrs
Mercer Dye in Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. J H. Holliman at
tended the Shrine Dance in Ma_
con last Saturday night.
Miss Clara May Hall of Rich
mond, Va is visiting home folks.
Murray Hall Jr. was home from
school last week end.
Mrs L. B. Simmons of Macon
spent Friday with Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert Stephens.
Mr. and Mrs. Downs of
Wrightsville visited relatives in
Toomsboro Sunday.
AND Dr. Ware has a new Mer
cury.
Jesse P. Thompson
Funeral
Funeral services for Jesse P.
Thompson, whose death occurred
at his residence, 569 Granada
Terrace, Macon, on Febuary 9th,
were held at Salem Methodist
Church at 3 p m. Saturday, Feb.
11th. The Rev. Gordon King off
iciated and burial was in Salem
cemetery.
Mr. Thompson was a member
of Salem Church from early
childhood He had lived in Ma
con 3 years, going there from
Warner Robins. He was associa
ted with the Carling Tile Co , al
so in mercantile business.
Survivors include his wife, the
former Miss Lydia Freeman, two
daughters, Jewell and Shirley
Thompson; brothers, Paul C. and
Ernest F Thompson, Attapulgus
sisters: Mrs. Mamie Lewis, Mrs
Cynthia Dudley of Toomsboro;
Mrs. Pearl Dean, Dawson; Mrs
Clara Williams, Duck Town, Ten
nessee.
Pallbearers: Sgt, Grover Lewis
Glen Thompson, Charlie Davis.
Mark Stewart, J. T. Dunaway
and Forrest Payne.
Legal Ads
Georgia, Wilkinson County.
To All Whom It May Concern:
Nathanile P. Smith having ap
plied to me for Letters of Guard
ianship of the property of Helen
Lewis, minor, all parties interest
ed are hereby required to be and
appear at the Court of Ordinary
of said County on the first Mon
day in March, 1950, and show
cause, if any they can, why said
application should not be granted
This 7th day of February, 1950.
Geo H Carswell, Ordinary.
mure or less, bounded as follows: Ou
the North by the Colored Church; on
the Fast by lands of Pearl Kelson; on
the South by lands ol Nell'e McCli nton
on the West by lands formerly owned
by Roy Bradley, being the same trao
of land conveyed by Warranty Deed
from Amanda Bradley to the grantors
herein, said deed being recorded in
the Clerk’s Office of the Wilkinson
Superior Court, in Deed Book No. 61,
Page 300. (Description as of August
15,-1939).
The proceeds of said sale will be
used first, to the payment of said in
debtedness. principal, interest and ex
penses, and the balance if any, to be
delivered to said makers.
(Signed) J. J. Bailey.
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LEGAL jAID
GEORGlA—Wilkinson County.
Whereas, on the Fifteenth Day of
August, 1939, Maybrl Holder, De_
ward Griffin and Ammda Bradley, ex
ecu ! ed and delivered to J. J. Bailey,
a certain Deed to Secure Debt, convey
ing the lands hereinafter described, to
secure the indebtedness therein des
cribed which said deed is of record in
the Office of the Clerk of the Super
ior Court of Wilkinson County, Geor
gia, in Book 64, Page 64. and.
Whereas, said notes and indebtedness
has become in default as to principal
and interest, and demand having been
made for payment and payment re
fused, and the undersigned elects that
the entire indebtedness due thereun
der be due and payable at once,
Now, Therefore, according to the
terms of said deed to secure debt, aad
the laws in such cases made and pro.
vided, the undersigned will sell, at
public outcry, to the highest bidder
for cash, before the courthouse door in
Wilkinson County, Georgia, between
the legal hours of sale, on the First
Tuesday m March. 1950, the follow
ing described property, to-wit:
All that tract or parcel of land, ly
ing, being and situate in the Town of
Toomsboro, Lord’s District, of Wilk
inson County, Georgia, containing
Three-quarters (^ths) of an Acre