Newspaper Page Text
FROM ALL OVER MURRAY COUNTY
GREGORY
W. B. Dunn and son, Jonas,
made a business trib to Dalton
last Wednesday.
A large crowd from Gregory at¬
tended Sunday-school exercises
at Pine Grove Sunday.
Miss Maud Gregory, having
spent several weeks with her
brother, Jim, in Dalton, has re¬
turned home to the delight of
many friends and admirers.
Clever Charlie Howell, of
Fairy, passed through this burg
Sunday evening en route from
Pine Grove to Little Murray. I
hope he had a pleasant time.
I noticed ’Squire N. II. Henry,
of Beaverdale, was highly enter¬
tained at Pine Grove Sunday. If
you don’t believe Nick enjoys
eating cake, just pass it to him
and see.
Dr. Gilbert had a “call” in
Tennessee Sunday evening. It is
a “chronic” trouble which he has
been, treating for some time, but
1 believe he has not asked the
right question yet.
’Twas not a slip of the tongue
but a slip of the pen not noticed
until too late. “Where will Polk
county be?” was written ; “where
will Bradley county be” was in¬
tended instead in rny last letter.
Trix.
We have them. A full line of
up-to-date buggies, phmtons and
surryes. Gome and see for your¬
self.
Dalton Buggy Co.
We treat you right and sell
you the best of everything at
the price others!’ask for cheap
stuff. Evans & Co.
CONNASAUGA
Sunday-school is still progress¬
ing nicely.
Mrs. Bryant visited Mrs.’ Mar¬
tin Thursday.
Dr. Gilbert passed through our
burg one day last week.
Mrs. Nora Bond, of Fashion,
visited Mrs. Waterhouse Friday.
Miss Bessie Martin visited Miss
Lillie Bryant Sunday afternoon.
Tom Brown and wife visited
relatives at Beaverdale Sunday.
Mrs. Weatherly visited her
brother, Mark Waterhouse. Sun
day.
Guess what young man took
his best girl to Pine Grove Sun¬
day.
Mrs. ,, m I. Bryant „ . made . flying „ .
• . a
trip to Cleveland one day last
wee ' < *
M rs. Lou Haddock was a pleas
ant guest of Mrs. Julia Colvard
Friday.
Miss Ann Mania has returned
home after an extended visit in
Whitfield.
ed Wesley King and family visit
at the home of Jim Criders
Sunday.
J. I). Kerr and M. T. Water
house made a business trip to
Cleveland Saturday.
Farmers of this section are
done planting and are ready to go
to working their crops.
Our „ , hust ... ling merchant, , , n, T. TT H.
Keith, made a business trip to
Chattanooga last week.
Quite a number of young folks
attended singing and prayer ser
vice at Union Springs Sunday af
ternoon.
Mrs. Campbell, who has been
unable to walk for a month past
on account of a sprained foot, is
improving rapidly.
As “Three Daisies” has been
absent for quite a while, I will
give you a few dots from our
thriving little town.
The many frieuds of little
Johnnie Waterhouse were glad to
welcome him home again, as he
has been away in school for quite
a while.
Snowball.
Our stock of Hardware is corn*
plete. See us .before you buy.
Evans & Co.
When in Dalton call and in¬
spect our line of buggies and
surreys. We will make the price
to suit you.
Dalton Buggy Co.
ENOCH
Crockett Haney and family
visiting W. R. Tyson.
Rev. Davis will preach at Mt.
Pisgah on the fifth Sunday.
The gardens in this
are looking very promising.
Mrs. Morgan Peeples lias
quite feeble for several days.
Rev. Austin filled his
ment at Mt. Pisgah Sunday.
TEMPLE GROVE
T. J. Burns and wife made a
business trip to Dalton last Tues¬
day.
John Cookerly and son, J. E.,
were up at Gregory on business
Saturday.
Mrs. Thomas Ridley was the
guest of Mrs. D. W. Petty last
Thursday.
Handsome Seth Harris, of
Fairy, passed through our burg
one day last week.
Quite a number of the young
people of this place enjoyed the
Children’s Day services at Pine
Grove Sunday.
There must be something very
interesting down at Sumach for
Walter Whittle, as I see him go¬
ing in that direction very often.
1 suppose Taylor Harton’s smil¬
ing face passed through our burg
again this week. I don’t know
whether the girls were delighted
or not, as they didn’t get to see
him.
Honeysuckle.
The beautiful line of millinery
carried by Miss Lela Wilson is
exciting much comment among
the ladies, and her prices are
certainly reasonable. Be sure to
see her stock before you buy.
See Evans & Co. for Ice Cream
Freezers, Croquet Sets and
Hammocks.
The Annual May Meeting.
The annual May Meeting will
be held at Sumach Saturday and
Sunday, and the usual immense
crowd will no doubt be present.
COHUTTA SPRINGS
Misses Bell and Ruth Porter
visited Miss Eugenia Gregory
Saturday.
Miss Annie Steed, a charming
lassie of Dunn, visited here a few
days ago.
“Grandma” Gregory visited
Mrs. Rowena Harris in Pleasant
Valley Saturday.
Dr. J. M. Gregory, of Sumach,
made a professional call in our
valley last week.
Rus Westmoreland and family,
of Whitfield, attended services
at Dewberry Sunday,
Mrs. Fannie Gregory, who lias
been rigiit sick for a couple of
weeks, is now improving.
J. H. Spears, Ross Bates and
Bob Hill, of Crandall, have joined
the Sunday-school at Dewberry.
Farmers have finished planting
and are now waiting for the tardy
cotton to get large enough to be
worked.
Mrs. Addie Harris and chil¬
dren, Ralph and Claude L., of
Ooltewah, Tenn., visited rela -
tives here last week.
Rev. Oscar Davis preached to a
large and appreciative congrega¬
tion at Dewberry Sunday, and
afterwards administered the
Lord’s supper.
Dr. F. M. Hubbard, of Com¬
merce, stopped off here for a few
days’ visit among friends and rel¬
atives, on his way home from the
World’s Fair last week.
Baxter.
Notice
All persons are hereby warned
not to hire Tump Branham, col¬
ored, under penalty of the law,
as lie has hired to us until Au
gust 1, 3904.
W. J. &. J. E. Johnson.
See Evans & Co. for Cooking
Stoves of all kinds.
CISCO
Dr. Painter and Joe McEntire
passed through our burg one day
this week.
James Milne and F. M. Ken¬
drick made a business trip to
Rome Monday.
Mrs. S. E. Gochburn has re¬
turned home after an extended
trip to Alaculsey.
Mines. Nancy Wiggins and Liz¬
zie Ross were the guests of Moliie
Clayton Thursday.
B. A. Armour, of Alaculsey,
passed through our burg this
week, hauling lumber.
George Graves, Clarence Mc
Camy, Harris McEntire, Jasper
Franklin, Joe Lowry and French
Notice of Election
Georgia. Murray County. and
To the Justices of the Peace Notary Pub¬
lics of the various districts of said county
It is hereby ordered that the polls be' opened
and an election be held at the several precincts
for the purpose of electing a member to the
Georgia Senate from said the Forty-third (f3rd) Sen¬
atorial District of state on June 11th. 1904. to
fill the vacancy caused by order the resignation of of
the Hon. W. P. Dodd. By His Excel¬
lency J. M. Terrell, Governor.
This May 16. 1904. T, OVBEY, Ordinary.
J.
large congregation was present,
it being communion day.
Dawson Palmer received a nice
watch Monday as a prize in a
contest.
Tom Tyson’s baby has been
very sick the past week, hut is
much better at this writing.
The farmers of this section have
got a ten-cent cotton move on
them, and are plowing in hopes.
The second Sunday in June is
set for Children’s Day at Mt.
Zion. Everybody invited. Come
and bringwvell filled baskets and
let’s have'a good time.
Dawson Palmer and wife and
Misses Mary Watkins and Mamie
Watson made a flying trip to Dal¬
ton Monday, and while there-had
the photographer snatch their
beauty. Lobk out, crows, if you
get in ftur watermelon patch.
Prayer Jack.
We match all prices with bet¬
ter goods than others carry.
Evans & Co.
___________
We have both buggies and
prices that can not fail to suit you.
' Dalton Buggy Co.
SUMACH
Miss Susie Rickott is visiting
relatives at Menlo, Ga.
’Squire I). C. Dunn, of Grego¬
ry, was handshaking with Sumach
friends Saturday.
Mines. John M. Hanna and
Nannie Harris visited relatives
and friends in Spring Place Sun¬
day.
Misses Daisy Franklin and
Flossie Swinney were the guests
of the Misses Whittemore Sun¬
day.
B. W. Gladden, of Amzi, was
in our burg Saturday on business
and spent the night with E. G.
Gladden and family.
J. L. McEntire and daughter,
Miss Maud, and son, Henry, vis¬
ited J. P. Gregory and family at
Hassler Mill Sunday.
Clever R. N. McOamy spent
Sunday with W. L. Henry, of
Beaverdale, who has been right
sick for two or three weeks.
Oapt. Teet Franklin, one of the
“bosses” of the Ducktown Min¬
ing Company, spent several days
last week with our esteemed fel¬
low-townsman, John Franklin
and family. |
Some of our boys will doubtless
realize, after it is too late, that
they have lost a prize worth com
f peting for if they sit idly by and
et j ohn Ba tes, of Crandall, pay
his addresses so regularly and
j gallantly to one of our sweetest
belles.
Dr. W. H. Rickett, our popu
lar veterinary surgeon, was called
to consult with veterinary sur
geons W. M. Richards and N. H.
Henry, of Beaverdale, during the
recent, illness and death of Oapt.
Willie Hill’s mule. I am credi¬
bly informed that the surgeons
decided, on post-mortem exami¬
nation, that death was caused by
s °rghum hay.
lf a11 t] \ e bumach ” ea ux ™, d
, buy new buggies and drive . fat,
sleek horses like gallant John
Hembree, they would not be seen
| ften of congregated the streets, 0 „ with the long cor
ner8
f ace * while our belles are out
1 driving with Ed Neal, John
Bates , Frank Hall, Will Gregory,
Clint Howell, Bob Keith, Charlie
Howell, John Martin and a num
her of others from surrounding
burgs, all nice gentlemen, but
not a whit nicer or handsomer
than our hoys.
Verum.
ORAN
R, H. Tyler made a business
trip to Dalton Friday.
Oscar Mallet and wife are the
proud parents of a fine girl baby.
Lee Williams is visiting friends
and relatives in Chattanooga this
week.
James Bagley and Dolph Orago
made a business trip to Dalton
Friday.
Duncan Parrott, of Fort Moun¬
tain, was in our midst Saturday
afternoon.
Misses Alice and Jim Ballew
were the guests of Miss Nannie
Howard Sunday.
Miss Jessie Copeland Chapel, has re¬
turned home from Pine
where she has been in school.
Grover Terry and sister, Miss
Jennie, passed through Oran one
day last week en route to Dalton.
Cupper Jackson and Miss Capes
Webb visited their uncle, Prof.
Sam Jackson, in Gordon county
the latter part of last week.
W. 11. B.
THE MURRAY NEWS, FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1904
'()f'hocal
Miss Lizzie Stuart was tbeguesfc
of Miss Malinda Shields over
Sunday.
Mrs. Florence McGhee Lowry
is visiting relatives in Ardmore,
Ind. Ter.
M W. 'Shields has been suffer
mg from an attack of chills for
several days.
Miss Mattie Anderson, of Amzi,
wasa bewitching visitor to Spring
Flace Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs, Will Wrinkle, of
Atlanta, are the guests of rela
fives in Spring Place.
Mr. and Mrs. William Pendley
and Claude Anderson and wife
visited Dalton Friday.
School . , Commissioner „ . - wT W. I).
Gregory was in town Saturday
from Cohutta Springs.
Clifford Moore is back from
Gordon county for a few days’
stay with his parents.
B. C., the little daughter has of
Mr. and Mrs. Hull Kerr,
bee,, quite sick, but is better.
Rev. G. B. Barton will preach
at, the Murray Camp Ground
Sunday afternoon at d o clock.
Miss Annie Parsons is suffer
ing from a severely injured
hand, the result of a fall Sunday,
Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Parsons
spent Saturday and Sunday
among old friends in Gordon
pmin tv
Mines. Nannie Harris and ,1.
M. Hanna, of Sumach, were
pleasant visitors to Spring Place
Sunday.
Dr. F. M. Hubbard has re
turned to his home in Commerce
after a visit to relatives in Pleas
ant Valley.
Col. Charlie King returned
Monday from Nashville, where
he was in attendance upon the
Southern Baptist Convention.
As will be noted in the adver
tisement, an election has been
called for Saturday, June 11, to
choose a successor to Senator
Dodd.
Miss Jean Kaplian and Will
Prater, Miss Kate Bogle and John
Orr were over from Dalton Sun¬
day and dined at the popular
Shields House.
Hon. Seth A. Gregory has been
appointed postmaster at Dennis,
vice John B. Gregory resigned.
Mr. Gregory is assisted in the of¬
fice and store by Will Wilbanks/
Hugh Ovbey, of Lindale, uncle, will
be the.guest of his Alex
Ovbey, near Holly, for about
three weeks, after which lie will
return to his Floyd county home.
W. Burton Foote returned
Monday from New York, where
Don’t Forget
Hannah represented Sumach at
Pine Grove Sunday. Come
again, boys, when you can stay
longer.
Ellen Brewer and Cimlia
Heartley, chaperoned by Master
Joe Brewer, made a shopping
trip to Cleveland Thursday.
Pine Grove Sunday-school
Children’s Day Sunday, They
had good speaking and singing by
the school, and closed with talks
by Mr. Petty, Rev. Gann and
others which were enjoyed by all.
Black Joe.
Evans & Co. carry everything
you want in Hardw are. See
them before you buy.
BALL GROUND
Several of the people .
young
went to Mt. Pisgah Sunday.
Miss Katie Haygood is visiting
li6r sister, IVlrs* W lllie Tuliie,
I am sorry to note the sudden
illness of Miss Fannie Quarles.
Rufus Jones, of Bartow county,
spent Sunday with friends here,
Miss Janie Smith spent Satur
day night with Miss Julia Quarles
at Carters.
Calvin ladgett and , wife, .» of „
Boone s^nt Sunday at the home
of M. L. Smith.
I wonder what has become of
“Violet”. I haven’t seen
of her dots lately.
Monroe and George Smith, of
White, Ga., spent several days
here with their father.
Guess what young man fell
he has been for some weeks in
t he interest of the Dalton A Ala
the Alaeul
se ^ ^ iUlll ' >er Company,
Dr. B. E. Hall has finished his
dental course in Atlanta, and is
Eif in
college a fact of which his many
friends feel justly proud.
g am Shields, of the Dalton
[, ousei } ias been in charge of Ea
ton, Coffey & Co.’s branch store
at Holly this week, during the
absence of Henry James, who is
attending court in Ellijay.
We note in the Dalton papers
the announcement of W. V\.
Seymour for representative from
Whitfield county. Will is an old
jj urra y boy, and many friends
hgre wish hilll ali kinds of suc
cegs>
M. II. Williams was the pleas
ant host at a most enjoyable flope
terpsichorean gathering at said
<^le Friday night, and ’tis
that the stars had been long
bSE“him gZl
morning,
Elsewhere in this issue will be
f oun( j the large advertisement of
Foster, Son & Harlan, who are
earnest seekers after Murray
county trade, and whom we com¬
mend to our readers as an excel
j en t firm to patronize. They
have acquired the bargain habit,
The Dalton ... , Buggy r . Co., „ G. ,, M. ,,
Lewis manager, has contracted.
with Tub News for 1,000 lines of
advertising. Read their locals
every week. You will find this
firm a clever and courteous one
to deal with, and they will cer
tainly treat you well on prices
and terms,
In selecting the new convention congres
sional committee the
at Rome, Tuesday, chose Mr. 0.
|T. Murray. Owens The as convention its member endorsed from
the candidacy of Hon. John W.
Maddox for delegate from the
state at large to the national
democratic convention.
Among the number from this
city who attended the"decoration
exercises in Dalton Friday we
noted Mr. and Mrs. W. J. John¬
son, Miss Annie Parsons and
Rev. G. B. Barton, Miss Win¬
ston and Malcolm Anderson, T.
J. Ramsey and J. A. Dickson.
Several others went over whose
names we failed to get .
Loveman Sons, of Dalton,
while in one sense a new firm,
need no introduction to you.
For many years the name “Love
man” lias been synonymous with
good merchandising, and these
young gentlemen propose to pre¬
serve its reputation. Take ad¬
vantage of the specials they are
offering you in this paper today.
his wheel, and it took a gallon of
coal oil to bathe his wounds.
Several of the young people at¬
tended all-day singing at White
Groves Sunday and all report a
tine time.
j Roses.
OAK GROVE
j | Eugene Wood spent Sunday
here with homefolks.
| Dennis Walraven, of Mt. Zion,
| graced our streets Sunday,
j j hope the picnic day will be a
day to be remembered by all.
Jeff Woods dined with Seth
Leonard, of Mt. Zion, Sunday.
Edward Owens and wife visited
| the home of Tram Price Sunday.
! Miss Willie Owens visited her
brother, Lon Owens, at Mt, Zion,
SnmO Y
sic t-‘fo| tJmpal few days? but k
j j improved, Groves’anS
wmis familv spent
Sunday evening at- the home of
j j James Springfield,
, Mrs. Van Owens and charming
daughter. Miss Willie, visited
: Wyatt Wood Monday evening,
! Misses Moliie and Dora Wood
and Maggie Bradley spent one
day last week wit fi Mrs. Ola
Owens and Miss Olevia Campbell
at Mt. Zion.
There's a rose bush knows a secret on a Xtttle
mi*s, guess who. |
It would be funny, oh, my honey, if your
mamma only knew, *
I think some day I will go and tell, if I knew
it you would only spite.
About your bush kissing Sunday that night. er fellow by the Tose
Liza and Lizzie.
LOVEMAN SONS
DALTON, G A.
Want Your
Dry Goods
Business
and why shouldn’t we have it?
We carry the most
complete line of Dry
Goods In the City,
and our prices are
the lowest ; ; ; I
Read a Few of Our Hot
Weather Specials
Good quality Figures 45c
and Lawn, ioyds for
Good quality Apron Check
Gingham, fast colors, g* _
per yard.....aJC'
1 lot wide Hamburg Edging
and Insertings, special g* _
values, per yard . . . vL
3 pairs ladies fast 25c
black hose full length
Turkey Red and Indigo Blue
Calicoes, pretty patterns, Cp
per yard.....
Gome and See Us for Bargains
LOVEMAN SONS
DALTON GA.