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VOL. 28
AMONG THE DOTfERS
FORT MOUNTAIN.
Richard Springfield was giving
the glad hand to his Fort Moun
tain friends one day last week,
Mrs. L. I). Leonard and dangh
ter, Miss Zoe, visited friends at
Pleasant Valley Sunday.
Duncan Parrott and Jim Will
banks spent last Monday in
ton.
Mrs. Myrtle Wilson
Mrs. Mary E. Brown Sunday
afternoon.
Duncan Parrott and Jim Will
banks spent last Monday
Dalton.
Will Carney was smiling on
friends here Sunday.
Misses Minnie Red and ©cie
Gordon spent Sunday night with
Miss Nellie Adams.
Mrs. J. O. Willbanks spent
Thursday afternoon with Mrs.
II. Wilson.
Miss Mattie Lou Walls spent
last week with Miss Zoe
George Lindsey and Virgil
Barksdale spent Thursday night
with W. C. Lindsey at Oran.
Tom Wright, Pat Loughridge,
Marvin Bond, Jim Willbanks,
John Black and*Will Anderson
and Misses Vick Mooreland,
Velaina O’Neil, Mary Warmack,
Jessie May Copeland and Florida
Smith spent Sunday afternoon
with Miss Effie Lee Brown.
W. Z. Latch and lady dined
with their grandmother, Mrs.
Mary F. Peeples Sunday.
Elias McHan was here a day of
last week.
Doss Strawn, of Eton, was in
Fort Mountain Monday.
LeTrekle.
D. E. Humphry and daughters,
Misses Julia and Annie spent
Tuesday with Mrs. Mary Brown.
Mrs. Pearl Parrott has been
visiting her mother near Mt.
Zion for the past few days.
“Unice Eli” Stanford passed
through our burg enroute to
Spring Place.
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Leonard
spent Tuesday in Spring Place,
Miss Mattie Lou Walls who has
been visiting Miss Zoe Leonard
has returned to her home in
Spring Place.
Mr. Jim Willbanks and Miss
Effie Lee Brown visited friends
at Dunn, Ga., Sunday.
J. I). Carnes and son, Earl,
passed through our tosvn Monday.
L, D. Leonard and daughter,
Miss Zoe, were out driving Sun¬
day.
Hurrah! for Chattsworth. It
will be the leading town.
Grab apple,
Peach and
Pear blossoms.
COHUTTA SPRINGS
Well as I haven’t seen any¬
thing about Cohutta Springs, I
will give you some of the news.
J. AI. Plemmons is convales¬
cing after a serious sickness.
Air. Owen’s boy is able to be
out again.
R. H. Shelton has bought a
half interest in the store of J. R.
Gregory. The name of the firm
will be Gregory & Shelton.
Little Esther Shelton is able to
sit up again.
B. A. Gregory and wife were
visitors at R. H. Shelton’s Sun¬
day, also C. C. Dunn and family
and John Epperson.
Willie Dunn and family were
in town Sunday.
Jim Poteet and family and a
number of others were in
town Sunday,
I will close by saying hurrah
for The News.
Bee.
To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Qui¬
nine Tablets. Druggists refund
money, if it fails to cure. E. W.
GROVES’ signature is on each
box. 25c.
THE MURRAY NEWS
SPRING PLACE, MURRAY COUNTY, GEORGIA, APRIL 6 , igc 6 .
CHATTSWORTH
The Chattsworth land sale
like a regular old Georgia
meeting. Everybody and
folks were here and everything
was enjoyed despite the down
pour of rain. Undoubtedly.
Chattsworth will be the leading
on the L. & N. line and of
course you want to purchase your
at the best and leading town,
one that will not be long about
building up, then don’t fail
get your lots at Chattsworth,
“Queen of Murray.” No, we
are not afraid of the frogs com
ing back from Eton, but if they
should come they couldn’t be
heard for the carpenter’s ham
mer, saw mills, trains, talc mill.
and many other noises that prove
to you that Chattsworth is a bus
mess town.
Marshall Carney and his aunt,
Miss Mary Chastain, of Cedar
Ridge, visited relatives here sev
era! days ago.
Mrs. Don Etheredge and little
daughter, of Pleasant Valley,
spent a few days last week with
relatives here.
Misses Mattie Anderson, Net
tie Gladden and Sallie Holland
spent Tuesday night with the
Misses Carney,
John and Tom Carney visited
at the home of Dock McHan Sat¬
urday night and Sunday.
Mesdanies Zeke and Luke
Dunn made a shopping trip to
Spring Place Tuesday afternoon.
Erol.
WELLS
Winter seems to be broken
and spring time is here and
farmers seem to be getting ready
for farm work.
W. L. Smith returned home
Saturday from a delightful visit
in Florida. He reports a de¬
lightful time.
Many of the young folk of this
place and the older ones too,
seemed to enjoy themselves very
much at Mr. Huckleby’s show
here last Saturday night.
Mrs. Julia Walker visited the
home of T. 0. West and fam
ily.
J. N. Halcomb made a busin¬
ess trip to Dalton one day last
week.
Charlie Petty made a business
trip to Dalton one day last week.
John Martin and W. 1. Berry,
of Chattanooga, paid their par
ents a short visit last week.
George McEntire spent
days last week in Resaca on
iness -
W. I . Pritchett . and son, made
a business trip to Calhoun Sat
urday.
Miss Julia Quarles visited her
sister Mrs. Emma Smith Satur¬
day and Sunday.
Little Joe.
CARTERS
The farmers are getting along
nicely with their work in this
part now.
The train is running right
along on the L. «fc N. road.
School at Spratling’s commis¬
sary is progressing nicely
the care of Miss Verna Leonard.
Miss Minnie Blackwell is
spending this week with
sister, Airs. Ida Putman, near
Carters.
Wonder where Dave Moore
hitched his little black ...
pony
Sunday.
L. M. and J. AI.
Egos for Hatching. —
Plymouth Rock. 50c per setting,
Mrs. C. T. Owens.
For Sale —One pair good mules
Cash or on time.
W. C. Fincher,
at Fincher & Nichols,
ORAN
Peaches are growing nicely in
vicinity,
Miss Mae McClure spent Sun
day night with Miss Jessie Cope¬
land.
Capes Webb and Cooper Jack
son visited Miss Myrtle and Liz
zie Mitchell Sunday night.
We are glad to get our new
neighbors Mr. and Mrs. Oicero
Lindsey, T. A. Wright and fain
Isenhour, of Spring
Place,
Some of our young people at
tended church at Pleasant Val
Sunday. The preacher, Mr.
Horn, delivered a very interest
ing sermon.
Misses Cammie Keith, Etta
Davis, Clara Tyler, Alline Greg
Pearl Jackson, Nannie
O’Neil, Rowena Tyler and Oscar
Gregory, of Pleasant Valley,
were horse back riding Sunday.
Misses Mary Warmack, Del a
ney O’Neil, Florida Smith and
Flossie Warmack, of Pleasant
Valley and Miss Vick Moreland,
of Chatsworfch, and Jessie Cope
land, of Oran, and Messers
Willie Anderson, John Black,
Pascal Loughridge, Chester
Swilling and Tom Wright visited
Miss Effie Lee Brown, of Fort
Mountain Sunday,
Jim Willbanks and Miss Effie
Lee Brown visited Mr. and Mrs.
W. C. Lindsey at this place Sun¬
day.
Miss Zoe Leonard, of Fort
Mountain, and Miss Mattie Lou
Walls, of Spring Place, dined
with Miss Capes Webb, Thurs
day.
li. C. Logan is building a new
postoffice at this place.
Mr. Will Isenhower has just
received a car load of fertilizer
ut the new station of Oran
which is a great deal of help in
our vicinity.
Peacii Blossom.
MT. ZION
Glad to note that little Omie
Springfield is rapidly improving
after a severe attack of pheu
nionia fever.
Sam Peeples of Ducktown,
Tenn., visited his brother and
sister, D. F. Peeples and Mrs. F.
G. Holland from Friday until
Sunday.
Misses EUa Peeples and Sallie
olland called on Mrs. Carrie
Sunday,
Mr. and Airs. A. H. Phipps
Suaday Wlfc h their parents, Mr.
an( j jyj rs j oe ] J h jpps.
D. F. Peeples and wife, L. F.
p ee pj eg( G f (Spring Place, and
g am Peeples, of Ducktown,
Tenn., spent a most enjoyable
day at the home of Mis. Florence
Holland last Saturday.
Everybody is invited to come
out to Mt. Zion next Saturday
and Sunday.
Cleve Gregory and wife have
moved near the booming city of
Chattsworth.
Going to Chattsworth to the
big sale didn’t go well with ye
scribe and for some unknown
reason caused a knot on their
head and haven’t been out to get
"P news>
OifKRKY.
Teachers’ Examination.
Next examination of appli¬
cants for lincense to teach will
be held at Spring Place the 22nd
an( j 23rd of June
The scope of the examination is
indicated in the outlines for
for 11)05. Agriculture
will be made a special topic, and
not be included in geography as
heretofore.
W -J ) ; GbE80RY , O. S. C.
NOTICE!
Money to loan to farmers on
good notes, liberal rates and
terms, cal! on us.
Cohutta Banking Co,
CARTERS
School is still flourishing under
the instructions of Miss Verna
Leonard.
Sam Ellis, of Pleasant Valley,
spent Wednesday night at the
home of J. $. Noland.
Mr. Polk Halcomb and family,
and Miss Earl Ramsey were
guests at the home of Mr. Black
well, Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Blackwell and sister,
Ruth, visited friends at Ball
Ground, last week.
Dr. Tnornton, of Colima, spent
Tuesday with J. S. Noland.
0. C. Gilbert, one of our hand¬
somest young men, visited home
folks the latter part of the week.
Wonder what has become of
Ben Messer and his gray mule?
Miss Myrtle Blackwell went to
Dalton one day last week.
Miss Ollie Moore spent the
first of the week with Miss Eva
Noland.
J. S. Noland and daughters,
Misses Eva and Ethel, and Miss
Verna Leonard took a trip to
Chattsworth last Saturday. They
report a pleasant time.
Misses Eva and Ethel Noland
entertained quite a number of
friends Sunday afternoon. Those
present were: Misses Bertha
Douglas, May Taylor, Dora
Heartsell, Etta Green, Ollie
Moore and Verna Leonard. Jim
Owens, Gordon Greene, Ben
Taylor, Harvey Logan, Will
Henderson, Connie Tyler and Mr.
Morton.
Miss Mary Blackwell visited
relatives near Petersburg last
week.
Tom Quarles attended church
at Ball Ground Sunday,
Dave Moore called on Miss
Minnie Blackwell, recently.
Quite a number of Pleasant
Valley boys and girls came down
to the river on the train last
Saturday.
V rOLKT.
OAK GROVE
J. D. Love has sold his farm on
Rock Creek to Prof. Waters, the
consideration being $2500.
J. M. Quarles is on the sick
list this week.
_ Miss Annie Bates is teaching
music at this place.
Miss Mamie Campbell is visit¬
ing Miss Annie May Red.
Miss Mollie Wood spent
Thursday night with Miss Mabel
Love.
Rev. W. M. Shields preached
an interesting sermon at Mt.
Pisgah Sunday.
Luke Pulliam and Miss Olivia
Campbell called on Miss Maggie
Bradley Sunday.
Gordon Owens, of Blind Tiger
Bluff, spent Saturday night here.
livery body that is interested
in Sunday school come out to
Mt. Pisgah next Sunday organ¬
ize.
Miss Annie Bates accompanied
by Johnnie Evans and sisters,
Misses Annie and Eula, spent
the latter part of last week with j
the homefolks.
Messrs Willie, Johnnie and
Eddie Jenkins, of Spring Place, j
A number of our folks enjoyed j
a singing at the school house
Sunday evening.
Miss Alary Grofes spent Sun¬
day with homefolks.
J. M. Wood and family, spent
Sunday here.
Rev. M. W. Shields and E. N. j
Whitmire, of Spring Place, spent !
Sunday at the home of Wyatt j
Wood.
Peach Blossom.
Help Wanted —We can give
employment to twenty or thirty!
families, especially of girls, in j
our knitting and spinning mill, j
Two trolley car lines, cheap
house rent, healthy location,
good water, abundant amuse¬
ments, no commissary, steady
■
work, highest scale of piece work
prices paid. Apply to tlie
Richmond Hosiery Mills,
Chattanooga, Tenn.
PURELY LOCAL AND PERSONAL
G. W. Cox ahd wife were shop¬
ping in Dalton Monday.
Wade Shields spent the first
part of the week in Benton,
Tenn.
L. W. Thompson and Col. 0.
N. King spent Wednesday in
Dalton.
G. L. Moore, wife and daugh¬
ter, Miss Nettie, spent Monday
in Dalton.
A. Bearden, of Whitfield was
an appreciated visitor at our office
last Saturday.
There were some communica¬
tions left out this week but will
appear next week.
Surveyor R. R. Love, of Fort
Mountain, spent Wednesday
night in the city.
Rev. J. A. Seymour filled his
regular tist apointment at the Bap¬
church Sunday.
J. M. McGhee has been sick
for a few days, but we are glad
to know he is better.
Mrs. G. H. Jones and children,
of Dahlonega, are spending the
week in Spring Place.
I handle all kinds of high grade
fertilizers, will make prices right.
Jonn Holland.
R. N. Steed, who has been
traveling for the Chicago Potrait
Co,, is home for a few day.
1 handle all kinds of high grade
fertilizers, will make prices right.
John Holland.
Read the ad of Herron &
Thomas in another column.
They are making some close
prices.
Mrs. B. E. Hall and baby, of
Atlanta, are spending a few
weeks with relatives in the
county,
J. C. Heartsell, of the A. J.
Showalter Co., has been at home
this week attending the bedside
of bis little girl.
E. N. Whitmire and wife have
moved from the Bagwell house
into the one recently completed
by Judge Gudger.
Look and Listen!
We put on sale today about sev¬
enty-five Men’s Suits that are a little
off in, style, but alright in qality and
at a price that should claim your at¬
tention as everything is marked in
plain figures.
10 Suits, former price $6.50 now $3.25
17 Suits, former price 8.50 now 4.25
15 Suits, former price 10.00 now 5.00
14 Suits, former price 12.00 now 6.00
9 Suits, former price 13.00 now 6.75
4 Suits, former price 15.00 now 7.50
6 Suits, former price $16.oo now $ 8.00
While we enjoy the reputation of
handling the best to be had in the
market, we want to prove to you that
we handle dependable merchandise
at the right price and as low as the
lowest.
ROBERTSON
The Clothier and Furnisher.
DALTON, GEORGIA,
NO. 17
Alvin Jones is spending the
week at home. His daughter,
Miss Ora Belle, is in his place at
Ohatts worth.
■Mr. 0. L. Terry, of Hassler
Mill, will in all probability be in
the race for sheriff. You will
his announcement later.
Miss A Been Ballard, • of
Atlanta, has been spending a few
with her grand parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. II. Kenner, at the Tibbs
farm.
T. S. Shope, editor of the
North Georgia Citizen, and Mr.
George Lewis, of the Dalton
Buggy Co., spent Tuesday night
in the city en route to Carters.
Dimple the youngest child of
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Heartsell has
been seriously ill with pneu
. for several days, but it is
moma
thought today that there is a
chance for her recovery.
We have received several nice
communications this week and
we would have been glad to
publish them but as we did not
know who wrote them we had to
turn them down and will always
do it, as we we cannot and will
not print anything when we do
not know who sends it.
W. F. Pritchett, Holly, Ga.,
H. H. Boshea, Hughes; Mrs, W.
N. Jones, Spring Place: Miss
Sarah May, Cohutta Junction;
J. G.-Loughridge, Spring Place;
V. W. Searcey, Holly; D. T.
Pritchett, Holly; J. M. Hays,
Holly; D. W. Bond, Spring
Place and E. A. Davis, Spring
Place, were additions to our sub¬
scription list this week.
“Uncle” Isaac Venable and
his wife “Aunt” Patience, two
good, old time darkies, had the
bad luck to lose their only horse
last Saturday and sympathizing
friends made up a purse of about
twenty dollars on Tuesday of
this week towards buying them
another. They wish to express
their heartfelt thanks to their
heartfelt thanks to “their white
folks” for their aid in their hour
of need.
I handle ail kinds of high grade
fertilizers, will make prices right.
John Holland.