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VOL. 31
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Mrs. Essie Edmondson is very
*ick this week.
Mrs. W. A. Henry is visiting
relatives in Chattanooga.
Misses Pear and Mattie Cal¬
houn were in town Monday.
J. T. Kuhn was in the city on
business Monday.
Miss Sudie Walls is 3iek at her
home in South Spring Place.
Col. W. W. Sampler made a
business trip to Dalton Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. \V r . C. Sane and
Mrs. Kilby were in town Thurs¬
day.
Mr. 11. Caldwell and daughter,
Miss Nina Mae, were*here Satur¬
day.
Mrs. Win. Pendley is greatly
improved after a two weeks ill¬
ness.
Quite a crowd of our young
people spent Sunday at Oohutta
Springs.
Merchants, Lewis Thompson
and Sam Kelly, .pent Tuesday
in Dalton.
Mr. Virgil Frost and sister,
Miss Ola, were shopiug in town
Monday.
Miss Esther Vaughn, of Ful¬
ler’s Cnapel, spent Monday in
Spring Place.
Mrs. Cantrell visited her sis
ter, Mrs. Lowery, a shore while
Wednesday.
Mrs. Bob Jackson and da ugh
ter, Miss Pearl, were shopping
here
The Misses Ellis and little
Walter Jackson were
in town Monday.
Col. W. W, Seymour, in com¬
pany with Miss Leola Armstrong,
was in the city Tuesday.
Have your eyes tested free of
charge, by Dr, Clifton Newton—
He will he in town ail next week.
Little Miss Vivian Lmvery is
• visiting her aunt, Mrs. ./. M.
Roach, ut Chatsworth.
Misses Ora Beil and Clarice
"Jones and Delia Gregory Attend
ed church here Friday night.
Miss Lois Wright, of Chats
worth, is spending part of this
week with Miss Rosa Pendley.
Ray Harris and sister, Miss
Laura, of Dalton, visited their
grandmother here part of Giis
week.
Look to your children’s eyes—
Have Dr. Clifton Newton to ex¬
amine them next week, its free,
Mrs. Tom and Miss v ick
land, of Chatsworth, were shop
ping in our town one day last
week.
Mrs. T. J. Ovbey aud little
daughter, Miss Maude, are visit
ing Mrs. Hill Anderson, near
Amzi.
Hon. W. C. Martin, of Dalton,
was m tlie cilv Monday.
often Colonel, we are alwavs
glad to see you.
The biggest rain of the season
fell here last Sunday afternoon,
doing considerable damage to
growing crops.
Esq. Frank Dugger and
ard Bagley, of the Eighth Dis
trict, were here on business last
Monday.
Mrs. J. E. Johnson and baby,
of Chatsworth, and Miss Nettie
Rembert, of Dalton, visited Mrs.
Essie Edmondson one day
week.
Col. R. Noel Steed, Div. D.
G. M., and State Instructor for
the 8th Division, has returned
from the meeting of the (fraud
Officers of the I O. O. F., at
Indian Springs. The Col. reports
an all around good time, and is
the right man in the right place.
THE MURRAY NEWS.
SPRING PLACE, MURRAY COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1909.
Old Time 4th Of July Celebration
Ai Spring Place.
There will be an “Old Time,’’ patriotic celebration of the
4th of July, to take place on Saturday July 3rd, in the court house
at Spring Place, and every citizen in the county and their families,
who want better times and who want to better enjoy the good
things possible of this progressive age are urged to be present.
Each Sunday school in the county is requested to come,
eacii school have a program of its own, consisting of songs
speeches.
The following subjects will he discussed :
Welcome address, Rev. Alvin Jones.
Patriotism, Col. W. (\ Martin, Will S. Cox,
Education, Miss Lina Gladden. Ben F. Bates.
Sunday Schools, T. J Ovby. F. M. Davis,
Church work, C. N. King, W. I). Willbanks,
How to build up our < ounty, Hat old Willingham.
What we-have and what we need, Dr. Sam A. Brown.
Fraternity, Rev. E. O. Davis, 0. li. Shriuer.
All Sunday schools are requested to hand in their
to Editor Kerr, Schools will take part in the following order:
Free Hope, Mason’s Chapel, Chatsworth, Dewberry, Eton,
Mfc. Pisgah, Spring Place, Methodist, Spring Place, Baptist, Smyr¬
na, Fuller’s, Mt. Zion, Center Valley, Sumach, McOatny’s Chap¬
el, Union Springs, Coffey’s, Connasauga, Temple Grove, Sum
msrour’s, Hipps Chapel, Zion Hill, New Prospect. Center Hill
and Holly Creek.
If there are any left out please let us know and they will be
put an the program.
We will have a good stri’ g band to help furnish the music,
and everything possible will he done to m»kd the day an enjoya
hie and beneficial one to all who wish to see a higher standard of
business, morals and everyth! ig tending toward elevation attained,
get yom selves in shape to cane and help -make this the biggest
ant ] i J<E > a t day in the hist< ry of the good old county of Murray,
In Memorium.
On March 21; Bluff, U’hI in
Providence saw fit to call from
labor to refreshments our B r „.
Thomas McClain, who was a
worthy Brother of Sumach Lodge
'"D He had been a Mason
lUKnd * 1 * 'j *' IV ° years, was
*>
s f v T lywU ,
lived out his three score and sen
an( j as a (; itizen perhaps none
was more willing to aid his fel
low man in sickness, and none
more willing to help dig graves;
could be said that he had dug
more graves than any man in
our C0m,fcy ' He 1,elped l ° dig
graves for the rich and the poor.
He was a very industrious man,
delighted in working for the
public and always did h s work
well and to please, and no man in
our county lias ever done better
charitable deeds than Bro. Mc
Claim
We feel that we have lost a
member, although Bro. Me
was no man for show or
display, hut was a true Mason.
Be it resolved, that a copy of
this be spread upon our minute
book and a copy he presented to
our county paper for publication,
Resolved, that a copy he pre
seated to his family, and that
we extend our heart-felt sympa
thy to his family.
Ke.peeH«»,; W. submitted. D. Putty.
B. C. M<‘Ext r km
Joux M. Harkis
Committee
In Memorium.
We, your Committee, with sad
hearts beg leave to make the
following report on the death of
beloved brother John Ilayes:
Brother Ilayes was horn Janu
ary 5, 1857. On June 5, 1909, It
pleased the Grand Master of the
[j mvcrge to call our brother from
this earthly lodge to the lodge
j W)Ve<
On June 6 his body was laid to
rest in .the Sumach grave yard
with Masonic honors, Rev. John
Miller preaching the funeral.
Brother Hayes was 52 years
age and was initiated in Sumach
lodge in 1006, He served as
nior Warden with credit
served as Tyler in 1908.
Brother Hayes was a useful
Otuzen of out county. lie vv da
»«fced character for masonry.
From Ins conversations we feel
freely to say that Masonry was a
great benefit to linn in various
ways, and especially in a spiritu¬
al way. It seemed to give him
courage and higher aspirations.
He was cut down just in
prime of life, ^ sick ^ for months
was
out bore Ins suffering with pa
Hence. He was a man that
lieved in a man doing ins duty,
with all his might. We
we have lost a trueTroth
a brother who loved the prin
and teachings of
Therefore, be it resolved:
lst. That we how our heads
humble submission to the
of God, for we know He
all things .well.
2nd. Be it further resolved :
we have lost a true and
brother, and the community
good citizen and the family an
and loving husband
father.
3rd. Be it further resolved :
That we extend our
to the' bereaved farm- ,
4th. Be it further resolved :
That a record he placed on our
book and a copy be pre
to our county paper for
and that a copy be
the family.
We extend our thanks to the
lodges for their assistance
the burial of dear brother
Respectfully submitted:
R. N, MeCauiy,
R. II. Shelton.
J. M. Hanna,
Committee.
Irene, the beautiful little 2
year old girl of Mr. and Mrs. S.
L. Rouse, died Saturday
ing at 3 o’clock. She had been
sick but one month. Thefuner
al services were held at the home
f Mr. J. L. Rouse, grand-father
of the child, and the body was
interred at Spring Place cerne
tery. Rev. O, L. Evans officia
ted. The floral offerings were
beautiful. The bereaved have
the deepest sympathy of The
News and friends.
THE D
for midsummer goods has been great.
We have had fine business on such goods as
dutch collars, jabots, shirt waists, silk skirts,
summer parasols, Persian lawns, Irish linens,
linen suitings, flaxons, pajama checks, percales,
and ginghams. Our showing of these made
selling easy.
SHOES.
Strap slippers and lots of other attractive things in slippers and Oxfords. Bol¬
ton’s slippers and oxfords for ladies always please the discriminating buyers.
Its almost an every day occurrence for some one to tell us that we have the
nicest clothing store in North Georgia. Same may be said of each of the oth¬
er rooms. You know we bought a solid car load of fine show cases and
other nice store fixtures the first of this year. We believe that it pays to make
our store attractive by having the right goods, nice,fixtures, aij^l intelligent,
obliging sales people.
Come to us for the best ice-cream freezers, lawn mowers, milk cooleus, en¬
amel preserving kettles,summer lap robes, ice picks, base balls, fishing tackle,
china and glass berry sets, water sets, ice tea glasses, sherbert cups, fruit
cullenders, etc. etc. j;
miM
2 gaK tin bucket $.9c
Ail $1.00 silks at $.79 yd
V-jk -«
Our goods are best and we sell them on their true merits.
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A THE STORE OF LITTLE PRICES
„. , .^.,4 y* • - - • A’•
Dalton, Qa.
A De l.'hfful Affair.
Mrs. Frank Vonbefg enter
on 1 uesday evening,in
of Miss Nellie Von berg,
Cere}’, Ara the ocea—
on was one of the most pleas
and delightful affairs evei
in Spring Place, llie
was beautifully decora
with roses, sweet peas and
which made a scene
to the eye and glad
to the heart. At 10:30
all repaired, to the
room where dainty re¬
were served, con¬
of ice-cream, cake and
peaches, assisted
Mrs. V onoei g tv ns
receiving and entertaining
guests b) Mrs. Hattie Bur
of Arkansas, and MLses
and F rankie Anderson,
Spring 1 lace,.
Those from a distance were
Fannie and Inn Dav¬
aud Vivian Sewel, At¬
Margie and Daisy Cox
Mr. John Parker, Chats
worth. Those of Spring Place
Misses Mamie and Rosa
Flora Rouse, Ma
King, Lena Ilenry, iVlai
and Pansey I leartseil,
Bates, Lela Ken, No
and Frankie Anderson,
Willie Anderson and Sou ah
\ onberg ; Messrs. Per
King, Clinton Kelly, Oliver
Dickson, l>uel Cox, Lari
Grover and Dick
Ilenry.
Few of ns ever get old
enough to konw better.
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10 yds. 36 in. Domestic *
49c
Best$15 suitui Dalton for $12.50
NEWSY EE ITER FROM
(iRAYSVILLE TENN.
Hello! Georgia Friends:—If
don’t care I’ll visit a while
with you all.
Rev. Dr, Taylor filled his reg¬
ular appointment at the Pres¬
byterian Church Sunday a. in.
Mr. John Clouse and family
have been gone on a visit with
sister in Denver Col., and
expected home the 16th. .
Mr. Ernest Hunt has returned
a short, visit with his sister
Chattanooga.
Mr. Walter Rogers was calling
his best girl Sunday—when
is he coming again Bill?
We are glad to hear of Mrs.
Anna Hickman improving.
MissTera Taylor spent Sunday
wit-li her father and mother.
The farmers are not looking
very pleasant now-days as the
has damaged the berry crop
car loads'.
There was quite a litte crowd
the Christian Church
afternoon.
Flower gathering seemed to be
the go Sunday eye. Hope
had success.
Mr. L. L. Potent has been a
little sick for a few days, but is
better now.
All the Georgia Friends have
a special invitation to Raleigh
Hickman’s watermelon patch
this summer, and boys “listen,”
he also lias the prettiest little
blackeyed Sis, while there are
others by the score, about as
pretty. So you had better come.
And girls the boys are a little
scarce, for why I do not know ;
NO. 26.
hut what’s left, sure does look
fine.
We will assure you all a splen
did time and when you go hack
we will all go hack with you to
help pick cotton.
Best wishes to The New and
its readers. Bonn it; Mak.
Mr. Will S. Cox and daughter,
Miss Margie, and Mr. Earnest
Swan was over from Chatsworth
on their bycycles Thursday af
noon.
Ex Judge R. H. Gudger re
returned Sunday night from
quite an extended visit to Jef¬
ferson and other points in South¬
ern Georgia. The Judge reports
a delightful time.
Our lenses are ground and pre¬
scriptions filled by the well
known firm of Harris <fc Hogs¬
head, Chattanooga lean. Qual¬
ity guaranteed by them, fit by
us. Will tie in Spring Place
next week. I >r. 'Clifton Newton.
Wanted
Ten teams to haul bark now
pealed ; delivered Eton or Cran
dal I, Ga.
The Farrar Lumber Co.
Dalton, Ga.
A Night Rider’s Raid.
The worst night riders are cal¬
omel, croton oil or aloes pills.
They raid your bed to rob you of
rest. Not so with Dr. King’s
New Life Pills, They never dis¬
tress or inconvenience, but al
CoiiK ways cleanse the system, curing
Headache, 'Constipation,
Malaria, 25c. at G. H. Arrowood’s