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DOUGLAS COUNTY SENTINEL, DOUGLASVILLE, GEORGIA Social and Personal Miss Ava Duncan of Rome, is "Visiting Miss Bessie Burton. . / N. B, Duncan is spending the week at Tate Springs. ;/ Miss Nannie Love Selman has returned from a visit to Macon. Miss MairanjUpshaw is visit ing in Atlanta. Dr. Reed of Bill Arp, was in Douglasville Wednesday. Hal Duncan of Birmingham is a guest of Fred Duncan. L. H. Baldwin made a business 1 trip to Atlanta Wednesday, D, W, Peace is spending his annual vacation in Birmingham and points in Mississippi. Miss Rilla Land has succeeded W. F. Hughey as clerk at the postofRce. Walter Brown of the 5th regi ment at Macon, spent the week end here with home folks. Miss Elenor Atkinson left Fri day for Montezuma, where she will teach this year. Mrs. W. J. Hall of Villa Rica, spent Friday of last week here with her son, H. G. Hall. /Miss Hattie Houseworth left "this week for Monroe where she will attend school this year. Mr. and Mrs, Lamar Cooper are visiting their parents, Judge and Mrs. VV. T. Cooper. Miss Lillian Dake is visiting Mrs. Arthur DeLaPerriere at Hose h ton. Mr, and Mrs, W. L. Roberts of Sewanee, spent the week end here with relatives and friends, Miss Inez Durham left Satur day for Carrollton, where Jshe will teach. Miss Ruth Selman is visiting V friends in Dublin and Wrights ville. Mrs. G. W. Jones and Miss Opal Duncan spent the week end at Warm Springs. Miss Lottie Duncan has re turned from a pleasant visit with Lome folks at Rome. Rev. and Mrs. W. C. Huckaby and Miss Annie Summers of Birmingham, are spending seve;- nldays here with T. P. Huckaby. , Dr. G, H. Turner, who was recently commissioned a first Lieutenant, was called to Ft. Oglethrope this week. Mrs. Frederick Wilson has just returned from Virginia, after having a most delightful visit for a month. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Perkins / and Misses Alline Burton, Lottie and Ava Duncan were among those spending Monday in Atlan ta. Friends here will be interested in knowing that Mr. and Mrs. J, E. Morris of Columbia, S. C., announce the birth of a daughter last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Smith and - sons, Francis and David Barry, of Milton, Fla,, are visit ing their mother, Mrs. Ellen D. Smith. Douglas county’s first select men left Thursday for the can- I tonment, accompanied by Sheriff Baggett. They were: C. C. Eskew, W. H. Barron, B. H. McLarty and S. A. Garrett. Rev. J. B, Tallent of Chatta nooga, will preach at the Bap ' tisfc church next Sunday morn ing and night. All members are especially urged to come out and hear him. Circle, Mr. guests of Mr. and Mrs, J, E. Phillips last week. We failed to report last week the first open boll of cotton for the season brought to our office The first was brought on Friday, Aug. 24, from the crop of Tucker Shropshire, a colored farmer. Another was brought on Mon day, Aug. 27th, by F. M. Giles. The W. C. T. U. held a meet ing at the home of Mrs. j. E. Phillips Thursday morning com- plimentory to the soldier boys who were leaving for service. Quite a number of both men and women were present. Punch was served, comfort bags presented to the departing soldiers and several earnest talks were made. Your eye is your best friend. If they require the aid of glasses, see Mr. Green, Hawkes Optician, at our store September I9th. You will receive the same per sonal and carefnl attention as in the past. Very truly yours, J. L. Selman & Son. CLASSIFIED ADS NINETY PER CENT WANTED—to buy your scrap iron, rags, dry bones, all kinds feed sacks, metals, rubber, jugs and bottles. The reason I don’t give prices is because the mar ket is constantly changing, and I am obliged to change when the market does. I live here and ex pect to do all I agree. I nave special prices for all junk haul ers. You’ll find me in the little red house below Duncan Bros. My prices are right. Give me your business. J. H. Keaton. Get City mail boxes at Almand & McCoys, 25c & 50c. J. H. Smith has just received a fresh line of staple and fancy groceries. If it’s school supplies you want, goto J. L. Selman & Son. Notice The light plant will pe closed down after midnight to-night (Friday) on account of repairs. Why Not Have Perfect Lenses? Improvements and better ments in glasses are just as frequent as in anything else. Until a few years ago all lenses were flat, because no one had thought of a better way to make them. Today nearly 90 per cent of lenses fitted are Toric lenses, curved to follow the shape of the eyeball. Tories give a perfect range of vis ion from every angle—the edges do not confuse you when looking from the corner of the eye. Let us demonstrate the many ad vantages of Tories made by us. Duggan & Bookout, 53 W. St., Atlanta To Clean .Mother-of-Pearl. Handles of mother-of-pearl or other articles of the same material may be restored by cleaning with pure olive oil and rubbing with a nail brush, fol« lowed by a rubbing with a piece of chamois. Money to Loan on Farms I can lend money on improved farm lands cheaper than anyone else in ilie county. J. H. McLarty. If you need Telephone batteries you can get them at Duncan & Selmans Ford place. 1 will pay 18c lb for green hides, delivered at Nichols’ feed store. Z, Wi Ayers. Remember you can buy gro ceries at J. H. Smith's as cheap as anywhere in town. Machine needles and shuttles for any machine, at McCarleys. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE—a fine quality of full-blood Short horn cattle. J. S. Abercrombie. Money to Lend We make loans on improved real estate for terms of five, sev en or ten years, at 51-2% interest and up. Payments made to suit borrower. Hutcheson & Merritt. Office in Hutcheson Building. Get City mail boxes at Almand and McCoys, 25c & 50c. Try the Trio for satisfactory dyeing, dry cleaning and laundry work. Joe McCarley, Agent. School supplies of all kinds. J. L. Selman & Son. We can use two or three girls over sixteen years of age learn ing machine work, good pay while learning, Apply to Supt. Douglas Hosiery Mills. .‘“chool Books strictly cash. J. L. Selman & Son Go to J. H. Smith when you want fresh groceries at right prices, ROOMS FOR RENT-cheap to school girls or school boys, 21-2 Mrs. Louise Longino Get City Mail Boxes at Almand & McKoys 25 and 50c. FOR RENT—8-room house and 4 acres land. Apply to J. C. Wright, Lois Mill If you want a good hat, get a ‘Swan" at Stewart Brothers. Scho®I Books strictly cash. J. H. Selman & Son School books, table ts, pencils ink, etc. We are headquarters. J. L. Selman & Son. / Duncan & Selman sell telephone batteries. Have Hawkes Optician fit you with a pair of Toric Kryptok Glasses, the only double vision glass to see far and near, with out the heavy dividing line. Why not look young, and have comfort and the pleasure of see ing at the same time? Remem ber, Mr. Green will only remain with us September 19th. Don,t fail to see him. Very truly yours, J. L. Selman & Son. Over ninety per cent of the money in busi ness transactions in this country is paid by means of Bank checks. There must be some good reason for this, and applying business methods to personal expenses is following a wise precept. Open a personal checking account here and you will realize the advautages gained. Farmers and Merchants Bank DEPOSITS INSURED If Friday, Night 11th Episode Neglected Wife Drama’s Dreadiul Deal —Comedy. Know America No 2--Scenic Saturday Night John Osborn’s Triumph—Western Diffy Dan’s Doings-L- KO -Comedy. Tuesday Night 12th Episode Double Cross Ford Educational Weekly—How Cut Glass is made. Heiney and Louie Comedy Real Estate For Sale If you don’t own a farm, there never will be a better opportu= nity for you to buy one. We list below some bargains both in farm lands and town property. 100 acres 7 miles from Douglasville, 15 or 20 acres cleared and all tillable, though some of it rolling. Lots of fine young timber. A 3 room house $700. 70 acres 3 miles of Powder Springs, 3 room house, running water, lies well, free from rock, 35 acres in cultivation $1600. 110 acres, 6 room house, 3 room house, good barn, apple orchard, pasture, 60 or 70 acres in cultivation, balance original timber. 6 mi from Douglasville $3500. 150 acres 11-2 miles from Douglasville. 2 good houses and barns; 75 acres in cultivation. $35 per acre. 503 acres 2 miles Winston. 7 houses and barns. Half in cultivation, balance in timber and pasture, A good farm and cheap. $15 per acre. 150 acres, 7 room house, barns, pasture, orchard. 75 acres in cultivation, 60 acres original forest. Good saw timber. $4500. 70‘ acres, good 7 room house, 2 tenant houses, good barns, Close in and one of the best farms in the county $4600. 50 acres in Chapel Hill District, 3 room house, good barn, fine water and timber. 25 acaes in cultivation. $1000. 40 a :res good house and barn, orcharcPTfnd pSsttH^r- 25 acres in cultivation. 2 miles Douglasville. $1000 84 acres. 5 room and 4 room house 50 acres in culti vation, lies well and free from rock, Can be cut into two small farms. $3200. Others will be added to this list next week, Terms can be had on most of these farms. Eat With Us I have received a carload of Overland automobiles, which I will be glad to show you at any time. Find me at old Postoffice building, F. K. Duncan. No better medium priced cafe in the city. Stop'and try a meal and you’ll come again. We serve only the best of everything. " ~ 55 W. Mitchell St. Half-block of Ter minal Station Atl’a very tiling.. Vlbion Cafe