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DOUGLAS COUNTY SENTINEL, DOUGLASVILLE, GEORG! \
Social and Personal
Lois Mills
Our whole village -was sad-
Sergeant T. D. Pickell came | The Lois Cotton Mill through tinned last Sunday by the death
■out from Camp Gordon for the its president, Mr, M. E. Geer, of Mrs. Moore, who passed away |
week-end. subscribed for $30,000 of Liberty Saturday night at 12 o’clock, i
■Bonds last week. T his was an leaving a husband and two weeks |
act of patriotism worthy of coin- o'd baby. The body was taken j
mnidation. to her old home at Pelham, Ga., |
ifor burial. We all sympathize!
with Mr. Moore in this hour of
trial and hope that him ami
family cm reconcile themselves
C. C. Eskew and Jay Camp
■came up from Camp Wheeler for
the week-end.
Hon. .1. T. Duncan sold a farm
near Lithia Springs last week
through Dake & McLarty.
Another record price fora bah
of cotton was made last - week
when J. W. O’Kelly sold a bale
weighing 598 lbs to N. 13. & J. T
We learn with pleasure that ljuncall f or $170.80. The send
t) the w >rds of our Master that
Lieut. Turner, who is stationed 1 brought §43.06, nmkin
at Camp Meade, Md., has been j 0 f $213.86.
promoted to captain.
All Odd fellows in the county
are urged to attend the county
association at Flint Hiii next
Tuesday night.
J. F. Meadows, originator of
an pxtra p- olific corn, was awar
ded fourth prize at the South
eastern Fair.
Tlie Halloween Carnival
l enjoyable
occasion. The
| “All things work together for
' good. Tin; Lord givetli and the
Lord taketh away.”
was \ q ui . R un( jjjy aeliool is impro
ving rigst along. The band
Young Peoples Missionary Soci- played some nice music for
ety, under whose auspices it was last Sunday a d I understand
held, realized a neat sum f° r | will piay again next Suudav.
which they desire to express; 0 ur good friend, Mr. W. A.
thanks, I j3 urnSj yaked up several pieces
If you haven’t bought a season, of sta.'ij) iron and had them on
ticket for the Lyceum Course do hand for tile Scrap Iron Class,
so now. The remaining four We hope to see everybody back
Mr. N. B. Dunctn is reported ; entertainments for 3Uc and 40c. i next Sunday and others with
doing nicely at Wesley Memorial | M t . s . vVilliam Calvin Chilton,; them. j
Sanitarium and is expected to who comes on Nove l ber 14, will, We a'e still waiting for our. -
be woi th the cost of a ticket. I friend. Mr. W. L. Stephens, to second-hand safe
Suppose: you got sick, would
IT BE GRATIFYING TO HAVE MONEY
in the Bank, your money is
YOUR BEST FRIEND-TAKE CARE OF
IT. SOME DAY IT WILL TAKE CARE OF
you. our Bank is a safe place^.^
Farmers and Merchants Bank
DEPOSITS INSURED
return home this week.
We are sorry to report the ill
ness of Mr. A. W McLrrty this
week. His manv friends hope
to see him out again in a few
days.
Mr. and Mrs. I. H, MaHaffey
and little son, Homer, Jr., of
Atlanta, are guests this week of
their father, E- Y. Mahaffey.
The Palace Barber Shop chan
ged hands this week. O. T.
Dickinson selling out to Mr.
Shaddix, formerly of Bill Arp.
J. T. Morgan, prominent far
mer and stockman, of Lithia
Springs, made the Sentinel a
pleasant visit Wednesday and
advei-tised part of his farm and
some fine stock for sale.
Among the Boy Scouts quali
fying for medals in the sale of
Liberty Bonds last Saturday were
Lanius Dake, Mac Abercrombie.
Dillard Boyd and Rader Stewart.
Mr. J. H. Thomas, of near
Winston, closed a deal this week
through Dake & McLarty for
the Groodzinsky place on Chicago
avenue, and will move here soon.
This is a splendid piece of prop
erty and Douglasville welcomes
Mr. Thomas as a citizen.
to put
Mr. J. R, Duncan and Dr. F.J buy that automobile and take us j Waters in.
M Stewrrt, Worshipful Master ! afew ridfiS around town and if Mr. H. O Collins sajs Presi-
and Secretary respectively of I the war don’t scare him off we j dent Wilson & Co. can condense
Douglasville Masonic Lodge, are think he will come across in the and conserve all the food they
lodge in spring drive. want to, but he is going to pack
We passed Mr. A. L. White!all his meat he killed the other
the other day and he would dav in a barrel. He says it looks
attending the grand
Macon this week.
Senator Walter P. Andrews,
Hon. Cam Dorsey and Hon. J. R
Smith spoke to a large crowd
here Saturday in behalf of the
Liberty Bonds. The result was
very gratifying to the speakers
Rev, Charles Short, of Camp
bell county, has been chosen
pastor of the Chapel Hill Baptist
Church and will preach next
Saturday and Sunday. The reg
ular meeting will be on the first
Saturday and Sunday in each
month instead of the second as
heretofore.
hardly condescend to speak to
us, but we soon found out the
reason. He elaimed he plowed
up fifteen bushels of potatoes
and was so dadblamed sore he
couldn’t turn his head our way
He i3 now looking around for a
better and he believes it will
taste better if kept in a barrel.
Messrs, T. T. Sto ies and O.
W. Tapley. our tonsorial artists,
both say that the ancient Job of
old wasn’t a circumstance in the
boil raising business compared to
them tdiern > a,,d that they hay®' more
patience than an armv of Jobs,
They both have bi i's up and
down their arms like a string of
wrist watches, and Mr. Stoyles
says he has had ’em on the back
of his neck as big as a hog back
mountain and he’s working right
along. When our old friend Job
would have been calling on Billy
Sunday to knock ’em off with a
baseball bat.
Bill Blue is kinder undecided
whether to stay here and fight
the high cost of livirg or go over
to France and fight Germans.
Bill Blue.
Do your eyes blur at
times? Do they hurt af
ter reading? Are there
frequent headaches? If
so, you should not fail to
see our Optician, Mr.
Chas. A. Green who will
be here again on Tuesday
Nov. 6th.
J. 1„. Selman & Son.
A Price to Suit
Your Pocketbook
=-a Style to meet your particular
fancy, and wearing qualities that
will satisfy your sense of values
long after the price is forgotten.
These are the principal features you
will find in the new
. Duncan
Douglasville’s
Shopping
\
Cen er
and Overcoats
which we are now displaying.
We merely mention these three points
to help you in the selection of your
new suit or overcoat.
We can point out other important
features of these splendid clothes if
you will drop in and inspect them.
$18, $20, $22.50, $25 to $35
Blackstock, Hale & Morgan
Distinctive Clothiers and Furnishers
16 Marietta St. Right at Five Points
New Suits and Coats
Suits of Broadcloth, Gaberdines and Serges, Strictly
tailored suits that fit to perfection, belted,
braided and button-trimmed suits that
are made for style and service.
In Piece Goods
We have the greatest variety, including all
qualities and styles, from plain cotton fabrics to
the choicest woolens and silks.
Men’s and Boys’ Clothings
The reason we sell ALCO Clothes in prefer-
ence to all others is because we can give you so
much more worth for your money.
We have the largest stock of Furniture and
House Furnishings in town.
DUNCAN’S
The Store of
Many Departments
DUNCAN’S