Douglas County sentinel. (Douglasville, Douglas County, Ga.) 190?-current, November 02, 1917, Image 5

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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