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DOUGLAS COUNTY SENTINEL, DOUGLASVILLE, GEORGIA Social and Personal Prof. W. H. Butler has as his R'uest this week, his mother from Rex. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Aluand, of Conyers, spent the week-end here. The Masons and Odd Fellows each contributed $25.00 to the Army Y. M. C. A. fund. Little Sai-a, daughter of Mr. It Is Here Now. What ?\YO\] DON’T NEED TO The boll weevil is in Douglas Misses Ruth Winn and Louise county and it is of the utmost! Smith are spending the week importance to every farmer to j realize it. It is very gratifying to know ; that but very few farmers in the I end in Atlanta. An architect has been employed to draft plans for the new school building and as seon as the plans coan y aie are acceptable to the board work ^ ton “!?i y ' 'f, will begin. The Young Peoples Missionary Society held a most interesting and Mrs. C. G. Brown, Is dan-! ™ eet j ng at * he Me , thodi ? t church 'states say that the weevil has gerously ill with scarlet fever. | Monday night with a large at- proven the greatest blessing, _ , , . j tendance. j because it has opened their eves Ool and Mrs. Astor Merritt 1 will move into their new home on Oampbellton street this week. still depending are going to be strictly up against it. Successful farmers in the wee- infested sections of other We are getting ou' a day early this week so the Sentinel force can have a Thanksgiving holi day, bliss Mildred Ward, of Cor- dele, will ai spend some time here with rela tives. Dr. J. E. Ward, of Cordele, arrived Wednesday for a visit with his mother, Mrs. M. E. Ward. Dr. J. T. Gibson, of Waco, filled dis regular appointment at the East Douglasville Church -Sunday. Mesdames A. W. McLarty, P, H. McGouirk, N. B. Duncan and J. E. Phillips motored to Atlanta Monday, Dr. T. R. Whitley attended the meeting of the directors of the Bankhead Highway at Bir mingham. Mrs. G. H. Turner bis broke up housekeeping and will spend same time with friends in Rome and elsewhere. Rev, A. Earnest preached two most excellent sermons at the Methodist Church Sunday. The members a e delighted with their new pastor. Messrs. N. B. Duncan and A. W. McLarty, who are at Robin son’s Sanitarium in Atlanta, ar this week to both leporled to be doing nicely an 1 are expected to return home in a few days. The Dodge party consisting of Messrs. P. D, Selman, Noah Baggett, Arthur Griffith, Clinton Camp and Bojd Moody returned Monday from Detioit each driv ing a new Dodge. Mesdunes S. A. Griffith, J. R. Duncan, J. A. Enteikin, N. D. Burton and Mr. J. L. Pergins were callecf to Atlanta Tuesday to attend the funeral of Sam Perkins, who died Sunday in Washington. Dr. T. R. Whitley has returned fro n the Directors’ meeting of the Bankhead Highway Associa tion in Birmingham and reports that the Bremen Tallapoosa route won in its contest will) Carrollton and Bowden. Mr. and Mrs J. C. Wrighthave moved into the Dr. Turner resi dence on the corner of Church and Bowdon Streets. to the fact that the most success ful farming is the kind they have been forced into. Instead of being one-crop far mers they are now growing all kinds of crops and have some thing to sell the year round. It is reported that Douglas county farmers are sowing more | wheat and oats than ever before and will plant the biggest food crops next year they have ever planted. The demand for all kinds of '; farm products will continue lo be enormous and every farmer j should diversify now before he is forced to it. keep your money at home for fear of something happening at the Bank to cause its loss. This Institution is keenly alive to safe guarding its customers’ funds before every thing else, and has adopted the distinctive policy of insuring every dollar of its de posits against loss from any source. It is this watchful care of your interests, as our customer, that makes the Farmers & Merchants Bank the one desii able place to transact your banking matters. You are assured of prompt service and absolute protection. Farmers and Merchants Bank DEPOSITS INSURED The Great Melting Pot The public school is the best-known and most relied upon melting pot that America has; it is a tradition that the five-year-old Slav, Czech, Italian, French, German, British and other Floyd Fee'.v of the Avaition ‘"strangers” enter the public school to Department at Newport News, come out after u dozen years quite is visitimr hie narpnte Mr and Americanized or well on tlie way to is visiting ms parents, Mr. and belngso But this function of the pub- Mrs. J. T. Feely, this week. , lie school as a melting pot for the ra cial elements Is always considered in Its relation to the pupils only, while Its relution to the teachers Is In reality even more Interesting. Superintendent F. E. Spnuhllng of the Minneapolis public schools tells us that the 448 teachers appointed to that city's teach ing staff during the last two years rep resent 23 nationalities. Only 01 per terian Evangelist, was here Wed-! cent ot the teachers appointed are ; .v, _ . , . . , of American, English-Auierieun or Eng- nesday with a view to organizing, Ush parentage . Fifteen per cent are a Presbyterian church in Doug- of Norwegian or Swedish parentage, 11 Iasville. I per cent of German, 7 per cent of Irish, 4 per cent of Scotch and 2 per cent of Jay W. Camp came up from Flench pnrentuge. The Spanish, Eus- t sian, Jewish, Danish and Bohemian from Camp Wheeler for the raceg are other elemeuts represented week-end With his parents, Mr. i by competent teachers in the Mluneap- and Mrs. W. J, Camp. | oils schools. FOR THE BOY IN THE SERVICE A Kodak is the acceptable gift. Call and look at our line of Eastmans. Films for all Cameras. JOE, C McC^REEY DENTAL WORK AT LOWEST PRICES Wo do not charge ono penny more than the price wo advertise. ONE PRICE Best Gold Crowns Bridge Work . . WANTEB-“<Jood quali ty of pine wood. Will pay $3.00 per cord. Lois Cot ton Miil. 25-tf Violent Temper Inherited. In two-tliirils of the cases ot violent temper studied by Charles B. Daven port this wan clearly inh* Painless Method. Skillful Operators of years* experiences. We will pay your rail road fare to Atlanta if your work amounts to as much as $10, One Price Dental Office, 104' j Whitehall St. Cor. Mitchell, Atlanta. Ga. Coughing Tires the Old Hard winter coughs are very tiring to elderly people. They mean loss of sleep, and they deplete the strength, lower vi tality, weaken and wear out the system* Foley’s Honey and Tar stops coughs quickly. It is a standard family medicine that contains no opi ates, and is noted for its quick effect on coughs, colds, croup, bronchial and la grippe coughs, and the chronic coughs of elderly people. J. B. Williams, Trenton, Ga., over 73 years old says: "I have used Foley’s Honey and Tar for years with the best and surest results," J. L. Seimar. <& bon, ANNOUNCEMENT Having bought the Grocery business of Uncle Joh n mith, we wish to announce to the public that we are receiving new goods almost every day, and it is our purpose to carry a full line, not only of Staple and Fancy Groceries, but will add many other lines’ making it an up-to date General store. We will keep our stock clean and fresh and we earnestly solicit the patronage of the people of both town and country. Yoj’11 find our prices right and we will prove our appreciation by cour teous treatment and good service. Call and see our new stock. Phone us your order. Give us a share of your business. We have secured the agency for the Troy Laundry, which has been jn business for 33 years in Atlanta. Will send for your laundry and deliver it-also cleaning, pressing and dying. We also sell the best 5c & 10c loaf of bread on the markket. Telephone No. 28, and we’ll do the rest. We Deliver In Town. C £ BAGGETT & BURTON ■ I / ur