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f? ro£D ©ar SorrespoRtients.
interesting ITEMS FROM OVER THE COUNTY.
SOUTH CONYERS.
like purest treasure mortal lives offord
I spotless i-epntatiou: that away,
& Is are to! 0M worms or pouted
clay •
Mr Pleas Hays, of Hnyston,
. recently
visited in the community
Miss Margie Aimand spent last
Sunday with her aunt, Mrs. Geo.
Street.
Mr. and Mrs. H. P. A1 maud jr.,
spent a couple of days with rela
[jives in Ingleside. They return¬
ed home sooner than they expect
Bd (n aejount of the prevalence
of scarlet fever in that place.
Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Hicks spent
Sunday very pleasantly with Mr.
ind Mrs. Vaughn and family.
Misses Vinnie and Hayden Chris
iau, of Stocabridgc spent several
lays with their cousin Miss Kate
Niristian, last week, returning
In me Saturday.
B Miss Erma HolJingtwo th left
l )l8 t Saturday for a week’s visit to
■datives in the Gate City, We
ft, ,pe she will have a pleasant trip.
Mrs. Townsend and little girls
■>turned from Lithonia Saturday.
Miss Kate Christian entertained
Wednesday evening in honor
her guests, the Misses Chris¬
tian.
We regret lo chronicle the in
■1 i-position of Mrs. W. R. Still,
Lul hope she may speedily recov
ir.
Mr. Grier James was cutting
ionspicu ms figures among the girls
if South End Sunday afternoon
last,
f Miss Lona O’Kelly is visiting
ier aunt at Rosebud.
Miss Azalea Chandler was com¬
pile,i to close her school at Fair
iew last Friday on account of
[cm let fever in the family of sev
jral ot her patrons. She left Mon
Jay morning for a visit to her
Lusins, Misses Margie and Yinic
’aggi t at Bethlehem. Miss Chan
pier won many admirers during
Ier sojourn in this community,
p [he in rep*etto loose her, but hope
will visit us often in the future.
| lended Mr. and Mrs. Pat Townsend ,V«
preaching at Mt. Zion in
lewten county, last Sunday.
Tl.p old p:ovcrb, that if it rain
pi IWonghout the first dog day it would rain
the succeeding forty
has almost proven itself true
ue.
V' su - s. John McDaniel and Ear
Gi,;ghn returned from Craw
ardvi i Ie Wednesday. They re
"d a 1 rip of great enjoyment.
Yi\ and Mrs. Lee Bradford, of
lOgeuud, spent Monday with she
RUt s sister, Mrs. Thompson
i I Kelley,
Mr. 1 i' o Hollingsworth made a
yiag trip to Mad .son this week.
l ine weather is beginning to re-
11111101 us <jf the “Melancholy days’.
■ I If ‘ Vashti” was really in as
■cturing, au y forms as our readers are con
■hit, we would not know
■ how or where “we be”. But
far we have not been tracked
^onrJair. ' will “Vashti” of the is of spirit
;l wisp
18 aiHl is origin,
r, been not, was, and has nev
I and if you were to meet
F r face iace South Conyer
, Ul , i B
I J °' e half its interest.
“Vashti”.
FOR sale.
A nice h, m Rosser
> f n street,
)0d OUthruiS93 good
pasture. See
J. P- Tilley.
ZINUARA.
Cotton is opening and fodder is
ripening at an alarming rate and
it is rain, rain and the farmers are
about to go crazy.
Misses Bildie and Mae Armdell.
of Atlanta, are visiting their mam
relatives in this section.
Mrs. Wiley Dennard and son
have returned to Atlanta, after
spending a part of the summer
hero with relatives.
Miss Rosa Blake, of charming
joung lady of Garner, is now with
her cousin, Miss Minnie W liite.
Miss Francis Bradford one of
Zingara’s charming young ladies
has just returned from a visit to
Porterdale. Her many friends
are glad to see her back.
The protracted meetings, pic¬
nics and fishing parties are over,
fruits are out and visitors have de¬
parted hence pleasure is at a close
for this season.
Messrs. Clarence Cowan, Henry
Graham and John Co .van with a
number of our represntative young
ladies went fishing on Big Haynes
creek Saturday. It has been re¬
ported that they hooked a good
number of crawfish and tadpole.
On last Friday night Mr. Marsel
Bradford one of our most respect¬
ed & honered citizens at a late how
was disturbed from his slumber by
a lumbering in his smoke-house
He seized his gun, went out < pen
ed the door expecting to seea thief,
cocked his gun, shut both eyes and
pulled the trigger. Upon exami¬
nation it was a dog. He died.
Miss Ocie Wardlaw who has been
assisting in school at this place
left for her home at Conyers. Her
many friends were sorry to see her
leave.
The rally was a success in every
respect, Friday, despite the incle¬
ment weather. There was a good
turnout. Viola.
From Smyrna,
Fodder pulling is the order ol
the day.
Turner Sims went to mill Sun¬
day afternoon, we are told, and
failed to get his grinding. If at
first you don’t succeed, try, try
again.
Misses Julia and Aurora Mad¬
dox visited in our midst Saturday
night.
Rev. Mr. Reynolds and wit j, o f
Conyers were the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. J. 0. B ihainn Sunday
Mr. Reynolds has been preaching
for us on fourth Sabbath for the
past two or three months. His
sermons are all of a very high or¬
der and those who hear him are
alway T s pleased wi'h his discourses
Chalmers Abney left for Cali¬
fornia Monday. He goes to join
his people who moved there
year. We wish for him a pleasant
journey and a prosperous life in
. i-s new home.
The young people of the commu¬
nity met at Mrs. Hollingsworths
Saturday night. Ice cream was
served, and at a late hour the
crowd dispersed declaring it a very
pleasant occasion.
Miss Lavonia Grant of Chamb
lee, Ga., is visiting in our commu¬
nity. We tremble for a certain
young man’s reason when she goes
home.
Mr. J. W. Housewortn and fam¬
ily visited in our midst one day
last week.
Mrs. A. J. Sims is sick at th s
writing, We trust 6he may soon
recover,
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Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wade of
Rockland visited their daughter
Mrs. Pleas Sims this week.
Mrs. John McCollum lies been
sick this week but is improving.
Smyrna is to be complimented
on the pei sevenr,. nee of her young
men, two of them vent to see a
young lady twice la-t Sunday be¬
fore they found her ; t home.
Cold weather i3 coming; Chas.
Bohanan was seen going south
Sunday.
A certain young lady who is
visiting here, says the only pangs
■new found love causes her comes
from the thought that Charlit
Plunket’s tenant will have to move
out to make room for them. We
will call no names, Smyrna people
will take it for granted.
Mr. John J. Farmer is working
out the public roads m our com¬
munity, we commend him for his
faithful work, he is giving us bet¬
ter roads than we have had here¬
tofore.
Mr. Aurelius Warren of Lit.hon
passed our corner Monday.
Mrs. M. E. Hollingsworth i s
visiting relatives in DeKalb coun¬
ty this week.
Mr. Jim Palmer is taking or¬
ders for the Chicago New South
Portrait Co. We bespeak for him
the patronage of the people, as the
firm for whi_h lie is trav ding is re¬
liable and does good wook.
t 4 Belvina Blinkins.”
From Ebenezer,
We are having some beautiful
weather at this writing.
Fodder pulling and syrup mak¬
ing is at hand.
Mr. J. H. Hardin is makirg
some very nice improvements on
his dewlling.
Mrs. O. P. McCord and children
>f Pace visited her sister Mrs. J.
R. Rosser Sunday.
Water-melons which have been
very plentiful are becoming scarce
in this vicinity.
Mrs. T. F. Edwards has return¬
ed home after a shoit visit to rel¬
atives in Atlanta this week.
Mrs. Jell Brisentino’s
friends will be sorry to know that
she is sick of fever.
Mr. and Mrs. Jos. A. Cook of
Richardson, Ga , spent the day
with their parents Mr. and Mrs,
Uriah Alexander one day this
week.
Miss Myrtie Stanton is visiting
.Miss Ada Whitaker of Conyers this
week.
We are sorry to learn that mas¬
ter Martin Potts is very ill of fev¬
er. We hope he will soon be well.
Miss Bertha Stanton and Mr.
Earnest Black visited Miss Lucilla
Loyd of Cora, Sunday, and atten¬
ded the metting at Prospect.
Miss Ida Lester intertained her
friends last Saturday p.m., by giv¬
ing them a croquet party.
We sympathize with Mr. and
Mrs. A. R. Veal in the sickness of
two more sons which are lying
very low with fever. We hope to
hear of their recovery soon.
Mrs. \V. H. Alexander lias re
turned l.ome from Atlanta after
carrying her little son Hayden to
an ear specialist.
4 4 Tambow.”
FAiRVlEW.
Miss Della Farrill is visiting at In
gleside this week.
Mr. Sam Cowan, of near Oak Hill
would be glad to rent a good farm in
this section.
After a two weeks stay with her
B j s ter, little Eflie Tueker lias returned
home.
Miss Adciie Butler who has been
visiting relatives in Lithonia is now
with friends at Gee’s or McDaniell's
mill.
Mr. Paul Mayfield was the guest of
his aunt, Mrs. Venia Butler Friday
night.
Miss Solna Tucker is the guest of
her sister Airs. Piaunkuche.
Messrs. .Toe and Ben Andrews were
welcome guests an Mr. W. F. Tuck¬
er’s last week.
The melon cutting at Mr. Kerr
Reagan’s Saturday night was hearti
y enjoyed by all present.
The Ice-cream festival at Mr. Billy
Plunket’s home last Wednesday
night was a most enjoyable event.
Misses Hettie Stevenson and Miss
Arg’Ows accompanied Miss Ola Rea¬
gan home Saturday night.
Mr Iver Plunket spent Sunday in
Lithonia.
We are glad to note that Mrs. Jno.
H. Treadwell, who has been very
sick, is improving.
Mr. Iver Plunket and Miss Maud
Glenn attended and ice cream f, stival
in Lithonia Thursday night.
“Nick.”
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WEST CONYERS.
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Whitakrr
visited friends at Redan last week. They
were accompanied by Mrs. C. O. Cook.
After the continued rains sunshine is
nuch appreciated.
Mrs. So kwe'l, of Jersey, is visiting
her mother in West Conyers this week.
Miss NoiaPlmikot has returned to her
homo after a delightful stay in Ingle
side.
Miss Eva Wirter, ona of the popular
members of the “house party,” spent
last Saturday with West Conyers
friends ■
Mr Stanley and family are at home
after a pleasant visit to relatives near
South river.
The sporting' gentry pass this way
quite often going to the Clay pigeon
shoot at Bentley's park. We think the
women thould be taught to shoot, The
men can’t always be near and 1 1 die s
should knowhow to protect themselves.
Mrs. W. U. Wallis has returned home
after a very pleasant stay with hei
daughter in Augusta.
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Turnerspeut Sun¬
day with friends near Oak Grove.
West Convers people were serenaded
last Friday night by some gallant, young
men. If the hoys enjoyed it as we did
they will come again.
Mr. Curry Moon, ofJMeDonough, who
was a guest at the “house party,” is
stopping with Mr. Berto JV cCord.
There wore only three “dog days” in
Conyers this year but plenty of “deg
fennel”.
| cmne along shovel! Come along hre!
West Conyers needs you to be ’sho!
Mr. Ed Christian was stopping in
West Conyers last week.
Mr. Clyde Hardin, business young
man from our midst, has gone to Ash
burn to accept a position in a store
there. He is a worthy young fellow
and we wish him success.
After a pleasant visit to her people
Miss Serena Haygood has returned to
Washington city where she holds a splei)
did position.
Miss Know All.
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