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Friday, Morning, January 25th, 1918.
News ¥rom Over The County.
POWDER SPRINGS.
Mr. and Mrs. Coy Hunt, from At
janta and Mr. Joe Lindley, from Ma
rietta, were the guests of their pa
rents for the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Babb, from
Atlanta, are visiting Mr. J. H. Bag
gett and family.
Mrs. Stella McCleskey and Mrs.
James Pery, from Atlanta, are visit
ing their father and mother, Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Fleming.
Mr. J. S. Bookhart has returned
from Atlanta and is now suffering
from mumps.
Mr. Walter Leake has enlisted in
the navy and has been ordered to
Charleston, S. C.
Mr. Clyde Watson, who has been
at Camp Wheeler, has been honora
bly discharged.
Eugene Lewis, from the A. and M.
School spent the week-end with his
grand-parents here.
~ Mr. W. L. Florence has returned
from Athens where he exhibited some
cattle.
Mr. Coy Lewis writes from Camp
Wheeler that in the storm there Fri
day evening his tent was torn up and
was replaced by another one, and la
ter on about one o’cloe, he awoke and
it was pouring rain on him, his tent
having blown to another street.
Mrs. Georgia Lindley is quite sick
at this writing.
Miss Mary Bell Legg is boarding
with Mrs. Beulah Camp and attend
ing school. :
Messrs. John A., Lewis and W. H.
Lunsford visited Mr. T. J. Lunsford
in Acworth last week. Mrs. Lunsford
has been sick for some time.
Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Hardage spent
Tuesday in Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Starr announce
the birth of a little daughter.
Several sweaters are being knited
by the ladies for the Red Cross.
There will be a Red Cross meeting
Friday evening at the Methodist
church. An interesting program has
been arranged consisting of talks on
the work and war saving stamps and
some special music. Everybody urg
ed to attend.
Mrs. Boyd Vaughn and baby Caro
lyn, who have been visiting her mo
ther in Baxley since before the holi
days, has returned home.
Mr. Jack Baggett visited his home
folks Monday. He enlisted in the
Emory Hospital Corps.
f POLLY.
MOUNT CALVARY. '
Mr. Caleb Burton spent a few days
in Atlanta last week.
Mr. Olin Tinsley and family havel
moved to our community. We cer
tainly welcome them. l
We are afraid the bad weather is
going to stop our Sunday school as‘
we haven’t had any since Christmas. ,
Several families from this placel
have recently moved to South Geor
gia. ’
Miss Cathrine Channell spent lastf
week with her sister, Mrs. S. C. Mo
horn. l
Mr. G. A. Hardage who has been
indisposed is some better.
The little daughter of Mr. Albert
Chanc who has been quite ill is slow
ly improving. ]
Mr. Linton Jones, of Tennessee, ‘
who recently visited relatives here,
says he is in the garden spot of thel
world. He says he raised one thous
and bushels of corn on seventeen ac-‘
res this year. |
Rev. Waddell filled his appointment
here Sunday.
Misses Idelle and Jessie Hardage
are visiting Miss Mabel Johnson in
Marietta,
CENTER SCHOC LHOUSE.
It still remains bad weather.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Hyden, of At
lanta, are spending a few days with
Mr. J. H. Brown and family.
Mr. Ernst Shardeck is real sick
with pneumonia fever.
Mr. Jones is very low at the home
pbf Mr. Chalker. We do not think
Mhere is any chance for him. His
son, Mr. Luther Jones, of Dallas, has
come to be with him.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gat
lin, on January 11th, a fine boy.
Misses Minnie Miller, Mary Rake-
Straw and Ollie Brown, spent Sun
day with Miss Ruby Bell
]Miss Hettie Lee Brown has mea
sles.
Mr. Ernest Lovingood left Friday
for Cleveland, Ohio, and was accom
panied back by Mr. Ramon Allen, of
Mars Hill
Mr. Clabe Miller, of Cartersville,
is spending a few days with his fa
ther, Mr. J. T. Miller.
FRISCO.
See Strand Program. A good pic
ture every day.
OLIVE SPRINGS.
~ Mrs. C. C. White and children
ispent several days during the past
week in Atlanta with Mr. and Mrs.
‘W. A. White. .
~ Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Reed, of At
lanta, announce the birth of hand
'some baby boy at the home of Mrs.
~ Reed’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.
L. Shaw’s on January 14th. Mr.
land Mrs. Reed were formerly of this
place and receive many congratula
tions from their numerous Olive
Springs friends, both being well
known here from childhood, and all
hope that little son will live to see
‘the years that the impression be to
‘him as his parents.
i Mr. Mayo Bruce and family spent
Friday night and Sunday in Mariet
ita with relatives. -
~ Mr. T. F. Knox, wife and three
‘small children motored up to Hiram
Saturday night and spent until Sun
day afternoon with Mr. Knox’s pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Knox.
The death angel entered the home
of Mr. and Mrs. M. L, Barret on
Sunday night, January 13th, 1918,
and claimed for its vietim their son,
Mr. Arthur Barrett, age 30 years.
Arthur had been sick only a few
days with pneumonia fever and was
thought to be getting all right, but
he passed away. The community
sustained a great loss, a vacancy that
will be hard to fill. Arthur no longer
shares with us in sorrowing for the
harvest by and by but has gone to
Him leaving his ripened sheaves there !
to sing the glory and praise around‘
the throne of Him whose reflected
beauty shone in his life of devotion
in his service. Arthur was meantJ
for the better world and the Master
is calling us in this dispensation of
His providence to come a while apart
with Him and learn the lesson set
for us in his life so full of good deeds |
so faithful to every trust. He leaves
a father, mother and three brothers
besides a host of relatives and friends
to mourn his death. “
The funeral was held at Ebene-;
zer church on Tuesday morning by
Rev. G. V. Crow. Interment in
Kemps' cemetery. Our sympathy is
extended to the bereaved ones. |
Mrs. G. S. A. Moore and Miss 1. V.
Daniell, who have had severe colds
the past week, are somewhat im
proved at this time.
Miss Ruby Hicks was the guest of
her brother Mr. J. F. Hicks, in Mari
etta, on Saturday night and Sun
day.
Mrs. M. L. Barrett is very ill from
pneumonia fever. All hope for her
a safe recovery.
Mr. J. W. Barber is having a nice
room added to residence occupied
by Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Martin.
Mrs. Bertha White and daughter
Beatrice, of Atlanta, were recent vi
sitors to Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Turner.
Mr. M. E. Daniell has been con
fined to his bed from illness but his
many friends hope for him a very
speedy recovery. Dr. W. H. Per
kingon is giving medical aid.
Bad and disagreeable weather still
with us. But we hope yet to have
some spring like days. ,
The children of Mr. and Mrs. B.
J. Hamby have placed a very nice
'monument over their graves at Ma
ilony Springs cemetery.
. Mr. Joe Teem, of Gilmore, Coun
’;ty, spent several days here last week
"with his daughter, Mrs. J. M. Find
ley.
‘ “Sandy Land” of Estes Crossing,
lwe can’t guess your name. But we
are very proud to have a correspon
‘dent at such an early age and hope
you will live to see many years to
give the news from your community
‘so come again.
CLYDE.
MOUNT OLIVET.
Mrs. Wesley Taylor and Miss Ma
viah Hefner visited Mr. A. P. Chance
and other relatives at Kirk’s Chapel
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. S. A. Abbott and family left
last Saturday for South Georgia.
They will stop over a few days in
Atlanta with relatives. They
shipped their things some ten days
ago.
Mr. Carl Austin of Atlanta, is vi
siting home folks for a few days.
Mr. Leonard Hefner visited friends
in Bartow Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. Wesley Taylor spent Satur
‘day night with Mr. H. H. Hefner.
~ The people in our section are get
ting pretty well acquainted with bad
!weather and measles.
Messrs. H. F. and J. L. Hefner, of
Camp Wheeler, were visiting home
folks Saturday night and Sunday.
. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Wade, of
lLost Mountain, visited Mr. and Mrs.
'A. C. White Sunday.
) One thing that speaks well for our
community is that we have not fail
ed to carry our little Sunday School
right on through all the bad weather
and have had a good attendance all
through. TRIXIE.
~IHE MARIETTA JOURNAL AND COURIER - .
MABLETON.
The box supper given by the Ma
bleton Literary School last Saturday
night was a grand success. Prof. R.
L. Osborn gave a very appropriate
opening address.
The boxes netted $32.50. Mr. Os
born is a splendid teacher and a
Christian gentleman and is greatly
appreciated by this community.
Dr. Chas. Haggard was called to
Birmingham last Saturday to see his
brother who had a very painful acei
dent but is doing well at last report.
Mr. J. G. Neill’s family have mumps
we are sorry to learn.
Mrs. J. C. Brock and Mrs. Ruth
Cromer, of Carrollton, visited the
Mables last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Pearl H. Gann and
little son, Hillburn, spent the week
end with Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Gann.
Miss Gracie Gann of Atlanta, is
spending a few days with home folks.
Last Monday night gave us a great
freeze. Timber is badly broken, and
wires are down and cold reigns su
preme. |
We are glad to see Mrs. T. J. Lowe
out after a shut-in of ten days with
mumps. : 1
Mr. S. H. Harris has some fine
cases of measles in his family.
Mr. and Mrs. I. D. Daniell and lit
tle daughter spent the week-end with
relatives at Oakdale. S
Mrs. William Shaw, of Camp Gor
don, is spending a few days with Mrs.
S. P. Pair.
Mr. N. T. Gann, of Atlanta, spent
Sunday with home folks.
EUGENE.
SARDIS.
Last Sunday evening was regular
singing evening at this place but on
account of the bad weather there
were not many out.
Mr. Robert Barfield, of near here,
is very sick at this writing. We hope
for him a speedy recovery.
Mr. Hugh Arrowood has been sick
for the past week with measles. l
Mr. Eugene Bowles has rturnedl
to his work in Atlanta after spend
ing the week with home folks near]
here.
Mr. William Barfield, who has bee%
very sick, is improving we are glad
to state. ‘
Mr. and Mrs. Gleen Barfield, of
Columbus, Ga., visited the former’s
parents Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. Claud Turner spent Saturday
and Sunday with home folks.
Moving seems to be “catching”,»as‘
nearly everybody in this section has
moved since Xmas. 4 |
Miss Brtha Fuller is prog'ressin;r{
fine with the literary school at this
place. |
Mrs. Laura Hamrick has been on
the sick list for the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Webb visited
Mr. Andrew Webb, of near Mount)
Bethel, last week.
Miss Lily Hamrick, of near here,
has accepted a position in Atlan-%
ta. * |
Mr. Harris Fowler, a soldier from!
Fort Snelling Mjnnesota, visited his
sister, Mrs. D. H. Bryson near here
last week. a
We havent hardly any any news
only speaking of muddy roads and
bad weather.
Good luck to The Journal and its
many readers. ’
RAINFROG.
CROSS ROADS.
The bad weather still \continues,
and several of the farmers around
here are not done picking cotton yet.
Mr. Walden Conn, of Riverside, vi
sited home folks Sunday.
Mr. Claud Osborn has returned to
Chattanooga after a few days visit
to the home folks.
Mr. Bud Conn has had a serious
accident. A cow hooked him in the
elye and it seems that he will lese
the sight in that eye.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Conn visited
Mrs. Slader in Chattahoochee on
Saurday and Sunday.
There is quite a lot of sickness in
cur community now.
Mr. Homer Conn, from Atlanta,
visited his father and mother out
here on Saturday.
While Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rogers
were visiting Mr. and Mrs. Tom Conn
the death angel came and took away
their little babe Zed William Rogers.
Rev. I. A. Swafford conducted the
funeral and the pall bearers were the
bab’s uncles, Will and Jim Cenn and
Walter and Clyde Rogers.
Another little lamp is gone to
dwell with him who gave,
Another little darling babe is shel
tered in the grave,
God needed one more angel child
~ amidst his shining bands,
He bent with loving smile and clasp
ed our darlings hands.
| ML.C.
BLECKWELLS
Miss Irene Dodgen relieved Mrs.
J. C. Nicholson of her duties in the
school room at Piedmont Monday.
The entire community was sad
dened over the death of Mr. Arthur
Barrett which occurred at his home
below town on the night of January
the 13th. The funera! was conduct
ed from Ebenezer church. The Revs.
Crowe and Gaines officiated. Be
sides father, mother and three bro
)’thers, he leaves a host of friends to
‘mourn his loss.
- Mr. and Mrs. Harve Chance, of
near near Kennesaw, spent the week
end with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Chance.
The family of Mr. Dave McCles
key have been entertaining several
cases of measles.
The Rev. Will Heward filled his
regular appointment in Cherokee last
Saturday and Sunday.
The children of Mr. Joe Cook have
been sick for several days.
Lois, the little daughter of Mr,
Melvin Gunnin, ‘has been very sick
for the past several days.
Mr. Tom Shaw visited relatives be
low town last week.
Mr. Eugene Nicholson spent one
night with his brother, Mr. J. C.
Nicholson, here last week.
Miss Isbill who is spending some
time with her daughter, Mrs. Jethro
Chance, happened to a very painful
accident last week while drawing wa
ter a piece of iron fell and struck
her on the nose, cutting an ugly gash
several stitches had to be taken by
Dr. Bannister.
Verlin Chance is spending a few
days with home folks.
Mr. and Mrs. Brazil Price visited
relatives near the Camp Ground Sat
urday and Sunday.
Mrs. M. A. Cagle is indisposed with
a severe cold.
JOLLY JACK.
NEW SALEM.
Several from around here attended
the singing at Mount Calvary Sun
day p. m.
Miss Ora Bearden spent the week
end with Miss Lucy Jackson of At
lanta. :
Mr. Henry Frasure, of Camp
Wheeler, is visiting home folks.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. James spent
Sunday with Mr. W. C. Adair and
family.
. The cotton picking given by Mr,
Posy Bearden was enjoyed by all
Miss Sallie Frasure spent part of
last week wth her sister, Mrs. C. R.
Edison, of Smyrna.
J. C. James is visiting his grand-‘
father, Mr. Jesse -Mohon.
Mrs. W. A. Frasure is on the sick
list. ;
Mrs. Maggie *Cantrell spent Mon
day v«'ith:?hrs._,s()llie Carnes.
Mr. Fred Darby, of Marictta, was
in our community Saturday.
Messrs. John Echols and Luf.her|
James made a business trip to At
lanta one day la"st week.
Miss Sallie Frasure spent Sunday
with Miss Ina Carnes.
Mr. and Mrs. John Echols spent
Wednesday night with Mrs. W. C.
James. ; ;
Mr. W. A. Frasure tore off the roof
of his house last Friday and it be
gan to snow and he had to get some
help to get it covered.
BLUE EYES.
HIRAM. i
Quite a number are on the sick list‘
at this writing, although we hope
they will soon regain their usual
health.
Miss Viola Walden, of near Lost
Mountzain, who is teaching here, spent
the week-end with her grand-parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Walden.
" Mr. W. W. Hunt made a business
trip to Alabama last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Brooks visit
ed the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. S. Brooks, Sunday. |
Private Chas. C. Moon and cor
poral John Shipp, from Camp Wheel
er, are visiting homefolks and friends‘%
~ Rev. Thomas Elliott, of Dallas, was
in our midst last week. |
- ML, Whiley McClung was up from
‘ Macon Sunday.
~ Miss Ophelia Estes, of near Villa
ißica, is spending some time with her
sister, Mrs. Howard Guess.
l Mrs. Abi Cochran, who was severe
ly burned last week is still very ill
r Mr. S. P. Clouts made a business
‘trip to Fitzgerald returning last Wed
'nesday.
Miss Alice Brooks left last Friday
for Draketown, where she will spend
‘several days with her sister, Mrs.
}Ben Mcßrayer.
. Mr. Roscoe Hunt, who has a posi
tion in Alabama, spent Monday with
home folks.
* Mrs. Carrie Dean and son, Durell,
spent part of last week in Powder
lSpring‘s with her sister, Mrs. J. S.
Vaughn.
Mrs. D. S. Leonard is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Spikes, in Southern
Alabama.
Misses Florine and Louise Roper
lwent to Atlanta to study music Sat
urday.
Mrs. H. L. Turner, one of our
teachers, spent the week-end at her
home in Dallas. DIMPLES.
| AUSTELL.
Mr. and Mrs. Grady Nestlehutt
spent Saturday night and Sunday
wit Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Stallings.
Mr. H. Grady Moore, from Jack
sonville, Fla., is visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Moore for a few
days.
" Dr. L. G. Garrett visited his bro
ther, Lieut. Quillian Garrett, at Camp
Gordon, Saturday. Lieut. Garrett
has German measles. OQOur boys are
determined to take something that’s
German.
Mr. H. L. Ozburn had as visitors
one day this last week his father Mr.
W. H. Ozburn, and little nieces, Irene
Maude, and Annie Gussie Cary, from
Atlanta.
This is regular pneumonia weather.
Messrs. Carlton Couch and Clyde
Bennett are both confined with it;
while little Walterette Arrowood and
Donnie Lee Jordan have very bad
colds.
Mrs. John Robinson has returned
from a delightful visit to her mother
Mrs. Cowen near Powder Springs.
You are out of style if you don’t
comment on the weather, but let’s
hope this continued cold is causing
the Germans to lose their fighting
spirit.
The scenery this morning is beau
tiful. Just now is when the “rubes”
as Billy Sunda called us, has it on
the town jays. We can sit by a “bull
dog” {fire and enjoy these things,
while town folks are rustling round
for something to burn, if it wasn’t
for the thoughts of “our boys over
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