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A REMEDY FOR
ALLAYING DUST
THOMSON SCHOOL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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the
City Clerk S F. Neal has received The Thomson Public School will
a communication from a company close May 3C; .„ e regu i ar com -
that manufactures a product for lay- mcncem ent program will appear in
ing the dust on dirt roads, and after next week's paper. Following is the
investigating recommends i ms from
towns tlntt have used it. parties in
terested in the matter of doing some
thing to stop the dust nuisance in
Thomson have come to the conclusion
that it is about the best remedy to
be found for dirt roads.
The company claims that the ma
terial, which contains calcium chlo
ride, absorbs moisture from the air
and thus keeps the dust down. One
application, it is claimed, will last for
three months, and subsequent appli
cations neeu not be as heavy as the
first.
Mayor MeCommons suggests that
parties desiring to do so give the
material a try-out. and believes that
city council will do its part toward
putting the plan into operation.
Aside from the cost of the material,
a machine for distributing it will be
necessary at a cost of about $75.
After the material has been given
a test, it is thought the business men
and citizens interested will be willing
program in part
Friday morning, May 30, 9:30 to
12—General school exhibit and social
meeting. Teachers, patrons and
friends of the school throughout the
county are cordially invited to see
the exhibit and enjoy the social hour.
Friday evening, 8:30—Class Play,
“The Crimson and the Blue,” by
Senior Class. Admission to class
program, 50 cents.
The commencement program will
be very short and simple on account
of a most unusual epidemic of
mumps, measles and diphtheria dur
ing the spring term. A great part
of the commencement program has
been sacrificed in order that teachers
and pupils might have time to make
up lost work.
We have not yet secured a speaker,
but we hope to have one for an ad
dress at eleven o’clock on Friday
morning.
A Word Relative To Promotions.
Parents will please note that pu-
to contribute a share toward putting pils having one or two conditions
the plan into operation. Doubtless
there are many who would be glad to
have the dust nuisance settled and
will heartily cooperate in a movement
working to that end.
For Protection Of Geor
gia Forests.
may get them off by studying these
subjects six weeks during the sum
mer. Pupils having more than two
conditions need not study expecting
to be promoted.
Among the many measures to be
considered at the coming session of
the Georgia Legislature, there is
none more important than the “For
estry Bill” presented last year, which
due to the congested condition of the
Calendar failed in reaching a stage
of discussion on its merits.
Thomson Again Beats
Shamrock.
One of the prettiest games of ball
of the season was that of Tuesday,
when Shamrock came over for a
game with the Thomson High School
team. The score was 4 to 3 in favor
of Thomson, making the third
straight won from that team.
Shamrock is a real sport and takes
Washington, D. C., May 15. PRODUCTION FROM NATURAL
THE TREND OF BUSINESS. j RESOURCES.
Political leaders in Congress ex- ' Production of crude petroleum in-
pect to bring about an adjournment creased during March over both the
early in June. They feel that the preceding month and March of last
The Bill will come up again this • her defeat in a sportsmanlike man
year in an amended form, drawn ner. The team was greatly strength-
more especially to make reforestra- ened from the former games played,
tion possible by natural means.
Protection from forest fires and
equitable or fair taxation are the
principal things necessary at this
time, along with which however must
necessarily come a State Board or
and it looked for a while as though
they would be the winners, but they
did not have the staying qualities of
the home team.
Thomson has the best school team
she has ever had. Ben Neal and
domestic policies of the Nation have
been greatly improved, and that there
is a better feeling prevailing than
that existing a few weeks ago. The
Dawes reparations plan has helped
the international situation, and Eu
rope has taken a good deal more com
fort out of President Coolidge’s sug
gestion for another Conference than
has appeared in the United States.
Market centers like New York issue
fairly optomistic reports which in
dicate that there is heavier invest
ment: buying of bonds. Nevertheless
the stock market is “wobbly,” and
industrial gains are not to be looked
for within the next few weeks. It is
the habit of writers in the financial
centers to reflect the best spirit of
optimism that they can run across,
while even in the official declarations
the encouraging industrial and eco
nomic conditions are featured. How
ever, it is noticeable that there is a
decidedly conservative air surround
ing the utterances of all kinds of
vocal and editorial prophets. It may
bo assumed that if the country “holds
its own” over the Summer months
that it will be doing very well.
HOOVER’S SPEECH.
Secretary of Commerce Hoover
further amplified his views regarding
the relations between Government
and business in his recent speech be
fore the United States Chamber of
Commerce. Ho defended Govern
ment regulation of industry, and
showed how his own e(Torts had been
directed towards raising the stand-
year, according to reports to the Bu
reau of the Census. Production of
gasoline amounted to 743,248,292
gallons, an increase over both Febru
ary and a year ago, while stocks of
refineries on March 31, reached a
total of 1,571,000,000 gallons. Con
sumption of wool by textile mills has
declined recently. In 1923 the Unit
ed States produced 39,029 short tons
of crude potash salts, containing
20,215 short tons, according to infor
mation furnished by the Geological
Survey. Of this output 32,254 short
tons of crude, potash, containing 17,-
982 short tons was produced from
mineral sources—natural brines and
dust from cement mills and blast
furnaces—and G,775 short tons of
crude potash, containing 2,233 short
tons of K20, was produced from or
ganic sources—molasses distillery
waste and beet sugar refinery water.
This output was made by 8 companies
operating 17 plants in California,
Indiana, Maryland, Nevada, and
Pennsylvania. The production of
natural sodium compounds in the
United States in 1923 amounted to
59,440 short tons, valued at $1,775,-
940, according to the Geological Sur
vey. The quantity of crude plati
num produced in the United States in
1923 was 09 troy ounces, of whicn
Alaska produced 7 ounces, California
578 ounces, and Oregan 24 ounces,
according 4 ;o the Survey. This is a
considerable decrease from the 4.008
ounces produced in . i22. The for
eign trade in non-ferrous minerals
and metals during the first quarter
Federal Reserve Salva
tion Credit System.
Debating Teams Lose
To Mercer.
Atlanta, Ga., May 15.—The estab- Macon, Ga., May 15.—Debating
lishment of the Federal Reserve Sys- teams from the University of AI»-
of business. In looking into the \'} sa V s ^he Minerals Section of
Commission, with sufficient funds to Leonard Lokey are a battery that is
future he predicted “a new era in the
organization of industry and com
merce—an era which promises to see
less government in business because
of voluntary regulation and the elimi
nation of abuses by business itself.”
The Hoover theory was once more
defined, and this theory is well under
stood in Government circles. In es
sence it calls for organizing business
for the development of associations
and the standardizing of methods, as
the Department of Commerce, indi
cates quite pointedly that, taken as a
whole, our American industries are
continually increasing their consump
tion of crude or raw minerals and
metals. Total imports for the first
quarter of 1924, amounting to 803,-
191,070 pounds as compared, with the
domestic exports for the same period
amounting to 474,849,740 pounds,
signify production of raw minerals
and metals but are drawing to a
enable it to function.
The timber resources of Georgia
are fast fading away. In many
counties the saw mills are cutting
short leaf old field pine, all that is
left and at the present rate these
counties will be practically devasted
of lumber making trees within the
next few years. In other counties
the very young long leaf pines are [ at Johnson’s Grove,
being worked for turpentine and it
seems that if some measure is not
taken promptly that five years hence
shall find many of our counties totally
dependent on others, possibly outside,
sources for lumber and that there
will be no small trees to work for
turpentine.
hard to down, and they have the back
ing of Irby Hunt at first, who is right
there with the goods; Jimmie Curtis
at second; John Hill at third; Herman
Palmer at short; and with Dunn,
Goolsby and Agoos in the field, they
make a strong team.
After the game Tuesday the boys
and their friends enjoyed a barbecue
Gas For Weevils Passed
In Senate.
Washington, D. C., May 15.—The
senate Monday afternoon adopted the
This statement may be accepted ■ amendment of Senator Harris, of
by some as farfetched, but we can j Georgia, providing $25,000 for use in
refer to North Carolina and South | poison gas experiments in extermi-
Carolina as examples, where a few | naling the cotton weevil. Last year
years ago the Naval Stores Industry ! he secured $50,000 for this experi-
was in its bloom, but which has ] mental work.
now been forced to the lower extremi-1 Other provisions in the army ap-
ty of Georgia and down into Florida,! propriation of interest to Georgia
where it is on the race to its death agreed to by the senate Monday are
or destruction unless we rise up as a j $37,250,000 for rivers and harbors
state and grow new timber to meet and $385,000 for an infantry bar-
our requirements and it is this which racks building at Fort Benning
well as providing for more uniform greater extent upon foreign sources
understandings concerning the proper i ! ,r "“PP^ for , such materials. The
ethics in business. In effect Iloover ! rn Ports of crude copper fell off dur-
suggests, to use his own phrase, (hat March to the extent of about
“American business needs a lifting ^8,000 pounds as compared with
purpose greater than the struggle of February.
materialism. FIGHTING THE GOVERNMENT.
HOME LOAN BILL. I Gradually all industry is becoming
o , J ,r , ■ convinced that the old-time method
Senator Copeland of New Vorlc is of flghting the Government when it
urgmg home ownership and he nas | at tcmpts to do a little healthful “reg-
suggested legislation that provides
for the establishment of Federal
home loan banks to make. loans for
the purpose of constructing homes.
The measure creates a standard form
of investment based on building
ulating” is all wrong. Railroads
have become convinced and as a re
sult they try to cooperate with the
Government instead of running it.
In speaking* on this subject before
industry represented by him,
tern—one of the outstanding achieve
ments of the Wilson administration—
has come in the course of years to
be the salvation of the credit system
of the United States, it was pointed
out here today by leading Atlanta
bankers, in discussing the financial
aid given the agricultural interests
by the member banks.
All national banks are members
of the federal reserve system and as
many state banks and trust compan
ies as wish to join are also members.
Under the system the gold reserve
of the nation has accumulated until
at present the percentage of reserve
to circulation is above 78 per cent.
This makes the highest guarantee of
a currency of any country in the
world, it was stated.
The members of the system can
borrow from each other and main
tain their reserve intact, it war
shown. If they lack gold it can be
transferred from another bank. In
fact, it is asserted, the financial con
dition of the entire system can be
kept thoroughly sound and at ill!'
same time serve any needs or mee:
any financial emergencies that may
arise.
A centralized banking system
through which the currency of the
country could be made more elastic
was clearly the need at one time,
bankers here show, and financier;-
put their heads together with the
federal reserve system as a product.
The federal reserve board ar Wash
ington was organized with eigh'
members, six appointed by the Presi
dent with the secretary ef the treas
ury and the comptroller of the cur
rency as ex-officio members. They
have control of the twelve reserve
banks— one of which is located in
Atlanta—which are the basis of th,o
system.
The Federal Reserve Bark of At
lanta, of which Hon. M. B. Wellborn
is governor, covers the sixlh federal
reserve district, probably one of the
most important agricultural regions
of the South, which embraces the
slates of Georgia, Alabama, Florida,
Tennessee, Mississippi anti Louisiana.
Mr. Murphy Accepts
Important Position.
• . r% ; , an iiiuiim i y luui UMMH/UU uy iiiiii
sociation mortgages, Government de- Clinton Rob , a Washington attorney
positors and financial agents. observed that in the case of these in
Senator Harris is a member of the
senate subcommittee that reported
the army bill and will be the rank
ing democrat on the conference com
mittee.
the Georgia Forestry Association is
endeavoring to make possible.
It would therefore appear as wis
dom on the part of our Georgia Leg
islators to give this subject the clos
est kind of study and investigation
and to adopt proper legislation as
will enable the state of Georgia to J
progress by being able to produce j
WORK ON ANNEX PROGRESSING
Every citizen in Thomson rejoices
ply its requirements and as a first
rate state in the production of lumber
and naval stores which by right ha3
been one of its greatest natural re
sources.
APPLES FALLING OFF TREES.
Mr. J. C. Cliatt is in receipt of a
letter from his son, Mr. George
Cliatt, of North Georgia, stating that
he is experiencing the same trouble
of last year with his apple orchard;
that the entire crop of apples is fall
ing from the trees.
Whether this is a general condition
with the apple orchards of North
Georgia is not known by this writer,
but it appears that Mr. Cliatt lost his
last year’s crop in like manner. The
cause for this is not-known, but is
supposed to be a blight in the trees.
Government experts are makrng ef
forts to locate and destroy the germ
responsible for the trouble.
HOME FOR SUPERANNUATED
PREACHERS.
The foundation has been laid and
work is progressing rapidly on the
superannuated preacher’s home at the
corner of Church and Hall streets.
The building is being erected by the
Methodists of Thomson, and will be
a credit to that section of town in
which it is located.
It is to he a six room bungalow,
with modern conveniences. It is not
known yet who will be its first oc
cupant.
weeks ago by contractor Henry Ho
gan, and the carpenters are already
on the second floor. The building,
when completed, will be two stories
high, brick veneered, and will accom
modate the Beginners, Primaries,
Juniors, Intermediates, Baracas and
Philatheas. This addition with the
rooms already on hand will be suf
ficient space to accommodate the
Sunday School for years to come.
The building will be so arranged that
church socials can be held in it. A
kitchen is being planned. The extra
rooms will also furnish an ideal
place for the W. M. S. and B. Y. P.
U. to hold their meetings.
SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY AT
NEW GILEAD SUNDAY,
MAY 25TH.
Preparations are being made for
the annual rally day at New Gilead
the 4th Sunday, May 25th. Dr. Quil-
lian, presiding elder of the Augusta
district will preach at the morning
services.
FINANCIAL STATISTICS OF
THE CITIES.
The Department of Commerce an
nounces that the total payments for
dustries that “the Government is
fighting their battles, so that those
who advocate fighting the Govern
ment are in exactly the same position
as the man who sat on the limb of a
Iowa, for the fiscal year ending
March 31, 1923, and for the independ
ent school district of Davenport for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1923,
amounted to $2,975,799, or $49.30 per
capita. In Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and
for the independent school district
of Cedar Rapids the fiscal year cost
$2,508,410, or $51,01 per capita.
Providence, R. I., got by with its
fiscal year for $12,507,776, or $51.08
per capita.
RETAIL FOOD COSTS.
The United States Bureau of Labor
Statistics states that during the
month from March 15, 1924, to April
15, 1924, twenty-four cities showed
decreases in retail food costs of from
one to five per cent.
ABOUT MUNICIPAL OWNER
SHIP.
Over 050 municipal public utility
plants have been abandoned, the
great majority during the past ten
years. The average city tax rate in
1921 in cities over 30,000 having
municipal plants doing commercial
business was $19.31. The average
city tax rate for the non-municipal
plant cities nearest in population to
the above was $15.50. The majority
of municipal plants are in towns of
1,000 population or less, where funds
cannot be raised except by pledging
public credit. The average rate of
all municipal plants is mare than
twice as high as the average rate of
all companies reported by the Census.
THIRD PARTY TALK WANES.
There has been very Mttle talk of
Besides the program furnished by a third party among the political
the school, Rev.. J. T. Robins and j loaders during the month. The suc-
othc-r will speak in the afternoon and . cessful coalition that has frequently
besides all this a long table is being 1
expenses, interest, and outlays for tree and sawed it ofF. There may be
the city government of Davenport,. some cheap advertising in such talk
made. Get your baskets ready, help
fill it and lets make this a great Sun
day School day. R. J. J.
been arranged between the Democrat
and the Republican progressives
seems to have been so satisfactory
to the latter group that they have
ceased talking, at least for the pres
ent, about an independent political
party.
AT BAPTIST CHURCH SUNDAY.
In the absence of .the pastor next
Sunday at 11:30 Brother T. M. Kelly,
a lay-member of the Woodlawn Bap
tist church, Augusta, will bring the
message at the Baptist church. It is
, fT ,, Tr „, TTT . T TfiMiruT a day when men in the pew ; per cent as compared with 1922.
MUSIC RECITAL T-LMG.IT. can ft fj the puit)5t , and everybody, is
Mrs. E. C. Hawes’ music class will j cordially invited to be present and
give a recital at the school auditorium hear Mr. Kelly. The evening service
tonight (Friday) at 8:20 o’clock, j w ill be in charge of the Senior B. Y.
Attention if- r?lle-.i to the program in p. u. A very fine program has boon
this issue of The Progress, which will, planned. A cordial welcome awaits
be found on the fourth page. ' you. C. C. K.
about the supposed advantages of
fighting, but those who harbor those
views are respectfully referred to
that notorious former fighter now
quite content to sojourn in the peace
ful land of windmills.”
ECHO OF AN OLD BOND ISSUE
Away back in the “sixties” when
the now united people of the United
States were killing one another in
order to settle an economic and in
dustrial question, there were great
bond issues. The winning side which
held the Government eventually paid
its bonds, but the Confederate bonds
became just as valueless as German
marks are today. A little joke on
the British aristocracy in sympathy
with the Confederacy was perpetrat
ed by reason of their purchase of
$120,000,000 of Confederate bonds.
In the hope of collecting them a trust
was formed in England, and an or
ganized movement was carried on to
enforce payment of the obligations
of the Southern Confederacy. For
more than twenty years the English
men were hopeful that they would
obtain payment of these bonds.
Since 1884 they have kept the matter
alive in the London law courts. Fin
al disposition of the whole matter has
just been made by the English courts,
and as a result neither the heirs nor
the original holders of the bonds will
have anything coming.
TRADE WITH HONDURAS.
Honduras, our nearest Central
American neighbor, is a considerable
and growing factor in the foreign
trade of the United States. With a
population of less than one million,
t took from us last year over eleven
million dollars worth of our products,
and has averaged about eleven mil
lion dollars per annum during the
past five years. About 84 per cent of
its imports are drawn from the Unit
ed States and it sends us 90 per cent
of its exports. The total trade be
tween Honduras and the United
States in the past dozen years has
approximated one hundred and fifty
million dollars.
LEAD AND ZINC FIGMENTS.
The sale of white and sublimed
lead in 1923 declined about fifteen
The PUBLIC LANDS THROWN OPEN,
decrease in quantity sold was coinci-j Various areas consisting of a total
dent with an increase i\j price of of 253,000 acres located iri the States
about 25 per cent. The sale of lead j of California, Colorado, Nevada, New
oxides, on the contrary, increased j Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, are
about 25 per cent in 1923 in spite of j made available for homesteading by
an increase in price of nearly 25 per . an order of the Department of the
cent. Interior.
Mr. N. B. Murphy, the superintend
ent of our local cotton mill, has just
resigned his position to take effect
June 1st. We are very sorry to see
Mr. Murphy leave us as our town
needs more people like he and his
family have proven to he, but we are
always glad to see a young man mak
ing progress. Mr. Murnhy has ac
cepted a position as superintendent
of The Pelzcr Mfg. Co. Unit No. 4,
which is a mill of 08,000 spindles
located at Pelzer, S. C., and operated
by Lockwood, Greene & Co., one of
the largest cotton manufacturers of
America.
We understand Mr. Wagnon will
assume charge of the mill beginning
June 1st and have supervision of the
work of overhauling the building and
machinery, which will require about
two months, it is said.
Both these young men are ener
getic and resourceful, and are to a
large extent responsible for the con
fidence Mr. Candler and the other
officials have in their property here.
We wish Mr. Murphy the best of
success in his new position and hope
that we will be favored with another
in his place who is equally .efficient
and desirable.
bama, Georgia Tech and the Univer
sity of Richmond, Va., have lost
judges’ decisions to Mercer Universi
ty teams thus far in the forensic sea
son. Although the Emory Univer
sity freshmen took art engagement
from the Mercer yearlings, no varsity
debate lias been dropped by the Bap
tists.
Thomas E. Wfatson, Will D. Up
shaw, John T. Boifcuillet, John Roach
Straton, Senator Walter F. George
and William G. McRae, along with
other prominent Mercer alumni, have
debated from the same platforms
from which the Mercerians of today
are speaking.
Numbered among the galaxy of
debaters who represent Mercer this
year are: Marvin Pharr, of Atlan
ta; T. A. Caraker, Savannah; M, C.
Townsend, Ray City; W. A. Bootle,
Waltersboro, S. C.; Herbert Brad
shaw, Fitzgerald; C. W. Pope, Talla
poosa; J. Eugene Cook, Wrightsvillef
Row W. Davis, Kenwood; C. M,
Coalson, Rockmart; C. W. Howard,
LaFayette; G. L. Spratlin, Washing
ton; Willie Hirschensohn, Donalson-
ville; W. O. Dorough, Vienna; S. V,
Cofield, Monroe; C. W. Walker,
Eatonton; H. S. Greene, Gray; J. A.
McClain, Ringgold; W. A. Ingram,
Aeworth; and J. P. Highsmith, Jr.,
Baxley.
Parlor Market Installs
Refrigerating Plant.
The Parlor Market has installed
an up to date refrigerating plant in
their store on Central avenue. This
is something new in Thomson, being
the first to be installed here.
By use of this plant it is said the
temperature in the various refriger
ators and ice chests can be kept at
the desired stage, thus insuring the
perfect preservation of such perish
able articles as are kept in an up to
date market.
These are rather expensive ma
chines, hut Mr. Wall desires to give
his customers the best possiblfe ser
vice and is not counting cost when it
comes to their interest. There is a
great responsibility resting upon
those who handle fresh meats, and
unless the meats are kept in best of
condition, infection is liable to ensue
and cause serious trouble to the us
ers of same. Therefore, the Parlor
Market is working to the end that
they can molPe nearly meet the re
quirements, and with less trouble,
with their new machine.
Look for their ad in another col
umn of this issue.
Tobacco Acreage Dou
bled In Coffee.
Atlanta, Ga., May 15.—Four thous
and acres in tobacco—more than
double last year’s crop—will be plant
ed this year in Coffee county, accord
ing to reports received here today
by tobacco experts of the A. B. & A.
railroad.
It was stated that there was ample
plants to supply all the demand as
the growers began early and put out
large tobacco beds. In addition, a
great many people have planted pri
vate tobacco beds to supply plants.
Experienced growers and demon
strators from the Carolinas and Vir
ginia have been at work in the coun
ty, it was stated.
APPROVE ACTION OF SENATOR
HARRIS.
Atlanta, Ga., May 15.—Travelling
men here, who havie commented on
the matter, approve the action of U.
S. Senator Wm. J. Harris of Georgia
in opposing the delay of the Inter
state Commerce Commission in hold
ing hearings on the issuance of mil
eage books which were authorized
by Congress several years ago, hut
which the railroads fought through
the Supreme Court. Hearings were
set for June 4th, but Senator Harris
has been advised by the commission
that the hearings have been post
poned to a date to be fixed hereaf
ter. Senator Harris insists that Con
fess passed the necessary legisla
tion authorizing the mileage hooks
and that needless delay since the
Supreme Court decision is being
caused by the commission.
DEATH OF MISS LUCILE BASTON
The death of Miss Lucile Baston
occurred at her home in Washington
Monday morning after a long illness.
She was 18 years of age and would
have graduated from Blue Ridge
school in June. She was the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Baston, who
formerly resided near Thomson and
where they have large family con
nections. Members of the bereaved
family are her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J N Baston and one brother, James
Baston. She was the granddaughter
of Mr and Mrs. John Baston.
Relatives and friends from Thom
son attending the funeral held in
Washington Tuesday were, Mr. apd
Mrs. John Baston, Mr. and Mrs.
Byrd Perry and Helen Perry, Mrs.
Clyde Crawford, James and Pierce
Crawford, Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Baston
and Mrs. Leonard Lockett.
DEPOT SHINED UP.
The appearance of the Georgia de
pot has been greatly enhanced by the
nnplication of a coat of paint, and
the citizens of Thomson appreciate
the attention the officials are giving
the road’s property here.
MARSHALL NEWS.
By Harold.
The Euzelian class rendered a very
interesting program at Marshall Sun
day on Mother’s Day.
Mrs. Lamar Stone spent Thursday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. A. S.
Anderson.
Mrs. Jones spent a few days last
week with Mrs. S. O. Ansley.
Quite a large crowd attended the
commencement at Callaway Thurs
day night.
Mrs. Harden Pearson and attrac
tive little daughter have been visiting
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Cook. m
Mr. and Mrs. Pilcher Hannah were
guests of Mrs. Bessie Morris "Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Morris spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Pinkston.
Mrs. S. M. Anderson, of Mathews,
Ga., was the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
A. S. Anderson a few days last week.
Jewell Burnett was the guest of
Mr. Robert Cook Tue: I iy night.
Miss Bertha Stone spent Thursday
in Thomson.
Mrs. C. W. II. Smith relumed home
last week after spi id : . a while with
Mrs. Andrew Smith, who lias been ill.
Mrs. Harrison was the guest of
Mrs. Tom Ivey a few days this week.
Prof. H. T. Williamson has return
ed home after teaching a most suc
cessful term here.
Mrs. C. G. Anderson was the spend
the day guest of her mother, Mrs.
C. A Warr, Friday.
AGED LADY FALLS AND
BREAKS HIP.
Mrs. George Barton, great-aunt of
Mrs. Otis Hill, had the misfortune to
fall last week and break her hip.
She is eighty odd years old and ap
prehension is felt as to her recovery.
Friends of the family sympathize
with them in their hour of trial.
