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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1909
Page
6
Kelly and Brown operate as editors and proprietors of the publication, with P Kelly listed alongside Paul F Brown as principals.
Judge Adamson explains his vote on lumber policy arguing for free lumber to aid forest protection and lower costs. He criticizes the Tawney proposal as a mixed plan that would tax manufactured lumber while admitting raw lumber free, favoring full free lumber either way.
A DeLoach lath mill is offered by Lee J Williams noting the mill is in good condition having run only a short time. The ad requests interested parties to apply to Lee J Williams.
Group three of the Georgia Bankers Association was called to order by chair man W. S. Witham of Atlanta. An address of welcome by Hon. W. J. Millican and a response by A. B. Lima followed. A. K. Snead discussed duties to patrons. A. O. Potter spoke on General Banking Business. Snead was elected chair man. Henderson of Cedartown secretary. A banquet was held at the Southland hotel after a luncheon at Agricultural & Mechanical School. Notables from Cedartown, Carrollton, Macon, Nashville and other cities attended the meeting and banquet.
Weather disrupted lastSunday delegates may be few for the spring session at Westbrook Chapel next Sunday. Superintendents are urged to ensure each school is represented and participate in discussions. Executive Committee asks for a strong turnout for the children’s sake.
A New York Tribune report surveys enduring fires across the world. It notes Bangkok Buddhist temple flames kept for four years, Sarhad Persia’s seven decade old flame, Lapland’s seven year fire carried in a ship bucket, and Osmotherly England’s inn kitchen fire unchanged for a century. It also mentions vendetta fires in Sicily and a Palermo murder case involving a five year flame.
The London Spectator notes England trains leaders while America educates the masses. It argues Americans focus on improving the average level of education and building ladders for promising pupils, showing a democratic habit of mind by not privileging class.
In London Tit-Bits a tale unfolds of Charlotta and Arthur. He writes from Carlsbad of ardent longing and kisses. Charlotta reveals a playful ploy by slipping her mother's photo into his bag to test his devotion.
The postal doctors are four senior sorters at St Martin's le Grand who examine and repair damaged items. They handle a wide range of goods from coins and bank notes to stamps, medicines, and even poison, performing a careful adoring of items that arrive broken or at risk.
The Chicago Record-Herald explains the sun’s vast energy by measuring heat and work, citing Herschel’s ice-melt analogy and another figure of a two mile diameter ice column reaching from Earth to the sun. It notes only a small fraction reaches Earth while the rest escapes to space, powering climate, engines, and life.
Sir Hubert von Herkomer recalls painting Richard Wagner without a formal sitting in 187% while Wagner promoted his music in England. He watched the composer daily at his home for a month and completed the portrait by Sunday. Wagner’s reaction was one of delight.
The prisoner, asked to speak, quotes poets before the magistrate, who interrupts and imposes ten days. The officer is ordered to compile a list of names, described as “the bad lot.”
A venerable Pennsylvanian citizen shows little pride in his eldest daughter's music as a guest endures a full evening in the parlor while she performs her entire repertoire. The arranger notes some songs will never die, to which the father grumbles that she spends much time trying to kill them, but to no avail.
The Public is informed of organ sales by H E Reeves offering old fashion Masons Hamlin and Chicago Cottage organs. The ad promises reliable instruments that have given satisfaction to many homes and invites inquiries via visit or card for price and terms.
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