Commissioners urge countywide revenue board election
In a statement by M D Watkins and W F Brown they recall the Legislature authorizing a county election on creating a Revenue board. The bill, drafted per the April 1907 grand jury recommendation, omits the five district commissioner division. Election set for the 11th of next month. voters decide approval or rejection. authors claim no stake in the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue
Grand Jury
Superior Court
M D Watkins W F Brown
Abilene Social News Recap Of Local Visits And Meetings
Mary Bishop and child of Atlanta visit Mrs Deliah McKenzie this week. Several attend singing school at Shady Grove and a literary school at Tine Grove closes Friday with barbecue. The protracted meeting ends with sixteen accessions, thirteen baptisms and three by letter. Notables include Rev W S Hubbard visiting R H McClung and Miss Ella Shell's illness. Local visits include J W Mcleod to J D Huggins and Charley McPherson visiting W M Spence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Bishop
Atlanta
Deliah McKenzie
Vara Jones
Nora McKenzie
Andrew Muse
Pope Muse
W. S. Hubbard
R. H. McClung
Shady Grove
Tine Grove
J. W. Mcleod
J. D. Huggins
Rev
M. P. Eason
Ella Shell
Nettie Sims
Charley McPherson
Bremien
Temple Public Schools Authorized by Act of 1907
The General Assembly passes a law for Temple Carroll to establish a town public school system with a board of five school commissioners. An election on September 7, 1907, decides approval by two thirds for local taxation to fund schools. If approved, commissioners manage funds, staff, and facilities with separate white and colored schools and taxation capped at 0.5 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town of
Temple
General Assembly
Board of School Commissioners
Board of School Conti Vers
Carroll County
Miller's Academy Community Notes and Events
Crops need rain while residents discuss lagging correspondence. Miss Beatrice Stamps of Atlanta visits Miss Margie McEwen. Rev H P Shelly preaches first Sunday. song service at 9. Camp meeting attendees report a good time. W D Lees school to close next Friday with speaking and spelling match. Rev Mobly to preach first Sunday night. All day singing at Pleasant View on the fourth Sunday in September. Editor asked to visit. O McEwen departed for South Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice “Stamps
Atlanta
Margie McEwen
H. P. Shelly Will
Union
Mobly
Near Eureka
Miller’s Academy
Pleasant View
Editor
O. McEwen
South Georgia
Pleasant View and Shady Grove Folks Gather For Visits
Oak Grove residents note Mrs J H Johnson returning from Pleasant View. Moses West and Miss Medie of Shady Grove visited D H Hamrick family. Olin Wren improves after illness. Claud Kinney of Temple visits Miss Lillie Hamrick. J D Mote home entertainment delights attendees. Miss Gertrude Hamrick of Carrollton visits. Z W Muse and family visit J D Muse at Shady Grove. Virgel Mote visiting from Cedartown. Protracted meeting ongoing at Cedartown this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Grove
J. H. Johnson
Pleasant View
Moses West
Miss Medie
Shady Grove
D. H. Hamrick
Olin Wren
Claud Kinney
Temple
Lillie Hamrick
J. D. Mote
Gertrude Hamrick
Carrollton
Z. W. Muse
J. D. Muse
Virgel Mote
Cedartown
Horton Morgan marriage tightens Shady Grove ties
Arlena Horton married O. J. Morgan at the Horton home with Rev. Strozier officiating. The couple described as model and life partner received well wishes. Local youths attended Clem singing and the J. M. Vines singing school progresses. Visits noted among Pine Grove residents and Hortons. A singing is planned for the 2nd Sunday at two o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Horton
Arlena Horton
O. J. Morgan
J. M. Vines
Lucy McKenzie
Near Pine Grove
Local notes report good crops and community events
Crops look strong in the district while residents attend a camp meeting. A Kansas school rally last Saturday featured music and orderly speeches. Tillman Styles and Maud Carpenter wed last Sunday. J J Teague and family visit Oscar McGuire and wife in Waco. M F Roberts is sick at home. A Y Cole and family visited M W Teague and wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Tillman Styles
M’ss. Maud Carpenter
J. J. Teague
Oscar McGuire
Waco
A. Y. Cole
M. W. Teague
Hulett and area residents travel and nuptial note
Mr C L Brown and family visit relatives in Alabama this week. Dr A E McGarrity and grandson Charles visit near Tyus. Dr O W Roberts and Grover Hall attend an educational rally at Praise last Friday. Miss Ura Adderhold goes to Cross Plains for a month teaching music. Miss Clyde Carmical returns home near Newnan. J L Spradlin and G B Sewell attend the General Meeting at Banning last Friday. Jimmie Duncan spent Friday night with sister Mrs JC Stallings near Banning. George Ketron and Lela Williams married last Sunday with Rev Strozier performing the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. W. Roberts
Grover Hall
Ura Adderhold
Cross Plains
Clyde Carmical
Mary Sewell
Newnan
J. L. Spradlin
G. B. Sewell
Banning
Jimmie Duncan
JC. E. Stallings
George Keton
Lela Williams
Strozier
The Clem Band Delights with Musical Entertainment
A list of local social visits follows. R L Worley and wife and W W Payton and wife spent a week with relatives in Coweta and Meriwether counties and Providence last week. Mr Jackson and wife visited Cen tralhatchee. Mrs Norris and Mrs Dora Jackson stayed with relatives here. Sam Alexander of Atlanta and Noma Worley of Roopville visited Mrs B B Payton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Worley
W. W. Payton
Coweta
Meriwether Counties
Mr. Jackson
Centralhatchee
Jim Norris
Dora Jackson
Sam Alexander
Atlanta
Noma Worley
Roopville
B. B. Payton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Carroll Free Press
Oarrollton
Georgia
Kelly
Paul F. Brown
Kelly & Brown
Carrollton, Ga
Commissioners of Roads and Revenue
Abilene
Miller's Academy
W. D. Lee
China
Elgin
Cox
John Daniell
M. F. Peek
aUee
Monaco
John W. Gamnes
Hulett
C. L. Brown
Alabama
A. E. McGarrity
Charles
Tyus
Clem
Providence
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