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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1920
Page
2
Poems recount the little Christmas trees standing near a church altar and in the woods offering praises to God. The speaker asks to learn from nature how to turn fear into release and worship the Child of Poaca.
A postman endures two weeks of heavy parcel and card loads before Christmas yet treats the day as joyful. He runs routes from dawn to night, miss no rest, and finds pride in delivering joy to children and adults despite the strain.
A brief description of the postman’s Christmas season notes his loneliness away from home and family while delivering gifts from out of town. It highlights how he functions as a substitute for St Nicholas, coping with fatigue yet deserving cheerful greetings from the public.
A rural Christmas tale of making gifts from simple country supplies. Two women Ruth and the narrator imagine creative, homey presents for friends and family, from fruit cakes and honey jars to homemade jams and labels, sharing kindness beyond city luxury. The piece contrasts farm life with urban abundance and keeps a warm, nostalgic tone.
Mr. M A Boyd and Mr P HR Jordan visited Carrollton. Families including the Brannon, Neil, Boyd, Hogan and James households moved in or visited, with Ruth Adams from Atlanta a guest. A surprise party for Miss Lessie Warl occurred, school closed for Christmas with praise for Prof Conwell and wife, and plans for a strong New Year at the Free Press area.
The December term of the Carrollton city court adjourns to meet again on the second Monday in January to take up and confinement of the criminal docket day by day until all cases are disposed of. Judge Leon Nodd presiding.
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