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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1917
Page
4
A moral sermon urges readers to consider the debts of time and favors from God as the year closes. It warns that worldly wisdom outpaces believers in prudence, and asks how much they owe for life, health, church life, national blessings, and Christ’s gift of salvation.
Mrs Eugenia Ward expresses gratitude to those who assisted in the Free Press contest and thanks the management for fairness and courtesy during her participation.
Quiet Christmas mood gives way to New Year zeal as High Point reports school progress with enrollment for the term at 37 and a flurry of social visits. Avis Parker to teach music starting Monday. various local residents visited friends across Bowdon Junction and nearby areas. Prayer meeting attended at Mer Will Gasey’s, and a light touch on New Year resolutions noting their fragility unless truly beneficial to others.
Mr and Mrs Hubert Morris hosted a Friday night gathering for the younger set in honor of Harold and Clara Morris who depart for Athens Tenn to attend school. Guests included Mr and Mrs Lee Trimble and daughter Bettie of Buchanan and Mrs O L Garrett with two children from Tallapoosa. Grandpa Johnson aged ninety seven led a Christmas tree celebration at Mr W T Morris's home, delighting youngsters from two to ten years old.
A cavalry recruit endures his initial field day. He steadies his horse after gunfire unsettles it, then falls again when the guns go off. He calmly returns to the horse, but the sergeant challenges his mount and the recruit asks why it matters as more shots may fire.
McDuff Virginia resident Mrs. J B Whittaker credits Thedford's Black-Draught with preventing long illness in her family. She recalls years of sickness and says the vegetable remedy stabilizes digestion, relieves headaches, and aids weak stomachs, keeping them healthier.
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