Lee Birthday Celebrated by Daughters of Confederacy
Robert E Lee birthday observed in the Annie Wheeler Chapter in a Saturday ceremony with veterans from nearby counties, a picture of Lee displayed, Crosses of Honor awarded to veterans, Rev Wm Dunbar delivering an address praising Lee and Southern women, prize essay incentives, and a post-event dinner. a fire in the Justice Court room caused minor damage, no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Lee
Annie Wheeler
Daughters of Confederacy
Camp McDaniel-Curtis
Confederates
Lee
Daughters of the Confederacy
Rev
Wm. Dunbar
South
J. T. Norman Afite
Carroll
Norman
Atwell
J. McD. Radford
Pat Bradley
Roy Buller
Roy Coleman
Harry Lledsoe
Tigoor Swygert
Harry Fleming
Neil Mandeville
Geo. D Harris
Resolutions Passed by Camp McDaniel Curtis
The Carroll County UCV Camp met January 18 1908 electing Geo F Cheney Commander Adjt and Geo W Merrell Historian with Nell Mandeville Spenser as auxiliary. They offered five dollar prize for best Civil War essay by Carroll County students and urged repeal of a pension payments law. Memorial Day urged action and Lee’s Birthday noted with George F Cheney as commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDaniel-Curtis
Geo. F. Cheney
Adjt
Geo. W. Merrell
Nell Mandeville Spenser
Carroll Co
Anna Wheeler
Lee
Sind
Dixie
W. F. Brown
M. D. Watkins
McDaniel Curtis
Com
W_O. Perry
Secy
Carrolls Special Term of Court
A special term of the Superior Court held last week to dispose of jail charges. Wess and Charley Summerlin were indicted for the murder of Jethro Jones in November, convicted, and sentenced to be hung on Feb 7. The state’s case alleged plan by Summerlin to steal cotton and that Charlie shot Jones on Summers line. Other defendants pleaded guilty to stealing and drew five years in the penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeman
Wess
Charley Summerlin
Jethro Jones
Universit
Cols. Hamrick
Holderness
Terrell
Cols. Brown
Ralph Adamson
Wess Summerlin
Charlie
Gilbert Daniel
Ed Calhoun
Gus Parks
Mr. Jones
Draketown Baptist Institute Trustees Meet in 1908 Minutes
Draketown Ga January 15 1908 minutes of the Draketown Baptist Institute board meeting show the trustees refusing to place the school under the Georgia Baptist Convention Education Board. A resolution hires a $500 monthly fund seeker to raise funds to pay the institution’s debts. Next meeting set for February 5 with a new board chairman to replace R E L Whitworth who resigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Draketown
Draketown Baptist Institute
Temple
Georgia Baptist Convention Education Board
Board of
R. E. L. Whitworth
Ak. E. L. Whitworth
Chm
J.T. Hixon
Sec. Protem
Copeland Jackson & Co Cash Only Notice
Beginning February 1 special notice states every item in the store will be for cash no changes. The merchants promise to keep a fresh stock of groceries corn oats seed shorts bran and chicken feed and to deliver within city limits under the cash plan. They seek to offer better service and invite customers to call and trade. Copeland Jackson & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copeland Jackson & Co
Wanted at Once for Exchange
To exchange two circulation loans of Enterprise Stores and Rangers for money, scrips or cotton receipts. Also two cars of plows, one car Improved Combination Middle Susters. J. H. Harris, of course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Harris
Card of Tharks. Ye the christian people who so liberally contributed
A brief card from Tearnest Johnson and Erma Johnson thanking supporters and inviting all to Joe Harris in Carrollton for the largest line of plow goods with new prices and new merchandise on display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tearnest Johnson
Erma Johnson
Carrollton
Joe Harris
Lost item in Carrollton offered reward for return
A description of a lost purse or money with about 70 in cash and several checks belonging to Courtney and others is circulated. The finder may receive a liberal reward if the items are turned in at the office or to Bob Clower in Newnan, Georgia. Stewart and Fleming represent the fire insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitesburg
Hutcheson
Clemon
Courtney
Bank of Gruenville
Carrollton
Bank of Whitesburg
Bob Clower
Newnan
Central of Georgia Railway Train Schedule Fragments
Partial timetable notes routes from Griffin and Bremen to Chattanooga and Griffin. Marks show departures around 8 00 and 1 10 p m with stations listed including Bremen and Bremen connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griffin
Chattanooga
Bremen
Also Mentioned on This Page
Justice Court
Webb
Carrollton Hardware Co
Carroll County Co-Operative Fire Insurance Co
Draketown Baptist Institution Board
Haverland
Eel Jewelry
TRE Jewelry
Carrollton, Ga
Newnan St
Stewart & Fleming
Central OP Georgi
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!