Death of Mrs. Julia Fitts Fletcher at 77
Mrs. Julia Fitts Fletcher, wife of the late J L Fletcher of Bowdon, died the 14th in Atlanta at her son J L Fletcher Jr’s home. A devoted Baptist for over 50 years, she was aged 76 or 77 and honored in Bowdon and the surrounding community. Her funeral was held at the Baptist church on the 16th with many friends attending.
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J. L. Fletcher
Bowdon
J. L. Fletcher Jr
Atlanta
Baptist Church
W. W. Fitts
Sunday School Convention Plans for Carrollton 1909
The Carroll County Sunday School Association schedules its Thirty Fourth Annual Convention at the M E Church in Carrollton on Saturday July 11 1909 with devotions enrollment addresses and committee reports in the morning and afternoon sessions including talks on duties and qualifications of teachers the union Sunday School and general conference. The Sunday morning August 1 1 will begin with 9 30 sessions and feature an address on The Young Men and the Sunday School and the annual sermon by Rev Rolfe Hunt D D President at Atlanta Bible School.
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Carroll County Sunday School Association
M. E
Carrollton
Satururday
J. A. Lyle
W. H. Shaw
J.T. Hixon
Keport
Geo. W. Andrews
W. E. Dozier
Jay. Beall
Union Sunday School
Herman J. Reeves
Methodist
G. W. Andrews
Rolfe Hunt
Atlanty Bible School
Georgia Legislature Progress and Upcoming Tax Debate
Atlanta reports the Georgia House kept a steady pace as numerous local bills passed and committees advanced measures. Lawmakers discussed raising legislative session limits, county officer salaries, and a general tax reform plan with a joint Senate-House investigation into taxation.
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House
Atlanta
Senate
Johnson
Perry
Senate General Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Georgia Legislature Deliberates on Bond Profits and Rail Issues
Chairman Mclendon testifies before a joint committee denying law violations while admitting profits from $56,000 Athens Street Railway bonds paid by Central Bank and Trust Corp. The house tables a move to move Southern Railway HQ to Atlanta and links rail powers to executive limits. Georgia adds colonels to Governor Brown’s entourage and assents to staff placement changes.
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Mclendon
Auvanta
8. G. Mclendon
Joint Legislative Investigating Committee
Hoke Smith
Itta
Athens Street Railway
Central Bank and Trust Corporation
Railroad Commission
Avlanta
House Thestay
Alexander
Fulton
Southern Railway
Ita General
Wylshington
D.C
Georgia
Senate
Brown
Ocenalnuin
Lund
House
A. A. Tim
Benster McCurry
Major Ulm
Moss
Cobh
Unclear drugs and cotton hoarding case reported
The report describes sale of socaine laudanum and other dangerous drugs. A later bill sought to contract spelling in his frat bil to renew a drink product. A cotton hoard by Holding Cotton in Columbus Ga and a Lafayatte Ala mercantile firm held 1,050 bales, selling at 12 1 2 dollars per bale for over one hundred thousand dollars, earning about thirty thousand dollars.
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Bagse
Piles
Weyerdy
Henin
Aston
Persons
Monroe
Stata
McWhorter
Greene
Reid
Campbell
Justin
Salarion
Walter McElreath
General Assembly
Fulton County
MecElreath
House of Representatives
Jurties Court
Columbus
C. Achissler and Song
Lafayatte
Ala
Severe earthquake hits Rentvente near Lisbon
A severe quake shook Rentvente a port 27 miles east of Lisbon. The population panicked but damage was light and injuries likely few.
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Lisbon
Rentvente
Aem
The Minister's Meeting in Carroll County
The county ministerial association met at the Presbyterian Church with Dr. W. W. Roop presiding. Present were J. McD Radford W. E. Dozier Thos. E. Dimmock and F. B. Powell. A long address on Sunday School work was given and ministers planned to suspend meetings until September after the first Sunday, to share experiences from evangelistic services.
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Minsterial Association
Presbyterian Church
W. W. Roop
J. McD Radford
W. E. Dozier
Thos. E. Dimmock
F. B. Powell
Carroll
Garrett Reunion Brings Large Attendance At Bethel Camp Ground
The Garrett family reunion in this county drew a large crowd on Wednesday at Bethel Camp Ground. Festivities were filled with happiness as relatives and invited friends gathered. Rev W R Morgan of Qld Carrollton preached at Mountain Grove Christian Church last Sunday and will visit Ephesus Christian Church near Clem next Sunday.
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Garrett
Bethel Camp Ground
Garretts
W. R. Morgan
Qld
Carrollton
Mountain Grove Christian Church
Ephesus Christian Church
Clem
Sermons by Dr Bond at First Baptist Church Next Sunday
First Baptist Church announces two sermons by Dr Bond of Arietta next Sunday July 25 morning and evening. A special musical program features a quartet with solos and a duet by Miss New and Prof Mullins. The program lists hymns prayers readings offertory and benediction with final pieces by Daisy Harris Marilu New Mullins Coleman and Hamrick.
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Offertoire
Andate
Fearis
Lillies
E. O. Excellen
Bond
Misa Marilu
Mullins
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Carrollton Bank
J.T. Bradley
G. H. Stewart
HN. Spence
Julia Fitts Fletcher
Sunday School Association
Thomas W. Dimmock
A. K. Snel
Lee Sharpe
John T. Hixon
Chim
J.C. Hixon
McElreath
Bendor Math¢wa
Threa
Ave
Bolino
Atate
Bil
Solons
Longley Relatiya
Vonsilar Pervice
McLanston
Mathews
National Bank
First Baptist Church
W. D. Bass & Son
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