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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1908
Page
2
A storm on the 23rd damaged corn on bottom land and flooded fields while crops in the area show unusually healthy growth for the season. Lightning struck Frank Camp's bell post, breaking windows and injuring a baby. Other items include a saw mill move, active cider production, fever cases, school news, a death in Atlanta, and plans for a new gin house at Camp properties.
The Carroll County Sunday School Association met with 31 schools represented. Thos W Dimmock presided and Rev Lauvern led devotionals. Delegates enrolled, reports heard from seven districts, and a resolutions committee outlined aims to expand Sunday school work. The group planned a Kansas church visit for organization.
Zinc oxide combined with white lead yields L. M. Paint. Zinc is durable and helps the paint last. linseed oil adds adherence. The paint costs about $1.20 per gallon, with Roop Hardware Co. as L. M. Paint agents.
A prayerful tribute from several hundred Atlanta residents extols Rev Fred Powell as a compassionate, spirit-led pastor. The writer commends his easy approach to reach the un saved, noting his rebuke without wounding and his capacity to comfort and encourage.
An obituary notes the death of Mrs. Julia Brasher on June 22 1903 after long illness. Born 1860, she married Mr Brasher in 1876 and leaves two sons two grandchildren and many relatives. Funeral services were conducted by Rev W R Morgan.
The paper seeks wide awake correspondents in each county area to provide items of public interest. Do not write politics or routine updates. Submit concise notes on one side of the paper, and if a woman writes, place the postscript first as it often conveys the gist of her letter.
The document commands John Triplett to appear at the October Term 808 of Jarrol Superior Court to answer a divorce libel. It requires him to show cause why the divorce should not be granted. Witness: Judge BR W Freeman. Date: July 7, 1009. Clerk: 8. B. Page.
War on consumption urged as nations strive to curb the white plague. Foley's Honey and Tar is promoted as a safe, certain remedy for coughs and colds, claimed to prevent consumption. Sold by Hamrick's Pharmacy.
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