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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1922
Page
6
Rain soaked fields hinder plowing while social life thrives with church, schooling, and weddings. Mentions Rev J We McLeod of Whitesburg ill, Mrs Morrow ill, Tara McLeod marrying Ross Buchanan at Ranburn, and deaths of Mrs Charlie Gibson and Uncle John D Smith. Local gatherings, Sacred Harp singing, and a Free Press club drive are noted alongside visits from neighbors to relatives in Carroll County.
Miss Ila Brook of Bowdon visits her ailing sister Mrs B N Dyer while Rey and Mrs T A Bonner spend a night with Plowshare neighbors. Will Duke family and Reuben Windley visit near Bowfton as they work a crop for Mr Duke. Lambert and Delis attend Bethesda preaching. many attend Oak Grove all-day singing. Farmers chop cotton and plant corn. Vernara Harden stays with Delos Swygert. Rev H J Holliday preaches at Salem next weekend. Club drive promotes a year subscription. John Sewell and family visit G B Sewell. Club youth miss Mrs Whatley due to illness. Annie Lou Jones hosts guests with Clitherd Ayers and others. Rhodes Sewell returns from Atlanta after an operation. Frank Sewell of Rome away a few days. Joseph Wallin family visit T W Richards. B J Duncan delivers sermon at Baptist Church. BYU P U group improving. Group 4 program Sunday night. invites all. Inez Ayers visits Thelma Sewell. G W Jones of Little Vine attends BY P U. Welcomes visitors and Press club membership.
Rev Silvey delivered a fine sermon from James chapter one to a large attentive congregation. Homer Payne, after two operations at Georgia Baptist Hospital, is home and doing fine. Farmers filled a pond last week and report fair crops despite rain and lateness. Mrs Join Boyd visited Flat Rock sanatorium in Douglasville for a fun operation and friends wish her a speedy recovery. Mrs Billa Thompson and son Galdey spent Sunday with her mother Mrs S Harper. Mr and Mrs Bud Fortner and children plan a short Alabama trip. Lizzy Gardner and children from Fairburn visited W H Tyson's family Saturday. The singing at W W Wollhen's Sunday night was enjoyed by all. Press club subscription offer: one year for 73 cents.
Community fragment recounts neighbors and farming activity in Gravel Crest area. Mentions Mr Joe Lambert of Stir Point, local harvests, plowing by H W Dorough, planting by B C Howard, land prep by J G Doan, and social visits among families including Howard, Huff, Watson, Muff, and Yarbrough. Also notes Uncle Tom Staples burial at Roopville and a 75 cent item. One year subscription offer appears.
The rain here Sunday was appreciated as ground dries. Rev Logyorn filled his pulpit at Pleasant View with next Saturday and Sunday set as regular preaching days at the Baptist church. All are urged to attend Sunday School and the singing by Mr and Mrs Adams delighted listeners. Miss Lucile Stallings from Atlanta visited locally. Tell your neighbor to join The Three Pr e e as' club and get the paper one year.
Villa Rica and Cedartown played batt Wednesday with Villa Rien ahead. Mrs Lutther and son Maynard of Atlanta. Miss Reba Webb at Knoxville. Epworth League outing near Felix Williams’ flat with a weiner roast. Dr Slive of Decatur preached two sermons at the Presbyterian church. Mrs W Malloy and daughter Sarah spent Tuesday in Atlanta. John T Matthews of East Point visiting relatives this week. Prof G H Coleman and families visiting Atlanta.
Needmore residents share visits with relatives in Carrollton and Sandy Platto preaching Saturday. Jim McIntosh of Carrollton visits brother W W McIntosh. Misses Sarah Emmie McIntosh Gladys Jones Pearl Nola Haney from Carrollton visit Sunday with Katie Lena McIntosh. Bryant Ayers spends weekend with W C Rooks. Henry Camp reports a horse killed by lightning Sunday morning.
Wayside notes list Sunday visits among Horsley and Hackney families with relatives at Cross Plains Carrollton and Cross Plaining. Rev H W Boatright ill but served at Carrollton appointment. Pauline, Crestelle, Laura, Leta Horsley and children are also mentioned visiting with Bertie Horsley.
To members of the Sewing Circle the notice states that a Republican majority in the United States Senate moved to place tariffs on sewing machines ranging from 25 to 40 percent of value. It argues tariffs will raise prices and urges voters to back the Democratic ticket to restore sewing machines to the free list.
Mr Jesse Towns and brother Willie along with Opal Shirey visited Saturday night at Mr BB Dean’s. Oak Grove singing drew many locals for a lively evening of good singing while crops look healthy and most corn planting is finished. Mrs Monde Crews returns from South Georgia to Whitesburg to care for her ailing mother Mrs Jobin renewing neighborly bonds and community news.
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