19th Georgia Veterans Reunion Invites Carroll Area Members
Hon Silas M Ogleaty of Co G asks Georgia survivors in Carroll Coweta and Campbell counties to attend the 6th August reunion at McDonough. Mike Power of Carroll Co F lists local members Newton Iiman Henry Reid John afree and Doc Stamps as invited. Please inform Mr Oglesby by train to arrange welcome at Henry County station.
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Co. G
McDonough
Silas M. "Ogleaty
Wil Roth
Georgia
Carroll
Coweta
Campbell
Mike Powere
Carroll County
Sven
Jhe
Newton Iiman
Henry Reid
John Afree
Doc Stamps
Atend
Oli Roth
Oglesby
Henryounty
Newnan
C. M. Speer
Mignonette Drive out Fires in New York Confections
A reader notes mignonette weed helps keep flies away from confectioners shops. The writer recalls seeing mignonette in South shops and suggests planting a sprig in a window to deter flies, praising the fragrance as a natural repellent. The piece reads like a lifestyle note on pest control through scent.
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New York
Cal News
Notice to apply for passage of Temee Carroll County bill
Notice is given of an application to the Georgia Legislature in its 1908 session for a local bill. The act would amend the charter of the town of Temee in Carroll County approved November 23, 1880 to alter the corporate boundaries to a two mile square around the Southern Railway Company station as the center.
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Legislate of
Georgia
Teme
Carroll
Southern Railwaympany
Carroll wins Chautauqua prize at Newnan oratorical contest
Miss Annie Ruth Sewell, Carroll representative, won the girls prize with The Soul of Violin. Her performance drew praise for ability. The Carroll boys team also received favorable mention with Hagan Copeland of A. and M. and Claude Hogan of the High School cited.
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Newnan
Carroll
Annie Ruth Sewell
Misa Sewell
Hagan Copeland
Claude Hogan
Tax Payers Reminder to File by July Fourth
Notice from F. Lambert RT R C C stating that all parties must file returns to avoid double taxation as books close July 4. He will be in his Carrollton office up to that date to address delinquent returns.
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Carrollton
F. Lambert
Eclipse to Grasp Sun June Twenty Eighth Morning
The La Grange Graphic notes an annular solar eclipse on June 28 at 8 40 in the morning. It will not be total but will resemble a new moon with the moon passing between earth and sun for nearly an hour, weather permitting.
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Carrolltan
Eport
A Duncan
Martines
Jordon
Stevenson CE Smith
E Phillips
H Shaw
Charlie G Morris
Eason
D Bass
Stallings
Tom Pope
mcGuiree
F Brown
Huckeba
la Grange
Old Sol
Carrollton to get up-to-date canning factory in 1908
Most Carroll County farmers subscribe to the new canning plant led by Mr. MacKenzie. Over two thirds of stock already sold as planting of sweet potatoes, tomatoes, peaches and apples proceeds. Farmers urged to secure shares by Saturday June 27 with orders via J C Pass or Mr. MacKenzie at the Southland Hotel.
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Carroll County
MacKenzie
Carrollton
Goth
J. C.j Pass
Mr. MacKenzie
Southland Hotel
Do You Know We Lost Telephones In Carrollton
A public notice from Gainesboro Telephone Co appeals to non subscribers in Carrollton about using neighbors phones without pay. It cites disrupted rest for households, wasted operator time, and extra costs. It urges readers to get a telephone themselves, or stop using others' lines, and ends with a sales nudge from Stewart & Fleming offering surveys, buggy hats, and stock.
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Carrollton
Allnay
Gainesboro Télephone Co
Stewart & Fleming
Brown to Name Harris for Adjutant General Role
Delegates from Georgia's Seventh district unanimously urge Governor elect Joseph M Brown to reappoint General W S Harris as adjutant general. Harris led the state militia for years but was not renewed by Hoke Smith who chose Gen W S Scott. The request, coming from Carroll County and backed by Harris’s home district, signals strong support as Brown begins term planning.
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5. W. Harris
Old Place
Georgia
Joseph M. Brown
Kimball
Harris
State Militia Department of
Hoke Smith
W. S. Scott
Geo. Harris
Carrol County
Bown
Atlante
Rama Church Singing Meeting Proceedings Transcribed
Rama Church held an annual singing meeting starting at 9 o clock led by chairman J E Eason with multiple music segments and a sermon by Rev A F Ellington from Luke 8–9. Delegates to the Georgia state convention were elected in Atlanta for the next September, with thanks extended to the Carroll Free Press for publishing the proceedings.
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J. E. Eason
Bro
A. F. Ellington
Eason
W. BE. Abercrombie
P. H. Chandler
Alaon Murphey
C. R. Powell
Phillips
J. R. Barrow
J. A. Heart
R. M Read
F.L. Me
R.J. Akin
Rama Church
J. M. Turner
H. A. Jackson
Atlanta
J RK Barrow
A Turner
P H Chandler
Carroll Free Press
J E Eason
W D Abercrombie
Shaw-Lyle Engagement Announced for Norah Shaw
Mrs. Clio M Shaw reveals the engagement of her daughter Norah Shaw to Mr Charlie Allen Lyle The couple plans a July 8 wedding at the bride’s aunt Mrs J H Mc Clellan’s home with noon ceremony in the city context
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Clio M. Shaw
Norah
Charlie Allen Lyle
Mre
J. H. McClellan
The Black Shadow and the Amazon Eclipse Superstition
Dewey Austin Cobb recites an account from Brazil where Brazilian Indians near the Amazon engage in archery during a lunar eclipse to drive away the black shadow. An elder uses a gun to start the ritual, then bowmen shoot arrows at the moon while spectators observe, ending with gratitude to the observer for the quiet aid.
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Indiana
Cervice
Philippines
Brazil
Amazon
Senhor
Dewey Austin Cobb
Los Angeles
The Gallery Answered Martha in a Dublin Scene
A Dublin gallery boy, famed for a certain taritond role, plays Faust as Valentine. After a duel, Martha cradles Valentine’s head, alarm spreads through the house, a cry from the gallery, Unbutton his weekit, interrupts the moment.
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Martha
Dublin
Taritond
Faust
Valentine
A Knock turn and a blue green remark on the Thames
A Chelden England resident J A MacNeill Whistler draws curious attention from bargemen after a man shows him a knock turn in blue and green. In Transvaal the tuberose roses and wild orchids thrive, with a noted abundance of flora and a claim that everything grows if planted with care.
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J. A. MacNeill Whistler
Chelden
England
Thames
Whistler
Transvaal
Pretoria
Font Senate
Swaziland
Brown Wins Governor Race By Wide Margin
Brown's majority reaches 10 857 over Hoke Smith in 10 859 votes as compiled by Secretary C H Hall Jr of the State Democratic Executive Committee. Brown totals 169,806 votes while Smith has 98,469.
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