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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1922
Page
5
Carroll County news recounts visits, church sermons, and social events. Dignified obituaries mark the deaths of Walter Holmes and Uncle John T. Smith, with details on ages, families, and burial at New Haven and Poplar Springs. The Free Press club promotion appears with subscription offers and community cheer.
Local residents from Walnut Hill and nearby towns share visits, church notes, and upcoming events. Families from Boar Creek Sevoia Atlanta and Carrollton gather, with visits to Bremen Smyrna and Athens noted. Community singing plans, school trips, and a five cent milk can mystery at the Phillips home are mentioned along with a subscription pitch.
HULETT see OF Several from this place attended the singing at Old Carrollton Sunday. Miss Winnie Sewell visits Rome this week while Christine and Louisa Boyd stay in Carrollton. Thelma Sewell returns from Rome after weeks with her grandfather G B Sewell. Rhodes Sewell improves after surgery. Mrs Sima and Mr Dock Noles of Atlanta visit their parents Mr and Mrs John Noles. Mrs John Hinesley hang returns from a South Georgia trip. B Y P A reports a good program at their Sunday night meeting. Welcome visitor at Mr and Mrs John Bryant’s. Sunday is M E church meeting day. Everybody invited.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Daugherty Sunday included Billie Bates Bob Daugherty Jesse Haynes Lee Haynes and families from Carrollton with others from Atlanta. J F Gammon and Mrs O E Johnson and J Johnsons children joined the outing. A large local crowd attended Indian Creek singing last Sunday and plans are underway for the annual Kanana singing next Sunday. Trojan club and get the paper one year.
In Bowdon Junction the Baptist church held services with Rev. O P Lambert and Rev. George Jones delivering sermons on Saturday and Sunday. A protracted meeting will begin the fourth Saturday in July. Local residents report cleaner crops, boll weevils present, and ongoing berry picking amid community updates.
The W. E Club meets Friday July 7 at 2:00 with songs readings recitations and a dress form demonstration by Mrs. W. D. Whatley. Members are urged to attend and bring a club item for a paper subscription giveaway.
Rain is greatly needed in this part of the county as fields dry and harden. Protracted meetings begin at the Baptist church on the fourth Saturday in July. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Reid relocate to Birmingham Alabama for their future home. Pleasant View Baptist singing drew a large crowd. Protracted meeting at the Baptist church to start in July. Protracted meetings begin at the Baptist church here the fourth Saturday in July. Prof Jim Tyang to lead singing starting July’s first Monday after the fourth Sunday. Transfer of readers with subscription offer remains.
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