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Newspaper

Carroll Free Press

Location

Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Mar 11, 1909

Page

3

Plowshare Local News Roundup

Plowshare notes Horace Barnes slowly improving from pneumonia and Mrs Cochran’s relatives glad to hear she is up again. Several mumps cases reported as Dr Lewis attends the sick. Floyd Holmes residence destroyed by fire last Friday night with little saved and occupants escaping alive. A large crowd attended singing at New Hope and others went to Beulah Sunday. J D Bohanon visited his ill grandfather in Newnan. Pearl Moore visited Minnie Buckelew. Lucy Cook of Mt Zion spending week here. J W Moore visited relatives near Shiloh. singing at H C Garrett's Sunday night was enjoyed.

Horace Jen Barnes Novella Cochran Dr. Lewis Floyd Holmes New Hope Beulah J. D. Bohanon Newnan Miss Pearl Moore Minnie Buckelew Lucy Cook Mt. Zion J. W. Moore Shiloh H.C. Garrett

Social Visits Across Bremen and Carrollton

Miss Annie Pace of Carrollton spent Friday and Saturday with relatives in Bremen. Mrs R B Upshaw and Miss Myrtle Upshaw visited relatives in Carrollton Saturday afternoon. Daff Walker with Miss Popsie Adamson visited friends in Carrollton Sunday. J E Bartlett, recently moved from Carroll, has been shipping wood from his farm near town. Mr A D Smith of Route 3 and his brother W L Smith of Carroll County were callers at this office Wednesday morning.

Annie Pace Carrollton Bremen R. B. Upshaw Myrtle Upshaw Daff Walker Popsie Adamson J. E. Bartlett Carroll A. D. Smith Route 3 W. L. Smith Carroll County

Shady Grove News Notes Visits and Social Roundtable

In Shady Grove area rain delays and social visits mark the week. Butler Hogan and family visited L B Green and family last Sunday, Miss Myrtie Johnson stayed with Lena Green, and J T Morgan with family visited Jim Morgan and wife Sunday afternoon. Ernest Grizzard and wife traveled to Sand Hill area, Othela Dyer visited Alzena Horton, and many locals attended preaching at Black Gum. Garfield Dougherty and wife called on W M Tackett, singing at M F Peek’s Sunday night drew a crowd. Lether Hogan of Midway visited Alice Harris, N S Harris and daughter visited Mrs Jackie Robinson near Pleasant Hill, J R Daniel and daughter visited Mrs Annie Hendrix, Ida Daniel and Vera returned from Pine Grove to M F Peek, Nat Baxter and wife from Pine Grove visited their parents.

Butler Hogan Midway L. B. Green Myrtie Johnson Lena Green J. T. Morgan Jim Morgan Ernest Grizzard Sand Hill Othela Dyer Alzena Horton Black Gum Garfield Dougherty W. M. Tackett Abilene M.F. Peek Lether Hogan Alice Harris N. S. Harris Jackie *Robinson Pleasant Hill J. R. Daniel and Daugter Pine Grove Annie Hendrix Ida Daniel Vera Nat Baxter

Springtime Verse From Meigs Review

In the springtime, winter ends and skies brighten as birds sing and animals roam. The rustic scene evokes lilting pastoral imagery with frogs, robins, calves, larks, and playful maidens describing a cheerful rural scene.

Local News Briefs On Rainy Weather And Community Visits

Rainy conditions persist as farmers lag in crop progress. Jim Mater and family visited Frank Buchanan. J S Williamson and wife visited W D Roberts. W A Johnson progresses with his mercantile business. Candy pulling at J S Williamson’s home. school led by Carrie Casper. singing at W C Hammond’s home. Daniel Brown passed through town. Alvin Robinson and Wilson Legg from Rotherwood attended the Hammond singing.

Jim Mater Frank Buchanan J. S. Williamson W. D. Roberts W. A. Johnson W. C. Hammond Daniel Brown Our Ville Messrs Alvin Robinson Wilson Legg Rotherwood

Singing crowds fill Salem church gathering Sunday

A large crowd attended the singing at a Salem location on Sunday. Several local families were noted visiting relatives and hosting guests during the weekend, including Mr and Mrs J W Stephenson, Mr and Mrs M J Willingham, Mrs Delia Cook, and various Blackwelder and Nixon households.

J. W. Stephenson Zack Tyson M. J. Willingham Delia Cook Center Point

Community Notes From Mt Pleasant Area

Saturday night party at Mr Heltong enjoyed by all. Families and neighbors, including the Will Rooks and Kelly Taylor, spent Sunday visiting. Mrs Pearl Philips remains ill while Free Press praised as county’s finest paper. A look at crops, church and local comings and goings through Mt Pleasant area with Rev F S Payne noted.

F. M. Davis Cloud Duncan Free Press Oscar Duncan T. A. Davis Mr. Shackleford

Also Mentioned on This Page

Shady Grove Meigs Carrie Casper Salem S. D. Nixon E. P. Blackwelders J. W. WeWhorter Sackville Sunday Lee Pope Tyusis Minnie Pearl Blackwelder Doc Blackwelder Bowdon E. P. Blackwelder Bob Wright J. W. Scott Mesars Asbury George Nixon W. B. Nixon Hamrick Pearl Philips Fletcher Thompson Eula Duncan Cross Plains Mr. George Clark Little Homer Mr. Warner Phillips Mr. Holder Snowoday Mrs. Ed. Phillips John Clark Ville E.j.cash Andrew Helton Tom Coleman J. F. Davis Laze Holloway Heard Wease Phillips Arthur Phillips Floyd Phillips Sarah Duncan Willard Potta Mt. Pleasant Church F.S. Payne J. S. Williams Cross Plains, GA Georgia Gover South Sty Mundreda South J. O. Bagwell Peachtree St Atlanta
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