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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1920
Page
7
Dr. Pierce promotes Favorite Prescription a fifty year old remedy for backache headache and worry. Made from vegetable roots including lady's slipper blue cohosh and Oregon grape it is offered as a safe women’s tonic sold in liquid or tablet form by druggists.
Miss Bonnie Morris is very ill this week. Dr and Mrs Malone of Tallapoosa visited relatives Sunday. Mr Paul Shaw improves slowly from influenza. Harold Morris of Atlanta spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs H I Morris. Mrs Forrest and Ray Attaway are ill. Gladys Shaw and Miss Chris Morris are ill again. Miss Eddy Leo Richards and Mallalieu Bishop absent from school. Mrs D P Tolmes and children of London visited Mrs W J Mortis Sunday.
Mr Joe Cole and family of Lucky spent weekend with Mr and Mrs J L Phillips. Mr Hoyt Stoner expresses joy at Wey arrival. Numerous neighbors including Mrs I B Hanks sick with flu and Mrs Josie Moon ill. Will Duke from Leas Chapel stayed with brother. Thelma Jackson and Amy Lee ill but improving. Jim Mabry, an elderly former enslaved man, found dead after being last seen Friday. Henry Nalley last saw him Friday afternoon.
The note records a flu outbreak at the local school, dropping enrollment to about 76. It also lists visits and sorrows among residents, including Will and Mrs Henderson visiting his mother, G A Stacy shopping in Roanoke, and injuries from a cotton bar incident affecting G A Rollins.
Jim Jeters children recover from flu. Karnes family travels to Tyus. Sara Alexander returns from Atlanta to see her father W. Alexander. Uncle Dee is ill again. Edna Mearn visits parents. Stacyarnes visits Carrollton. Singing at Rob Alexander’s Sunday. Rain ends ball game. A M beat Burwell 11 to 4. T. J. Eady family recovering. Mary Crumbley visits Sara Alexander.
Mr. Fred Patterson to collaborate with Mr. JH If Robinson this year. Miss Maggie Raiden hosted by Miss Bernice Dingler Wednesday night. New Hope School progressing well under Miss Helen Burns. Mr. Henry Robinson and Mr. Henry (incomplete text).
Garretts and Miss Ruby Rai motored to Tallapoosa Sunday. Mr and Mrs Levi Garrett visited with their daughter Mes Veupor Watson on weekend. Oliver Crool and family called on Henry Robinson and family Sunday. Levi Garrett and wife were guests of Henry Robinson and family Sunday night. A large crowd enjoyed singing at Mr Adam Tughes Sunday night.
Mr W W Wallace attended the quarterly conference and visited his father in Villa Rica. Guests included Mr and Mrs Arthur Gilland and others from Villa Rica. Numerous neighbors visited, mingled with Sunday School, and a large crowd enjoyed a singing event.
Pleasant visits mark a weekend in Villa Rien with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Davy hosting relatives and Mrs. Ek A Yates. Alina DePreese returns from Alabama after three weeks. Bella Pope's post is won by Miss Mary Smith. Tyson and families visit in Dwells Chapel. group travels to Carrollton. Marguerite Yates attends church with Emma Bagwell. Minn N and Mien host a rook party. Elizabeth Pounds hosts Alma DeFreene friends. dances and Sunday School attendance noted. Lambert from Brooklyn attends. Wilton and Alma DeFreese spend a Temple night. Hixon and Chambers trip to Douglasville.
Local notes indicate deeds and tithe records are being processed at the Free Press office. Details on specific parcels or names are not provided in the fragment.
The Bowdon region reports many social visits and family updates. Mrs. T. T. Thompson is very ill at the Georgia State Sanitarium. Mrs. Matol Moora and Mrs. Kelley family are improving. Several residents traveled to Carrall ton. weddings are noted for Livvie Smith and Sigar Acres and for Miss Relvin Chnningham with homefolks. A large crowd attended singing at T. E. B. Vaney's house Sunday.
A poetic tribute praising the doctor who spends long hours and nights caring for patients. The verses honor the healer who comforts children, eases sorrow, and bears constant demands, asking who will cherish and remember this tireless giver.
A fragmented dialogue shows a child asking the mother where the fire goes when it goes out and the mother replying she does not know, suggesting the father might know when he goes there.
A garbled court exchange references a fine of 1.10 and a federal tax on amusements. The speaker challenges the phrasing while the judge clarifies the amount and tax context.
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