Abilene County Farming News and Local Visits
Over the county in Abilene area farmers are busy tending fields and praising improved health of Albert Baxter after illness. Varaviones and Ella McKenzie joined Jo D. Hopkins’s family for Saturday night with local attendees. Residents attend singing at Smyrna and Macedonia with Rev. Shell, Miss Vara Jones visiting Miss Vassie Baxter, and Mite Parish visiting relatives. Joe Muse and family visited M. P. McEwen. Shady Grove all day singing called next Sunday. Belle Altaway and Mrs. Gohm visited friends. Essie Mote returned home after visiting Smyrna area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abilene
Pias
Albert
Baxter
Varaviones
Ella
McKenzie
Jo.Dy. Hopkins
Smyrna
Bev. Shell and
Waco
Myst ‘B'Todd
G. C. Mote
Mite Parish
Ernie
Shady Grove
Hulett Families Observe Sunday Away From Home
Hulett residents note various visits and illnesses as relatives travel to see ill father in Mississippi. Mr and Mrs John Oliver visited kin near Mt Zion. Mrs J L Spradlin ill with fever. Grover Olin Hall Nelson and Fred Hinesley spent Sunday in Whitesburg. Miss Ara Aderhold to return home Friday. Hulett well represented at Macedona on Sunday. John Lewis and family visited John Hinesley and wife. John Quill and wife visited Mr and Mrs F P Spradlin Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Spradlin
Grover
Olin Hall
Nelson
Fred Hinesley
Whitesburg
Ara Aderhold
Hulett
Macedona
John Lewis
John Hinesley
John Quill
F. P. Spradlin
Bowdon Social Notes Mention Visits and Travels
Stogner reports several locals attended Bowdon commencement sermon. Vischa Landers of Talapoosa visits Artie Abercrombie. Maude Carpenter Rosa Abercrombie guest of Winnie Moon. Alvin Trainks and sons pass through en route to Carrollton. Ethel Moon and Avde Carpenter trip to Birwell earlier week. Annie Arthur away from town over weekend. Tilmad Styles from Keansas through Bowdon. Virgil Moon visited Lucian Phillips. Mrs W E Abercrombie and children visited Mrs R A Carpenter. Warren and daughter Virgie made a quick Bowdon trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdon
Vischa Landers
Tallapoosa
Artie Abercrombie
Trainks and Sons
Alvin
Route 3
Carrollton
Ethel Moon
Avde
Carpentis
Birwell
Annie Arthur
Tilmad Styles
Keansas
Virgil,moon
Lucian Phillips
W. E. Abercrombie and Children
R. A. Carpenter
Community sings and visits around town Sunday
Several youths attended a community singing at Macedonia Sunday with Miss Effie Eason and Miss Ethel Bachelor as guests of honor. Mr and Mrs Jake Peayorough and Rev Divico plus families visited Stogner Saturday night. Delia Dobbs and Lionsia Melear were guests of Media Melear Sunday. All residents remember the fourth Sunday evening at Indian Creek and are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Davison
Mide
Carrollton
PE. Eason
Newt Eason
Afr
Bechelor
John Ligue
Macedonia
Nice ‘Times
Effie
Eason
Ethel Bachelor
J. Wee -Malear
Jake
Burge
J. Re ‘Divico
Indian i Creek
Local Social Notes From Stripling's Chapel Area
Striplings Chapel mentions visits by Teal family of Tyus to Duffy household and by Willie Martin and Miss Mattie to Concord relatives. Illness reported for Mrs John Johnson and Mrs B S Chambers. Bowdon commencement attended by Earn Lyle. W O Jones with Carrollton relatives. Hight Jones and Vara guests on a wintry Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stripling
Mr. Teal
Tyus
Duffy
John Johnson
B.S. Chambers
Willie Martin
Mattie
Concord
Earn Lyle
Bowdon
W. O. Jones
Carrollton
Local Social Notes From Sand Hill Area
Miss Mary Brown visits cousins Camilla and Myrtle Johnson of Midway. Residents recall a pleasant singing at Macedonia last Sunday. la Cooke visits grandfather J. M. Cooke near Center Point. Miss Fannie Broom of Hutcheson area visits aunt Mrs. Birdsong. Leather Hogans visits aunt Mrs. Carroll last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary’ Brown
Camilla and
Myrtice Johnson
Midway
Macedonia
la Cooke
J. M. Cooke
Near Center Point
Fannie Broom
Leather Hogans
Mrs. Carroll
Shady Grove News Tells of Local Visits and Wedding
Local notes report several youths attending a gathering at Mace and Maria Sunday night. Mrs We Horta and daughters Arlena and Alzena visited Mrs Driver Friday. Belle Shadrix wed Walter Carter on May 6. Mrs Smith of Villa Rica visits C H Dyer’s family and Mrs Jackson visits Mes pow Hen lee. All day singing planned next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orth
F We Horta
Arlena
Alzena
Driver
Belle Shadrix
Walter Carter
Smith
Villa Rica
C. H. Dyer
Jackson
Mes
Lee
Commencement Attendances and Local Social Updates
The piece notes Bowdon residents at a Sunday commencement and visits among locals. H J Wilson and wife visited friends at Victory Sunday. Roy Stephenson sold his stock to Carl Garrett and moved to Anniston Alabama. Miss Alice Nixon spends the week in Bowdon attending commencement. Walter Muse and family of Bethel visited Charlie Bonner, and M I Harmon visited Abner Harmon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Wilson
Roy Stephenson
Carl Garrett
Anniston
Ala
Alice Nixon
Bow
Walter Muse
Bethel
Chariey Bonner
Ste J) Messi
M. I. Harmon
Tad. Nance
Abner Harmon
Biondi
Miller's Academy and local notes on residents and events
The item notes the regret over Mrs. Amanda Raburn's illness and wishes her a speedy recovery. It mentions local youths attending a singing at Smyrna Sunday afternoon and records that Samuel Tillman and Miss Eva Spence attended Smyrna’s singing on Sunday afternoon. G. L. McEwen visited his brother near Abilene last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanda Raburn
Smyrna
Samuel Tillman
Eva Spence
P. M.g. L. McEwen
Near Abilene
The Only Guaranteed Kidney Cure advertised by Smith
An old drug advertisement promises The Only Guaranteed Kidney Cure by Smith with a money back refund if not satisfied after one bottle. It notes Johnson Drug Co. sells it for zero cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Johnson Drug Co
Concord Notes From Recent Local Appointments And Socials
Rev Burson filled his regular appointment at this place last weekend. Donnie Reid and Lula Gray attended the all day singing at Macedonia. Jackson Reid is convalescent. Robert McKenzie and his little nephew returned to Atlanta after a two week visit with his mother here. Mrs Jim Muse is much improved. Henry and Alton Shaddix of Shady Grove attended Sunday events with Mae and Ina Spence. Most residents planted cotton. John Hendrix moved back from Newnans to this place. The weather prevented the Correspondent's Picnic but most attendees enjoyed it. May we all be present at the next one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donnie Reid
Lula Gray
Macedonia
Jackson Reid
Robert McKenzie
Atlanta
Will
Jonea
John Hendrix Hag
Newnans
Also Mentioned on This Page
Richard
Mississippi
John Oliver
Mt. Zion
Stogner
Maude Carpenter
Rosa Abercombie
Winnie Moon
JA .Warren
Virgie
N.J. Warren
J. J. Stogner
Our City
Sand Hill
Shady
API
Mace
Maria
Miller’s’ Academy
Bradley
Cuttin
Carrollton, GA
Turner's Soda Fount
Turner’s. Soda Fount
Rev. Burson
Jim Muse
Henry and
Alton Shaddix
Misses Mae
Ina Spence
Smyria
Garland Mérrell
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