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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1911
Page
5
Exhibit day features sessions in English composition physics drawing shop work and farm plans with instructors Rozar Eadie Boozer Sanders and Miss Tappen. An 11 o clock Industrial Education address by Hon. G Gumby Jordan of Columbus and a 3 30 pm literary address by Dr. John E White of Atlanta conclude the program.
Notice states the receiver will be at specified places and times to collect State and County Tax Returns for the year 1911. The text indicates a third and final round with instructions to file and submit returns.
A weekend of rain accompanies a flurry of visits across families. Grandmother Norton returns to daughters. Mollie Williams and W. T. Hackney host guests. Aaron Williams and Mallcom Hackney families socialize in various towns. A child, Florine Horsley, suffers a broken right arm in a Saturday morning accident.
Rainy weather dominates the day in Double Springs as residents report family visits and illnesses. Andrew Heltons mother spent several days with him last week while Bill Robinson's son shows slow improvement. Visitors include Willis Brown, George Devenport, J H Jones with J P Coleman’s household, and Lovvie and Lottie Rooks near Lowell. Mrs Velma Acree visited her daughter, Mrs John Burns called on the Coleman family Sunday.
Macon Telegraph reports the Supreme Court upheld the Sherman anti trust law unanimously. Justice Harlan dissented on reading into the word reasonable or unreasonable. No amendment by Congress expected. court change unlikely for years. aging bench suggests little near term shift in rulings.
The government plans to stock the Ocmulgee River dam lake with top game fish for a future fisherman's paradise. An expert from the fisheries department completed an inquiry confirming a solid carload of young fish will be the first shipment. The pond spans over 5000 acres with depths from 2 inches to 100 feet. A shipment has arrived to stock the High Falls pond. Fair Store exits, Carrollton area offers deep discounts on clothing shoes and dry goods. It must close within 30 days.
A threshing outfit with a 22 1 inch cylinder and 36 inch cylinder is on offer. The operator will sell or trade to keep it running. the unit is currently working and may be started for inspection. Contact J. D. Sewell or Mrs. Luna Young for viewing.
Double Springs reports Mrs. T. R. Evans of Hugo Oklahoma visiting her Cross Plains relatives. Alice and Letha Williams called on Mrs. Guy Sparks while Lizzie Bell Hinesley visited her sister in Way Side. The Sparks family mourns Ruth Sparks who died. parents express sorrow but comfort in faith.
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