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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1909
Page
3
Local notes report numerous visits and social events. Families like Duncan, Davis, Cash, Phillips, and Helton are mentioned with church services at Mt Pleasant Ephesus and Union, plus a forthcoming all day sing at Mt Pleasant and a Georgia Star boast about twin babies.
Weather fine and farmers making good use of it. Wilse Harper and family visited A Hammond and family Saturday night and Sunday. Florence Stone and Ed Paterson of Newnan with grandmother Mrs Zack Williamson who is ill. Willie Hammond and J T Camp preached at Yellowdirt Sunday. Lee Brown and family visited her ill father Saturday night and Sunday. J T Camp and wife stayed with W A Johnson Saturday night. Tobe surely and wife with her father Frank Buchanan. Mack Williamson and wife with William Johnson Sunday afternoon. Jim Motes and family with Frank Buchanan Saturday night. Etta and Leona Brown attended Sunday school. J S Williamson and wife with W D Roberts and family Friday. Anton Williamson with Rob Roberts Sunday.
Farmers chopping cotton nearby as J R Lassetter and family spent weekend in Villa Rica. Ty Layvorn and Moody from Newnan visited. Miss Fionia Burnham stayed in Carrollton. Minnie Jones and daughter hosted visitors. C Tanksly and wife from Douglasville guests of J E Moore. Pauline and Lucy Harris visiting Mrs A W Stubbs. W M Jones and W P Cole from Carrollton attended church. N N Johnson and wife of Marietta and Bertha Lovvorn visited J H McGarity and wife. M A Stephens of Atlanta visited his parents Friday night.
Farmers report showers and cotton chopping in Shady Grove. Visits occur among Grizzard Dyer Hendrix Morgan Jackson families. Attendees join Macedonia singing and old Concord sermon. An all day singing with baskets is planned. readers urged to respond and send news from Millers Academy.
L W Page calculates yearly waste from poor roads at 150 000 000 dollars with 265 000 000 tons hauled on wagon roads annually. He compares costs to rail and ocean rates, urges state road surveys and engineers, and calls for railroad grade standards on wagon roads.
A Griffin News excerpt argues steep ascents and sharp declines make roads costly year round, claiming bad roads are more expensive than good ones and urging determination of the best method of procedure. It also advertises Dr Shoop's Rheumatic Remedy with a free booklet sent to rheumatism sufferers and a call to share the relief.
Central of Ga offers excursions to Warm Springs Ga and Nashville Tenn with return accounts for the Georgia Bat Association and the Annual Session of Sunday School Congress and Young People's Chautauqua from June 9 to 14 1909. Peabody College Summer School for Teachers and Vanderbilt Biblical Institute run June 6 to August 4 1909. Tickets on sale from points in Georgia. For rates and sale dates consult a parent ticket agent.
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