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Carroll Free Press

Location

Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Oct 07, 1909

Page

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Death of John A Mitchell in Birmingham

John A Mitchell, a former town resident and respected Confederate soldier, died in Birmingham Alabama. His body was brought to Carrollton for burial on Tuesday the fifth inst. He was a Baptist member known for sincerity and upright business conduct. He leaves a wife and children, and the community offers condolences. WwW. W.R.

John A Mitchell Birmingham Ala Carrollton Baptist Church

Carroll Superior Court Opens With Firm Jury Charge

The October term of Carroll Superior Court convened last Monday with Judge Freeman presiding. He delivered a forceful charge to the Grand Jury defining their duty and outlining the general duties of good citizenry.

Carroll Superior Court Freeman

Mandeville Milla School prizes misread in last note

Editor corrects a prior misprint about prizes at the Mandeville Milla School. The top yearly student wins ten dollars in gold, the next best five, and two gold prizes for girls totaling thirty dollars. Mrs Adams and Mrs Fitts visited, reading stories to the children who enjoyed the readings and tried to retell them.

Free Press Mandeville Mandeville Milla School Adamson Fitts

Medical Examiners Board Meeting Notice in Atlanta

The Board of Medical Examiners of Georgia will hold its next regular meeting at the Capitol Building in Atlanta on October 12 and 13 at 8 o clock a.m. Attendees must bring their diplomas. Fee ten dollars. E R Anthony secretary.

Board of Medical Examiners of Georgia Atlanta Capitol Building E.R. Anthony

Fourth District A and M Fair a Success

The Fourth District A and M School Fair opened last Tuesday and proved a colossal success with a grand parade led by Louis Sleaton. Crowds enjoyed exhibits in farm products poultry stock ladies fancy work and culinary arts. Secretary manager J A Mandeville earned praise for organizing the event and the community showed strong support. A prize winner list will be published next week.

Louis Sleaton Dixie Street Carrollton Carroll County J. A. Mandeville

Prize for cotton or corn grown on one acre rules

Notice states that contestants must be assisted by two or three neighbors to measure land and weigh harvests, with affidavits to land measurement and crop weight. Prizes will be paid to qualifying participants after affidavits are submitted. Perdue Pace bound by these rules.

Perdue & Pace

Notice to debtors of Turner and Brook firm

We have the notes and accounts of the old firm Turner and Brook and all who are indebted to them should come in at once and settle as we need the money. You will find us on the equate between the Citizens Bank and Carrollton Hardware Company. T. Huey. A. D. Turner.

Turner and Brook Citizens Bank Carrollton Hardware Cc. T. Huey A.D. Turner

Success Magazine seeks renewals and subscriptions in Carrollton

Energetic and responsible man or woman wanted to collect for renewals and solicit new subscriptions during fall or spare time. No experience required. entry among friends can build a paying, permanent business without capital. Free complete outfit and instructions. Address Von Success Magazine Room 103 Success Magazine Building New York City NY.

Success Magazine Carrollton Von New York City N.Y

Dr Shoops Cough Remedy Promoted For Young Children

Tickling or dry coughs loosen with Dr Shoops Cough Remedy made from mountain shrub leaves and stems. The product is claimed harmless with no opiates or harsh ingredients and recommended for mothers to use for very young babies, sold by Camp Drug Co.

Shoop’s Camp Drug Co

Local Gleanings and Social Notes From Shady Grove

Weather and cotton picking dominate the day in Shady Grove. Social visits include Lena Green with Florence, Alzada Morgan with Nellie Harris, and a 1909 marriage between Flannie Toit and Mell Yates officiated by Tom Hendon. Further items mention visits among the Horton, Morgan, and Oscar families, trips to Carrollton for schooling, and upcoming singing events at Shady Grove and Walter Carter’s.

Lena Green Miss Florence Alzada Morgan Nellie Harris Flannie Toit Mell Yates Salem Tom Hendon W. Horton Oscar Morgan Hickory Level Sallie Robinson Alzena Horton Carrollton Bernard Toland A. & M. School

Farms for Sale by Rh. D. St Yes Waco Ga Route 1

Two farms offered for sale by Rh. D. St yes located near Waco on Georgia Route 1. Details unspecified in the fragment.

Rh. D. St Yes Waco

Money to Scan Good Men on Good Farms Best Terms

An advertising line from R. D. Jackson offers favorable terms for scanning or evaluating men for farm work, emphasizing abundant money and good farms. This brief notice reads as a classifieds brevity item.

R. D. Jackson

Social Notes from Banning and Nearby Towns

The report lists local residents and visitors including the writer and Miss Bertha Taylor at a Paul Sunday singing. A. G. Stephens visits Carrollton this week. Edna Jones is expected home from Atlanta. Owen Philips of Whitesburg stayed with Albert Jones. Mrs J. E. Moore and Bertha Taylor visited Carrollton last Thursday. Claude Street and Mamie Hayden of Carrollton visited Mrs J. E. Moore on Sunday. Mrs Boyd visited her sister Mrs C. E. Stallings.

Bertha Taylor Paul Edna Jones Atlanta J. E. Moore Carrollton Claude Street Mamie Hayden

Seed Lot Arrives at Parker and Wood

Parker and Wood receives a new shipment of turnip seed for farmers and market gardeners, expanding availability for local planting season plans.

Parker & Wood

Sermon At Oak Grove Prompts Next Service

Rev W S Hubbard preached a noted sermon at Oak Grove last Sunday and will return next first. The S I Club shows strong progress as young people engage actively. Miss Maud Chapel visits from Carrollton. Berlie Wiggins Lizzie Smith Roselle Bell join the singing at B H Martins.

W.S Hubbard Oak Grove Berlie Wiggins Lizzie Smith Carrollton Roselle Bell Clem B. H. Martin

Strayed sow sought by J S Duffy

One black sow weighing about 175 pounds is missing. J S Duffy offers liberal reward for recovery and identification.

J. S. Duffy

Also Mentioned on This Page

First National Bank Carrollton, Ga Comptroller of Currency Gol Capital Peta United States Banking House Superior Court M. M. School Cosmopolitian Ladies Home Journal McClures Pictorial Review Harris & Williams A & M Fair Shady Grove Lamar Jackson Emily Oscar Morgan and Family Hewlett Hendrix Black Gum Walter Carters Carrollton Bank J. T. Bradley, Pres HN. Spenge G. H. Stewart A. G. Stephens Owen Philips Whitesburg Albert Jones Boyd C. E. Stallings Stripling‘s H. Martin S. 1 Maud Chapel Lothes Stacy Adams
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