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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1911
Page
4
The Civic League notes growth as addition to Mandeville Mills No. 2 doubles capacity. The development signals prosperity and urban progress, with the company remaining without a commissary department, benefiting local merchants.
The author argues that clerical errors in bills should be corrected and precautions taken to prevent repeats. They contend the plain intent of the law can be established and when so, the laws should withstand judicial scrutiny.
Carrollton Public Schools opened with the largest enrollment in history, just under 600 students. The A and M School also reports full capacity, with new teachers Miss Flewgilin and Prof. Raymond Rob inson joining Carrollton and Miss Boyle and Profs Sparkman Futch and Rast at A and M. The Mandeville Mills school, led by Mrs. Emma B Meadows, provides strong work as part of the town’s educational life.
An editorial advocates parks as the strongest remedy for mental and physical ills. It urges each spring in Carroll County to fix up a cement park with a 20 to 40 foot plaza, arguing no well regulated city would be without one.
The piece argues a broad liquor issue this year with whiskey interests funding opposition to prohibition. It urges Maine to uphold prohibition and expresses preference for lawmakers who will strengthen current laws, criticizing local option and praising present governor candidates.
Hopkinsville Kentucky residents raised one hundred fifteen thousand dollars after years of broken promises and funded a main line railroad thirty miles away. Soon the third railroad offered free access and today the city hosts three lines with freight rates about half the former level. The donors saw their wealth quadruple in value and wonder where the Carrollton and Northeastern directors are.
The city will see a four story forty two room hotel commence in a few days. Architects are Messrs. Butts and Morris of Atlanta and contractor is Mr Williams of Winder. The hotel aims to be ready for use by early spring.
The article extols Carrollton as the lowest and best city in the region noting rapid growth in Carroll County. It urges readers to watch Carrollton and the Free Press, claiming the paper will uphold the highest interests of the community.
Real estate note announces a five room house for sale within two blocks of the square, listing contact with L. A. Wood for details and negotiations.
The document cites an application for charter for a Georgia company in Carroll County, detailing proposed corporate powers, stock, and governance. It names counsel Anict corpormiini and Keown as petitioner attorney, with verification by the Clerk of Superior Court, Carroll County, dated August 101, with signatures of notarial officials.
Georgia Carroll County by order of the Court of Ordinary the Mack Brown house and lot on West Avenue Carrollton is to be sold at public outcry before the courthouse door on the first Tuesday in October during legal hours. The property is part of the estate of Mrs Mattie L Brown deceased with Cappie Merrell as administratrix.
Double Springs notes a Sunday shower and an ice cream supper at Union School House Saturday evening. Families including the Browns, Davises, Duncans, Heltons, and Davises near Lowell are mentioned with several Sunday and Friday visits. Cotton picking is reported as the day’s order and travel to Atlanta by J. H. Jones and son Dot is noted.
Limited time sale features a Feather Fed of 86 pounds and a pair of 6 pound pillows for 10 dollars cash with order. Made in Covington Ga by Dixie Feather Bed Co using A CA ticking. Refund if not as advertised. Reference Bank of Newton County.
Wanted a family white or colored to move to the Kingsbery place and pick about 14 bales of cotton. House furnished free. Respond to R. 1, McClung.
John Bright urged speaking only when you have substance and not to overrun with words. His biographer notes Bright prepared appendices, pondered subjects, and sometimes memorized key passages while relying on inspiration for phrasing. A 1888 letter discusses methods: brief notes, two or three slips of paper, and island sentences to clinch each section.
The passage cites Swiftian instructions for household staff. It lists tasks like scraping pots with a silver spoon to avoid copper taste, marking names with candle smoke, and not memorizing callers’ names when masters are away. It also advises active bread toasting beside fire and attending to other duties.
A legislative committee visiting a state university shared supper with student workers at the campus club. Afterward, a county member famed as a skilled speaker delivered a stirring talk urging the boys to persevere through hardships, recalling his own self made education.
Ghee in India is described as butter that never spoils and can be preserved for a century. Harpers Weekly notes ghee is made by boiling butter to remove water and curds, then cooling the clear oil to granulate, yielding a long lasting product.
A boy leaves school to work in a factory and returns proudly sure of his status. He tosses his hat and coat on the floor and refuses to hang them, boasting that he is the one keeping things in order while his sister instructs him to hang them properly.
Regular preaching days planned at Shiloh next weekend. W C Hammond attended state conference at Lee's Chapel Friday and Saturday. Mrs Callie Stone of LaGrange visited then returned home. Lou Johnson and family spent Sunday with Mrs Caught Stephens. Frank Buchanan is quite ill. Mrs Mary Stone and Roy of LaGrange returned home. W R Johnson family visited J A Hammond. Singing at R L Williamson’s Wednesday night enjoyed by all. J R Hammond in Carrollton Tuesday. Many attended singing at J S Williamson Friday night. School closed Friday. Jim Motes visited town Monday. Mrs M J Chatman of near Lowell visited her feeble mother Sunday. R L Williamson and son Zack visited Lowell Monday. Best wishes to the Free Press and readers. An old couple rode a tramcar to a terminus and misheard street names causing a comic confusion.
A Provi dent Trust & Security Company listing offers numerous South and Southwest Georgia farms. Described as level fertile soil ideal for high development, with prices expected to double in three years. Inquiries directed to the Land Department Walton Building Atlanta Ga.
A puzzled couple last Saturday discuss a grocer suspected of short weight. The wife asks about him while the husband defends action and questions how to respond amid a claim of a fake half dollar. The fragment hints at local shopkeeper tensions in Cleve find Main Dewler.
The Stuttgart statistician Dr Beller estimates the world population at 1,400,000,000 with Christians 434,940,000 Muslims 175,290,000 Jews 10,860,000 in Asia 300,000,000 Confucian followers 300,000,000 Brahma believers 24,000,000 and Buddhists 121,000,000. The figures appear in mixed commentary from London Globe and Life.
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