May 29 Date Reminder Mentioned for Friday
A note emphasizes Friday, May 29 as a scheduled date. It highlights the mention within a broader timetable without adding new details.
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1914
Page
3
A note emphasizes Friday, May 29 as a scheduled date. It highlights the mention within a broader timetable without adding new details.
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a safe pleasant cure for bad colds. It claims the medicine acts on nature's plan, relieves the lungs, aids expectoration, opens secretions, and restores health, noting wide sale and dependable use.
The Evening Herald of Waycross GA lauds Mrs J W Farmer née Grace Groenendyk formerly of New Decatur for a faultless contralto solo in the Chautauqua program. Her artistry in both chorus and solo impressed local friends in Decatur.
The May 29 Needle Club gathering at Miss Bess Bailey’s home featured a crimson rambler decor and a handwork session with an inter rogatory game. Guests included Mesdames Bailey, Webster and others. regional residents and the Woman's Literary Club event followed with hospitality notes and congratulations on a newborn.
Catholic Flower booth advertises Chamberlain's Tablets as a cure for stomach disorders. It claims many remarkable cures and notes the product is sold by all dealers. Also mentions readers of the Decatur Daily borrowing the paper.
Sunday School at 9 45 a m tomorrow with full attendance desired No preaching at 11:00 a m and 8 00 p m Pastor H B Woodward will attend Howard College commencement in Birmingham This note from the church presiding overward by Pastor Woodward.
E Lysander Gray pastor leads weekly Sabbath School at 9 30 with D Vohlers superintendent graded classes. Public worship next Sabbath at 11 and 8 with sermons The Tragedy of Sin and Is Christianity True Special music and a 1 hour service Prayer meeting Wednesday at 8 The Men's Organized Bible Class meets at 9 30 Visitors welcome home like church and a cordial invitation to all strangers.
At 11 a m Sunday H L Turner will preach and at 3 p m Rev S Pu Pryor. Sunday School 9 45 a m CE 7 30 p m Prayer meeting Wednesday 8 p m scripture Hebrews 6 12 13 20. There will be no preaching tomorrow. School at 30. B Y P U conducts evening service at 8 00 p m. Everyone invited.
Rev W W Scott, the visiting preacher, will lead three services at the church tomorrow including a men and boys afternoon gathering. Sunday School at 9 30. Preaching at 11 and 8. The pastor invites all to attend and renew earnestness.
At eleven tomorrow the First Baptist Church of Decatur will be dedicated. The building cost more than 25000 dollars and is free from indebtedness. Pastor Jesse A. Cook will preach the sermon and lead the dedicatory prayer. A ten days meeting will follow and the public is invited.
Birmingham on May 23 fire destroyed the William Meharg wholesale liquor house with a loss estimated at $60,000. Fire crews battled flames late yesterday afternoon.
Justice R W McKelvy issues an attachment commanding a Morgan County constable to seize Oliver Stansil’s estate valued enough to cover a $25 debt plus costs. The writ, dated April 10 1914, notes specific seized items including a trunk bedding bundles a cook stove and vessels. The proceeding proceeds at New Decatur Alabama on May 1 1914 at 10 am.
In Morgan County Alabama the sheriff announces a public auction of seized goods from Geo and Perl Young including beds stoves dishes and small household items. The sale is set for May 30 1914 at the courthouse door under the execution in favor of John Gilliland.
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