06 Jul 1917
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Newspaper
Fayetteville News
Location
Fayetteville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1917
Page
1
Fayetteville Methodist and Baptist churches announce services with Sunday School at 9 45 a m and preaching on Sundays. Community notices report visits, marriages, picnics, band performances, and local arrests including coroner findings and a jail transfer. Several residents’ travels and visits to Atlanta and nearby towns are noted.
All Club members should visit Fife Mercantile & Hardware Co to obtain cans promptly. Leta M. Dickson notes freight terms for club orders of six or more pay freight. individuals pay freight otherwise. At the B Y P U meeting, officers were elected including Miss Winner Blalock president and Dan Blalock secretary. Weekly meetings are set for Thursday nights at 8 o clock at the church.
A Red Cross meeting was held at Woolsey last night with good attendance and enrollment surpassing expectations. Renewals listed include M. N. Stinchcomb W. N. Robinson R. C. Johnson and H. M. Brown. Sub lat News office.
Notice to teachers lists examination dates in August the 8th and 4th and specifies reading courses for primary, general elementary, and high school exams. Reads: Teacher's Manual Cubberly Rural Life and Education Cosgrove The Teacher and The School. high school adds Hollis sister's High School and Class Management E. S. Tuernron.
Lizzie Blalock Chapman died May 10 1917 at age 34 years 2 months 27 days. Born February 13 1883 she joined the Baptist church at 14 and lived a Christian life. She leaves a husband two sons eight daughters father mother five brothers and three sisters. She is buried at Hopewell Cemetery after a long patient illness.
Mrs B L McGough dies in Hapeville after paralysis onset last week. She lived in town over thirty years and was esteemed by neighbors. Survived by husband six daughters and two sons. Funeral held at Baptist church with Dr C Lewis Fowler and Dr L P Glass assisting. Interment followed in local cemetery.
Fayetteville Methodist Sunday School reports second quarter 1917 perfect attendance with 1 superintendent 8 teachers and 31 pupils. Star marks indicate perfect Sunday attendance. lists include many named pupils and teachers across multiple classes.
The Rock church held a homecoming last Sunday replacing the annual singing to reunite current members, former members, and ex-postors since its 1882 organization. Rev. J. H. Daniel spoke, refreshments were served, and a history of the church was presented noting land donation for church cemetery and schoolhouse. Crops suffer hail and rain, delaying cotton. local residents J. E. Kilgore enlists in the 5th regiment.
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