Fayetteville area news and social notes mix
Fayetteville and surrounding communities feature a busy social column with visits from Atlanta and Griffin residents, local business promotions, church events, and reminders about subscriptions. Notable items include Mrs. J. H. Holt visiting Clayton county relatives, Dr. R. H. Taylor and Col. W. H. Taylor of Griffin spending Sunday with kin, and various residents hosting guests from nearby towns. Also notices on insurance sales, local photography sessions, and a police matter involving a fugitive.
Local Agricultural Notes Warn of Growing Town Ambitions
A collection of letters from Helmer Georgia dated June 1 1909 lauds Fayette Fertilizer Co and guano praise while urging residents to grow their town population and defend honest opinions. The writer J H McElroy extols crop yields and the benefits of proper farming, urging civic effort despite opposition.
Bicycle repair and parts for sale by W H Hout
Notice states readiness to perform bicycle repairs and to sell repair materials. Identifies W H Hout as agent for new wheels and invites visits at the railroad location to save money.
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W. H. Hout
Fayette County Teachers Institute Open June Twenty One to Twenty Five
The Teachers Examination and Institute note that exams for those intending to teach this county this summer will be held on June 18 and 19 in the county where they expect to teach. The Fayette County Teachers Annual Institute runs June 21 to 25, starting Monday and ending Friday, under W N D Dixon C S C.
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Fayette County
W.N. D. Dixon
DeVo e paint pricing compared with pure and adulterated stock
Letter to S T Blalock explains paint quality and cost differences. It contrasts pure versus adulterated paint, showing how many gallons are needed for different price points and how stronger paint lasts longer. It also mentions The Youth’s Companion June issue and notable contributors from Harvard Princeton and Admiral Sigsbee.
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Devoe
W. Devoe & Co
P S. Fife Mercantile & Hdw. Co
Companion
Harvard
Princeton
Admiral Sigsbee
United States Navy
F. W. Calkins
Local merchant chides mail order rivals over ads
A Chicago mail order house drew a local farmer away by offering goods in his line at lower prices, prompting the merchant to confront rivals about the need to advertise. The farmer revealed he relied on the Times for years, noting no local ads had shown the merchant's items, highlighting how advertising can protect local trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
The
Times
Corrol
Letters of Dismission in Fayette County Georgia
Ordinary considers discharge of administrator and executor after full administration. Court cites all persons concerned to show cause why letters of dismission should not be granted on the first Monday in July 1909. S. B. Lewis, Ordinary.
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Georgia
Fayuetre
F. M. Slaton
Eusebius Slaton
S. B. Lewis
Fayette County
T. W. Gray
Thomas P. Gray
Annesk
B. Lewis
Aoe
Pam
Willie Jackson
Arthur Jackson
Paul Jackson
H. W. Gay
Reuben Gay
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Home Affairs
Farrer & Landrum’s
John Brogdon
the Rock
Dr. Wright Martin
Wors. Beulah Smith
Atlanta
Jessie Durant
College Park
W. R. Camp
Douglasville
White, Dovehams, Farrin & Landrum
Johnnie Hobgood
Fairburn
J. H. Holt
Clayton County
Mary Scott
Griffin
S. Coppedge
Bennett’s Mill
Farrer & Landrum
A. L. Matthews
Woolsey
Will Blalock
H. G. Gilbert
Tyrone
Redwine Bros
A. H. Malsby
W. B. Hollingsworth
M. §. Johnson
County Line
E. W. Dukes
Mrs. J. H. Travis
Mrs. C. &. Coppedge
W. J. Burdett
Hopeful
John Holt
Julian Arnold
South Carolina
Mary Lou Edmondson
Nyson
J. E. Travis
Clara Knowles
Oxford
Mesdames
Lizzie
Lou Brogdon
Mrs. W. J. Davis
Winona
Fayetteville Drug Co
Caldwells
Dukes
R. H. Taylor
Col
W. H. Taylor
J. W. Culpepper
Mary Tignor
Carrie Brown
Jonesboro
Louvale Brown
H. H. Bass
Ferson Standard Life Insurance Co
Atlanta, Ga
Fayetteville
G. Hightower
H. C. Reeves
J. M. Austin
Kenwood
Memphis
Misses Mae
Dora Snead
Miss Mae
Roxie Holt
Tennessee
J. S. Knowles
Baptist Church
A. B. Jones
T. N. Farr
Stop
J. T. Coppedge
Emory College
Coppedge
Athens
Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co
Raleigh
N. C
Wassie Smith
Louyale Brown
Epworth League
Methodist Church
League
F. B. Brown
Chas. McIntosh
South Georgia
Brown
Gov. Smith
Eufaula
Ala
Helmer, Ga
Fayette Fertilizer Co
Care W. B. Hollingsworth
Fayetteville, Ga
J. H. McElroy
Eul
Teachers Examination and Institute
Son
Panama
McDaniel Street
Atlanta,Ga
S. T. Blalock
Grace Gallaher
C. A. Stephens
Hary Gardner
W. W. Allen
Whitehall Street
B. S. Holden
Ellijay
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